Information for international students who are admitted to Human Rights and Democracy Studies

Welcome to University College Stockholm (UCS)!

Congratulations! It is our pleasure to inform you that you have been admitted to the Master’s Program in Human Rights and Democracy.

On this page you will find important information that will be useful, so please read it carefully. If you have any questions, you can contact us at humanrights@ehs.se. We wish you a warm welcome and hope that you will enjoy your period of studies. 

Program information

Master’s Program in Human Rights and Democracy at University College Stockholm is a 2-year full-time on campus study (100%) program of 120 ECTS credits. The program starts in the autumn semester on the 1st of September 2025 and ends on the 6th of June 2027.  Mandatory attendance is required of minimum 80% at UCS. The semester will begin with a few introductory days where you are introduced to the studies and the university. The schedule for the introduction days will be sent out in July.

Confirm your place and register for the program

You need to contact us at the latest by 5th of April 2025 to confirm that you want to keep your place on the program. If you do not contact us by this time, you will lose your place on the program.

To be able to register for the program you need to:

  1. Contact us to confirm your place on the program 
  2. Pay the tuition fee (if required, see more information below)
  3. Register in the learning platforms Ladok and Canvas (our office will assist you when you contact us) 

Send an email to humanrights@ehs.se and enter your full name (the same name you used on universityadmissions.se), and your date of birth when you email us.

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
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. 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.

Follow the steps to make the payment: 

  1. Contact us to confirm your place on the program and our office will reply to your email by sending you the invoice. 
  2. Follow instructions on the invoice to make the payment. The payment must be paid in full as soon as possible to be registered on the program. If you do not make the payment, you will be removed from the program and lose your place. NOTE! State your Identification (which you will find on invoice. It is your date of birth followed by a letter and 3 digits), in the message when you make a bank transfer of the tuition fee.
  3. After you have completed the payment, you must contact us 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 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 utbildningsadministrator@ehs.se

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 residence permit 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.

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

Before the start of the semester, you need to make some preparations to be able to start your studies. Read the following instructions carefully!

UCS is connected to the national grading system LADOK where courses and grades are registered. In Ladok, every student can extract verifiable certificates of your 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 access 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 be able to access the teaching material, your grades and other important information relevant for your studies. 

Admission results

Have questions about your admission results? Look for your question here. If you need additional documents issued from University College Stockholm contact out office. 

Schedule is published on our website. There you can search for courses through the link “Build your own schedule”. The schedule can be viewed as a graphic schedule or text schedule. You can also subscribe to the schedule and add it to your own calendar.

It is important that you acquire literature well in advance before the course starts. At the school library, it is only possible to borrow a few copies of books for a very short time period. We have listed some helpful information that you can access via the links bellow. 

Each course of the programme is available in the COURSE CATALOGUE. Search for the course by name or by the course code that starts with 5MR to find the information about the course and the course literature. The teacher will also publish the Syllabus in Canvas. See the list of courses here.

For information about online bookstores contact the school library: UCS library

Students of human rights in Sweden have a Facebook group where they buy and sell used course literature. Search for the group “MR books” on Facebook and ask to join.

UCS offers educational support to students with disabilities. In order for you to be able to take advantage of that support, you need to send in a medical certificate, speech therapist examination or other documentation that proves your permanent disability.

You can register your documents and apply for support through a form on our website.  

You also need to contact Henrik Hannfors the coordinator for educational support, to book a introductory meeting when the semester has started: henrik.hannfors@ehs.se

The USC uses e-mail to send out information to you. We send all student information to the e-mail address you have entered on universityadmissions.se and therefore it is important that you keep your contact information on University Admissions updated.

UCS processes personal data in accordance with the Swedish law. When you have your personal data registered or otherwise processed, you have the right to be informed about the management of your data.

The student union at UCS actively participates in the university’s educational development. Read more at the student union’s website. 

On our Facebook page you can find information about news at UCS as well as updates about external seminars and activities that may be of interest. Like and follow us on Facebook and you will receive updates: EHS-MR-Facebook

Follow us on instagram enskilda_hogskolan_mr

Check our website for additional information about student life at USC and the library as well as a road map with directions to the school. 

Once you have obtained login credentials to Canvas you will be able to access the Student handbook (it is located under the program page). The Student handbook contains all necessary information about studies and student life as well as how to get around Stockholm. 

We are looking forward to welcoming you to UCS.
Kind regards
School of Human Rights and Democracy 
Åkeshovsvägen 29, 168 38 Bromma
humanrights@ehs.se.