Applying to exchange studies at LUT

Before you can start the application process to LUT University, you need to be nominated by your home institution. When the nomination is processed, you will receive an email asking you to register to LUT Mobility-Online. Please make sure to start the application process right away after receiving the email confirming your nomination.

Once you have created an account in LUT Mobility-Online, you are able fill out the needed information and attach the required application documents. More information about the deadlines and application documents can be found below.

Note! If your home institution does not have an exchange agreement with LUT University, you can consider a freemover exchange.

Nomination and Application deadlines

Nomination deadline for partner universities:

Autumn semester/Academic year: 8th of May
Spring semester: 8th of October

Nominations are processed through LUT Mobility-Online. Partners receive instructions for nominations per email.

Application deadline for incoming students:

Autumn semester/Academic year: 15th of May
Spring semester: 15th of October

Students can expect to receive the acceptance letters within 2-4 weeks after the application deadline.

Application documents

For your application to LUT University, you will need the following documents:

The transcript of records (In English) is a document where all the courses you have taken during your university studies and their grades are listed. The document can usually be downloaded from the student register of your home institution.

If you are a master level student, please make sure to also attach the Transcript of Records from your Bachelor's degree.

Please attach a picture of a valid passport or EU/Schengen area identification document.

If you come outside of the EU/Schengen area, please make sure to renew your passport (if needed) in time, so that you can start the residence permit process immediately after receiving your acceptance letter.

You are expected to have sufficient skills in English language to be able to study at LUT. If English is not your native language, a document proving your knowledge of English is required. The expected level of English proficiency is B2 (CEFR level).

In the application we approve the following documents from exchange students from our partner universities to prove their level of English:

Certificate/Document from the student's home institution in English stating that the student has B2 level of English.
Cambridge English Qualification - CEFR level B2 or higher
IELTS - 6.0
TOEFL - 80iBT, 550 PBT or 543 ITP
TOEIC - 785
PTE Academic – 54

Students coming as freemover exchange students should upload an official language certificate.

Erasmus+ students: Erasmus+ students' Learning Agreements are processed in the Erasmus without papers network as data transfer. Erasmus+ students should therefore create a Learning Agreement according to the instructions from their home institution in the system the home institution is using.

If you need to fill in a contact person signing your Learning Agreement at LUT University, use the contact information of the incoming exchange coordinator.

Non-Erasmus student: Non-Erasmus students should create a Learning Agreement in LUT Mobility-Online according to the instructions available on the platform.

International students walking in park at LUT University campus

Exchange studies

LUT University welcomes every year around 200 exchange students – be one of them!

Courses for exchange students

At LUT students can add sustainability studies to their studies in technology, business or social sciences.

Applying to exchange studies at LUT

Nomination and Application deadlines

Application documents

Transcript of records

Copy of a valid passport or EU identification document

Certificate of English proficiency

Learning Agreement signed by the home institution

Exchange studies

Courses for exchange students