Entry requirements for doctoral education

The Nordic region includes Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland.

Applicants who meet the general entry requirements according to point 1 or 2 (either holding a degree on the advanced level or academic education comprising of at least 240 credits (ECTS) of which 60 credits are on the advanced level) through academic credentials from a Nordic higher education institution is assessed to meet the English language requirement. This means that prospective doctoral students who fulfill the general entry requirements through academic credentials from a Nordic higher education institution, only need to submit documents that certify the general entry requirements.

The Nordic region includes Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland.

Applicants with academic or upper secondary education from outside the Nordic region often need an internationally recognised language proficiency test in English to show that they meet the English language requirements for doctoral education. 

• Degree certificate on the advanced level (usually a Master’s degree)
• Transcript of records for the degree

• Degree certificates for your Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the original language
• Transcripts of records for your Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the original language
• Diploma Supplement in the original language (if you have one)
• Translations (any exceptions can be found under the headline Documentation requirements)

• Documentation showing that you meet the English language proficiency requirement

  If you do not have a Bachelor’s degree, you can instead submit a transcript of records showing all completed courses at Bachelor’s and Master’s level. One transcript of records is usually sufficient.

• Degree certificate for your Bachelor’s degree in the original language
• Transcript of records for your Bachelor’s degree in the original language
• Transcript of records showing all courses completed so far at Master’s level
• Diploma Supplement in the original language (if you have one)
• Translations (any exceptions can be found under the headline Document requirements)
• Documentation showing that you meet the English language proficiency requirement if you studied at a higher education institution outside the Nordic countries

If you do not have a Bachelor’s degree, you can instead submit a transcript of records showing all completed courses at Bachelor’s and Master’s level. 

If you have ongoing studies at Master’s level that have not yet resulted in a degree from a higher education institution outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), you must also submit the syllabus for your Master’s programme.

If you have completed your programme:

• Degree certificate
• Transcript of records for the degree
• Diploma Supplement in the original language (if you have one)
• Translations (any exceptions can be found under the headline Document requirements)
• Documentation showing that you meet the English language proficiency requirement if you studied at a higher education institution outside the Nordic countries

If you have not yet completed your programme:

• Your most recently issued transcript of records showing all completed courses at both Bachelor’s and Master’s level
• Diploma Supplement in the original language (if you have one)
• Translations (any exceptions can be found under the headline Document requirements)
• Documentation showing that you meet the English language proficiency requirement if your ongoing studies are at a higher education institution outside the Nordic countries
• If your higher education institution is outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), you must also submit the syllabus for your Master’s programme.

The transcript must clearly indicate which courses are at Bachelor’s level and which are at Master’s level. You must also submit formal documentation issued by your higher education institution showing the number of hours, credits or ECTS credits. This information is often included in the syllabus, programme syllabus or programme description.

Yes. It does not matter if you upload the documents separately or as one combined file. KI have access to all files that you upload to your application. 

KI has access to all documents that you submit in Varbi, regardless of where you upload them.

If you wonder if your references, licence to work as a healthcare practitioner in a regulated profession, CV, letters of recommendation, personal letter, certificates of previous employments, CGPA, etcetera affect your chances of being selected by the recruiting department we kindly refer to the information in the advertisement. You will also find the name of the contact person, HR and the intended supervisor in the advertisement for further questions about selection.

We kindly refer all questions about the selection of candidate to the contact person in the advertisement. Contact information can be found in the advertisement.

Admission officers at KI will assess your submitted documents to assess if you have shown that you meet the entry requirements. After that, the recruiting department makes a selection among the eligible candidates. If you are selected, you will hear it directly from the KI department and not from the admissions officers.

Review information about equivalent knowledge to the general eligibility to doctoral education. Fill out the form for application of assessment of equivalent knowledge. 

Note that you can only apply for assessment of equivalent knowledge for the general eligibility to doctoral education. It is not possible to apply for equivalent knowledge for the specific eligibility requirement (language proficiency in English).

You must submit scans of your original degree/diploma and transcript. Copies will not be accepted. Find out more under the headline Document requirements.

Translation of the Degree certificate

If the degree certificate has been issued in a language other than Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English, French, or German, an official translation must be provided. An official translation is one that has been completed by an authorised translator, a translation agency, or another professional translator. The translation must be in Swedish or English.

Translation of the Transcript of records

If the transcript of records has been issued in a language other than Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, or English, an official translation must be provided. An official translation is one that has been completed by an authorised translator, a translation agency, or another professional translator. The translation must be in Swedish or English.

Yes. If you hold a master’s degree diploma it is enough that you submit your master’s degree diploma together with official transcript of records. However, if you have a foreign bachelor’s or master’s degree diploma from a country where the academic levels differ from those established within the Bologna collaboration, you must also submit your bachelor’s degree diploma together with its transcript of records.

If your master’s degree studies are ongoing, make sure to submit transcript of records and syllabus.

It is not enough that you submit only your Swedish licence to work as a healthcare practitioner in a regulated profession issued by the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) when you apply for a doctoral position at KI. It is because the provisions for licence and competence to work in a health care profession differs from the regulations that apply for higher academic education at doctoral level. The entry requirements to education at doctoral level are regulated in the Higher Education Ordinance  and are assessed by higher education institutions. Even if you have previously applied for a licence to work as a healthcare practitioner in a regulated profession, you must submit your academic documentation to KI when you apply to a doctoral position at KI.