脰rebro University
Location: Örebro, Sweden
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Language of instruction: English
Terms: Fall semester (late August – January) // Spring semester (mid January – early June)
Highlights
- The University has over 15,000 students.
- The city of Örebro is situated in the heart of Sweden, about halfway between Stockholm and Göteborg.
- In the surroundings of Örebro, there are abundant recreation facilities and possibilities including both downhill and cross-country skiing, great mountain bike and running tracks, and year round concerts and theatre performances.
Accessibility
- Exchange students seeking accessibility supports can apply via Örebro's website.
- Disability Coordinators at Örebro's Student Services are also with students.
Area of study
- Accounting and Finance
- Business
- Communication Studies
- Computing Science
- Cultural Studies
- Economics
- Education
- Language Studies
- Law
- Marketing
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Relations
- Social Policy and Sociology
- Statistics
- Swedish course planning differs from most other countries and so exchange students should check out this to learn more.
- See Örebro's website, as well as the , for further information.
Exchange credit history
- The exchange credit history listing of courses that have been previously evaluated from the University of Orebro. Note that this is a guide only, and not a guarantee that your courses would be evaluated in the same way.
Housing
- On-campus housing: Guaranteed
- All exchange students are guaranteed accommodation, providing their housing application form is completed and sent to the International Office six weeks before the semester starts. See the website for further details.
- Cost is 25,000-30,000 SEK (approx. $2300-2800 USD) per semester
- Off-campus housing: Unavailable
Medical Insurance, Immigration & Arrival
Medical Insurance:
- Mandatory
- All incoming exchange students that are registered on courses at Örebro University are covered by the insurance Student IN, provided by the state authority Kammarkollegiet (Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency).
- Check out about the Student IN insurance for exchange students.
Immigration:
- All students with citizenship in a country outside the European Union (EU) are required to obtain a residence permit before entering Sweden. Please read the information on or get in touch with a Swedish Consulate/Embassy as soon as possible to get further information on what is required in order to obtain the residence permit. You will need the Letter of Acceptance when applying for the residence permit.
Orientation:
- Örebro offers a unique, weeks-long (OP) at the beginning of each semester. During this period, there are many social activities, tours, lectures and events to help students get settled in Sweden.
How to apply
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