1. What are the average living or monthly expenses that a student incurs for 10 months duration of the course?
2.Since the University does not assist students in finding housing, how do international students who are not living/don't know anyone in Stockholm manage their accommodation?
3.What are the employability/ job prospects after the ICAL course?
4. During the program students have the possibility to participate in competitions like Mediation Moot in Paris, Investment moot in Frankfurt or Vis, Vienna. My question is, do the participants have to incur expenses from their own pocket or University manages it?

[Edited by bobtherhc on May 03, 2019]

I'm so glad this program is still doing well. I did the ICAL program as an American in 2004. I can address some of your points, but not the last one (sorry).

1. I would plan for more than 10 months just to be safe. I ran a bit short and had to dip into savings toward the end. Stockholm has an excellent public transit system, and it was well worth buying a long term pass. Other expenses you may not think of are mobile and social costs (eating out, drinking, etc.).
- for mobile, I liked vodaphone because it was easy to monitor and maintain.
- Eating out is quiet expensive, but there is some excellent food in the city. About midway the program there are several things to focus on, so you either need to keep food stuffs at your flat or find an inexpensive place to grab food. Many markets offer pre-cooked meals or pre-prepared meals that just need reheating. I think I ate seasoned, roasted chicken and salad for a month.
- Local theatre (movie and traditional) used to have student discounts.
2. This is a great question. I would first reach out to the ex-pat community from your home country. International clubs and other places may be good to start with. However, you are likely to have to look diligently for housing opportunities. You will also want to pull up a good map of the city and look closely at the commute time, access to the T (or bus), and access to grocery. Renting is probably the easiest option, and you can either live alone (reasonably if you know someone) or with roommates. When you move, remember to limit what you take to the essentials.
3. Also a good question. I took a less traditional path, but from what I understand, all of my class has done quite well. To get a better idea, you might look at LinkedIn and see if you can get a better idea of where everyone is and what they are doing.
4. The competitions I'm not sure about. The State used to provide very good support (even for foreign students). The head of the program should be able to answer this question for you.

Overall, the ICAL program was one of the best academic experiences of my life. Patricia is extremely enthusiastic and really pushes the class on different points of law and practice. Even after 10 years I continue to leverage the materials and lessons we learned in the program. Good luck!

Hi, apologies if I am off topic:

I was wondering if you could shed some light on the entry requirements for this programme, and what they are looking for in potential candidates?

This October I will be undertaking an LLM at Cambridge, and will be taking dispute settlement courses and modules relevant to arbitration generally, and shall apply for this course when applications open again.

30 people in the class sounds rather small, which is why I was wondering whether they are looking for students with particular experience.

Thanks!

Hi!
I have some doubts in what concerns to the admissions in stockholm cause I could not find any information about the number of candidates they admit. For those who are studing there, can anyone clarify this to me? If you fill all the requirements are you admited? Or are their decision based on the grades? thank you so much in advance