Incoming Erasmus Students
General agreements
General exchange programmes are open to all students. These programmes comprise multiple or all subject areas at the foreign host university. The International Office is responsible for general exchange programmes.
More information about general exchange programmes.
Uppsala University boasts exchange agreements with 500 universities in some 50 countries.
List of all exchange agreements at Uppsala University
Student at other universities
If you are a student at a university not listed below please contact the International Office at Uppsala University and/or contact the international office at mobility@uu.se.
Official dates for the academic year 2023–2024
The academic year is divided in autumn semester and spring semester. Each semester is divided into two study periods of about 2.5 months each. A typical course lasts one period.
Autumn semester: 28 Aug 2023 – 14 Jan 2024
Spring semester: 15 Jan 2024 – 2 June 2024
Days free of schedule
28-30/12, Valborg 30/4, Free day between two public holidays 19/5
Erasmus students Autumn 2023
Welcome to the Department of Physics and Astronomy! An information meeting will be held at Ångström Laboratory on Mondag 28 August at 10:15 am at house 10, room 101127.
How to find Ångström Laboratory
Changes in Learning Agreements
Some of you may discover that they need to change a course in their learning agreement after starting their studies in Uppsala. Please send an e-mail to erasmus@physics.uu.se not later than two weeks after the beginning of the semester.
Travel and arrival
It is recommended that you arrive the 17th or 18th of August 2023. Courses are planned to start in the 28th of August 2023. You may obtain information on your studies, the student life in Uppsala and various student activities by participating to the activities of the Welcome Week that the University organises for new students (see below).
More information about the welcoming activities
To Uppsala from Arlanda airport
Arlanda airport (code ARN) is about 30 km from Uppsala. The most convenient way to come to Uppsala is to take bus number 801 (bus stop number 13 at the exit of the terminal) or the train Upptåget.
Bus 801 Arlanda airport→Uppsala central station: every half hour from all the terminals at the airport.
There is also a train, leaving from SkyCity (between terminals 2 and 4). It takes 20 mins. Tickets are bought in the counter or in the vending machines in the lobby, before going down to the piers.
NOTE: Do not follow the Arlanda Express signs. These are for the express train to Stockholm only.
To Uppsala from other airports
Some of the so-called low-cost air companies coming to Stockholm fly to the smaller regional airports of Skavsta or Västerås. Note that these airports are not so close to Uppsala and they are not well connected, so getting to Uppsala can be costly and take a long time.
Uppsala city buses and commuter trains
A single bus ticket is valid for 90 minutes and you can change bus as many times you want within this period, you can ONLY pay with a bank card for such a ticket. You can also buy a bus card for a longer period and then each individual trip will cost much less.
The bus that comes directly to the Ångström laboratory is bus number 4.
Time tables for the buses and trains Upplands lokaltrafik (UL)
Housing
Uppsala university provides housing for exchange students in university student dorms. The cost is about 4000 SEK per month.
Housing is handled by the university housing office and the on-line housing application is open twice a year. The ERASMUS-coordinator will provide the correct link directly to the exchange students when the call opens.
Contact: student@housingoffice.se