For the courses A–F, please see our courses and programmes, further down on this page (Swedish Language Courses). 

Swedish Language Courses for International Employees at SU, Course A (NSSUSA)

Swedish Language Courses for International Employees at SU, Course B (NSSUSB)

Swedish Language Courses for International Employees at SU, Course C (NSSUSC)

Swedish Language Courses for International Employees at SU, Course D (NSSUSD)

Swedish Language Courses for International Employees at SU, Course E (NSSUSE)

Swedish Language Courses for International Employees at SU Course F (NSSUSF)

The courses are also available below, see Find your course or programme > tab Swedish Language Courses.

• All lectures, seminars and examinations are given on campus only. 

• The courses consist of 30–40 contact hours distributed once a week during the semester.
• The study group will take 20 to 30 participants with classes in the late afternoon or evening (usually at 16:30–19:30).
• Each study group usually has a fixed weekday for their seminars. 
• Seminars will cover practical exercises in listening, reading and speaking, as well as writing functional texts used in every day working situations.
• The participants are expected to do assignments outside classes.
• Attendance is not mandatory but highly recommended. 

• Spring semesters: Opens on 1 January.
• Autumn semesters: Opens on 1 August.

Please see headers below for more details.

Due to a limited amount of spaces we accept students on a first come first serve basis.

Application

• Before you fill out your application, make sure to inform your supervisor/head of department that you intend to participate in the courses.
• N.B. The application will only be accepted when you have confirmed that your participation has been approved by your supervisor/head of department (within the application form).

Registration

• If you are a true beginner or if you have taken/passed one of the courses during a previous semester, this is where you sign up for the courses.
• Registration for the courses in the fall semester 2024 is available between 1 January and 28 January.

Registration course A–F opens on 1 January

• Registrations on the courses are made continuously until they start. You will eventually be able to see the Swedish course you signed up for/ended up in according to the placement test in the learning platform Athena.
  Athena

E-mail confirmation

• When you submit your application and placement test you will not receive a confirmation e-mail directly.
• The confirmation e-mail with information about your course level, start date, how to select group and links to the schedules will be sent only a few days before the courses start.

Placement test

• If you have not taken/passed one of the student or employee courses before and have previous knowledge of Swedish, you need to take a digital placement test which also works as your application. 
• The placement test for the courses in the spring semester 2024 is available between 1 January and 22 January.

Placement test opens on 1 January

• Registrations on the courses are made continuously until they start. You will eventually be able to see the Swedish course you signed up for/ended up in according to the placement test in the learning platform Athena.
  Athena

E-mail confirmation

• When you submit your application and placement test you will not receive a confirmation e-mail directly.
• The confirmation e-mail with information about your course level, start date, how to select group and links to the schedules will be sent only a few days before the courses start.