Application & Financial Terms

Financial terms and other important information – FULL-TIME PROGRAMS Berghs Bachelor AND Advanced portfolio programs

Tuition fee

The tuition fee is the fee set by Berghs School of Communication to be paid for the whole semester at Berghs.

The invoice will be sent to you by e-mail. The tuition fee (including Swedish VAT) must be paid by the final day of payment stated on the invoice.

Registration fee

Once you have been accepted to the program and wish to accept the offer, you will have to pay a registration fee consisting of 10% of the tuition fee at Berghs.

The last day of resignation and for paying the registration fee will be (according to Swedish ångerrätt) 14 days after that you have accepted the offer to the program. The registration fee will later be deducted from the tuition fee.

If you do not wish to accept the offer and fail to give notice in time, Berghs will invoice you the registration fee of 10%. The registration fee is non-refundable.

Once you have started the program you have also agreed to pay the full tuition fee.

Payment

It is always the student who has financial responsibility towards the school. For example, if your employer is covering the cost but does not fulfill its liability to the school, the payment responsibility is transferred to you personally.

The invoice for the registration fee and tuition fee should be settled at the specified date, at the latest. A reminder of payment is charged with a fee of 150 SEK and interest rate (base rate +8%). An unpaid registration fee and/or course fee on a specified date may result in the loss of the student’s right to participate in the program.

All participants, both Swedish and international, must pay Swedish VAT according to Swedish tax legislation.

Reimbursement of tuition fee

Paid tuition fees are non-refundable. Exceptions can be given in situations of long-term illness, supported by a medical certificate, and an application should be made in writing to Berghs School of Communication.

Study break

A study break is not granted but might be approved due to long-term illness and shall then be confirmed by a medical certificate.

The right to make changes

Berghs reserves the right to make changes within the semester at Berghs.

We cannot take responsibility for changes in the terms and conditions that may be applied by our partner institutions in other countries. It will, therefore, be your responsibility to take note of and follow them when you begin your studies abroad. In the event of an insufficient number of participants, Berghs reserves the right to cancel a program or a course.

Financial terms and other important information – FULL-TIME PROGRAMS CONTENT ENGINEERING AND URBAN DESIGN

Tuition Fee

The tuition fee is the fee set by Berghs School of Communication to be paid for the entire program. The tuition must be paid no later than the payment date specified on the invoice.

When you receive your admission notice, you are asked to respond YES or NO to your placement no later than the date specified in the admission notice. If you, after having accepted, choose to decline your place before the start of the program, you will be charged an administrative fee of SEK 2,500 including VAT.

You are formally enrolled when you have paid your fee or participated in the first lesson. By then, you have also committed to paying the entire tuition fee.

Payment

The student always has financial responsibility towards the school. For example, if your employer is supposed to pay and fails to fulfill their payment, the payment obligation transfers to you personally. The invoice for the tuition fee must be settled no later than the specified date. A special late payment fee of SEK 150 plus interest (reference rate + 8%) is charged for reminders. If the tuition fee is not paid by the due date, the study spot may be forfeited.

Payment is made according to the following options:
1. When you pay yourself, the fee is paid per semester evenly distributed over the study period.
2. When your employer pays: The invoice for the tuition fee (for one-year programs the entire fee, for two-year programs the entire first-year fee) is sent to the employer and must be regulated no later than the due date.

If the tuition fee is not paid by the specified payment day, our procedures are as follows; Payment reminder is sent twice, after which the payment demand goes to collections.

CSN (Swedish government student loans)

If you intend to finance your studies with study support and student loans, it is very important that you contact CSN and check your personal conditions for study support for the program you choose.

The programs Content Engineering and Urban Design are approved under the Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education. These programs include at least 200 YH credits over 40 weeks, divided into 95 points for the autumn term and 105 points for the spring term.

To finance the semester tuition, you can apply for an additional costs loan from CSN (merkostnadslån). It is very important that you contact CSN and check your personal conditions for additional cost loans for the program you choose. You can read more here: Read more about what applies to financing your studies with CSN here.

Berghs Bachelor is not eligible for CSN loans during the first semester at Berghs, however, you can apply for student aid and loans for the time you study abroad, all universities and colleges that Berghs collaborates with are accredited and approved by CSN.

Study break

If you need to take a break from your studies, you must submit a request in writing to the school's administration. Study breaks are only granted in exceptional cases after consultation with the program director. A requirement for approval is that all fees for the current term are paid in full. The paid semester tuition fee is not refunded but is credited to you when studies resume.

If studies have not resumed within one year after the start of the study break, the right to resume them expires. Outstanding fees are not refunded. If you receive student loans and grants from CSN, you must contact CSN yourself for information on their rules for study support in connection with a study break. Berghs reports study breaks to CSN.

Refund of Tuition Fee

Tuition fees are not refunded. Exceptions can be made in cases such as long-term illness, certified by a medical certificate. Your outstanding fees for terms that haven’t started are then refunded. An administrative fee of 10% of the remaining part of the tuition fee will be charged. Applications to terminate studies, certified by a medical certificate, are made in writing to Berghs SoC's administration.

Gift Cards

The agreement is considered entered into the day the gift card is purchased on our website. The gift card is valid for 2 years from the purchase date. The gift card can be used as partial payment. The remaining amount can be used at a later date but no later than within 2 years from the purchase date. It is not possible to get the amount from the gift card or remaining amount paid out. Any remaining amount expires after the validity period.

Insurance

Berghs does not have collective accident insurance or insurance covering personal belongings for the students. It is therefore important that you as a student review your own insurance.

Reservation for Changes

The school reserves the right to make changes.

Financial Conditions and other important information – Online Courses, On-demand ocurses, and other short formats.

Course fee

The course fee is the fee set by Berghs School of Communication to be paid for the whole course. The invoices will be sent to you by e-mail. The course fee must be paid by the final day of payment stated on the invoice.

Berghs practices ”Admission confirmation with the requirement to respond if you do/do not wish to participate in the course”, by the date latest stated in the admission message.

If a notice of resignation is given at a later date (than stated in the admission message) you will be charged an administrative fee of 25% of the course fee. Should you need to resign after the course starts, there will be no reimbursement of the course fee.

Studies are to be done during the semester you are enrolled in. A study break is only allowed in case of illness and shall be confirmed by a medical certificate.

The rights of regret:

For our on-demand online courses, participants accept that the rights of regret no longer apply after they log into our online platform Canvas the very first time. The course is considered open and it is therefore non-refundable.

Swedish VAT-rules:

When studying on-site at Berghs in Stockholm, all participants, both Swedish and international, must pay Swedish VAT according to Swedish tax legislation.

New VAT rules apply to online courses/online programs in Sweden:

Outside the EU:

If the buyer is living in a country outside the EU, 25% Swedish VAT applies only if you receive the invoice as a non-taxable person (e.g. private individual).
If a taxable entity, e.g. company, purchases the course/program, no Swedish VAT will be charged according to Article 44 VAT Directive.

In the EU:

If the buyer is living in a country within the EU, 25% Swedish VAT applies only if you receive the invoice as a non-taxable person (e.g. private individual).

If a taxable entity, e.g. company, purchases the course/program, no Swedish VAT will be charged provided that Berghs receives the company’s VAT number for administrative purposes (if the number is not provided, Swedish VAT will be added to the invoice). It is the company’s responsibility to pay VAT in their own country in relation to their own laws (”Reverse-Charge”).

Important information for individuals in the United Kingdom

Due to changes in trade regulations and legislation following the United Kingdom's exit from the EU (Brexit), we are currently unable to invoice or accept card payments from individuals in the UK for purchases of on-demand courses. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and are exploring options to resume offering this service in the future.

For businesses and other organizations, our services remain available as usual when you request to be invoiced upon registration.

Payment

The invoice of the course fee should be settled at the specified date, at the latest. A reminder of payment is charged with a fee of 150 SEK and interest rate (base rate +8%). An unpaid course fee on the specified date will result in the loss of the student’s right to participate in the course.

Reimbursement of the course fee

Paid tuition fees are non-refundable. Exceptions can be given in case of long-term illness, supported by a medical certificate, and an application should be made in writing to Berghs School of Communication.

Study break

A study break is not granted. The school reserves the right to make changes.

The right to make changes

Berghs reserves the right to update the content at all times.