To qualify for our exchange programme, the following requirements must be fulfilled: Your home university must have an agreement with the University of Iceland in your field of study. Students must have completed 60 ECTS credits (or equivalent) at an undergraduate level at their home university before their exchange studies. Applicants from countries outside the EEA/EFTA whose native language is not English must submit proof of English proficiency by providing TOEFL or IELTS results. A self-assessment of English proficiency is included in the student application.

Application deadlines

For citizens outside of EEA/EFTA Autumn semester or full academic year: 1 April. Spring semester: 1 September. For EEA/EFTA citizens Autumn semester or full academic year: 1 May. Spring semester: 1 October.

Single Courses for Exchange Students

Students must have their course selection ready and accepted by their home university before applying for their exchange online. Single courses for exchange students.

Home university nomination

All students wishing to apply for exchange studies at the University of Iceland must begin the process by applying to their home university. We request information about selected students from the international coordinator at the home university via our online nomination database. After the coordinator has nominated the student and if the nomination is accepted, an email will be sent to respective student with detailed application instructions. For further information on the nomination process, please ask your international coordinator to contact the International Division: incoming@hi.is.