Application and Admission

Sweden has a more homogenous system of admission to higher education than many other countries.  National admission regulations are published in the Higher Education Act, the Higher Education Ordinance and are monitored by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education. 

Prior learning is compulsory for admission to higher education in Sweden.  Entry requirements can be both general and specific.  General entry requirements apply to all university programmes and courses throughout the country, whereas individual universities can require specific, additional entry requirements. 

All university programmes in Sweden are applied for through the website University Admissions. This website provides a national central application system, which means that you can apply for several courses and/or programmes given by different universities with one application.