Education cooperation

LUT University is a public university in Finland, providing education in the fields of technology, business and social sciences. Our international community consists of 7 500 members of more than 90 different nationalities, engaged in scientific research and academic education.

High-level research, international collaboration and sustainability are at the heart of LUT’s success. LUT University is in the process of establishing EULiST – a joint European university. EULiST Alliance integrates over 200,000 students and 20,000 staff at 10 universities in 10 countries.

LUT University maintains a robust network of partner universities worldwide. These valued partnerships are crucial for driving innovation, fostering growth, and advancing our mission. As an active member of several international associations and networks, LUT is deeply engaged in global education and research initiatives.

One of the key partnerships is through the EULiST University Alliance—European Universities Linking Society and Technology—which encompasses 200,000 students and 20,000 staff members across 10 countries.

Why EULiST?

• To address critical global challenges
• To build a more sustainable and globally engaged Europe
• To advance climate action

How does EULiST achieve this?

• By integrating technology with the social sciences
• By developing innovative educational models and tools, such as challenge-based learning and global perspectives
• By encouraging inter- and transdisciplinary learning, research, and outreach

We warmly welcome educators and professionals from both the educational and business sectors to visit LUT University. Our university is also open to hosting Erasmus+ staff and teaching visits. If you have specific interests or goals for your visit, please let us know in advance. We will do our best to connect you with the appropriate contact person at LUT University and assist you with any practical arrangements to ensure a productive and enjoyable visit.

Contact information

LUT International Office / Staff mobility
StaffMobility@lut.fi

Unforgettable exchange experience

LUT University welcomes every year around 200 exchange students to its Lappeenranta campus located by beautiful Lake Saimaa.

The international student community at LUT University is strong and there are plenty of cultural theme nights, parties and all sorts of get-togethers organized.

LUT offers for exchange students a wide variety of courses taught in English in the fields of business and technology. We are excited to announce that starting from spring 2025 we also welcome students in the fields of social sciences and communication sciences.

You can find our course offer for exchange students here.

We are looking forward to welcoming you here in Lappeenranta!

Application instructions and deadlines

LUT University has several double degree agreements which allows deeper educational cooperation with those partner universities. Double degree partners are usually long term partnerships which has started with regular student mobility, and then developed into double degree cooperation.

LUT encourage students to complete their degree by a double degree in a partner university to further develop their professional and personal skills. LUT  welcomes annually many double degree students from its double degree partners.

Currently LUT has double degree programmes with partner universities from China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Rwanda, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands and The United States of America.

All degree programmes which are taught in English in LUT are open for new double degree proposals.

Please find LUT degree programmes in Englisht at:

Bachelor’s programmes in Technology: Technology | LUT University

Master’s programmes in Technology: Master's programmes in Technology | LUT University

Bachelor’s programme in Business Administration: Bachelor’s Programme in Sustainable International Business | LUT University

Master’s programmes in Business Administration: Master's programmes in Business Administration | LUT University

Master’s programmes in Social Sciences: Master's programmes in Social Sciences and Communication sciences | LUT University

LUT Summer School aims to both challenge and inspire students with exceptional academic opportunities and an entertaining cultural experience and social programme.

We are currently renewing our summer school for the summer 2025. Please stay tuned at https://www.lut.fi/en/studies/lut-summer-school. 

LUT is currently working with multiple recruitment partners from all around the world. 
We expect our partners – including our education agents – to operate honestly, transparently, ethically, and socially responsibly.

If you wish to discuss about a possible cooperation regarding student recruitment, you may contact us in the following ways:

• Please write an email to: recruitment.partners@lut.fi.
  *Please notice, that we are not currently looking for new partners from Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, or Pakistan.