International collaboration

Lund University collaborates and cooperates with top universities all over the world through international networks, programmes and platforms for research and education.

A group picture outside of the Centre for Languages and Literature, with someone holding a Swedish flag — Students and staff at Lund University have good opportunities for international experience through our collaboration with universities all over the world.

Among others, our international collaboration involves teacher and student exchanges, research collaborations, interdisciplinary platforms and capacity building projects.

Collaboration with top universities

Universitas 21 (U21)

U21 is a global network comprising 27 research-intensive, comprehensive and prominent universities in 18 countries.

About our membership in U21

League of European Research Universities (LERU)

LERU is an organisation consisting of 21 leading research universities in Europe.

About our membership in LERU

Collaboration in different continents

Learn more about our university-wide international collaboration in the following regions:

International student exchanges

During 2019, a typical year for student exchanges, 1 680 international exchange students came to Lund University while 1 339 Lund University students left for exchange studies at one of our partner universities all over the world. In 2020, the numbers were down to 1 090 and 550, respectively, as a result of the pandemic. We have collaboration and exchange agreements with over 640 universities in almost 70 countries. On top of that, over 140 of our degree programmes are taught entirely in English.

We also collaborate in several exchange programmes, for example:

Erasmus+
Nordplus
Linnaeus-Palme

Collaboration at all levels

At the university-wide level, the Division of External Relations works with network collaborations, agreements and programmes.

In addition, our faculties and departments have their own specific international collaborations.

Learn more on the following faculty/school websites:

Contact information

External Relations
er [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se

Visiting address:
Stora Algatan 4, Lund
See External Relations' visiting address on Google Maps

Postal address:
Lund University
Box 117, SE-221 00
Lund, Sweden

Internationalisation at Lund University

Internationalisation is a prioritised area at Lund University.

The primary aim is to increase the quality of the University's operations, among other things by giving our students and employees the best opportunities for international experience and intercultural competence.