Exchange studies

At LUT, your studies have a full focus on sustainability – in technology, business or social sciences. All fields offer both Bachelor and Master level studies if not stated otherwise.

Available study fields in Lahti

• Industrial Engineering and Management (only Bachelor)
• Software Engineering

Available study fields in Lappeenranta

• Business Administration
• Chemical Engineering
• Computational Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Energy Technology
• Environmental Technology
• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Mechanical Engineering
• Software Engineering (only Master)
• Social Sciences
• Communication Sciences

Our modern and versatile campus is located right on the shores of Lake Saimaa, offering our students numerous services and hobbies.

In the European Green Capital of 2021, our students will share a modern campus with more than 20 companies.

Below you can find the course catalogues for exchange students as well as the instructions on how to choose courses for exchange studies at LUT University. You should choose all your courses from the course catalogue that corresponds to you. You can combine courses from several study fields, as long as you can find them in your course catalogue and you meet the possible prerequisites of the course.

Course lists for the next academic year are published always around April. Until then, you can get a good idea by looking at the offer for exchange students from the current academic year.

Starting from Autumn 2025, LUT University will accept exchange students to Lahti campus in addition to Lappeenranta. Please make sure to only choose courses from the list of your own campus!

1. The Academic year in Finland is divided into two semesters (Autumn, Spring). Each semester is divided into two periods (Autumn: periods 1&2, Spring: periods 3&4). From completion methods you can see in which period(s) the course will take place and use that to try to balance the workload between the periods.
2. Pay attention to the Completion method of the courses. Some courses are completely online, some are contact teaching on campus, and some are blended between online and on site.
3. Some courses are independent studies, and they are marked to take place during the whole academic year. You can take these courses when it best suits your study plan.
4. Make sure to check prerequisites of the courses (Click on the course name and scroll down to prerequisites). Sometimes there is a specific course at LUT mentioned as prerequisite. You are not expected to take the same course, but you should have equivalent knowledge from your previous studies.
5. Choose between 20-35 ECTS credits per Semester for your studies at LUT University.
6. You can select any courses you find in the course catalogue that corresponds to you, so combining multiple study fields is possible. However, please note that your home institution needs to approve your course selection as well and they may have restrictions about what you can choose.
7. Bachelor level students can not attend Master level courses. However, if you have completed around 180 ECTS credits before the exchange, you might be considered as a Master-level student, even if you are officially still in Bachelor-level. In this case your home institution should choose "Study level during the exchange at LUT" as Master, when submitting the nomination form.

1. Choose courses from the course catalogue below.
2. Master level courses are available only for students studying in the Master-level.
3. Note. If you have completed around 180 Credits before the exchange, you might be considered as a Master-level student, even if you are officially still in Bachelor-level. Make sure to mention this in your application.
4. If you study Business Administration, you should not choose the courses under “Business courses for Engineering students”.

Please note that you can only select courses from your own campus! 

Campus Lappeenranta courses are highlighted with a light green color. Campus Lahti courses are highlighted with a light blue color. After the list of available courses for each campus at the beginning of the document, you can find more detailed information about each course. We recommend you to use the search function (ctrl+F).

• Choose courses from the course catalogue below, if you study Business Administration in Master's level.
• Note! Industrial Engineering and Management belongs to Technology. Students of this study field can not choose Master level courses in Business Administration.
• You can also choose Bachelor-level courses and you will find them listed in the course catalogues for Master-level students.

• Choose courses from the course catalogue below, if you study some Technology/Engineering field in Master's level.
• Note! Industrial Engineering and Management belongs to Technology.
• You can also choose any Bachelor-level course and you will find them listed in the course catalogues for Master-level students.

Please note that you can only select courses from your own campus! 

Campus Lappeenranta courses are highlighted with a light green color. Campus Lahti courses are highlighted with a light blue color. After the list of available courses for each campus at the beginning of the document, you can find more detailed information about each course. We recommend you to use the search function (ctrl+F).

• NB! The study fields of Social Sciences and Communicational Sciences have only recently been founded at LUT University. The course selection increases year by year, so during the next Academic year (2025/2026) there will be more courses offered than can be found from the course catalogues of 2024/2025. Also Bachelor level courses will be added to the selection. The course catalogues for the next Academic year (2025/2026) will be published in April.
• Choose courses from the course catalogue below, if you study Social Sciences or Communicational Sciences in Master's level.

LUT University has two application rounds for exchange studies every year. Before you can start the application process to LUT University, you need to be nominated by your home institution.

See the detailed application instructions from the link below.

Note! If your home institution does not have an exchange agreement with LUT University, you can consider a freemover exchange (see the next title below).

If your home institution does not have an exchange agreement with LUT University, you can come to LUT University as a freemover exchange student. In this case a nomination is not required.

The freemover exchange students are subject to a fee of 3500 euros/semester. The instructions on how to pay the fee are sent to accepted freemover exchange students along with the acceptance letter.

If you want to apply as a freemover exchange student, please fill out the Application form below. After submitting the form, you will receive an email with instructions on how to register to LUT Mobility-Online. After registering, you can log in to LUT Mobility-Online and upload the required attachments to your application. More information about application deadlines and required documents can be found in the link below.

Note. The application form will be opened around a month before the application deadlines.

If you are interested in completing an Erasmus+ internship at LUT University, please see the application instructions from the link below.

Autumn 2024

• Orientation days: August 27th - 30th 2024
• Teaching starts on: 2nd of September 2024
• Teaching and exams end latest on: 20th of December 2024

Spring 2025

• Orientation days: January 2nd – 3rd 2025
• Teaching starts on: 7th of January 2025
• Teaching and exams end latest on: 30th of May 2025

Please note that the end of your exchange depends upon your course choises. Many courses may end before the dates given above.

The orientation days are mandatory, so you should prepare to be present already during orientation.

Autumn 2025

• Orientation days:
  • August 19th - 22nd 2025 (Lahti campus)
  • August 26th - 29th 2025 (Lappeenranta campus)
• Teaching starts on: 1st of September 2025
• Teaching and exams end latest on: 19th of December 2025

Spring 2026

• Orientation days: January 2nd – 5th 2026
• Teaching starts on: 7th of January 2026
• Teaching and exams end: May 8th - 29th 2026
  • The end date of the spring semester depends on the student's course choices. Most courses finish by the 8th of May, but some intensive or summer courses are offered after that.

The orientation days are mandatory, so you should prepare to be present already during orientation.