Admission information for students who are admitted to Master in Human Rights and Democracy

Welcome to studies at University College Stockholm (UCS)!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

You need to contact us to confirm that you accept your place on the program. Kindly send an email to humanrights@ehs.se and confirm that you accept your place on the program. If you don’t contact the university within 1 week from the date you received the admission letter, you will not be able to receive an invoice for the tuition fee payment and will be removed from the program.

Enter your full name (the same name you used on universityadmissions.se), and your date of birth when you email us.

Length of the study program and time frame

120 higher education credits corresponding to 2 years of study.
The education begins on September 2, 2024 and ongoing until June 2026.

Tuition fee payment information

Individuals who are citizens of countries outside of the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are required to pay application and tuition fees. There are some exceptions to this general rule. A full list of exemption criteria is available on the website of University Admissions in Sweden.

How to pay the tuition fee

Once you have confirmed your place on the program, you will be contacted by the Educational Administrator with invoice and payment details. It can take some time before the Educational Administrator sends out the invoice, please be patient. The payment of the tuition fee has to be made by account deposit via a bank. Tuition fee is paid in advance before each semester begins. The payment should be done in SEK (Swedish Krona). Once you have received the invoice, carefully follow the instructions to complete the payment.

DO NOT FORGET to state your T-number (which you will find on invoice. It is your date of birth followed by the number T and 3 digits), in the message when you make a bank transfer of study fee.

One semester study corresponds to 30 higher education credits with a tuition fee of 40.000 SEK (Swedish Krona). The Master’s Program in Human Rights and Democracy is of total 120 higher education credits. You pay for each semester at a time before the semester begins.

The payment must be paid in full as soon as possible to be registered on the program and to get grades registered on the courses. If you do not make the payment, you will be removed from the program and lose your place.

IMPORTANT

After you have completed the payment, you must contact the school and send confirmation of the payment made. Send the confirmation to utbildningsadministrator@ehs.se and state your T-number in the email.

Reimbursement of the tuition fee

University College Stockholm may reimburse tuition fees either in part or in their entirety if a student is prevented for special reasons from participating in the study programme. A decision on reimbursement is made by University College Stockholm based on an individual assessment.

To apply for the reimbursement of the tuition fee, please contact humanrights@ehs.se.

Fall semester 2024

The fall semester starts on the 2 September.  Before the start of the semester, you need to make some preparations to be able to start your studies. Read the following instructions carefully!

Student account in Ladok (grading system) and Canvas (course website)

UCS is connected to the national grading system LADOK where courses and grades are registered. In Ladok, every student can extract verifiable certificates of registrations and results.

UCS uses the learning platform Canvas for publishing so-called “course websites”. In the course website, each teacher uploads information, study materials and communicates with students about the course.

To log in to Ladok and Canvas, you need to obtain an eduID, which is an unique e-identification for the university.

To be able to obtain an eduID and acces Ladok and Canvas, please contact our office at utbildningsadministrator@ehs.se for help with the registration. If you don’t contact our office and don’t receive an eduID, you will not ble able to access the teaching material, your grades and other important information relevant for your studies.

Admission results

Have questions about your admissions results? Look for your question here.

Residence permit

In order to study for more than 90 days in Sweden, you must apply for a student residence permit. Read more about how to apply for a permit for studies or research in Sweden at the Swedish Migration Agency website here

NOTE! University College Stockholm is not responsible for providing student residence permits. It is the student’s own responsibility to find out information and start the application process.