Entrepreneurship and Business Development in the artistic and creative field

The course is delivered online with virtual meetings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Course instructor is Christer Windeløv Lidzélius who has been principal of the school Kaospilots since 2006. Kaospilots is an internationally recognized leadership and entrepreneurship school in Denmark. Among other things, Kaospilots has been named one of the world's best design schools by BusinessWeek and has had many Swedish students over the years.

In addition to his work as principal, Christer Windeløv-Lidzélius is a recognized lecturer, entrepreneur and leader in various contexts.

General entry requirement for studies at the first cycle with the exception of Swedish 1, 2, and 3

Specific entry requirement: 30 credits within the main field of study performing arts and media or the equivalent.

Eligibility through prior learning

If you don’t fulfil the formal entry requirements for the course you may apply for recognition of prior learning, in other words that the knowledge and competence you have acquired through other activities are assessed as the equivalent of the formal merits that are required. Submit your application for recognition of prior learning with your application for the programme. Submit at universityadmissions.se under My pages/Documents/Documents/Provide educational documents. 

You may also apply for an exemption/a waiver, that allows you to proceed to the selection process even though you don’t meet the general admission requirements. Submit your application for an exemption/a waiver together with your application.

Read more about how you can show that you meet the entry requirements (that you are eligible).

Read more about recognition of prior learning.

Start your application early! Don’t delay in submitting your application! You may run into trouble if you wait until the last day and your internet connection happens to be down, or you find that your files are in the wrong format. You will not be able to apply once the last date for applications has passed. Keep in mind that your application needs to be turned in by 23.59 (Swedish time).

You apply to the course in two steps 

1. Apply to the course via universityadmissions.se. 
Last day for application: 15 April 2026.
Please note! Choose “Autumn 2026” when you search for the course at universityadmissions.se. 

Please note that you need to submit supporting documents showing that you meet the entry requirements via universityadmissions.se under My pages/Documents/Documents/Provide educational documents. 

Last day to submit supporting documentation: 22 April 2026. Please note that this does not apply to any work samples that may be used as qualification test, see below. Please note that date for Stockholm University of the Arts is an earlier date then the general last day communicated on universityadmission.se. 
2. Submit your work sample via universityadmissions.se under My pages/Documents/Documents/Provide educational documents (according to instructions below). 
Last day to submit work samples via universityadmissions.se: 15 April 2026.

Instructions for work samples

You need to submit the following work samples via universityadmissions.se in order to be part of the selection for this course. Only files uploaded in the current admission round can be considered for selection. Upload your work samples to universityadmissions.se under My pages/Documents/Documents/Provide educational document. Only use PDF files. 

1. Personal letter answering the five questions below. Max 1 A4 page (4.000 characters). Use pdf.

- What made you apply to this course?
- What do you hope to get out of the course?
- What will you contribute with that will enhance the learning experience for the other students in the course?
- Curiosity and imagination are important aspects of the creative process, how do you nurture those qualities?
- How do you see artistic practice make a positive difference for you, others and society?

2. Your CV where you list your education, professional experience and other relevant experiences that you want to refer to. Support your CV with certificates from employers, or others who you have worked with, programs, reviews, or similar. Use pdf.

Important dates for your application 

• Last day for applications: 15 April 2026.
  Please note! Choose “Autumn 2026” when you search for the course at universityadmissions.se.
• Last day to submit supporting documentation for entry requirements: 22 April 2026. Please note that this does not apply to any work samples that may be used as qualification test, see below. Please note that date for Stockholm University of the Arts is an earlier date then the general last day communicated on universityadmission.se. However, you can supplement with certain qualifications later.*
• Last day to pay the application fee or prove that you are not required to pay the fees: 22 April 2026 (read more under Application and tuition fees below). Submit passport/identification card on universityadmissions.se under My Pages/Documents/Provide identity documents.
• Admission results 1: Published on My pages on universityadmissions.se 10 July 2026. 
• Last day to reply to possible course offer: 20 July 2026.
• Admission results 2: Published on My pages on universityadmissions.se 23 July 2026. 
   

* 18 June 2026 is deadline for submitting your final grades for you who are currently studying the last term of your Upper Secondary Education in Sweden.

5 July 2026 is deadline for submitting your final grades for you who are currently studying the last term of your Upper Secondary Education in another country or IB-education.
5 July 2026 is deadline for you who need to submit proficiency test in English or Swedish.
Deadline for Diploma of Bachelor’s Degree and transcript of records for you who are currently studying the last term of your Bachelor’s Programme, is by the time for course start.

Selection is based on a written application consisting of CV and personal letter in which the applicant justifies why the applicant is looking for the course. 

If you are a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are not required to pay application or tuition fees. Some other groups are also exempt from the requirement to pay application and study fees.

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are required to pay application and tuition fees. The level of the study fees depends on which course/programme they are for, and the level is set in order to cover the actual costs of the course/programme in question. SKH has some possibilities of offering scholarships that cover the study fees for programmes.

If you are required to pay an application fee, the Swedish Council for Higher Education needs to receive your payment by the last date for paying the application fee. The application fee is SEK 900. If you are required to pay the application fee and the Swedish Council for Higher Education has not received your payment by the last date for paying the tuition fee, they will not process your application. Read more here.

The tuition fee for the course is 90 750 SEK.

Read more about tuition fees and scholarships.