This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to collect information about how you interact with our website and allow us to remember your browser. We use this information to improve and customize your browsing experience, for analytics and metrics about our visitors both on this website and other media, and for marketing purposes. By using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by UVic’s Terms of Use and Protection of Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the above, you must not use this website.

Skip to main content
People Departments Maps Buildings Rooms A-Z
University
of Victoria
Apply Library
Sign in Online tools Sign out
International programs & student supports

Örebro University

Location: Örebro, Sweden
Website: info for exchange students

Instagram: @studyinorebro
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

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 helpful guide to learn more.
  • See Örebro's Courses for Exchange Students website, as well as the course catalogue, for further information.

Credits

Credits at Örebro:

  • Full-time option (7.5 UVic units): 30 ECTS per term at Örebro

Course Evaluations at UVic: 

  • Before departure, UVic students will be able to submit exchange courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each exchange course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
  • Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their exchange courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units. The total number of units for each exchange term should be 4.5 UVic units for part-time exchange or 7.5 UVic units for full-time exchange.
  • This course evaluation process will be made available and explained in detail during the pre-departure session in early October for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 2-6 weeks to complete and will be emailed to students. 
  • Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a second, final evaluation is conducted by OREM using the students’ exchange transcript, and the results are applied to their UVic record. 

Exchange credit history

  • Click here to check out the exchange credit history of courses that have been previously evaluated by UVic for this host university.
  • Students are not limited to this list when selecting courses for their upcoming exchange and should consult the host university’s course catalogue for a full list of offerings.
  • Important note: this document is a guide only and previously evaluated courses are not guaranteed to be evaluated in the same way in the future.
  • After being accepted into the ICS Exchange Program, students will have the chance to submit exchange courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will provide updated unit and credit equivalency information. 

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 Housing for Exchange Students 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 more information 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 The Swedish Migration Agency's website 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 orientation programme (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

Application Instructions