Student rights and guidelines

Student rights may involve things such as student participation, students' work environment, how to conduct exams and degree projects and much more. Your rights and responsibilities as a student towards the University and your department are governed by university policies and national laws and regulations.

Students talking in front of the Faculty of Law — Students and teachers at the Faculty of Law.

The list of student rights and responsibilities

The list of student rights and responsibilities applies to all Lund University students at the Bachelor's and Master's level. Note that specific regulations and guidelines apply for doctoral students.

Doctoral education on Lund University’s Staff Pages

The document covers eight topics

Study environment
Registration of course participation and exam results
Course planning and timetabling
Compulsory components
Examination
Academic papers (independent project, degree project)
Course evaluations
Responsibility

See the list of student rights and responsibilities (PDF 3.3 MB, new tab)

Exemptions from specific points in the List of Rights

According to point 8.3 of the List of Rights, exemptions may be granted by the chair of the university-wide Education Board following a request from a faculty board.

Student influence

In order to make it easier for students (including doctoral students) to exercise influence over their education and situation, the University formulated a policy and regulations for student influence. These are gathered in a single document:

Policy and regulations for student influence at Lund University (PDF 50 kB, new tab)