Exchange Program

North Park University's Oldest exchange Program

North Park has a strong commitment to study abroad programs in Scandinavia. The Sweden Exchange Program with Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola (SVF) in Jönköping, Sweden is North Park's oldest exchange program (30 years), with over three hundred alumni on both sides of the Atlantic. Each fall, approximately 15 North Park students study at SVF together with a cohort of 15 Swedish students. In the spring semester, all 30 students return to Chicago to continue studies at North Park University.

Students with a background of one year of college-level Swedish may apply to the SVF program and earn credits that apply to their North Parks degrees. While in Sweden, language study is emphasized, with about half of the North Park student's course load devoted to Swedish. The other subjects that are studied include International Politics, Scandinavian History and Culture, and History of the Mediterranean World.

You can learn more about Study Abroad Programs at the International Office's webpage.

Bilateral Exchanges

Other academic programs in Scandinavia with which North Park University has bilateral exchanges include:

• Mälardalen University in Sweden
• The University of Jönköping’s schools of International Business (JIBS), Health Sciences (HHS), and Education & Communication (HLK) in Sweden
• The University of Tampere: International School of Social Sciences (Finland)
• The University of Bergen (Norway)
• The University of Iceland and the University of Akureyri (Iceland)