Elite sports and studies
Have you been admitted to the National Sports University (Riksidrottsuniversitet, RIU)? Here you will find information about the support available to help you invest in elite sports while studying.
Support during your studies at RIU
As an RIU student, you increase your opportunities for dual careers and get tailor-made solutions to invest in elite sports while studying.
It is important that you maintain ongoing contact with GIH's study and career counsellors to keep your study plan up to date in line with current conditions.
Student financial aid and sports support
As an RIU student, you can receive both student financial aid and sports support. Below, you can read more about what this means.
Student financial aid for you as an RIU student can be:
- placement of clinical training close to the training facility or home.
- that you reduce your study time for a period of time through the establishment of an individual study plan.
- that the studies are adapted to sports through flexibility in examinations and other examinations.
If you have questions about student finance, you can contact GIH's study and career counsellors by e-mail studievagledning@gih.se.
Sports support for you as an RIU student can be:
- Planning Talks
- Tests
- Sports Medicine
- Sports Physiology
- Sports Psychology
You receive sports support from a performance team with diverse specialist skills, collaborating with RF elite support. If you have questions about sports support, you can contact the RIU coordinator, Susanne Wolmesjö, by e-mail at susanne.wolmesjo@gih.se.
More information
RIU at GIH
For questions about RIU at GIH, email riu@gih.se.
RIU at KTH
If you have questions about RIU at KTH, you can contact one of the following people:
- RIU manager, Jonas Willen, jwi@kth.se
- Study counsellor and dual-career coordinator, riu.utbildning@kth.se
