How to apply for exchange to UiO
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Students must be nominated by their home institution before they can apply for exchange.
Application for exchange in 2026-27
The nomination and application service is now open for nomination of students starting their exchange in Autumn 2026. Students must be nominated in the UiO nomination service before they can apply.
The deadline for nominations and applications is 1 May.
Please note that students who are to start their exchange in Spring 2027 must be nominated when our systems open in September. The deadline is 15 October.
About the nomination and application
Students who are nominated by their university will be sent an automatic email from the system upon nomination, with password and instructions on how to complete their application in the UiO application service 'Søknadsweb'.
Please note:
- Students must be nominated online in our system before they can log on and do the application. The email with link to the application is sent automatically upon nomination.
- Only students with complete applications will be offered admission and receive the admission letter. The letter will be available about one week after the application deadline.
- PhD candidates: Søknadsweb is not facilitated for PhD applicants. Students on PhD level are treated as guest researchers and must contact their host department for academic and practical follow up.
Required documents for the application
To be admitted for exchange to the University of Oslo (UiO), you must upload the required documents in your application. Applications without documents will not be processed.
Required document for Erasmus+ and Nordplus
Students nominated through Erasmus+ and Nordplus must upload:
- Transcript(s) of Records in English (official document showing previous courses at university level).
The Erasmus+ Learning Agreement is NOT required in the application. Most students use the OLA and both formats (LA/OLA) will be signed/approved by the faculty you are admitted to after admission. See Learning agreement for Erasmus+
Required documents for students on bilateral agreements (outside of Erasmus+)
Students nominated through bilateral agreements with partners outside of EU must upload:
- Transcript(s) of Records (official document in English showing previous courses at university level).
- Copy of test of English language proficiency: Students who are not native speakers of English must upload documentation of English language proficiency, see English proficiency requirements for exchange students.
- Copy of the passport (identification page, for visa/immigration purposes).
If requested in the agreement in question some bilateral students also upload a Statement of purpose/letter of intent (a few lines or maximum one page about yourself, your academic interests and why you wish to study at UiO).
Course selection
Nominated students must indicate which courses they wish to take in the application.
Important about the course selection:
- See the list of courses offered in English to find courses. Most courses run spring or autumn, so the lists will give you an idea of which courses will run next semester.
- Exchange students at the University of Oslo may take courses across faculties and departments, depending on their academic background. We do however expect exchange students to select the majority of courses within the subject area of the agreement between their home university and UiO.
- The intended courses must be listed in the application in Søknadsweb (on the "My application" page). The list is a preliminary indication and not the actual course registration for the exchange.
- In the application students may list more than three courses. Students may list courses at other faculties than the one they will be admitted to, but please note that there may be special restrictions for such courses. Check the course's academic requirements.
- The faculty will use the uploaded Transcript of Records (document which shows previous courses taken in your university) to process your course choices, and to facilitate the course registration when this opens in June/December. Contact the faculty if you have questions.
See courses and documents for exchange students for further information.
Deadlines
Applications should be completed online well before:
- 1 May for studies starting in the autumn semester (August - December or August - June).
- 15 October for studies starting in the spring semester (January - May or January - December).
Admission letter and course registration
Admission letters will be available for applicants who have complete applications about one week after the deadline (before mid May / late October).
The admission letter will state that you are admitted to exchange at UiO, but does not guarantee admission to specific courses.
The faculty which you have benn admitted to will help you register for the courses you wish to take. Uploading the sufficient documents and indicating the course wishes in the application will facilitate the course registration process.
Read more about the course registration for exchange students.
The admission letter is electronically approved and valid without a signature, and must be downloaded from the application service. We do not send letters on paper.
How to use the application service (Søknadsweb)
Use the link in the email sent to you after nomination to go to the online application service:
- Log in with your username (registered email-address) and password. The password is sent in a separate email upon nomination.
- If you did not receive the email with the password you may order a new password on the login page (do also check the spam filter).
- The registered email address is your username. Please note that if you register a new email address after logging in, you must use this email address as username and order a new password to log in the next time.
- We do not use application numbers for the applications (so it is normal that this is missing from the email receipt).
- There is no final submit button in the application service. Saving the application means that it is submitted. You may however log in again and change it until the deadline (click on "Change application").
- All applications will have the status "Under consideration" until all the applications are processed, and students who have complete applications will receive an email with information when the admission letters are published.
Step 1 : "My profile" (contact information)
Choose International formatand enter your correct postal address in your home country.
Please make sure to enter your complete home address (and not address of your university):
- Address Line 1 or 2: Register your street address and house number.
- Postal Code - City - line 3: Enter both postal code / zip code AND name of city - on the same line. Please also enter state/province if applicable.
- Country - line 4: Choose your country of residence from the list.
- Mobile phone: Register mobile phone number with country code.
Click on "Save" to continue. You will then be directed to the application page.
Please note:
- If it is not the first time you log in, you must go to the "My profile" section from the top menu.
- If you change your email address on the My profile page, the address you register will become your username. You must use the email address which you registered the next time you log in, after ordering a new password to this username.
Step 2: "My application"
To complete the application you must choose/confirm the faculty and the level for your courses and list the courses you plan to take:
- Choose faculty and level: Choose the correct faculty and level (bachelor or master) from the menu. The choices available will depend on which exchange agreement you are nominated on (some students will have only one choice, others will have several).
- Enter list of courses:Write the courses you wish to take in order of preference in the box called "Extra Information" (at the bottom of the page). Example: "1. ENG0111, 2. ARK2120, 3. NORINT0110", etc..
- PhD/Traineeship/Joint Degree: If you are a PhD-student, a traineeship student or Joint Degree student, please indicate this in writing in the text box (write "PhD/Research" or "traineeship/joint degree", etc.).
Please note that you may log in again to change the application or upload more documents until the deadline.
If it is not the first time you log in you will find the "My application" section in the top menu. Click on "Change application" if you see the receipt page and not the application page (page with the box at the bottom).
Your application will have the status "Under consideration" until we have finalized the processing of all the applications (about one week after the deadline 1 May / 15 October).
Step 3: "My documents"
The first time you go through the application sequence, you come to the page called "Uploading documents" after choosing faculty/level and indicating course wishes as described above:
- You upload documents by clicking on the grey button on the middle of the page (called "+ Upload new document" (under the headline "Submission deadline").
- Transcripts may be uploaded as "Transcript of Records or Diploma" (in the menu Choose Document Type). Then you must indicate the name of institution and the approximate date for when you started the education the document refers to. Documents may also be uploaded as "Other" (without indicating name of institution and start date).
- If it is not the first time you log in, you must go to the "My documents" section in the top menu (the 'step by step' process is only active the first time you log in).
- The admission letter can be downloaded from the document's section after it has been published.
Problems with uploading, or questions? See our guidelines for uploading documents
Questions about the application process
If you have problems with Søknadsweb, or questions about the application process, you may contact the Educational Quality Office at exchange-students@admin.uio.no
Students who decide to cancel their exchange at UiO should let us know by sending an email to exchange-students@admin.uio.no
Published Mar. 24, 2021 9:44 AM - Last modified Feb. 11, 2026 9:06 AM