Admission for Erasmus students

How to apply

Please contact your institutional or departmental Erasmus coordinator to find out if you are eligible for exchange to the University of Oslo. You must apply through your home university. Local procedures and deadlines will vary according to each institution.

If you are nominated by your home institution, you must fill in the Learning Agreement: ECTS Learning Agreement (pdf). The Learning Agreement, together with transcripts of grades/records, must be given to the Erasmus coordinator at your institution.

The University of Oslo is in the process of implementing an online nomination and application system. UiO's partner institutions must nominate students and upload the documents in the University of Oslo online nomination system.

Nominated students will then be invited to complete their application for exchange to UiO in the online application service for students, "Søknadsweb". Nominated students will receive an email with instructions on how to apply. Please also see How to apply in the UiO online application service "Søknadsweb"

Free movers and placements

The University of Oslo does not admit Erasmus Free Movers.

Erasmus Placement: In general the University of Oslo does not offer many placement opportunities for incoming Erasmus students. All questions about placements must be directed to the International Education Office or the exchange administration at the relevant faculty. The general procedures for nomination from home university, application and application deadlines apply for Placements as for regular Erasmus student exchange. Placement applicants must be from partner universities.

Students who contact professors or academic staff directly about placements without also involving administrative staff risk to have their applications rejected.

Deadlines

The application must be completed in the University of Oslo online application service "Søknadsweb" before:

• 1 May for the Autumn semester (August - December)
• 1 November for the Spring semester (January - June)

To ensure that admitted students have enough time to prepare for their exchange, we recommend that the applications are completed 2-4 weeks before these deadlines. Late applications will not be considered.

Courses in English

Erasmus students may choose from more than 800 courses offered in English. The course descriptions give detailed information about each course, course content, when it's taught etc. The list is updated for the coming semester in late November/mid-May.

Some courses are only taught in English if requested by exchange students. If you want to apply for one of these courses, you must do so within the deadlines for completing the Declaration of Acceptance (25 June/25 November).

Erasmus students who wish to follow courses that are not included in the agreement they apply through, must ensure that their home institution will recognize such courses as part of their degree. The students must also contact the department/faculty they are applying to, to ensure that they are permitted to follow courses at other departments/faculties. If permission is granted, that department/faculty will facilitate contact between the student and the other department/faculty.

The University of Oslo uses the ECTS credit system where a full semester work load should give 30 credits. For further information see academic system.

For questions concerning courses offered in other foreign languages than English, please contact the local international coordinator at your home university. 

Norwegian language courses

Erasmus students at the University of Oslo may apply for Norwegian Language Courses on foundation and advanced level:

• Erasmus Intensive Language Course (EILC) - is offered at the International Summer School (ISS). Applicants apply through the Erasmus contact person at their home university before the given deadline. Application form and further information is found on the Erasmus webpage
• Norwegian Language Courses at the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies. The credit value of these courses may be incorporated into a degree, if the courses are recognized by your home institution.
• Intensive Norwegian Language Courses offered through the International Summer School (ISS) at the University of Oslo. The courses have a fee and are accredited with 15-20 ECTS credits. For further information about academics and admission, see The International Summer School (ISS)

After admission

Letters of Admission will be available online in Søknadsweb in May for the Autumn semester and November for the Spring semester.

Student housing must be booked before 1 June for the Autumn semester and 1 November for the Spring semester. Students who follow the directions are guaranteed housing in one of the student residences. See student housing

The Autumn semester usually starts in the second week of August and ends in the third week of December. The Spring semester usually starts in the second week of January and ends in the third week of June. Erasmus students should arrive in Oslo the week before the start of a semester to ensure that they will be present for the Orientation Week for new students.

Most questions regarding practical issues are answered on our web pages for new international students.

Contact information

For questions regarding courses and other academic matters, please contact the department or faculty with which your institution has an agreement, see contact information under questions about studies.

For general information about the Erasmus programme, see information on the European Commission's website Erasmus for students