28 November 2025

Linköping University is redesigning its International Business and Economics Programme. The programme, which will be the only one of its kind in Sweden, will launch in autumn 2026 with a strong international focus and compulsory study abroad as part of the degree.

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Linköping University is redesigning its International Business and Economics Programme. The programme currently offers four language specialisations – German, Spanish, French and English. From autumn 2026, these will be replaced by a single, integrated internationally focused programme. The new programme will be taught primarily in English.

“It’s very exciting. We’re taking a fresh approach with a larger and broader international programme,” says Josefine Rasmussen, programme coordinator for the International Business and Economics Programme.

A global job market

The programme provides students with a broad and robust foundation in business and economics, combined with a strong international focus that prepares them well for the global job market. It is the only programme in Sweden that combines a Master of Science in Business and Economics with an international focus.

Josefine Rasmussen is optimistic that the redesigned programme will attract strong interest.

An exchange semester is compulsory, but the programme will offer students the opportunity to spend up to one year’s study abroad. Josefine Rasmussen believes that gaining experience from studying abroad, together with taking several courses with a clear international focus at the home university, broadens students’ opportunities after completing their degree.

“The programme leads to a Master of Science in Business and Economics degree, so after graduation you’ll be qualified for all kinds of roles in business and finance, such as controller, analyst or business developer. We live in a globalised world today, and the International Business and Economics Programme opens the door to a wider job market – both in Sweden and internationally,” she says.

Strong interest expected

The Business and Economics programmes are among the most popular at Linköping University. For the first intake in autumn 2026, the International Business and Economics Programme will offer 120 places.

“The English specialisation has had a great many applicants in recent years, so we’re hopeful that there will be strong interest,” says Josefine Rasmussen.

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