Where can I travel
Here is a list of universities and colleges with which NLA has an exchange agreement. Want to know which places are perfect for your studies? Just click on the department in the menu to the left, and let the dream of student life abroad begin!
Here you will find information about exchange programs for those of you who are taking primary or kindergarten teacher education.
As a teacher student, there are many good reasons to go on exchange
Exchange makes you better equipped to understand and communicate with people from different cultures, which is invaluable in a diverse classroom. You gain insight into how kindergartens and schools function in other countries, and learn new pedagogical methods and teaching strategies. Exchange challenges you to adapt to new environments, cultures and languages, and strengthens your ability to manage changes. You make contacts with students and professionals from all over the world, which can be invaluable both in your study career and working life. In short, exchange gives you a competitive advantage as a fully qualified teacher, enriches your professional competence and your life outside the classroom.
Read also about the teacher students Mats, Emma and Inge Andrés' experiences on exchange.
Plan your exchange
On this page you will find suggestions for places to study that may fit into your study program. Remember that there may be changes to the course offerings at the host institution. You must always have individual pre-approval before you go on exchange.
Practice
Usually you do not get practice through the host institution abroad. Practice will be arranged at another time. The 6th semester is practice-free to make the exchange easier.
Important info
- This information applies to cohort 2023 and subsequent.
- Your master's subject determines your exchange opportunities: The information under your master's subject determines when you can go on exchange.
What are electives and school-relevant subjects?
Electives
Electives are teaching subjects, special education and school-relevant subjects.
Teaching subjects
- GLU Bergen students: science, music, arts and crafts, religious education, social studies, physical education.
- GLU Oslo students: science, music, English, religious education, social studies, physical education.
School-relevant subjects
Subjects that are related to the school. This may include topics within:
- Educational research
- Interdisciplinary themes as described in the study plans for NLA University College and in the study regulations
- School management and organizational development
- Existing school subjects cf. Curriculum
- Pedagogical themes
Application deadlines
For GLU students, the application deadline varies depending on whether you are going on exchange in the 5th or 6th semester:
Exchange in the 5th semester: Application deadline 15 February in your 4th semester.
Exchange in the 6th semester: Application deadline 15 September in your 5th semester.
Click here to apply for exchange: How to apply
Exchange agreements in Europe
- AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp, Antwerp (Erasmus+)
- Varna University of Management, Varna (Erasmus+)
- Danish School of Media and Journalism, Copenhagen/Aarhus (Erasmus+)
- University College Absalon, Sorø (Erasmus+)
- Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki (Erasmus+)
- Jyväskylä University, Jyväskylä (Erasmus+)
- Institut Catholique de Paris (Catholic University of Paris), Paris (Erasmus+)
- Lyon Catholic University, Lyon (Erasmus+)
- Université de Caen Normandie, Caen (Erasmus+)
- University of Cyprus, Nicosia (Erasmus+)
- Vilnius University, Vilnius (Erasmus+)
- Christeljike Hogeschool Ede (Christian University of Applied Sciences), Ede (Erasmus+)
- Driestar Educatief (Driestar Christian University), Gouda (Erasmus+)
- Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen (Erasmus+)
- HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Erasmus+)
- Protestantse Theologische Universiteit (Protestant Theological University), Groningen og Amsterdam (Erasmus+)
- Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz (Erasmus+)
- University of Silesia in Katowice (Erasmus+)
- ISLA Santarém (Erasmus+)
- Partium Christian University (Erasmus+)
- Universidad de Alicante, Alicante (Erasmus+)
- Linköping University, Linköping (Erasmus+)
- Masaryk University, Brno (Erasmus+)
- Metropolitan University Prague, Prague (Erasmus+)
- Christian Albrechts Universität, Kiel (Erasmus+)
- Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena (Erasmus+)
- Hochschule für Kirchenmusik der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Württemberg (Erasmus+)
- Munich Business School, Munich (Erasmus+)
- Karoli Gaspar University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest (Erasmus+)
- Universität Salzburg, Salzburg (Erasmus+)
Exchange agreements in Africa
- University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Stellenbosch University, South Africa