• Follow the same rules and guidelines as other doctoral students, but may need more support in contacts with public authorities and in getting to know Lund University and the Faculty of Medicine. 
   
• Please spread:
  Practical information for new PhD students

• The PhD student is in a joint programme that is being arranged and delivered by two or more universities. The programme results in a joint or double degree of the same kind as the universities otherwise have the right to award separately.
• The framework for collaboration between the universities is formalised in an agreement. A separate agreement is made for each PhD student participating, which clearly states the supervisors (one main supervisor at each university), timetable, funding and programme-specific requirements concerning course content.
• The PhD student is admitted to all the universities participating and takes part of their doctoral course at another university, generally one year at Lund University or at the partner university.
• Checklists, execution processes and definitions of joint and double degrees

• The PhD student has not been admitted to Lund University and is registered as a doctoral student at a foreign university.
• The incoming student has to arrange their own accommodation.
• If a visa is required, the incoming student should apply to the Swedish Migration Agency as a Doctoral Exchange Student
  Application for residence permit (Swedish Migration Agency) 
• If there are questions concerning a letter of invitation from Lund University that may be required in conjunction with the incoming student’s application to the Swedish Migration Agency, contact the International Office at the Faculty of Medicine.
  International Office (Faculty of Medicine’s external website)
• Visitors to Lund University are automatically insured by Kammarkollegiet [the Swedish Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency]. For further information about terms and conditions and how the guest can report a claim (and links to information in English), see Kammarkollegiet’s insurance for foreign visitors.
  Insurance for foreign visitors (Kammarkollegiet’s website)

An exchange agreement is an agreement drawn up between two universities and/or programmes. Within this agreement students from each programme are able to study for one or two terms as exchange students. Students in this group of are nominated for a place via their home university.

The Students:

• Are registered in the Ladok student registry by the International Office
• Get help from the International Office to look for accommodation
• Are offered Swedish language tuition
• Are covered by Kammarkollegiet’s Student-IN-insurance
• Get access to the Faculty’s international mentor group (the Buddy Group)

International Buddy Group (Faculty of Medicine’s external website)

All enquiries in this category are handled by the International Office. 

• The research group fills in the following form in Swedish or English to ensure registration and insurance cover. The form is then passed on to the human resources officer at the department.
  Hosting a Guest at a Research Group (Word 105 kB)
  Information om gäst i forskargrupp (Word 109 kB)
• Are not registered in the Ladok student registry.
• Are covered by Kammarkollegiet’s insurance for foreign visitors.
  Insurance for foreign visitors (Kammarkollegiet’s website)
• Are looked after by the research group and department.
  Have access to the Faculty’s international mentor group (the Buddy Group).
  International Buddy Group (Faculty of Medicine’s external website) 
• Please give the following Intern Guide to your intern/guest. It has answers to the most common practical questions.
  Information to interns/guests (pdf 143 kB, new tab)

• Apply to courses on universityadmissions.se or antagning.se
• Have access to the Faculty’s international mentor group. The student contacts the International Office.
  International Office (Faculty of Medicine’s external website)