Here you will find the most common questions and answers about Ladok.
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If you have studied at other universities/higher education institutions
If you study or have studied at several universities in Sweden, you can use the service "Change higher education institution" in
Ladok for students
and see your information from the other university.
Automatic login to wrong university/higher education institution
If you have an account at another university, you may encounter problems when logging in. It may be that you are automatically connected to the other university. You have to clear your settings by visiting this link:
Clear settings
. Then log in again and choose KTH Royal Institute of Technology as the identity service provider.
Access your information in Ladok for students when you are no longer studying
If you no longer have a KTH account, you can log in to a limited version of Ladok for students called Ladok for Alumni.
Accesswithout a Swedish personal identity number or student account
For students without a Swedish personal identity number or student account, there is currently no possibility to log in to Ladok when the student account is no longer active. For these students, it is necessary to
contact their educational institution
for this type of matter. Some students have a user account on
universityadmission.se
with their temporary personal identity number. They can continue to log in to Ladok using their
universityadmission.se
account as long as it is still active.
Log in with eduID or a different option
Click on
Ladok for students
and click "Select university", enter for example eduid in the search field and then select eduID Sweden.
In the future, select eduID, not KTH, in the list of higher education institutions when you log in. You can delete KTH as an alternative.
Frequently asked questions about Ladok (FAQ)
If the FAQ does not answer your questions, please contact
studentdata@kth.se
.
Ladok for students in your Personal menu
Log in to
Ladok for students
or via the Personal menu, found at the top of the KTH web page, and click Ladok for students under the headline Services.
You can register for upcoming courses (if the registration period is open), make course selections if needed, see current, upcoming, uncompleted and completed courses, see study results, obtain a result certificate, a certificate of expected participation or a registration certificate and apply for a degree certificate. Please note that a transcript might provide you with a better overview of your course results than just a view of your study results.
You will receive an e-mail when a new result is reported. Once the exam registration opens, you will receive an e-mail if the course or exam concerns you. An e-mail reminder will be sent out seven days before exam registration closes. When exam registration is opened, you will also receive a notification via the megaphone in the Personal menu. In the megaphone menu you can view your read and unread messages.
If you change the e-mail address, the one specified as forwarding at KTH will not be changed automatically. You do this in the Personal menu, click on your name on the left and under "My settings" you will find "Forwarding of e-mail from your KTH e-mail address". It is important that this is updated as some of the notifications that KTH sends go to the address you enter at KTH, such as room placement for exams.
Personal and contact information
You need to log in to the Personal menu, and then you will find Settings under your name.
If you change the e-mail address, the one specified as forwarding at KTH will not be changed automatically. You do this in the Personal menu - click on your name on the left, under "My settings" you will find "Forwarding of e-mail from your KTH e-mail address". It is important that this is updated as some of the notifications that KTH sends go to the address you enter at KTH, such as room placement for exams.
For students with a Swedish Personal identity number (personnummer), there is a civil registration address in Ladok. The address is updated regularly by the
Swedish Tax Office (skatteverket.se)
. If you move, you have to register your new address at the Swedish Tax Agency.
If you want to register another address you can do it via "My pages" in
Ladok for students
.
As a student without a Swedish personal identity number, you begin your studies listed in the KTH database of student records, Ladok, with an interim/temporary personal identity number. It is displayed in Ladok for students at the bottom of the menu and in your transcripts and certificates.
This number is used as a personal identity number (personnummer) on exams. It is also used with other communications platforms associated with KTH such as Mecenat, SSSB among other institutions connected to your studies.
Once you have been registered in Sweden, you will receive a legitimate Swedish personal identity number from the Swedish Tax Agency. You will need to contact KTH to replace your interim personal identity number with your Swedish personal identity number.
When you have obtained your Swedish personal identification number (personnummer) it is your duty to inform KTH about this. Please report your information via the form below to get your temporary personal identity number updated in the KTH database of student records, Ladok. This change will apply to all higher education institutions in Sweden that are affiliated with Ladok, including eventual accounts at other communications platforms connected to your studies such as Mecenat and universityadmissions.se.
Information about a new card will be sent by email automatically within a few weeks after your personal identity number changes in Ladok.
If you have a Swedish social security number and have your first name marked as "first name" in the population register, only that name is entered as a first name in Ladok. If you see all the names, it is probably not marked. Contact the
Swedish Tax Agency (skatteverket.se)
to change it.
If you have a middle name, it is entered as a prefix in your surname in Ladok.
Identity information for those with a Swedish personal identity number is owned by the population register, which is why it cannot be changed. Contact the
Swedish Tax Agency (skatteverket.se)
for a possible change.
Certificates
You can download different types of certificates yourself via Ladok for students.
Certificates are verifiable. At the bottom of each certificate are a verification code and a link to a web page. To verify the certificate follow the link, enter the Personal identity number (personnummer), enter the check number found on the certificate and a copy will be fetched in the browser.
You can restrict the information you want the certificate to show in the various available certificates. The performance certificate can for example be set to limit so that it only shows certain courses or programs.
Via your Personal menu, under the headlines Services click Manage my Studies and then on Course result.
Via your Personal menu, under the headlines Services click Manage my Studies and then on Course result.
Examination
Via Personal menu under the headline Services and the link Ladok for students you can find "Exam registration". You register for an examination via the link "Sign up for examinations". In the menu you will find "Examinations" where you can filter your registrations for exams.
The room placement for your planned examination will be sent by email to the address you registered at KTH. Ensure that you have the same address under contact details in the Personal menu under your name and My settings and then Forward email. Certain emails will be rated as spam, such as @live, @hotmail, or @outlook, which may cause our email to be stuck with the email provider.
If you have already passed a course and want to raise your grade, please contact the student service desk.
You will find your written exams in the Personal Menu under Services and Services for students or by visiting this link:
Written Exams
.
You register through Ladok for students during the exam registration period. A link to the registration is displayed on the Home page. In the menu you will find Examinations where you can filter your registrations for exams.
You register through Ladok for students during the re-exam registration period. A link to the registration is displayed on the Home page. In the menu you will find Examinations where you can filter your registrations for exams.
You can see all occasions in the examination schedule. If you have an exam to register for you will receive a notification in the megaphone symbol in the Personal menu and an email to the address you registered at KTH.
If this is the case, the course office has not yet opened up your exam for registration. Please contact the
course office
.
Under Examinations in Ladok you can see which exams you have signed up for.
Courses and course registration
Confirmation of registration will not be sent. After you have clicked on the blue "Register" button, you must immediately confirm your registration. Then a green info box will appear stating that you are registered, it will disappear shortly afterwards. If you want to see your registrations, go to "My education", by the course a blue info will appear to the right where it says "Registered".
To re-register means that you intend to take a course again. For help with re-registration for a course contact the unit that is providing the course, for example the
Student desk office
.
On the "Home page" in Ladok you can see what courses are available, for example “Upcoming”. If you can't find the course you are looking for there, contact the School's Office of Student Affairs for your program for further information.
Please note that it is important to do this before the course registration period close. The registration period must be open for registration to be possible, see registration times here:
Course registration
. On the "Home page" in Ladok for students, you will see which courses are available to register for. It says how many days are left until the registration period closes. Courses where the registration period has not yet opened are displayed on the "Home page" under the heading "Current courses", it says how many days are left until the registration period opens.
Under "My education" all courses are displayed, if you are not registered yet a white box will appear on the right where it says "Not registered". If you do not have a course there, contact the student office for your program for further guidance, important to do before the registration period is closed.
The registration period must be open in order for you to be able to register.
