Start your studies as exchange student
On this page you can find instructions and other important information that applies to exchange students starting a course or programme at Halmstad University.
Registration needed
In order to confirm your place and start your studies at Halmstad University, you need to apply for an activation code, create a student account and register for your courses. Please follow below steps carefully to successfully register as a student at Halmstad University.
If you cannot start your studies on time, you have to contact us, as late arrivals need to be granted.
Create a student account and register as a student
You need to create a student account to be able to register for your upcoming studies and access the University's digital tools. Please follow below steps to start the process.
1. Apply for activation code
You will have to apply for an activation code via below application form. This is the first step of the registration process. After submitting the form, the Student Affairs Department will process the information and you will later receive an activation code by email. This might take a few days.
2. Create student account and register for your programme/course
a. Create a student account
When you have received the activation code, go to the student account registration page and choose the option applicable to you. Follow the instructions on the page.
Create student account External link.
After finishing the instructions you will be redirected to a page showing your student account login details, which you will use for all digital tools at Halmstad University.
b. Register for your courses
When you have obtained your student account, the University will register you for your first course in Student Ladok so that you get access to the course material for the specific course. You will receive a confirmation email of your registration when it is done.
Login by entering your student account details.
Student Ladok External link.
It is important that your contact details are correct so that you don't miss out on important information from the University and from your teachers. You can edit your contact details on "My pages" in Student Ladok.
After registration: Prepare for the study start
Course material in Blackboard
A few hours after you have created your student account, you can log in to Blackboard, the University's learning platform. This is where you will conduct most of your studies and where your teachers will upload your course material. You need to be registered on your course to get access to your study material.
Please note that the course location and/or information may be missing when you log in to Blackboard. This is not an error, it is just because many teachers wait until the course starts to post information. If the teacher has created a course site and you as a student is registered, you can access your course site at the earliest one week before the course starts.
Schedule
You can find your schedule on "My page" here at the student web after you have registered as a student. Please press "see full schedule" to see your course schedule.
If you want to have a look at the schedule for a specific course before your have registered, you can search for the schedule via below link.
Search schedule External link.
Access card / Library card
In order to get access to the campus facilitites, you need an access card. This card can also be used as a library card at the University Library. You create the card in the online HH card platform.
Log ins and passwords
After creating your student account, you can find information about, for example, how to log in to your student email, Blackboard and Student Ladok on the page Student account. You can also find instructions on how to connect to the University wi-fi.
Course syllabus
Every course has a course syllabus describing the various parts of the course and what you need to learn in order to get your credits. At the end of the syllabus you can find the course literature list, stating which articles and books you are expected to use during the course.
You can access "My page" via the link below or via the menu in the upper right corner (for example on this page). Login with your student account login details.
If you want to access your course syllabus including a literature list prior to registration, you can search for it via below link. Remember to choose the correct semester in the search form.
9 January: Mandatory introduction meeting
On January 9, a digital introduction lecture called New @ Halmstad University took place via Zoom. If you missed the introduction or want a recap of the information, you can read a summary of the lecture on our introduction page for new students on the student web.
January 15: Start of the semester
The official start of the semester is January 15. The schedule will show when you have your first lecture in your course. An introduction is made during your first lecture.
Additional information
You can look up information about everything related to your studies here at the student web. To make it easy for you as a new student, we have collected the most important introduction information on one page.