Information for Incoming Exchange Students
Situated in the heart of a beautiful and historic city, we are placed among the top 30 universities in the UK for student satisfaction in the Guardian University Guide 2023, listed in the world’s top 130 universities in the Times Higher Education’s (THE) Young University Rankings 2022, and hold a top five-star score overall in the QS Stars rating system of global universities.
The University of Lincoln welcomes nominations from our Exchange Partner Institutions. Please see the below deadlines for receiving nominations and online application forms. We are required to register exchange students for their courses prior to their arrival on campus.
Semester A/Full Year | Semester B | |
Nominations | 31 May 2023 | 1 October 2023 (Study Abroad) 1 November 2023 (Erasmus+) |
Applications |
30 June 2023 |
1 November 2023 (Study Abroad) 15 November 2023 (Erasmus+) |
Exchange Partner Institutions will be provided with a Nomination Form to submit prior to the deadlines. Once we have received the student's information an application will be created in the system and an email will be sent to the student containing their login information.
Term Dates
Autumn (Semester A): | Spring (Semester B): |
18 September 2023 - 24 September 2023: Welcome (Orientation) Week | 22 January 2024 - 28 January 2024: Welcome Week |
25 September 2023 - 15 December 2023: Formal Teaching | 29 January 2024 - 22 March 2024: Formal Teaching |
18 December 2023 - 7 January 2024: Holiday | 25 March 2024 - 7 April 2024: Easter Break |
8 January 2024 - 12 January 2024: Formal Teaching | 8 April 2024 - 10 May 2024: Formal Teaching |
15 January 2024 - 26 January 2024: Examinations* | 13 May 2024 - 31 May 2024: Examinations* |
*Most modules chosen by incoming exchange students do not require you to sit any examinations, but please check with your School before making travel arrangements.
You can find out more about Welcome Week, including Welcome Week timetables and how to enrol at https://welcomeweek.lincoln.ac.uk/international-students/.