Workshop at the Royal Academy of Music

Exchange student at KMH

KMH welcome incoming exchange students from our partner institutions under the Erasmus+ and Nordplus programme. Your application is handled entirely by your home institution. Contact your local exchange co-ordinator for details about how to get nominated as an exchange student.

How to apply

There are a few things you must do to become an exchange student at KMH.

  1. Contact your home university's International Coordinator to find out if your university has an exchange agreement with KMH. If you do not, please ask your international coordinator to contact international@kmh.se.
  2. Decide what programme you want to attend during your exchange. You can choose jazz, folkmusic, classical music, music education, music production, conducting and composition.
  3. Ask your international coordinator at your home university to nominate you by sending an e-mail to international@kmh.se.
    Deadline: 6 March.
  4. Apply to become an exchange student at KMH, by filling in application form below. Include the following documents with your application:
    • Demo material. Please show a variety of musical pieces, preferably as a Youtube link.
      Deadline:
      6 March.
  5. Send in Documents that verify your qualifications. You will receive a link once you have submitted the application form. Include the following documents:
    • Transcrips of Records in English.
    • A motivation letter in English. Maximum one A4 page explaining why you would like to study at KMH and why you would be a suitable candidate.
    • CV in English including studies, jobs and interests.
      Deadline: 6 March.

For any questions regarding the application, please e-mail international coordinator Malin Ahlén at international@kmh.se.

Application

You cannot register any longer. Registration closed on 6 March at 23.59.

Courses for international exchange students

We offer about 100 courses that exchange students can choose from. The international coordinator at your home institution will help you find out which of them that may suit you.

See list of courses

Language

KMH offers a small number of courses with all tuition in English language. We do not require a specific result from any language test, such as TOEFL or IELTS, but you are expected to have a high level of proficiency in English. Recommended level according to the European language scale is B2. 

More about English level B2 (CEFR levels) External link.

Academic year plan

2024/2025

Fall semester: 2 September 2024 – 19 January 2025.
Spring semester: 20 January 2025 – 8 June 2025.

2025/2026

Fall semester: 1 September 2025 – 18 January 2026.
Spring semester: 19 January – 7 June 2026.

Credits and grading system

In Sweden academic credits are called credits (“högskolepoäng” or ”hp”). One semester of full-time studies consists of 30 credits. Swedish credits correspond directly to ECTS credits.

The Royal College of Music (KMH) does not use a grading scale. On completion of a course only one of the following grades is to be used for all students: pass or fail.

Study as a programme student

If you want to become a programme student at KMH and get a degree from KMH, you apply in the same way as Swedish students.

Master programs

Please note that Swedish is general eligibility for all our Bachelor Programs.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact Malin Ahlén, international coordinator at international@kmh.se.

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