International Office

International Office is an advisory function within Region Skåne that can support those who have been educated abroad with:

• the licensing process
• the Swedish language
• the work permit process.

What is International Office?

International Office’s mission is to make it easier for those who were educated abroad to obtain a licence as a healthcare practitioner more quickly, and to start working in Swedish healthcare. By creating the right conditions to use the skills of those who were educated abroad, International Office contributes towards Region Skåne’s competence provision.

The aim is that those who were educated abroad should be able to practise as licensed professionals in healthcare as soon as possible. International Office therefore works with actors within Region Skåne such as Regional Development and with external actors such as universities, colleges, the Swedish Public Employment Service and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR).

International Office has also been tasked with coordinating international exchange programmes within the HOPE European Exchange Programme, Global Nurse and Global Resident Physician. International exchanges help to strengthen global health skills among Region Skåne’s employees.

Questions about internships at hospitals

If you are studying at a university abroad or at an educational institution outside Skåne and you have any questions about internships at hospitals, you can contact the relevant department at Lund University, Malmö University or Kristianstad University.