Exchange Students
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Welcome to study at the Department of Education!
For information about Exchange studies at our department please contact Katarina Gahne, International coordinator at the Department of Education
Academic Calendar
The academic year in Sweden is divided into two semesters. The academic year consists of 40 weeks (20 weeks per semester), and begins with the autumn semester and finishes with the spring semester. There are no formal holiday periods during the semester. There are however short breaks over Christmas and Easter.
Semester dates
2023/2024
- Autumn 2023: 28 August – 14 January
- Spring 2024: 15 January – 2 June
2024/2025
- Autumn 2024: 2 September – 19 January
- Spring 2025: 20 January – 8 June
2025/2026
- Autumn 2025: 1 September – 18 January
- Spring 2026: 19 January – 7 June
Partner Universities
We collaborate with Universities all over Europe within the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport, Erasmus+