Requirements

To come to Lund University and the Faculty of Law as an exchange student, your home university must have a formal agreement for exchange studies with Lund University. Check with the International Office at your university (either the central office or your faculty's/department's office) to see whether there is an agreement with Lund University and whether you are eligible to go on an exchange.

Most courses at the Faculty of Law in Lund are on master’s level but we do offer a few courses on bachelor level. For courses on master’s level nominated students should have experience of 2,5 years of full time academic law study before coming to Lund.

It is important that you have sufficient proficiency in English to be able to study the courses open to exchange students. It is recommended that your level of English language proficiency is equivalent to IELTS 6.5/TOEFL 90. Please check with your home university regarding the required levels to be nominated for an exchange to Lund University.

Nomination and application

To be able to apply for exchange studies in our application round, you have to be officially nominated from your home university.

Nomination periods

• Autumn 2023: 15–31 March
• Spring 2024: 15–30 September

You will receive the online application link after nomination. The email will contain all information needed in order to apply.

Student application periods

• Autumn 2023: 1–15 April
• Spring 2024: 1–15 October

We will not accept late applications.

In the application we ask you to include following in English:

• Your name and your contacts
• Course selections
• Transcript of Records (upload both Bachelor and Master transcripts if applicable)
• List of ongoing courses (mandatory if not listed in transcript of records)
• Statement of purpose (maximum one page)
• CV

Apply for Accommodation

Students can apply for housing through LU Accommodation. As there is a great demand for housing in Lund, we strongly recommend that you apply through several different agencies and that you are very active in your search for housing.

LU accommodation at Lund University’s website.

Exchange Student Application at LU Accommodation at Lund University’s website.

We recommend all students to apply for housing at different agencies.

More information on alternative housing at Lund University’s website.

Letter of Acceptance

Shortly after the application deadline we will start handling the application. We will make sure you meet the prerequisites, have attached all needed documents, and that you have stated first hand choices that add up to 30 ECTS credits, and have alternatives for each course.

Later, you will receive your Letter of Acceptance, which is needed in order to apply for a Residence permit or VISA (if applicable). The Letter of Acceptance will grant you the confirmation of your coming studies as an exchange student at Lund University, Faculty of Law.

Course admission

Full time studies includes courses of totally 30 credits. In order to attend the course you are admitted to, you need to register online in the student portal one week before the course starts.

If you have not been accepted to a course, it might be either because you did not meet the entry requirements, or that the course was full. There are limited number of places for each course so it is important that you put a second choice in your application.

We do not work with "add and drop" periods at the beginning of the semester, which means that you have to take the courses you have been admitted to. If you are not satisfied, please write us an e-mail immediately and we will try to meet your wishes.

Please know that you also have to attend the first mandatory lecture of your course to fully participate.

You are only welcome to attend courses you have been officially admitted to. No students without a course admission are allowed in class.