Is the world calling you? Every year, around 600 LiU students study at one of the 400 universities, in 50 countries, that LiU has exchange agreements with. You could be one of them!
There are many reasons for taking the opportunity to study, do a traineeship or some other type of exchange in another country while studying at LiU.
Doing part of your programme abroad will enable you to:
The number of LiU students spending time abroad as part of their LiU programme.
The number of universities worldwide that LiU has exchange agreements with.
The number of countries that LiU currently has exchange agreements with.
LiU participates in a number of international exchange programmes in the EU/EEA, and has agreements with countries outside the EU/EEA that offer scholarships. Studying abroad through our international agreements will count towards your degree.
Examples of exchange programmes:
Read more about studying abroad: Study abroad (utbyten.se, in Swedish only)
Read more about EU/ EEA: List of EU and EEA countries (antagning.se, in Swedish only)
You can also organise your studies abroad as a freemover, i.e. by making your own arrangements. Going abroad as a freemover takes more time and planning than going under an exchange agreement, but also gives you the freedom to choose from a wider array of courses and universities worldwide. As a freemover, you have to pay for this exchange yourself, as you are not applying under any of our exchange agreements.
Read more about studying abroad: Study abroad (utbyten.se, in Swedish only)
If you are looking for a diverse working experience, you may be interested in a traineeship abroad. This will give you new perspectives on what you have learned during your studies. You may be well aware of what a specific job entails in Sweden, but a traineeship abroad may provide new insights that will come in handy in your coming career. It is also an opportunity to practise your language skills and get a foot in the door of the labour market in another country. You can apply for a scholarship under the Erasmus Programme for traineeships in the EU/EEA.
Read more about traineeships abroad: Traineeships abroad (utbyten.se, in Swedish only)
Read more about EU/ EEA: List of EU and EEA countries (antagning.se, in Swedish only)
LiU is part of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), a network of 12 research-intensive universities well known for being innovators in higher education and collaboration with wider society. ECIU University is a European university where students, teachers and researchers collaborate with wider society and industry to solve relevant problems. Within ECIU University, you get the opportunity to do just that, through Challenges and Micro-modules offered at ECIU universities across Europe, both digitally and physically.
Read more about the ECIU: ECIU Challenges
LiU has agreements with some 50 countries on several continents. Many of our programmes give more information on studies abroad on their programme sites at liu.se. You may also contact us to find out more about what applies to the programme you are interested in.
There is also a search engine you can use to check which partner universities and exchange places LiU currently has. Keep this in mind when exploring exchange options:
Please note that the selection of partner universities and available exchange places may vary from year to year.
Some exchange places are only open to students within specific study programmes.
Other exchange places are open to students interested in studying within a particular subject area.
There are rules and guidelines regarding the selection of courses abroad and the timing of exchange opportunities within your studies. These rules may affect when and where you can study abroad.
Read more: LiU search engine
If you have a documented disability, you may also receive support relating to studies or traineeships abroad. For example:
Frida was an exchange student in Rome. Hear her reasons why she wanted to study in another country.
They studied media technology together. Tomas Forsyth Rosin is now a developer with Spotify, and Emil Axelsson works with something similar at Apple. Tomas received a one-year scholarship at Stanford University which led to an internship with Samsung in Silicon Valley. He dreamt about working at Spotify and got an internship there too. As did Emil. Later, they wrote a thesis together, describing their work on the OpenSpace project at NASA headquarters in Washington.
Camilla took the International Business and Economics Programme, with German. Following her studies, she got a job as a consultant at Business Sweden’s office in Berlin. Her year in Freiburg was one of the most educational years of her programme. Not least in terms of language learning. Her experiences of cultural differences have made it easier for her to adapt to various situations in her job. She did her dissertation on social entrepreneurship in the form of a Minor Field Study in Guatemala. “It was certainly a challenge in all possible ways, but without any doubt one of the best things I’ve ever done.”
