Requirements for Admission

The course in Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics is open for all students world wide having proficiency in English and sufficient prior educational background. The course is free of charge for citizens of European Union, EEA, and Switzerland, as well as it may also be free of charge for official exchange students from other countries and for residents of Sweden. Full information and the options available to attend the course will be mailed to you after you have signed up for the course on the sign up page.

For students with European Union education at least 150 ECTS credits are required from a university education or corresponding education. It is generally required that at least 60 of the ECTS credits are within an area of bioscience or the corresponding, such as from pharmaceutical, medical, veterinary-medical, dental or natural science education. However, for some engineering programs like chemical technology, molecular biotechnology and bioinformatics 30 of the ECTS credits is sufficient to have within bioscience. An individual assessment of the student's credits may be made before admission whereupon depending of the students background the requirements may deviate from the above stated.

For students with non-European education at least two and a half years of studies in the areas corresponding to above is required, with admission being made after individual examination of the student's credits.

Upon signing up you will obtain a mail with instructions on the documents required to complete your application.

About ECTS

ECTS, short for the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other collaborating European countries.

For successfully completed studies, ECTS credits are awarded at 60 credits per annum, corresponding to approximately 1500-1800 hours of study, irrespective of standard or qualification type. This facilitates transfer and progression throughout the nations of the union.

The new ECTS credit system makes it easier for us as an education provider to assess the merits of international students. It also makes your life easier because the education that you receive from different universities can more easily be accounted for in your degree.

The course in pharmaceutical bioinformatics awards 7.5 ECTS credits and is thus a 5 week course, corresponding to approximately 200 hours of study. These can be transferred to your formal degree as an optional course.