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December, 2013

INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS (This document consists of three pages.)

Overview

Alternative possibilities for international students

The following alternatives are available to international students applying to the Royal College of Music inStockholm (KMH):

• Free movers to regular programmes (subject to the same admission procedures as Swedish nationals)

• Exchange students (participating in the Nordplus or Erasmus or Linnaeus-Palme programmes).

KMH academic year starts in late August or beginning of September each year. The fall semester ends around

January 20. Spring semester starts on January 21 and ends around June 10 each year.

Admission is by application only, and occurs only once a year for studies beginning in the fall semester (late

August) or in the spring semester (January). Thus, exchange students wanting to arrive for spring semester must

apply almost a year in advance! Decisions regarding admission are made centrally and based on the results of

the auditions/entrance examinations. No individual administrator or teacher has authority to grant admission.

Financing and study permits

Tuition fees

International students from outside of EU/EEA countries 1 and Switzerland have to pay tuition fees at all Swedish

Universities or Colleges, also at KMH. The tuition fee for one academic year of full-time studies at KMH is SEK

255.000 (approx. EUR 28.500, approx. USD 40.000). The tuition fee system is combined with a national Swedish

scholarship programme for international students. At present, KMH has received funding for one single

scholarship every second year. KMH principal has decided that this scholarship should be open to application

for accepted master degree students and covering the full-time tuitions fees for a two-year master programme at

KMH. All other international students (including applicants for the single scholarship but not awarded) – if

accepted through the entrance examinations – have to find other recourses to pay the tuitions fees. The tuition

fees must be paid in advance for each semester.

Prospective students from inside the EU/EEA2 and Switzerland and students participating in exchange

programmes do not pay any tuition fees.

Please be aware that international students usually do NOT qualify for Swedish State study loans. With

exception of the above mentioned national scholarship programme, KMH cannot offer financial aid, scholarships

for living or free boarding for international students.

Residence permits for studies

International students applying for residence permits for studies (from countries whose citizens require a visa)

must be able to show by the application to a Swedish Embassy/Consulate that they have sufficient funds (in

addition to funds for tuition fees) at their disposal to support themselves during their entire stay in Sweden (see

below). Thus, such students must be able to cover all their living costs during their entire stay in Sweden and in

addition any tuition fees, if such fees should be charged.

Requirements by the Swedish Migration Board for a residence permit to study in Sweden

To be obtain a permit you must intend to study and:

• have a valid passport.

• be admitted to full-time studies

• be able to support yourself for the planned study period

• have comprehensive health insurance if you are admitted to studies for less than one year

You must be able to support yourself for the planned study period

The support requirement is at present a minimum of SEK 7 300 per month. If you intend to study for one year or more you must show that

you can support yourself for 10 months per year.

Source: webpage of the Swedish Migration Board, www.migrationsverket.se

1 EU = European union 28 countries. EEA = European Economic Area. The non-EU members of the EEA are Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.2 Also applicable for applicants holding permanent residence permits to Sweden.



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Other rules apply for citizens from the other Nordic countries (i.e. Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway), for

EU/EEA citizens and for those who are long-term residents in another EU-country. Please consult the webpage

of the Swedish Migration Board for details.

Language requirements

Please note that the Swedish language is, as a general rule, used during all courses and lessons at KMH as well as in

auditions/entrance examinations. (Exceptions are the Joint Master Programmes in Nordic Folk/Traditional Music (NoFo),

www.nordicmaster.net, the Nordic Masters Programme in Jazz (NOMAZZ), and the Master in Contemporary Performance

and Composition (CoPeCo), which are taught in English). Therefore, good knowledge of the Swedish language is obligatory

for all applicants to all undergraduate (bachelor) programmes and this knowledge must be reached before a possible start of

studies at KMH. International applicants to such programmes must submit proof of sufficient knowledge of Swedish with

their application, i.e. passed Tisus-test (see Stockholm University webpage, www.su.se, about Tisus).

For exchange programme students instruction during individual lessons can be given in English. In such cases, a very good

command of English is required, and international applicants must submit proof of sufficient knowledge of English with their

application. Please see information on www.universityadmissions.se for English tests. English 6 is required.

Please note that, for all teacher-training (music education) programmes, excellent knowledge of Swedish is required of ALL

students.

Admission procedure

Applicants to KMH shall register on-line on a national application platform common for all higher education in

Sweden. (Exchange students have a separate procedure. Please see below!) The main deadline for applications

to KMH is January 15, 2014 for most programmes (except teacher training programmes) starting the academic year 2014/15. Deadline for teacher training programmes is April 15, 2014.

Free movers to regular programmes

International applicants who wish to become regular students at KMH must follow the same admission procedure as Swedish

applicants. Such applicants are required to appear in person for auditions (entrance examinations) held in Stockholm each

March. (There are no possibilities to apply to regular programmes by recordings!)

Complete applications to the regular performance programmes (including composition and conducting) must be

submitted on-line to the application platform www.universityadmissions.se no later than JANUARY 15, each year.

( Application deadline to KMH regular music education programmes is April 15, 2014. For these programmes proved

excellent knowledge of Swedish is required as all tuition is exclusively in Swedish language and on university level. Please,

see details in Swedish section of the KMH website). The KMH programmes will be opened from December 2, 2013. When

registering online, please follow the presented detailed instructions on how to proceed and what to submit. For moreinformation, please consult the application platform www.universityadmissions.se and the KMH website (www.kmh.se). If

you need additional information, you are welcome to contact KMH Student Affairs Office (see contact information below).

Information on specific audition requirements will later be available (mainly in Swedish). The Student Affairs Office can

provide some information in English for programmes where Swedish is not required.

Exchange students

For students already studying at an institution participating in one of the Nordplus or Erasmus or Linnaeus-Palme or bilateral

exchange programmes, please contact the international coordinator at your (home) school for information regarding

programme requirements. All applications made for one of the above exchange programmes MUST be proved and

forwarded to KMH by the international coordinator at your school. Please do not send the application form to KMH yourself.

Exchange students don’t have to take part in the entrance examinations (unless they want to do so) but instead have to submit

a high quality recording together with the application and required papers. This recording will be part of the selection

procedure deciding which applicants to admit. (From 2013 Nordplus applications should be submitted in the NOAS on-line

system. Please contact the international coordinator of your home school for more information).

The deadline for exchange student applications for Erasmus programmes is FEBRUARY 15 each year and for the

Nordplus programme MARCH 1 each year (with exception of all conducting programmes where the deadline is

JANUARY 15 each year). Applications including all submitted material (see below) must be received by KMH (via regular

mail-Erasmus and on-line Nordplus) no later than those dates.

What to submit with your application (enclosures)

Free movers to regular programmes

• Application on-line to the application platform.

• Attested paper copy of passport has to be submitted of all non-Swedish applicants in order to verify their citizenship.

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Attested paper copies of upper secondary education degrees and relevant higher education certificates.• Additional required material depending on your applied programme – different for each programme. For specific

requirements concerning your intended programme of study, please consult later the application platform and the KMH

webpage (www.kmh.se). For example a repertoire list, or scores of own compositions (composition programmes), letter

of motivation, a.o. can be required. Please, do not send any material that is not required.



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Exchange students

• Application form (the Nordplus on-line system NOAS or the AEC Erasmus paper form).

• Copies of all transcripts/diplomas relating to previous music education (if applicable). (For Nordplus submitted on-line).

• A Learning Agreement or a Recommendation Letter from a teacher of your main instrument. (For Nordplus submitted on-line).

• A good quality, unedited recording (maximum 10 minutes) of your playing/singing, containing three different

pieces/movements demonstrating different genres/styles/époques. For Jazz students, the recording shall include one of

your own compositions, and at least one piece where you perform a live improvisation of your own (no transcriptions)

on your main instrument together with an ensemble/rhythm-section. Conductors and eurhythmic students include a

video/DVD and composers should send scores (see below!) (For Nordplus submitted on-line).

ALL enclosures MUST be sent in the same letter/parcel (for Nordplus submitted on-line). Applications not including all

required enclosures will be disregarded without further communication, i.e. the recording, for example, can NOT be

submitted later.

Exceptions (applicable to all applicants)

Conducting

Applications to all conducting programmes (including regular and guest student applicants as well as exchange applicants)

must be received no later than JANUARY 15 each year . Submitted material shall include a good quality video/DVD of a

concert or rehearsal clearly marked with the applicant’s name. The camera should be focused on the conductor from the

front, i.e. as seen by the orchestra or choir members. On the basis of the videos/DVDs submitted, some applicants will be

selected and invited to personally participate in the entrance examinations held in Stockholm in the middle of March eachyear.

Composition

Applications to all composition programmes are to be accompanied with a representative selection of the applicant’s own

compositions, arrangements, and other works. Please do not send originals, and ensure that each page of all submissions is

clearly marked with the applicant’s name. (Material sent in is not returned to applicant). On the basis of the submitted

material, some applicants to the regular (two or three year) composition programmes will be selected and invited to

participate in the entrance examinations held in Stockholm in March. Exchange students will be selected on basis of the

submitted material.

Applicants to programmes including movement/Eurhythmics

Exchange applicants with one of the above mentioned subjects as main “instrument” are required to include a good quality

video/DVD with the submitted material. The recording has to be marked with the applicant’s name and clearly show the

applicant in a relevant performance or similar situation. If there is a group performance, the role of the applicant in that

performance has to be stated in the submitted material as well as how to identify the applicant within the group. On the basis

of the submitted material the exchange or free movers to guest student programme will be selected for admission.

Contact information

For additional information, please visit our website (www.kmh.se) or send an email ([email protected]) or call us at

telephone: +46-8-16 32 00, +46-8-16 18 41, +46-8-16 18 00.

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