Incoming Bachelor’s students
bachelor’s in international business
A warm welcome to Lund University and the School of Economics and Management! These pages are a collection of information that will be useful for you when you are preparing for your Bachelor’s studies.
You have been selected as one of the admitted students, among a large group of highly qualified applicants, to the BSc in International Business 2021–2024. We would like to remind you of the next steps you need to take in order for a successful start to your studies. Further practical information will be provided upon your arrival.
Your contact person before, during and after your studies is your programme coordinator.
Information for International Students
30 April
Last day to accept your Lund University admission offer
It is highly recommended to accept your admission. Please, let us know if you intend on taking your place by accepting before 30 April. This is done by replying to the admission offer directly to Lund University according to the instructions provided by the university in your Notification of Selection Results.
Read more on lunduniversity.lu.se on how to secure your study place
6 May
Webinar 15:00–16:00: Meet your programme director
Link to the webinar will be distributed via email by the programme coordinator.
We are inviting you to meet your programme director via Zoom. The programme director will give you a personal introduction to your programme. You will also be introduced to the programme coordinator, who will be your main contact person before, during and after your studies. The programme director and programme coordinator are online to answer questions you may have. Write your questions in the chat during the meeting. This is your first meeting with your fellow students, so we encourage you to turn your camera on.
20 May – Last day to sign-up for Swedish course and/or IB Mentor Programme
Would you like to sign-up for an introduction course in Swedish, or join a mentor group? Sign-up by 20 May!
About the introduction course in Swedish
During the first Arrival week, you will have the opportunity to take an introduction course in Swedish. The course is offered for free to all programme students who wish to get some basic skills in Swedish. You will not receive any credits for the course and there is no exam. More information about the course will be sent out to the participants in June.
About the IB Mentor Programme
You have the opportunity to join a mentor group that will consist of new programme students and older students from the programme. Mentees will be assigned to a mentor group at the end of May and will have contact with their mentors during the first semester. Your mentors will be able to answer general questions about the programme and what it is like to be a student in Lund.
Key dates and deadlines
This is a short, general overview of upcoming deadlines and activites. Always refer to the latest information from your programme coordinator, Lund University’s international marketing team and the Before you arrive pages on Lund University’s international website.
Accept your place by 22 July*
* This deadline is for student who applied via the Swedish application site antagning.se and who gets the notification of selection results by 12 July. It does not affect students who applied in the earlier international application round via universityadmissions.se and who got admitted to the programme in April.
In order to keep your place on the programme* you have to accept your admission offer via antagning.se by the Friday 22 July deadline.
Important dates and deadlines on antagning.se
June/August
See your schedule in TimeEdit
The schedules will be available approximately one month before the courses start. You may always check your preliminary schedule before that.
8 August
Last day to complete the Enrolment Form
Your programme coordinator will ask you to complete an Enrolment Form in June. The purpose of the Enrolment Form is:
- to have contact details for a person in case of an emergency while you are studying here at Lund University.
- to collect statistics about the class profile; percentage of males/females, age range and nationalities. This class profile is shown on the overview of each programme presentation.
Mid to late August
Mandatory web registration
Most departments will ask you to register for your course (and programme) in the Lund University student portal. You must register within the time frame to keep your place on the programme.
More information and instructions about the web registration will be provided in the beginning of August by the programme coordinator.
16 August (degree students)
Arrival Day
During Arrival Day, international mentors and university staff will welcome you and help you settle into your new life in Lund and Sweden.
29 August
Official Welcome Meeting and Programme Start
The official start of the autumn semester is 29 August. There will be no mandatory assignments before this date. Detailed information about the Welcome Meeting and programme start will be sent out by your programme coordinator.
Course literature
University programmes and courses often have long reading lists. These lists include information about the books you need to buy and will be readily available to you at the start of the course/programme. In most cases, your programme coordinator will send out the literature list by email in August. The literature list will also be published on your course page in the learning platform Canvas.
General information from Lund University
Read the pre-arrival guide thoroughly
All students admitted to Lund University are sent a pre-arrival guide before the start of the semester. These guides provide detailed information to help you prepare for your stay in Lund and the answers to most of the questions we receive from students.
Read more about key preparations at lunduniversity.lu.se
Arrival and orientation
Most international students arrive in Lund on Arrival Day, about two weeks before the start of the semester. Another reason to come to Lund on Arrival Day is that you will be able to participate in the Orientation Weeks from the start.
Virtual events for admitted students
Lund University is hosting virtual events and webinars about next steps for admitted students, applying for a residence permit, housing and student life – and several region- and country specific events.
Student at LUSEM – practical information for current students
New at LUSEM? We have collected useful information for current students on our website. This includes:
- Course registration
- Schedule
- Your educational platform – Canvas
- Course literature
- Wifi and internet
- Copy and print
- Our campus
- Academic writing and study skills
- Support and planning
- Rules and regulations
- Student engagement
