LINKÖPING

Research and education is conducted in the twin cities Linköping and Norrköping, 200/160 kilometres southwest of Stockholm. The cities can be reached by train or car from Copenhagen in four hours and from Stockholm in less than two hours. The local airports in both cities have regular flight connections to domestic and international destinations.

Students coming to LiU through an exchange programme or a bilateral agreement can apply for student accommodation at the same time as applying for a study period at Linköping University. The rent is to be paid in advance every month (approx. SEK 3,000 per month). Most students live in student housing areas within cycling distance from campus in Linköping or Norrköping. However, students will need to arrangements for housing in time before coming to Sweden.

Undergraduate education is fully financed by the Swedish government. A Swedish student needs approximately SEK 7,000 per month to cover living expenses. Non-EU students must prove to the Swedish Migration Board that they possess a specified sum for their upkeep during the whole study period; currently this sum is SEK 7,300 per month. (approx. €800)

The currency in Sweden is the Swedish Krona, SEK.

Non–EU/EEA students who wish to study in Sweden for a period longer than three months must apply for a residence permit at the Swedish embassy or consulate in their home country. In order to enter Sweden citizens of certain countries must also have a visa. A list of countries requiring entry visas is available on the website of the Swedish Migration Board.

As an essential educative task at LiU is to prepare students for a profession, study programmes are designed in dialogue with industry and the surrounding community. This reciprocity has often resulted in new border-crossing courses and programmes with new knowledge constellations, such as engineering and management; economics and law, and technology and medicine, to name a few.

Faculties
LiU is organized in four faculties:
Institute of Technology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Educational Sciences.
A total of 24 masters programmes are taught in English.

Education Structure
The Swedish credit system is compatible with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System scheme (ECTS). One academic year of full-time studies is equivalent to 60 higher education credits.

General Semester dates 2013-2014
Autumn semester: Middle/end of August to mid-January Spring semester: Mid-January to beginning of June A mandatory Orientation Programme is given at the start of each semester.

In addition to study facilities Linköping University offers a variety of services: free shuttle bus between campuses, student associations for international students, campus libraries, bookshops, restaurants, counsellors, sports and athletics, places of peace and quiet, a student healthcare centre, numerous student events and much more. Registered students are covered by a personal injury insurance valid during the hours spent at the university or on work placements and when moving to and from the accommodation and the university or placement. Complementary insurances should be arranged before arrival.

Linköping University 
International Office 
SE-581 83 Linköping 
Coordination of exchange programme Erasmus 
Helena Iacobaeus,  helena.iacobaeus@liu.se
erasmusstipendium@liu.se  
Phone  + 46 13 28 6831