INBOUND STUDENT MOBILITY: HOW TO APPLY (EXCHANGE FOR TRAINEESHIP)

Please read the overview of the process below and use it as a checklist to make sure you complete all the necessary steps.

All exchange/trainee student must be nominated electronically through an established institutional agreement. Without a formal agreement in place, we cannot accept your application or enrol you as an active student at UiT.

APPLICATION & NOMINATION PERIODS

15 SEP (start) - 15 OCT (deadline) for the spring semester (January to June)
15 MARCH (start) - 15 APR (deadline) for the autumn semester (August to December)

Your home university must first nominate you to UiT!

AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY AS AN EXCHANGE STUDENT?

You must:

apply through your international mobility coordinator at your home university. The nomination must be linked to a valid exchange agreement within your field of study between UiT and your home university. UiT's Online Nomination Web
have a good command of English, B1 or B2 depending on the exchange agreement between UIT and your home institution and in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
upload the mandatory documents on UiT's Appllication Web Service within the specified deadline.
must be physically onsite and actively participate in courses and examinations. Application for only online course modules does not entitle you for exchange status at UIT.

Complete your application after the nomination

CREATE YOUR APPLICATION PROFILE

Once nominated, you will receive an invitation email from UiT to create your applicant profile on UiT's online Application Web Services.

UiT's Application Web Services

PLAN YOUR TRAINEESHIP

If you are interested in a placement, laboratory work, clinical rotation traineeship or wish to work on your thesis at UiT, the best way is to carefully plan your traineeship by reading the information in the link below.

Read here

DOWNLOAD YOUR LEARNING AGREEMENT

The Learning Agreement forms the basis for the approval of the course modules or traineeship at UiT and is essential for gaining financial support from your home university.

Learning Agreement for exchange students

CONTACT THE FACULTY FOR SUPERVISION

Contact the unit that has signed the agreement with your home university to look for a possible supervisorl. Start the search before the deadline as you will need to have secured yourself a supervisor at the time you have completed your application for exchange.

Course coordinators at the faculty

UPLOAD THE MANDATORY DOCUMENTS ON SØKNADSWEB

Please upload all the required documents on UiT's Application Web Services (Søknadsweb). Incomplete applications will be rejected!

Mandatory suppoorting documents

SINGLE MODULES FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS

Are you interested in single modules? You can search for course modules for inbound exchange students at UiT through the Course Catalogue.

Course modules for exchange students

START PLANNING YOUR ARRIVAL

Apply for student housing

Plan your health insurance

Plan your trip to Norway

Student budget & cost of living