Students who are citizens of countries outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland are required to pay a tuition fee for studies in Sweden. Here you can find information about the fee and see if the fee applies to you.
One-Year Master's Programme | Semester 1 | Total Fee |
|---|---|---|
Business Studies: Sustainable International Business, 60 credits | 56 000 | 112 000 |
One-Year Master's Programmes | Semester 1 | Total Fee |
|---|---|---|
56 000 | 112 000 | |
Business Administration (MBA): Business Management, 60 HE credits | 56 000 | 112 000 |
33 000 | 132 000 | |
67 000 | 134 000 | |
67 000 | 134 000 | |
67 000 | 134 000 | |
67 000 | 134 000 | |
Two-Year Master's Programmes | Semester 1 | Total Fee |
67 000 | 268 000 | |
65 000 | 260 000 | |
67 000 | 268 000 | |
45 000 | 180 000 | |
Sustainability Science – Environment and Decision Making 120 hp | 59 000 | 236 000 |
Three-Year Bachelor's Programme | Semester 1 | Total Fee |
Social Work - Specialization International | 51 000 | 306 000 |
The prices mentioned above are in Swedish Kronor (SEK).
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A normal workload is 30 Higher Education (HE) credits per semester/60 HE credits per academic year.
In general, individuals who are citizens of countries outside of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are required to pay application and tuition fees. There are some exceptions to this general rule.
For more information please visit universityadmissions.se
If you want to study in Sweden you apply through universityadmissions.se. Students who are citizens of countries outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee when applying for education in Sweden. In general, the same rules for paying the tuition fee apply to paying the application fee. You are, however, exempt from paying these fees if you are currently registered at a Swedish university. The application fee is 900 SEK (Swedish kronor).
Tuition fees will be charged per semester. A full-time study load at University of Gävle is 30 credits per semester. Please note, if you intend to take more than 30 credits you will be required to pay additional tuition. The fee is based on price per credit and thus varies depending courses and programmes.
When Notification of Selection Results has been published on www.universityadmissions.se, you will get a notification that your invoice is available on your Ladok pages followed with instructions on how access those pages. It is your responsibility to log in to your Ladok pages and retrieve your invoice. The first time you log in, you must use the same login details as those you use on universityadmissions.se.
The payment must be received by University of Gävle by the date stated on the invoice.
The fee for coming semesters must be paid one semester at a time. If you fail to pay the tuition fee you will be put on academic suspension. If you participate in exchange programmes via University of Gävle you are liable to pay full tuition fee to University of Gävle for your studies abroad.
Payment of the tuition fee can only be made by bank transfer. A confirmation of payment will not be sent out. The responsibility lies with the student to keep track of their Ladok pages to see when the money has been received and registered with us. Please note that it can take at least a week before your payment is registered in Ladok.
When it says paid, you will be able to print a receipt, should one be needed.
If you have received an invoice but wish to decline the offer of admission, please decline your offer on universityadmissions.se.
Please follow these steps to make the payment
Students with a bank account in Sweden can pay the tuition fee using the same method as when paying other bills. Please indicate your reference number when paying via Plusgiro/Bankgiro.
Rules at University of Gävle concerning Tuition Fee Reimbursement of tuition fees are based on Ordinance on Application Fees and Tuition Fees. Reimbursement of tuition fees at the University of Gävle may be effected if the student on special grounds is unable to commence his or her studies. The tuition fee will only be reimbursed to the account from where the original transaction was carried out.
Reimbursement of tuition fees paid to University of Gävle may be effected in the following cases, if applied for no later than three weeks after the start of the semester for which the reimbursement applies.
Decisions on reimbursement are made no earlier than three weeks after the start of the semester. In order for your application to be processed, you must withdraw your admission to the program or course to which you have been accepted. Once a decision has been made, the refund will be carried out by our division of finance. The University of Gävle always deducts SEK 6000 in administrative fees when refunding tuition fees.
To apply for reimbursement of tuition students must submit a written statement together with supporting documents. Send your application to e-mail registrator@hig.se with title "Reimbursement". In the email you must state full name, date of birth, programme admitted to and reason for reimbursement. Decisions regarding reimbursement will be made by the Head of Division of Educational Support and the Head of Division of Finance and Procurement.
If a student's residency status changes (e.g. they have been granted European citizenship or changed the type of residence permit) they must submit documents to University of Gävle that certifies the change. A change in status does not affect the tuition fee for the semester that has already commenced, i.e. no reimbursements are possible.
For matters regarding reimbursement or change of residency status, please send an email to studentsupport@hig.se
The tuition fee covers the course or programme that the student has been admitted to and paid for. For students studying a Bachelor's or a Master's programme, the fee normally covers 30 credits per semester. For students studying individual courses, the tuition fee covers the number of credits in the the course. The tuition fee also covers related academic administration and support services.
Each course or programme is measured in credits, using the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). 30 credits are equal to the workload of a full-time student over one semester. Full-time studies in Sweden correspond approximately to a 40-hour week, though students might only have a few hours of lectures or seminars each week. Teaching may take other forms, such as seminars, group work, laboratory work and independent study time. The number of contact hours on a course will largely depend on the subject and the design of a particular course.
According to the Regulation on application and tuition fees at universities and colleges (SFS 2010:543 and 2011:303), citizens from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland, also referred to as third-country students, shall in certain cases pay a fee for their higher education.
University-level decisions regarding tuition fees:
Fee-paying students are subject to the same services, rights an obligations as non-fee-paying students, such as study counselling, student health services, special pedagogical support, access to library and university facilities.
Like everywhere, living costs in Sweden depend on your personal lifestyle and where you live. At Study in Sweden you can read more about living expenses:
All enrolled students at Swedish universities have many rights as well as responsibilities, which may affect their educational experience. The rights of students are regulated in a number of national acts as well as in universities international regulations.
The Higher Education Act
The Higher Education Ordinance
The Work Environment Act
The Discrimination Act
Regulations at the university level:
Swedish universities and the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) have a shared responsibility for quality assurance in higher education. Most quality assurance efforts are to be conducted by the universities and all universities are required to have systematic quality assurance processes.
When students are taking part in or have finished a course they will be given an opportunity to describe their experience and express their opinions in a course evaluation. The universities are required to arrange course evaluations and summarise their results and they also have to inform students about these results and any measures that may be adopted because of them. Students can also influence their studies through representation in their university's decision making and planning bodies.
