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Don’t see yourself in Stockholm for all of your three years of your studies? Not to worry, if you want to experience studies at a different university or work on your thesis project outside of Sweden, KI will help you get there. 

KI greatly encourages studying abroad, not only from an academic perspective but also because it’s a great opportunity for personal growth by immersing yourself in another culture, making new friends, and professional connections.

Where can you go?

Technically, you can go anywhere. But, it’s beneficial to choose from one of KI’s partner universities since they have agreements for scholarships such as Erasmus+. You can read up more about this on KI’s page on other scholarship agreements with universities in different countries.

KI has over 100 agreements with universities around the world, have a look here of the map of all the different partner univerisities.

Below are listed the current partner universities specifically for the bachelor’s programme in Biomedicine. If you want to read in more detail about them, (as well as get the most up-to-date list as possible) check out: Partner universities for the bachelor’s programme in Biomedicine

Australia

• University of Newcastle
• Univeristy of Sydney

Brazil

• Universidade de Sao Paolo

Canada

• University of Toronto

Denmark

• University of Copenhagen

France

• Sorbonne Université
• Université de Strasbourg

Germany

• Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen

Ireland

• Trinity College Dublin

Italy

• Università Degli Studi di Milano

Singapore

• Nanyang Technological University
• National University of Singapore

Spain

• Universitat de Barcelona

Switzeralnd

• ETH – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich

The Netherlands

• Universiteit Leiden (LUMC)

United Kingdom

• The University of Edinburgh, UK
• King’s College
• Imperial College

How many spots are there for each university?

Most often… not that many. So the application to these university spots can get a little competitive. However, it’s not just your grades that are a determining factor, its also your personal motivation, your engagement within KI, the student union, if you have done any lab work or research during the programme, and other extracurricular activities that add value to your application.

What is a “free mover”?

Was your dream exchange university not on the list of KI’s partner universities? Well, it doesn’t mean you can’t study there! Many students choose to study abroad as free movers, meaning they take the responsibility of finding themselves a study opportunity abroad on their own, without KI’s support for cost, application, and tuition fees. Contacting universities and arranging an agreement, finding accommodation, financial support — all of it becomes your own independent responsibility. So, it makes the process of studying abroad maybe a little more complicated but nevertheless doable!

You didn’t get your first pick? Well, you have 5 more to compete for!

During the process of application you can select up to 6 different universities you would like to go on exchange to. That way, if you happen to not get your first pick, it’s very likely that you will get at least one of the spots from the other universities you’ve selected!

Curious of what students thought of all the other exchange options?

Lucky for you, KI encourages students that have gone on exchange to write a report about their experience. You can find them here: Student exchange reports.