Exchange student at KMH
The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, KMH, welcomes incoming exchange students from our partner institutions under the Erasmus+ programme. KMH does not use Mobility Online or MoveOn to handle applications and the instructions to apply are below.
Nominations are emailed by the international coordinator at your home university to the International coordinator at international@kmh.se.
The application deadline for 2026–27 incl. the autumn semester of 2026 (August-January), spring semester of 2027 (January to June) and academic year 2026-27 (August-June) is 2 March 2026 at midnight.
How to apply
- 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.
- Decide which programme/study field you are interested in attending during your exchange period. You can choose jazz, folkmusic, classical music, music education, music production, conducting and composition.
- Ask your International coordinator at your home university to nominate you by sending an e-mail to international@kmh.se.
Deadline for nominations and application: Monday 2 March. - Apply to become an exchange student at KMH by filling in application form below.
- Send an email to the international coordinator at international@kmh.se and include the following documents as pdf:s:
- Demo material. Please show a variety of musical pieces, preferably as Youtube links. The links should not be older than one year.
- Transcripts of Records / Grades in English. Grades in Norwegian or Danish are also accepted.
- 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.
For any questions regarding the application, please e-mail international coordinator: international@kmh.se.
Application
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.
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.
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.
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.