Exchange studies
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EXCHANGE STUDIES
Going abroad as an exchange student means spending a semester at one of LUSEM's partner universities.

Spare exchange places for Bachelor's students
We still have exchange seats left for Bachelor's students!
Click here to see the list of available spare exchange places for 2023/2024
(Santa Clara University added 27 January).
How to know where you can go:
- Not all universities are available for all programmes. Check the search tool Where can I go? to find more information about each partner and to see which partner institutions are possible for your programme when filtering your search options by:
- Programme
- Mobility type -> Spare exchange places
- You can only apply for partners where we have seats left during the correct semester for your programme. This information is not available in the search tool. Check the list above to see if we have seats left during autumn, spring or full year.
Application period:
27 January - 7 February, 2023.
What is an exchange?
Spending a semester abroad allows you to take advantage of excellent academic programmes around the globe. There are many benefits of going on an exchange:
- Gain a global education.
- Broaden your academic horizon by taking courses of interest that you may not have otherwise been able to take.
- Boost your employability.
- Improve your language skills.
- Experience a brand new culture.
- Become part of a growing global community of exchange students, including those who come to study at LUSEM.
Students who are not required to pay tuition fees in Sweden are also not required to pay tuition fees to the host university. Tuition-fee-paying students who are non-EU/EEA citizens will be required to pay a tuition fee to Lund University during their exchange semester, but not to the host university.
The academic credits you have earned may be transferred based on programme-specific requirements, and may be included in your degree.
Who can apply?
You have the option to go on an exchange semester if you are studying:
- A Bachelor's programme at LUSEM.
- A Bachelor's programme that study part of their education at LUSEM.
- Freestanding courses with the aim of earning a Bachelor's degree from LUSEM.
- MSc in Economics or MSc in Innovation and Global Sustainable Development
See the links below for information on when and how to apply for an exchange.
Requirements
Application process
Key dates and deadlines
University of California
All exchange places are applied for through the International Office at the School of Economics and Management, except for the one-year exchange places at the University of California, which are to be applied for separately through the UC Study Center.
Application period for University of California: 1 - 15 November.
Information about the application for University of California.