Admission for international exchange students

Check if your institution has an exchange agreement with OsloMet and read through our admission requirements. Contact your home institution for information on how to get nominated for exchange.

Once you have been successfully nominated by your home institution, OsloMet will send you an e-mail with your individual application number and a link to our application form. You should receive the e-mail from international@oslomet.no within 48 hours.

In order to apply, you will need both your application number and the link from the e-mail.

In the application, you will be asked to indicate if you will be applying for housing through SiO - the Student Welfare Association and if you have any special needs.

If you do not receive the link to the application form, check your spam filter for e-mails from international@oslomet.no. If you cannot find it there, please confirm with your home institution that they have successfully nominated you and ask which e-mail address they used when completing the nomination.

Check out available courses for exchange students.

When selecting from our list of courses for Exchange students, please make sure you select relevant courses and get approval from your home institution.

Please note that we cannot guarantee your selected courses, as access depends on many factors such as availability, timetable compatibility, etc.

Please read all the nomination, admission and documentation requirements carefully. You might find additional admission requirements on the description page of each of the courses you are selecting.

To qualify for exchange at OsloMet, you have to

• be a student at an institution with an exchange agreement with OsloMet
• be approved and nominated to study at OsloMet by your home institution by the nomination deadline 23 September / 1 April
• meet the requirements for English proficiency
• upload all the required documents for admission as a part of your application

Please upload the following scanned documents, not exceeding 30 MB. when you apply for exchange:

• transcript of records in English
• your bachelor's degree diploma (for master's students only)
• a copy of the picture page in your passport, or a copy of your national ID card (EU/EEA/Swiss nationals only)
• proof of English proficiency (not applicable to Erasmus+ students, and certain other groups specified here)
• learning agreement describing your selection of courses and approval of the selection by your home institution. If you are unable to secure a signature on your learning agreement, please submit an unsigned version with your course selection.
• for Erasmus+ students: request the Learning agreement from your home institution
• the OsloMet learning agreement template for non-Erasmus+ students (PDF)
• certain courses/subject fields require additional documents, see list below. We do not accept .zip files

Additional documentation for

• Clinical placements within the Health sciences: proof of negative MRSA and TB (student.oslomet.no) before starting a placement. In some cases, you might need to provide proof of negative TB-testing, or proof of vaccinations.  As the requirements vary between the different clinical facilities, you will receive more information about what applies to you before the start of any clinical placement.
• Culture and Identity – Nordic Childhoods (BLH3210, BLH3220), Aesthetics and Special Needs – Nordic Childhoods (BLH3310, BLH3320), and Sustainability in Education – Place, Justice and Environmental Awareness: a police clearance certificate stating you are fit to work with minors in a school/pre-school setting, with no criminal record, dated within the last year. To be handed in to the International Coordinator at OsloMet, within the first week of studies. 
• European Project Semester (EPS): a motivation letter describing your academic interests and ambitions.
• All Courses at the Department of Art, Design and Drama:  your CV, and a portfolio containing 5-10 examples of your work with a short, written description for each work. Pdf.-files are preferable. 
• All Courses at the Department of Product Design:  requires a motivation letter describing why you are interested in taking Product Design, your CV, and an illustrated portfolio containing examples of your work, with a description of the process and argumentation for the choices you made during the development of your example projects.

Students with disabilities or illness can receive facilitation during the exchange period. 

1. Start the preparation of the exchange stay by discussing your needs with the international coordinator at your home university.
2. Depending on your needs, you may be eligible for special grants (e.g. Erasmus). You can get advice on the application procedures for such grants, and apply for them.
3. Notify OsloMet in the application form.

Read more about OsloMets services for students with special needs

International exchange students must send in the application by 

• 1 October for studies in the spring semester (January-June)
• 15 April for studies in the autumn semester (August-December)

As soon as you have submitted your application for studies at OsloMet, you can apply for affordable student housing through the Student Welfare Association (SiO). There is no need to wait until you receive the admission results.  

Housing deadlines

• As soon as possible after application, no later than 31 October for studies in the spring semester (January-June)
• As soon as possible after application, no later 31 May for studies in the autumn semester (August-December)

Read more about how to apply for accommodation (student.oslomet.no).

Unfortunately, we are unable to guarantee student housing through SiO. If your application through SiO is unsuccessful or you choose to rent privately for any other reason, we suggest starting your search through a rental search engine or a rental agency (student.oslomet.no).

Read more about SiOs accommodation types and prices (sio.no).

We process applications based on nominations, our admission criteria, and availability, and send out admission letters continuously. A nomination does not guarantee admission, but everyone will be notified of the admission decision as soon as the application has been processed and no later than

• 15 October for studies in the spring semester (January-June)
• 15 May for studies in the autumn semester (August-December)

If you have not received notification by these dates please contact us.

In your Admission Letter you will receive a link to our Declaration of Acceptance, where you can accept or decline your offer to study at OsloMet by 28 May or 28 October.

You will also receive a link to our Pre-Arrival Guide (student.oslomet.no) with more information about housing, visa application, insurance, and studying at OsloMet to guide you through the next steps of the process.

Information for our partner institutions regarding nomination and admission.

The pandemic is currently under control in Norway. There are no active restrictions neither in Norway, nor upon entering the country, though restrictions on travel from your home country might still be in place.

Please be aware that restrictions might be implemented again and that OsloMet cannot take any responsibility for changes or cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.