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Apply to UiO for outgoing exchange

Degree students?at the University of Oslo?(bachelor-, master- or professional programme) can?apply for exchange.?

For Erasmus+?and Nordplus agreements?you must have completed a total of 30 ECTS. For bilateral agreements and Nordlys agreements, you must?have completed?60?ECTS?by the application deadline.

Please note that some agreements may have other requirements. See each agreement for more details.

Step 1: Log?on to?S?knadsweb

Log?on S?knadsweb

  • Complete the information in?"My profile"
  • At the bottom of the My profile?page you will be asked whether UiO can?1) download Norwegian high school results and 2) download results from other Norwegian institutions of higher education. If you confirm, you will not have to upload this information.
  • Click next and continue to Choose admission ->?Utveksling (exchange)

NB: If you do not have a Norwegian ID number yet or have not notified UiO after receiving one, the option for exchange wont be visible. Contact your faculty administration for further assistance.?

Read more about updating your Norwegian ID number in UiO's systems here:

Updating your name, address or Norwegian ID number/date of birth

Step 2: Find the relevant agreements

  • The?exchange agreements are organised in nine different application alternatives. For example, you find agreements with the Faculty of Law in?the UT-JF alternative and?Faculty of Humanities in?UT-HF. University wide UiO agreements?are in?UT-UIO.
  • You can apply for up to three agreements in?these?applications: UT-UIO, UT-HF, UT-SV, UT-MN, UT-OD, UT-UV, UT-TF and UT-MED
  • You can apply for up to five?agreements in?these?applications: -UT-JF and?UT-MEDICINE
  • NOTE! Although you have many application alternatives, this does not mean that you are qualified. Please check the agreements you are interested in, and make sure you meet the requirements. You can start by finding out which agreements are recommended for your programme of study.
  • Additional information:?If you want to share additional information with us in S?knadsweb?that might be relevant for your application, you can use the comment field marked "extra information".?

Step 3: Upload documentation

The different UT applications have different requirements and you are responsible for uploading necessary documentation.?

UT-applicationsWhat documentation do I need?

UT- HF

UT-MN

UT-SV

UT-TF

UT-MED

UT-UiO

- Language proficiency

- Higher education other than?UiO

- Statement of purpose?- selected agreements only-> check the relevant agreement

- Letter of recommendation -?selected agreements only-> check the relevant agreement

UT-OD

UT- UV

- Language proficiency

- Higher education other than?UiO

- Letter of recommendation - for the faculty

UT-JF

- Language proficiency:

  • Bilateral?agreements and?LL.M: Norwegian high school result 4 or higher, transcript of records must be uploaded in English.
  • Erasmus+: Norwegian high school result or a document that briefly describes where you learned the language.

- Higher education other than?UiO: transcript of records from the external institution, for students who completed parts of their law degree?in for example Bergen or Troms?.

UT-MEDICINE

- Information in Norwegian only.

?Spr?kkunnskaper: ved?s?knad om utveksling utenfor Skandinavia som sannsynliggj?r at du er i stand til ? f?lge undervisningen. Hvis du ikke kan dokumentere det, m? du i motivasjonsbrevet redegj?re for hvordan du skal skaffe deg tilstrekkelige spr?kkunnskaper.?

- Motivasjonsbrev (til fakultetet)

- Dokumentasjon p? poenggivende aktivitet (kun profesjon)

How to document language proficiency?

  • If you have a high school diploma from a Norwegian high school, you can allow UiO to?download the results from the NVB database.?You will not have to upload anything.
  • If you have a high school diploma from?IB or a high school abroad, you must upload your diploma in?S?knadsweb.
  • If the English result from high school is insufficient, a statement confirming that you have been enrolled in courses taught in English at UiO might be?accepted. Check the specific language requirements of the relevant agreement.
  • If the agreement requires a language test, you must upload the test result before the deadline.

How to document previous higher education?

  • If you have higher education from another Norwegian institution and has agreed to share this with UiO in S?knadsweb, you do not need to upload anything.
  • If you have higher education from outside Norway, you have to upload documentation.?

How to write a statement of purpose?

All students applying for agreements under?UD-OD, UT-UV and?UT-MED have to write a statement of purpose to the faculty.

Letter of recommendation:

  • Some agreements require a letter of recommendation. Bachelor students can order?a general letter of recommendation at the faculty information centre.?

Step 5: Complete the application

  • Save the application. You will then see a receipt page with your application details. You will also receive a receipt by email.
  • Go to New Application if you want to submit another application.?

Step 5:?Make a complete list of priorities

  • Only if you have submitted more than one UT application.
  • It is not possible to make priorities in S?knadsweb across different?UT applications. We therefore ask you to submit an?online form?where you are asked to prioritise all the alternatives you have applied for across the different applications.
  • It is important that you make a complete list of priorities, otherwise we will not know which alternatives you prefer.

Step 6: Change your application

  • S?knadsweb closes at 23:59 on 15?February/15?September. You can make changes up until this point.?

Step 7: Result

  • You will get the result by email within two weeks after the application deadline, and you have to accept or decline the offer in S?knadsweb.
  • Even though you submitted?several?UT applications (applications for outgoing exchange), you will only get one offer.
  • If you accept the offer you can still withdraw later.
  • Please note: This is not a final offer from the partner university abroad, you will still have to submit an application directly to them. The partner will decide the final outcome of this application.
  • Your contact person at UiO will send you an email with information about the final?application process.

Contact

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Published Dec. 20, 2019 9:03 AM - Last modified Jan. 23, 2026 10:32 AM