Supplementing your foreign degree

You can supplement your qualification if you have a foreign degree in biomedical science. This will enable you to apply for a Swedish biomedical scientist licence from the National Board of Health and Welfare. Programmes are offered by Uppsala University, the University of Gothenburg, Linköping University and Kristianstad University. The programmes are taught in Swedish.

Supplementary programmes for biomedical scientists via Find and compare programmes (in Swedish)

If you received your dentistry degree abroad, you can access supplementary programmes at the University of Gothenburg, Malmö University or Karolinska Institutet. The programmes are taught in Swedish.

Supplementary programmes for dentists via Find and compare programmes (in Swedish)

Supplementary programmes are available if you completed your medical degree abroad. They're offered by the University of Gothenburg, Linköping University, Lund University or Karolinska Institutet (60 credits). Umeå University also offers a two-year distance learning programme at 50% pace (120 credits). All programmes are taught in Swedish.

Supplementary programmes for medical doctors via Find and compare programmes (in Swedish)

This programme supplements midwifery qualifications issued in a country outside of the EU/EEA and Switzerland. By completing the programme, you’ll be eligible to apply for a Swedish midwifery licence. The programme is given by Karolinska Institutet. It involves both theoretical components and a clinical placement. The programme is taught in Swedish.

Complementary programme for midwives on the KI website

The programmes are aimed at those who have received approval from the National Board of Health and Welfare to participate in a supplementary programme for nurses with degrees from a country outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. The programmes are offered by Karolinska Institutet, the University of Gothenburg, Luleå University of Technology, Linnaeus University and the University of Gävle. The programmes are taught in Swedish.

Supplementary programmes for nurses via Find and compare programmes (in Swedish)

Supplementary programmes for foreign pharmacy degrees are given by the University of Gothenburg or Uppsala University (distance learning course). The programmes are taught in Swedish.

Supplementary programmes for pharmacists via Find and compare programmes (in Swedish)

Lund University, Umeå University and Uppsala University (90 credits) offer supplementary programmes to people with psychology degrees from abroad. The programmes are taught in Swedish.

Supplementary programmes for psychologists via Find and compare programmes (in Swedish)

Stockholm University offers supplementary programmes for people with a law degree from abroad. The programme is taught in Swedish.

Supplementary programmes for solicitors via Find and compare programmes (in Swedish)

Supplementary programmes are available if you qualified as a teacher abroad. They're offered by Linköping University, the University of Gothenburg, Malmö University, Stockholm University, Umeå University and Örebro University. The programmes are taught in Swedish.

Supplementary programme for teachers on the Stockholm University website