Please read the information as it highlights the important dates and events to attend upon your arrival.
Roll call and programme start
A roll-call will take place on 18 August 10.15-12.00 on Campus Valla, Tema Building, room TEMCAS. Participation in the roll call is mandatory. You must attend in person - on campus - to confirm your place on the programme. If failing to attend, you will lose your place. Find out more about mandatory roll calls here.
After the roll call, there will be an information session where you will meet the staff and you will be given an overview of the programme. Thereafter, you will have the possibility of joining a campus walk to introduce you to the facilities on our campus organized by LiSA - the student section for Urban and Regional Planning at LiU.
During the run-up to the programme introduction in August, you will receive more information about the student reception and plans for the first semester of studies. For more general questions about the welcome period, accommodation, visa and insurance issues, please contact LiU's International Office.
Conditionally admitted students
If you are conditionally admitted you must upload your degree certificate and transcript of your last semester(s) both in original language and with an English translation to your Universityadmissions account as soon as possible.
Preparing for your first semester
The first course, “Strategic urban and regional planning”, starts on 20 August. This course introduces three main tracks; (1) how strategic urban and regional planning relates to challenges such as climate change, digitalisation, urbanisation globalization and social equality and also how it contributes to spatial patterns and changes at a local, regional, national and global level; (2) how projects function as a form of work and how projects can be planned and managed with the help of different methods and tools in urban and regional planning; (3) introduce fundamental planning tools such as GIS. The course also addresses the planner's role in decision making, working methods and approaches in strategic planning. The course involves several teachers from various disciplines. We will send you more specific information and a list of literature for the first course in June.
It is important to note that studies at master’s level are demanding. We take education very seriously and our ambition is that your time with us will be as fruitful as possible. From our experience, we know that this does not prevent you from enjoying your stay in Sweden and the exciting student life in Linköping. Above all, you will make many new friends from around the world.
You may want to prepare for your studies in the programme. In the summer you will receive a reading list of introductory readings that you may want to explore before your studies begin. If you do this, you can be sure that you will be excellently prepared. Our teachers are engaged in the courses and work closely with the students to continuously improve the quality of the education. You can follow our activities and news via our website (Tema T) or via our Twitter account @Tema_T_Eng
Christmas break
Christmas break will be between 20 December 2025 - 6 January 2026 (week 52 in 2025 and in week 1 in 2026).
If you want to decline your offer
While we really want all of our admitted students to choose Linköping University, it can happen that you decide to pursue your education elsewhere. If this is the case it is very important that you let us know you won’t be attending the programme as soon as possible, by declining your offer at universityadmissions.se. You do this by logging into your account and following the instructions under the 'Applications' tab. This might free up your place to someone on the waiting list.
Residing in Sweden
Students who are not citizens from Sweden or the EU/EEA are required to pay their tuition fees by 15 May 2025 to commence studies at LiU. This is also the recommended deadline for applying for a resident permit from the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket). Until you are sure you can reside and study in Sweden, we advise students not to book any non-refundable travel.
Questions?
LiU will be sending out an email series to all students admitted to an international programme at LiU in the lead up to the autumn semester with details about accommodation, tuition fees, scholarships, residence permits and other important steps to consider if you are an international student. The Admitted students page is also a hub of information. Swedish students may find Antagen more relevant.
Read about our students
Jessica: https://liu.se/en/article/jessica-pengel-student-surp
Jonathan: https://liu.se/en/article/mitt-favoritomrade-hallbara-transporter
We welcome you again to our exciting intellectual environment and challenging programme. You will receive more information at a later stage, but do not hesitate to contact the programme director Kristina Trygg with any questions you may have about the contents of the programme. For information on practical matters, please see form further down on this page.
We are looking forward to meeting you in August!
