Graduate and Upper Level Undergraduate Student Exchange Program

University of Washington - Linköpings Universitet

This graduate and upper-level undergraduate student exchange program was created to foster research and teaching links between the University of Washington and Linköpings Universitet in Sweden. The program emphasizes comparative EU-US study in the fields of public policy, governance, and civil society.

Beginning in the academic year 2005-2006, University of Washington students were invited to participate in the spring semester of the Masters in International and European Relations program at Linköping. Conversely, students from Linköping can spend from one to three quarters as Visiting Graduate Students in the UW Department of Political Science.

All students remain enrolled at their home institution, where they pay tuition and to which they transfer credits.

The information below is for University of Washington graduate and upper-level undergraduate students interested in the spring semester exchange with Linköping.  Students from Linköpings Universitet interested in coming to the University of Washington should contact Mark Di Virgilio at the European Union Center of Excellence of Seattle at euc@u.washington.edu. 

All students in the spring semester of the International and European Relations program at Linköping take the following fixed sequence of courses:

• International and European Law
• Contemporary European Institutions
• Europe, the EU, and the World:  Part I, European Politics
• Europe, the EU, and the World:  Part II, Europe and the Developing World
  All courses in the International and European Relations program are in English. 
• Students are free to take additional courses in Swedish. 
• The spring semester runs from late January - early June. 
• Students pay a fee to the UW Office of International Programs and Exchanges equivalent to 1.5 quarters of home tuition.
• Students earn 30 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits, equivalent to 20-25 UW credits.
• Credits are transferred into graduate-level courses at the University of Washington.

HOW TO APPLY

Eligibility

Any graduate student or upper-level undergraduate student who is currently enrolled in a UW degree program may apply. Selection will be made on the basis of the following criteria: 1) demonstrable interest in EU or Trans-Atlantic studies with a political, legal, or social science emphasis; 2) background in relevant subject areas, such as international relations or European languages, history, society, and culture; and 3) overall quality of academic record as evident in transcripts and recommendations.

Application Procedures

Application forms for the 2009-10 school year may be picked up in person either at the European Union Center (Thomson 120) or at the Office of International Programs and Exchanges (Schmitz 459).

For a printable application, click here.

Students interested in applying to this program should contact the Center for West European Studies at the Jackson School of International Studies (Thomson Hall 120)

Checklist

___ Program Application
___ 1 Official Transcript from your former College/University (Transfer Students only)
___ Statement of Purpose
___ 2 Academic Recommendations

Program Costs

Students on the Linköping exchange remain concurrently enrolled at the University of Washington. They pay two fees to the UW Office of International Programs and Exchanges. The first is a $300 concurrent enrollment fee that maintains their matriculated status at the UW. The second is a fee equal to 1.5 quarters of regular full-time UW tuition at whatever rate they are currently paying. There are NO tuition costs at Linköping.

For More Information

At the University of Washington

Mark Di Virgilio
European Union Center of Excellence of Seattle
Jackson School of International Studies
Thomson 120, Box 353650
University of Washington
Seattle, WA  98195-3650

Phone:206-616-2415
Fax: 206-616-2462
Email: euc@u.washington.edu 

At Linköpings Universtitet

Professor Per Jansson, Head of the Political Science Department
LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY
Department of Management and Engineering
SE-581 83 LINKÖPING
SWEDEN

Email: per.jansson@liu.se
http://www.iei.liu.se/stat?l=en