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Architecture: Portfolio for exchange studies

It is mandatory for architecture students that applies for exchange studies to submit a portfolio. Here you get information about what your portfolio should contain and how to submit it.

It is mandatory for architecture students who apply for exchange studies during application rounds 1 or 2 to submit a portfolio. The quality of the portfolio is evaluated by a jury that consists of the Programme Directors and a team of teachers at the School of Architecture. By reviewing the portfolio, the jury assesses whether you can be considered for nomination for an exchange place. Please note that you do not need to submit a portfolio if you are making a late application at the start of the autumn semester .

You must have finished the following amount of courses depending on your programme:

  • If you are a students at the master's programme in Architecture (TARKM), you must have finished all of the courses in year 1 before you can start your exchange studies. Students at TARKM can only go abroad for one semester.
  • If you are a student at the five-year Swedish Arkitekturprogrammet (ARKIT) and want to go on exchange studies in year 4, you need to have finished all courses in years 1-3 before starting your exchange studies. If you are going to exchange studies in year 5 of ARKIT, you must have finished all courses in years 1-4 before starting your exchange studies.

This applies to your portfolio:

  • If you are an applicant from the master's programme in Architecture (TARKM), you can include some projects from your previous studies in the portfolio. However, it is mandatory to include all of the projects from the studies at KTH.
  • If you are an applicant from the five-year Arkitektprogrammet (ARKIT), you can only include projects from your programme studies at KTH in your portfolio.

The jury at KTH, not the exchange university, will review the portfolio. Upload the portfolio to OneDrive no later than the application deadline for exchange studies.