Exchange

AT SSEThe Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) is ranked as the best business school in the Nordicand Baltic countries. SSE educates talented women and men for leading positions in theno.1

business community, politics, NGOs and the public sector, and has done so since 1909. Ourin the Nordiccountries

school has earned a reputation for excellence, both in Sweden and around the world.

WELCOME TO THE STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
All education relies on relevant and current research, andthe high quality of SSE’s programs can be maintained
because of its collaboration with Swedish and international
corporations as well as its dedicated professors andresearchers. Further evidence of SSE’s high quality is theSchool’s EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System)
accreditation, which warrants that all degree programs
and research are of top international standard.
SSE works with the international business community as wellas highly ranked universities and business schools aroundthe world. Every year SSE welcomes about 250 exchange
students, many of whom study within the framework of PIM(Partnership in International Management), a network ofbusiness schools from all over the world.
SSE is the only Swedish university in CEMS (The GlobalAlliance of Management Education), a community of leadingbusiness schools and multinational corporations. SSE isalso the only Nordic representative in ICEDR (InternationalConsortium for Executive Development Research).

SEMESTER DATESAt SSE the semester is divided into two study periods, each ofthem is concluded by a two-week exam period. For incoming
exchange students the semester starts a couple of days earlier
with a mandatory introduction to SSE, Stockholm, Sweden.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2024/2025:
Fall 2024: September 2, 2024 – January 19, 2025
Mandatory Orientation Day for incoming students: August 30
Exchange students will have their last written exam before theChristmas Holidays, but in order to complete their exchange
studies at SSE they may also be asked to hand in an
assignment in January.
Spring 2025: January 20 – June 8, 2025
Mandatory Orientation Day for incoming students: January 17

Stockholm School of Economics ∙ Box 6501 ∙ SE-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 736 90 00 ∙ SSEexchange@hhs.se ∙ www.hhs.se

PARTNER NOMINATION DEADLINE
Nomination deadline for our partner universities is April
1 for the fall semester and October 1 for the springsemester.

HOUSING
SSE manages a number of rooms and apartments but cannot
guarantee housing for all exchange students. Useful advice
on how to find housing is available on the website:www.hhs.se/housing/

COURSES & GRADING
Courses inthe following fields are offered:• Finance• Economics• Accounting and Financial Management• Marketing• Business & Management
In addition, courses in Entrepreneurship and Languages
will be offered. The grading system at SSE is on a scalefrom Pass–Excellent. A verifiable digital transcript can be
downloaded from the Student Portal once the results for all
courses have been reported.

CONTACT US
Evelina Elo
BSc Global Program Manager & Erasmus Project Manager
Email: Evelina.Elo@hhs.se
Louisa Kellman
Incoming Exchange Coordinator - BSc Students
Email: Louisa.Kellman@hhs.se
Teri Williams
MSc Global Program Manager – Master Students
Email: Teri.Williams@hhs.se
Karin Setterbrant
CEMS Program Manager – CEMS students
Email: Karin.Setterbrant@hhs.se

LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
Exchange students study under the same standards as theSwedish students and they need to be fluent in English
to follow the courses at SSE. They are required to takecourses corresponding to 30 ECTS; i.e. 15 ECTS per period.
In general, 15 ECTS per period will require at least 40 hoursof study per week (classes included).
Some courses are characterized by traditional teaching, withlectures, written course assignments and seminars. In othercourses the teaching is to a great extent based on cases;
active participation in class is expected and contributes
to the final grade. Many of the courses require substantial
preparatory reading.

5 REASONS TO CHOOSE SSE
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
RECOGNITION
For the past 17 years, SSE has beenranked by the Financial Times as the No.1
business school in the Nordic and Balticcountries.

CLOSE TIES TO BUSINESSAND RESEARCH
Local and international business are closely
linked with the school and engaged with
our students on a daily basis. Our worldclass research influences our education andis beneficial for our corporate partners.

LOCATION: STOCKHOLM
Kazune Funato Hallgren
Exchange coordinator – CIVICA
Email: Kazune.Funato.Hallgren@hhs.seFor all other questions:
info@hhs.se or +46 8 736 90 00
More information can be found on www.hhs.se

A beautiful capital city and a leader inbusiness innovation and sustainability.

THE SSE WAY
A small business school with a substantialsocial footprint, which creates close ties
between students, faculty and staff.

CAREERS WITH AN IMPACT
SSE paves the way to a wide range ofcareer options, regardless of whether you
seek to be employed or want to become anentrepreneur.