KTH ／ 王立工科大学 ／ Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)
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| Number of students | TBC |
| Eligibility |
・Third- or fourth-year undergraduate students, or graduate students.
・Only science and engineering students are eligible.
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| Period of study | August - June |
| Location | Brinellvägen 8, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden |
| University profile | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, is the largest, oldest (since 1827) and highest ranked technical university in Sweden and has a reputation as distinguished by a tradition of pioneering research, engineering genius and cutting edge science. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden's technical research and engineering education capacity at university level, which reaches from natural sciences to all branches of engineering as well as industrial engineering and management, urban planning, work science and environmental engineering. There are a total of over 12,600 full-year equivalent undergraduate students, around 2,000 PhD students and approximately 3,700 full-time employees. KTH is a popular university for international students with over 1,500 exchange students and around 700 master students annually. KTH has extensive international research and educational exchange programs with universities and colleges, in Europe, Australia, Asia, China, Latin America and the U.S.A. |
| Undergraduate programs open to exchange students |
-Incoming students are allowed to select courses freely within 5 schools. -Information on courses, credit system, grades, course descriptions, schedule, language of instruction etc can be found on the following page: https://www.kth.se/en/studies/exchange/general/courses -For information on the level, prerequisites and time period of a course, see the database with course descriptions which will be updated in late March for the upcoming academic year and is available at: https://www.kth.se/student/kurser/sokkurs?l=en_UK |
| Undergraduate programs NOT open to exchange students | Architecture programme of the KTH School of Architecture and the Built Enviornment |
| Graduate programs open to exchange students | The same fields as described above for undergraduate programs |
| Graduate programs NOT open to exchange students | Architecture programme of the KTH School of Architecture and the Built Environment |
| Minimum GPA (UG) | N/A |
| Minimum GPA (G) | Same as above. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Minimum language proficiency (UG) | TOEFL iBT 72 (old score) 4.0 (new score) or IELTS 5.5 |
| Minimum language proficiency (G) | Same as above. However, some departments have higher requirements. |
| Academic calendar | FALL SEMESTER: Orientation date: First week in August Classes begin: August Classes end: January SPRING SEMESTER: Classes begin: January Classes end: June https://www.kth.se/en/student/studier/newatkth/exchange-student/lasarsindelning-1.912374 |
| Important university website for exchange students | https://www.kth.se/en/om/internationellt/about/fact-sheet-for-kth-royal-institute-of-technology-1.1145339 http://www.kth.se/en/studies/exchange/exchange-studies-at-kth-1.6519 |
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| Dormitory information | KTH Accommodation tries to help exchange students to find an accommodation during their studies at KTH. Due to a difficult housing situation in Stockholm, KTH Accommodation is not able to help all exchange students. https://www.kth.se/en/studies/exchange/accommodation-1.529520 |
| Other information | The Language Unit at KTH offers Swedish language courses free of charge for exchange students. There is an intensive course starting early in August. During the academic year the Swedish language courses run parallel to the study programmes. Language courses in English may also be available. Find out more on the Unit for Language and Communication website: https://www.kth.se/en/larande/sprak/for-internationella-studenter |
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