Nomination, application and admission

Please be aware that only students from higher education institutions with which Karlstad University has a formal exchange agreement, may be nominated as exchange students.

Dear Partners!

We are looking forward to hosting your students for their exchange studies at Karlstad University. Please nominate your students before the deadlines listed below:

Nomination deadline

Spring semester (January-June): 1 October

Autumn semester (August-January): 1 April

Double Degree Programmes: 15 February (Academic year starts in August)

Nomination kit

Partner universities only! For detailed information on the nomination process and a nomination template for the autumn semester 2024, please download our nomination kit, fill in the nomination sheet and send it to exchange@kau.se.

Go to nomination kit

Application deadline

Once the student has been nominated and the nomination is confirmed by the International Office at Karlstad University, an e-mail is sent to the student with instructions for the application procedure. We only accept online applications. Within the application the student will apply for courses and upload requested documents. Please see deadlines for applications below:

Spring semester (January-June): 15 October

Autumn semester (August-January): 15 April

Double Degree Programmes: 1 March

Admission letter

Admission letters are sent out in May for autumn semesters and in November for the spring semesters.

Language requirements

Each exchange student must have sufficient English skills to successfully undertake the courses of study. Students applying to Karlstad University need to possess English skills equivalent to TOEFL test result, minimum score 213 (CBT), 575 (PBT) or 90 (IBT) or an IELTS test result with an overall band score of minimum 6.5 and no band score below 5.5, or B2 in the Common European Framework Reference (CEFR).

Go to self assessment grid for the CEFR levels.

Learning Agreements

Erasmus students only! We encourage the use of Online Learning Agreements! If you use the paper-based version, please send it to exchange@kau.se once it has been signed by your home university. We only sign Learning Agreements after you have received your Admission Notification (by the end of May for exchanges during autumn semesters and by the end of November for exchanges during spring semesters).

Tuition fees

Exchange students pay no tuition fees.