LiU aims to be a university of international standing - where people and ideas converge and develop. In its work with internationalisation, LiU collaborates with the surrounding society to solve contemporary regional, national and global challenges.
Linköping University has extensive international collaborations and is part of several networks with universities worldwide and has exchange agreements with some 400 universities across the globe. Collaboration with the surrounding society and across boundaries is in our DNA.
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Through high quality and relevance in education and research, LiU will contribute to making Sweden one of the most attractive international centres of knowledge. Through the contribution of the entire university, LiU can establish a presence, have an impact, and achieve results nearly all over the globe, through a wide variety of collaborations, projects and activities.
To achieve the goal that internationalisation should permeate all university activities and result in increased quality of education, research and collaboration, a well thought-through and responsible use of LiU resources for internationalisation will be necessary. To achieve this and at the same time create international collaborations that are sustainable in the long term, LiU must set priorities on its university-wide initiatives for certain geographical regions where a broad and deep internal commitment is available and/or has the potential to develop, and where collaboration with external actors, Swedish and international, can be identified.
Collaborations in the prioritised geographical regions are supported and administrated by coordinators and are developed in close collaboration with other operational units, in particular faculties and departments.
The prioritised geographical regions are decided annually by the University Board in the LiU plan of operations. Although LiU has identified these prioritised geographical regions, we are open to other collaboration initiatives. Do not hesitate to get in touch!
LiU has for several years given priority to collaboration within research and higher education in Africa, principally southern and eastern Africa. Part of the background for this is that this part of the world has strong economic development, while experiencing at the same time a pressing need to increase the capacity for research and education at university level. Examples of ongoing collaboration include the long collaboration LiU has had in medical education with Moi University, Kenya, and four large maths projects financed by Sida in Moçambique, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
Sarah Mitchell, sarah.mitchell@liu.se
The ECIU University is a project financed within the framework of the European Commission’s European Universities initiative. It is intended to establish transboundary alliances of institutions of higher education within the EU to increase the mobility of students and co-workers, and to promote the quality, participation and competitiveness of higher education in the EU. LiU participates in several collaborations within the ECIU University and in projects concerned with mobility.
The project provides a further possibility for students and co-workers to participate in international exchange and gain greater intercultural skills.
Erasmus+ is the EU programme for international collaboration and exchange. It is possible through Erasmus+ to apply for grants for activities in other countries to increase expertise, or to create new structures, teaching material, or teaching methods in collaboration with other European organisations, to help develop LiU activities.
Read more: Erasmus Policy Statement - Linköping University (pdf)
Read more: Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (pdf)
Horizon Europe is the ninth EU framework programme for financing research and innovation. It will last for seven years: 2021-2027. LiU's Grant and Program Offices is the body within LiU that has a particular focus on the programme, and can help to answer questions.
ECIU@LiU, eciu@liu.se (ECIU)
Johanna Persson Thor, johanna.persson.thor@liu.se (Erasmus+)
Grants and Program Offices, gpo@liu.se (Horizon Europe)
Japan is a new prioritised geographical regions from 2025. More information coming soon.
Helena Balogh, helena.balogh@liu.se
Singapore has a reputation for academic excellence in Asia and across the world. The education system in Singapore is regarded as world-class and attracts academic talents from the whole world. Education has played a key role in the rise of Singapore.
LiU has collaborated with Singapore for over two decades, and now has two prominent partner universities, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and National Singapore University (NUS) in Singapore. Both universities enjoy a global standing amongst the world’s top 50 according to the global university rankings. Activities between LiU and Singapore include student exchange, doctoral education, and research collaboration.
Zhe Yang, zhe.yang@liu.se
LiU collaborates with the US in many areas. LiU has partner universities for student exchange and a targeted recruitment programme for our international study programmes. LiU has also an agreement with Stanford University, and two LiU students each year have the opportunity to study at Stanford.
The region is home to many LiU alumni, and several of our strategic partners such as Saab, Ericsson and ABB are active in the US. Further, Linköping Municipality is twinned with Paolo Alto in Silicon Valley.
When it comes to articles co-authored with researchers from other countries, LiU researchers frequently publish together with researchers from the US.
LiU is a university of international standing — where people and ideas converge and develop. Through high quality and relevance of its education and research, LiU contributes to making Sweden one of the most attractive international centres of knowledge.
LiU has been named as one of the world’s 200 best universities in education, materials science, sociology and electrical and electronic engineering, according to this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject. We are in the top 2% of universities in the world.
Linköping University welcomes about 1000 exchange students every year.
At Linköping University students are offered an open and informal study environment. Students are expected to take responsibility for the quality of their learning and develop critical and analytical skills and work both independently and in group. Studies at Linköping University are usually undertaken one course (unit/module) at a time, with an examination or essay at the end of each individual course. Studies at the Faculty of Science and Engineering are an exception, two or more courses are often studied in parallel.
There is a lot more to do as a student than attending lectures and study. Linköping University offers a friendly student environment, with a number of activities, clubs, traditions and sports, and a welcome period at the beginning of the semester.
Universities and higher education institutions in Sweden offer educational support to students with disabilities. The assessment of support that may be required is made individually, taking into account the student’s abilities and disabilities in relation to the curriculum of the chosen studies.
All information about application deadlines, insurance information, whom to contact and so forth can be found in the Exchange Partner Profile document.
The International Office at Linköping University is part of the central administration. The International Office's mission is to promote and facilitate international cooperation with partner universities and prospective partners. The International Office is a resource for all incoming students, especially at the beginning of their stay.
Contact: international.office@liu.se
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences provides education and research in humanities, social and behavioural sciences, commercial law, art disciplines and thematic science.
Contact: international@ffk.liu.se
Fact sheet about the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (pdf)
Learn more about the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Linköping University provides comprehensive teacher education and offers postgraduate training, as well as opportunities for research.
Contact: international@kfu.liu.se
Learn more about the Faculty of Educational Sciences.
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conduct research and education in medicine, nursing and public health.
Contact: international@medfak.liu.se
Learn more about the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
The Faculty of Science and Engineering is one of Sweden’s largest engineering education institutions.
Fact sheet about the Faculty of Science and Engineering (pdf).
Contact: international@lith.liu.se
Learn more about the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Linköping University will never rest on its laurels. In close collaboration with the business world and society, we conduct world-leading, boundary-crossing research in fields including materials science, IT and hearing. In the same spirit, we offer many innovative educational programmes, many of them with a clear vocational focus, leading to qualification as, for example, doctors, teachers, economists and engineers.
Find out more about what we offer incoming exchange students.