Housing for international students
This page is for international coordinators. It contains information about our student accommodation and which student groups can apply for accommodation. You will also find suggestions on how to design information emails to students.
The University rents out approximately 650 apartments, of which approximately 550 are rented to incoming international students. Accommodation is let through the Housing Office of the Property Management Office.
Who can get accommodation?
We only offer accommodation to exchange students and fee-paying students in accordance with current legislation.
There are fewer accommodations than incoming students. This means that not everyone who applies for accommodation can be offered a place.
Student accommodation is allocated according on a priority basis. The priority groups are exchange students and UHR scholarship holders. We do not guarantee accommodation.
Number of beds and types of accommodation
The University provides student accommodation in four areas on or near the campus:
- Kungshamra: About 40 corridor rooms with private bathrooms and shared kitchens.
- Lappskärrsberget: Approximately 300 corridor rooms with private bathrooms and a shared kitchen in each corridor.
- Nora torg: Just over 30 rooms with kitchenettes and a large kitchen in the common areas.
- Albano: Over 150 apartments (studios and 1-2 bedroom apartments).
Information for exchange coordinators
It is important to inform your incoming students in good time that the University offers student accommodation and to direct them to the Student Accommodation web pages in English.
There they will find all the information they need, including application deadlines for the current semester. You should also advise them that there is no guarantee of accommodation and that they should seek accommodation through other channels.
Housing for international students (information for international students)
Before the semester begins
Before the semester starts, you will receive an email from the Housing Office that you should forward to the department's exchange students. The email contains information on how exchange students can apply for housing. Please also attach the guide Accommodation application.
Accommodation application guide spring 2025
Pdf, 526.5 kB.
Mail: Exchange students applying for housing spring 2025
Word, 19 kB.
Matching outgoing and incoming students
As an international coordinator at an institution, you have the opportunity to help the institution's students find accommodation by matching outgoing and incoming students. We have put together some tips, advice and recommendations on how this process can work.
Priority scheme
Each institution decides how to prioritise students in each category, in addition to the university's overall priority scheme.
Please contact the International Office for assistance and advice on prioritisation.
Priority order for student housing Pdf, 82.4 kB.
Exchange student priority list (template in Confluence)
Submission of accommodation lists for internationalstudents (Service Portal)
Checklist
- Assign a priority number to each student and indicate if they are from outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland.
- List all students interested in applying for accommodation with a priority number.
- Check that the information on the accommodation list is correct before submitting the list via the Service Portal.
- Notify if a student on the accommodation list requires accessible accommodation (disability only).
- Inform if a student cancels their exchange so that the accommodation can be offered to another student.
- Inform students that they are responsible for cancelling their tenancy agreement by sending an email to housingoffice@su.se. Students must email the Housing Office even if they have notified the institution that they are cancelling or terminating their exchange. Read more about the rules for cancelling a tenancy below.
Deadline for submission of accommodation list
For the autumn semester: 17 May
For the spring semester: 17 October
Submit your list well in advance – accommodation allocation starts the following day.
Allocation of accommodation
- By 30 June/30 November, an offer of accommodation will be sent to students who have been offered accommodation in the first round. Before the start of the semester, the Housing Office will email a list of all students who have been offered accommodation to all International Coordinators at each department.
- Exchange students who have not been offered accommodation in the first allocation will receive an information email from the Housing Office informing them that they are on a waiting list and providing information on how to find accommodation on their own.
- Exchange students will only receive one offer of accommodation. If they decide not to accept the offer, they must find accommodation themselves.
- Accommodation is rented on a termly basis only. Shorter leases are not possible. A tenancy agreement may be extended for a maximum of two semesters, provided that the tenant is studying at the University for the duration of the tenancy.
- Fee-paying students, other than UHR Scholars, who are not on the housing list will be offered accommodation on a waiting list basis, subject to availability.
Summer accommodation
During the summer there are usually vacant student residences available for use by international students on summer courses. These residences are booked by the department and rent is paid by internal debit. Booking requests are made via the Service Portal.
Cancellation policy
- Students who have signed a contract and cancel before the arrival date will be charged one month's rent as a cancellation fee.
- Students who cancel their contract on or after the arrival date will be charged a minimum of three months' rent as a cancellation fee.
- The cancellation fee applies regardless of the reason why a student does not move in, including visa problems and personal reasons.