Application Guide for International students

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Start your career in Sweden with Futuregames!

Are you considering relocating to Sweden to participate in our Swedish programs for a study abroad experience?

With a range of over 10 degree programs and courses taught in English, Futuregames attracts students from all around the world. We offer a truly global environment where different ideas and perspectives meet at all our locations in Sweden.

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Timeline

JANUARY 7
International application submissions open.
APRIL 2
International application submissions close.
APRIL 14
Admission results for the international students;
Announcement of the scholarship winners;
Unconditional offer letter (email) sent to the accepted applicants.
APRIL 18
Deadline to reply to the unconditional offer and to accept your seat in the education.
APRIL 25
Agreement & deposit fee invoice sent to the accepted applicants.
MAY 2 (preliminary date)
Deadline to sign the agreement;
Due date of the deposit fee.
MAY 9
Admission letters sent to the accepted applicants via email.
JUNE 2 (preliminary date)
Invoice for the first term sent to the accepted applicants.
July 1 (preliminary date)
Due date of the invoice for the 1st term (The exact date will be indicated on the invoice).
End of AUGUST
Roll call (mandatory, online). More info will come closer to the date.
SEPTEMBER 1 (preliminary date)
School start.

How to apply

Overview
These are the things you should include in your application email:

1. Let us know how you learned about Futuregames
2. Choose a program
3. Site preference
4. School document(s)
5. CV
6. Personal letter
7. Work sample
8. Proof of English

Which documents should you submit?

School document(s)

Please attach the records of your qualifications from upper secondary school/high school or equivalent. If you have graduated from a university, you can submit your university documents instead. If you have started but haven’t finished a university, you can still choose and submit your official university admission document together with the transcript of grades that you have acquired so far. The documents from high school and/or university must include a diploma together with the transcript of your grades and be in English.

For example:
If you are applying to the Game Programmer program where knowledge in Math and Programming is a requirement, and if you had these courses in high school but not at your university, then you should choose to submit your high school papers.

CV

Apart from your work experience your CV must also include:

Your full address (street, postal code, town, country)
Your date of birth (format: day-month-year)
Your phone number with the country code.

Personal letter

In your personal letter, explain what motivates you to study at our school, why you have chosen the specific program, what your future goals after the graduation are, etc. If you are applying to more than one program, your personal letter should be adapted to each program application.

Important

All documents must be saved in a PDF or JPEG format and all external links must be included in your CV. If you have any external links showcasing your artistic work, please insert these links in your Work Sample PDF document.

All documents must be submitted in English. School diplomas and transcripts of grades must have a certified translation in English. If your name/surname has changed since the last time you studied, please send us a document that proves it.

Work Samples

Proof of English

All our programs are taught in English, therefore, we need to make sure that you will be able to follow the classes and communicate with your classmates.

Ways how you can prove your English

Certificate from an employer
Have you worked at an English-speaking workplace for at least a year? Then simply send us your employer’s certificate and we will check if we can validate it as being sufficient.
English test
These are the tests we accept and the scores you must have: Duolingo (110), IELTS Academic (6,5), TOEFL (87-109) and Cambridge test (C1 Advanced (CAE)).
English from a university
If you have previously studied at a university and had English courses, please attach your university diploma together with the transcript of your grades. We will evaluate if those courses will be enough.
English-speaking school
If you have studied at an English-speaking school, please send us a document that proves this.
English as a native language
If your native language is English, it should be clear from your submitted documentation. Alternatively, you can upload a copy of your passport.

Checklist – Before applying

✔ I have checked Futuregames programs and decided which one(s) I wish to
apply to.

✔ I have checked that my education of interest requires/doesn’t require a work
sample and prepared a work sample according to the work sample
requirements listed on that program’s page. If I am applying for more than
one program, I made sure to prepare different work samples for each
education.

✔ I have read the “Apply” section on the international student page and collected
all required documents for my application(s).

✔ I made sure that my CV clearly indicates my name, surname, date of birth,
address (street, postal code, city, country), phone number with a country
code.

✔ All my documents are in English/have a certified translation in English. I have
not translated any documents by myself.

✔ All my documents are saved in a PDF or JPEG format. JPEG pictures are not
blurry.

✔ I have read ALL information on the page Residence permit / Visa and made sure that I will meet the Swedish
Migration Agency’s requirements for my residence permit application.

✔ I have read and understood all information on the page Tuition fees.

✔ I have read all of the above and I am now ready to send my application to
international@futuregames.nu.

Send your application!

Send your application documents to international@futuregames.nu and name your application email “Application_Program name”.

If you have most of the documents ready but, for example, are still working on your work sample, you can go ahead and submit your application. In that case, let us know in your application email that you will be completing your application with the missing documents by the end of the application submission deadline.

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Tuition Fees

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Resident Permit/Visa

Although Futuregames can provide with some guidance regarding the Swedish Migration Agency, it is the student’s own responsibility to ensure that they are eligible for a Swedish residence permit for the duration of the study and fulfill all migration requirements.

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FAQ

Nordic student qualifications

To be considered a Nordic student who qualifies for a tuition-free YH education (Higher Vocational Education), you MUST hold a Nordic social security number AND fulfil at least one of the following criteria:

Be a citizen of Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Finland or any of the related territories.
Have a permanent right of residence in one of the countries mentioned above.
Have a temporary right of residence in Sweden at the time of your application. If your current right of residence has expired and you are now waiting for it to be extended, you can still apply. In that case, you will be asked to upload a copy of your right of residence/receipt showing that you have applied for the permit extension. There is no legislation demanding that you must hold a certain type of right of residence upon the time of your application. However, make sure to check what rules apply to you if you are currently residing in Sweden and thinking of changing your current type of residence during your education to the residence permit for studies in higher education. To do that, please visit this link and read the section “If you are already in Sweden”.

In short, your right of residence must not be dependent on your studies at Futuregames. Please note that Futuregames is unable to provide immigration support of any kind to the Nordic students.

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Contact

If you wish to get more information about the school, our programs, or would like to check if you fulfill the basic requirements to start your application process, please contact us by sending an email to international@futuregames.nu.

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