Colleges in Sweden

Karolinska Institute has specified that international applicants must have the level of English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary school course English 6. To meet this requirement, the applicants can submit any one of the following:

• An internationally recognised English test
• Certain upper secondary school studies
• Certain university studies

As per the Swedish upper secondary school course English 6, the ELP tests that are accepted are IELTS / PTE / TOEFL.

No, Karolinska Institutet is not free for international students. Tuition fee has to be paid by students. The tuition fee range is between INR 13 L – INR 15 L. Check the detailed Karolinska Institutet fees from the table given below:

Living Cost: The total monthly budget for students living in Stockholm. Majorly, the living cost will majorly depend on the type of accommodation a student chooses. A monthly budget mentioned by KI is given below:

Also Check: Cost of Living in Sweden for International Students 

The general Karolinska Institutet admission requirements for bachelor’s and master’s courses are given below:

• Bachelor’s: An upper secondary school / high school education must be attained by the applicants
• Master’s: The applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an internationally recognised university

Besides, the applicants should have an English language proficiency score or equivalent criteria. The accepted English language proficiency tests are IELTS / TOEFL / PTE. For admission to KI, English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary school course English 6 is required.

If the applicants meet the documents and entry requirements, then they are going to compete with the other applicants for available places. Note that all the applicants are given merit rating and the better the merit ranking, the better chance of being awarded a place in a program. In case, the applicants have been given granted admission, they are not required to accept or reply to the admission offer for the confirmation of place.

The applicants can submit Karolinska Institutet application via Sweden’s Central application portal, universityadmissions.se. To apply to KI, here are some of the general application steps:

• First of all, choose the programme in which admission has to be taken
• Then, check the entry requirements
• Then, apply on the designated portal
• Next, fill out the CV that is required to be used in the selection process
• Lastly, do the follow up on the application after submitting it

The duration of the Karolinska Institutet Master’s programme in Global Health is of 1 year for 2024, however, in Autumn 2025, this programme will be of 2 years. The language of the instruction of this programme is English. The total KI fees for this programme is SEK 180,000. After studying this program, students can go for the fields within the national or international organizations that work with the low or middle-income countries on issues pertaining to poverty and health.

The duration of the KI University Joint Master’s programme in Health Informatics is 2 years. The language of the instruction of this programme is English. This programme is designed for students who are interested in Information Technology and its application to the fields of Medicine and Healthcare. After completing this course, students can go for the career roles like Health Informatician. Many Health Informaticians work as CMIO, CCIO, IT Managers, Application Experts, System Developers, Requirements Analysts, Interaction Designers, etc.

Students can study master’s as well as bachelor’s programs at Karolinska Institutet. At the master’s level, 11 degree programs are available in the Health and Life Sciences fields. The master’s programs are taught in English. In the case of bachelor’s program, only one programme is available in the Biomedicine field. A few of the master’s programme that are available are:

• Joint Master’s Program in Health Informatics
• Master’s programme in Biomedicine
• Master’s Global Health
• Master’s in Nutrition Science
• Master’s in Public Health Sciences