Key dates and deadlines for incoming exchange students

Lund University School of Economics and Management

Autumn semester 2025

Semester dates: 1 September 2025–18 January 2026
Study period 1: 1 September–31 October
Study period 2: 3 November–18 January

Nomination period by your home university: 15–31 March
Online application: 1–15 April
Housing application: May
Course confirmation: end of May
Arrival Day: 19 August
Orientation Weeks: 19 August–31 August
LUSEM Pre-Registration Day: 21 August
Attendance to Pre-Registration Day and to the first lecture in each course is mandatory for LUSEM students and students from other faculties taking at least 50% of their courses at LUSEM.

Complete transcript of records available by mid-February

Christmas break: 22 December - 6 January

Semester dates: 19 January–7 June 2026
Study period 3: 19 January–20 March
Study period 4: 23 March–7 June

Nomination period by your home university: 15–30 September
Online course application: 1–15 October
Housing application: November
Course confirmation: End of November
Arrival Day: 12 January (Preliminary)
Orientation Weeks: 12–18 January (Preliminary)
LUSEM Pre-Registration Day: 14 January (Preliminary)
Attendance to Pre-Registration Day and to the first lecture in each course is mandatory for LUSEM students and students from other faculties taking at least 50% of their courses at LUSEM.

Complete transcript of records available by mid-July

Good Friday (Långfredagen): 3 April
Easter Sunday (Påskdagen): 5 April
Easter Monday (Annandag påsk): 6 April
Walpurgis Night (Valborgsmässoafton): 30 April – note that this is an evening celebration and does not necessarily mean a full day off.
Labour Day (Första maj): 1 May
Ascension Day (Kristi himmelsfärds dag): 14 May
Whit Sunday (Pingstdagen): 24 maj
Sweden's National Day (Nationaldagen): 6 June
Midsummer Eve (Midsommarafton): 19 June
Midsummer Day (Midsommardagen): 20 June