Exams
Please note
A digital ID using the BankID app is not currently an approved form of identification. You can find more information on approved forms of identification on this page.
How to register
Register for an on-campus written exam by logging into KronoX. The registration period opens 21 days before the exam and closes again seven days before the date of the exam. The same applies for re-sits.
- Log in to KronoX using your computer ID and password (schema.mau.se).
- Find your exam under the tab ‘Activity registration’.
- You will receive a confirmation email when you register, and if you deregister.
- Once you have registered, you will receive an email two days before the exam date with a time and place for the examination. Notifications are sent to your Ladok Student email address, so make sure that this is updated.
As a student, you are obliged to keep yourself updated about the course schedule and register for exams according to University's procedures. If you are unable to attend, you need to unregister for the exam no later than seven days before the exam date.
Students from previous semesters
If you want to register for a written exam and are registered on the course from a previous semester, you need to contact the Examination Administration by using our online form or email tentamen@mau.se within the registration period to register for the exam.
Problems registering?
If you are having difficulties registering in KronoX, contact us by using the form below. Make sure to get in touch no less than seven days before the examination date. Log in using your computer ID to fill out the form.
Check the exam schedule
Before sitting your written exam, it is important to check to make sure you have the right date and time. Remember that changes can be made at short notice.
You will be informed of the exam room when you arrive at the building on the day of the exam. It is important to know your course’s course code. You can find the course code in the confirmation email from KronoX when you registered for the exam.
To view a complete exam schedule for your faculty or department in KronoX, click the appropriate link. The schedule will show all exams being held over the next six months. If you have studied a course during a previous term, please note that course codes can alternate from semester to semester.
Things to know before the exam
- Students must present a valid photo ID with their name and date of birth to be allowed entry. Valid forms of ID include Swedish and foreign passports as well as national ID cards issued by a country in the Schengen area. If your ID has been stolen or lost, you can present a police report that states that your ID has been misplaced. The police report should not be more than three months old and presented along with a population registration certificate from Skatteverket. Please note that these documents need to be in paper form.
- If you are registered to take a written exam anonymously, you must make a note of your code, and bring this to your exam. You can locate your code in KronoX as well as in Ladok.
- If you are unable to attend, you need to deregister for the exam no later than seven days before the examination date.
- After the registration period is closed, students cannot deregister for exams. This does not affect registration for any other upcoming exams.
- If you have registered to take two exams at the same time, you must contact us directly after registration.
- If you are diabetic and need to bring your medicine or a medical device into the exam hall, please contact us directly after registration.
- If you use hearing aids, please contact us directly after registration.
- Only approved aids are allowed in the exam hall. If you need earplugs, only those provided by the Examination Administration are allowed.
- If you need to nurse you child during your exam, it's important that you contact the Examination Administration in good time beforehand. During the exam your baby must remain outside the exam hall together with another guardian. When necessary, you may leave the room, accompanied by a female invigilator, to nurse the child.
- If you have a protected identity, it's important that you contact tentamen@mau.se in good time before the exam. Please bring the confidentiality certificate that you received from the University. If you haven't received this, you must contact us directly after registration.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to allow students from other higher education institutions to sit their exams at Malmö University.
Download the rules for students sitting on-campus written exams (PDF, Box)
Digital written exams – additional info
- Check that you can sign into your student account. Make sure to memorise your computer ID and password, or write them down and bring them to the exam.
- Take a demo digital exam to familiarise yourself with the format. Follow the links further down the page.
- A computer and keyboard will be available at your seat in the exam hall.
If you need learning support
Students who have a lasting disability such as dyslexia, ADHD or a visual impairment can apply for learning support based on their individual needs.
If you are entitled to learning support during exams (for instance access to a computer or more time to take the exam), you must register this in KronoX no later than seven days before the exam.
Click the 'Support' button after you have completed the application and choose what type of support you need for each exam. You can see the support that you have selected before the registration period closes if you click the ‘Support’ button. The chosen support is listed under 'Requested support'. If you have not registered your support it is listed under 'Available support'. If you are unsure about which learning support you have requested for an upcoming exam and the registration has closed please contact the Examination Administration.
Register for learning support in KronoX
If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact us. Make sure you include your name, your personal identification number, the name of your course, and the date and time of your exam.
If you are to take your exam in a separate room or in a smaller group, you will receive a confirmation email stating the room number. The email will be sent from the Examination Administration three to four days before the exam. They will inform your lecturer where you will be taking the exam. Please show the document that certifies your disability to the examiner.
All students with learning support who use a computer with speech synthesis and spelling help sit their exams in Inspera.
Exam hall: Kranen
On-campus written exams take place in Malmö University’s exam halls in Kranen. Kranen is suited for both paper exams and digital exams.
Your schedule will state where your exam will take place. Written exams in Kranen are marked 'KR:tentasal 1-6' in KronoX. When you arrive at the building on the day of the exam, you will be told which room your exam is being held in.
Kranen is open to students 45 minutes before the exam starts and for another 45 minutes after the exam has started.
Storage lockers in Kranen
You are not allowed to bring personal belongings, such as wristwatches, outerwear, bags, and electronic devices (such as mobile phones and fitness trackers) into the exam halls. Storage lockers are located outside the exam halls in Kranen.
The lockers are opened and closed using the same four-digit pin code that you select upon arrival.
The lockers are 40 x 40 x 40 cm in size. All personal belongings must be able to fit into these lockers.
- Arrive on time. The doors close at the starting time. The doors will open again 30 minutes after the starting time for latecomers. There is no compensation for lost time. After the late admission, doors will lock and you will not be able to enter the building. If you are sitting a digital exam you should arrive at the exam hall at least 30 minutes before the exam is due to start.
- The invigilator will provide you with instructions and decide where each student is to be seated. Only paper provided by the invigilator is permitted.
- For paper exams, the cover sheet must be completed using an ink pen. Your examinor decides which kind of pen is permitted for the rest of the exam. Students are responsible for bringing their own pens.
- Bags and garments, as well as wristwatches, phones and other smart devices, must be stored in the lockers during the exam.
- There are toilets located inside and outside the exam room.
- Students are allowed to bring snacks and beverages to exams.
- Out of consideration for those with allergies, avoid bringing nuts or wearing strong perfumes.
Cheating and disruptive behaviour
Students who disturb or obstruct an examination will be required to stop their own exam and leave the room. Anyone suspected of cheating will be reported to the Student Disciplinary Board.
Storage lockers
Lockers are available outside the exam halls at Kranen for personal belongings. You lock them with a four-digit code of your choosing. The same code is used to open and close the locker. The storage lockers are 40x40x40 cm. Note that all your belongings must fit in the locker.
Results from a digital written exam in Inspera
- Your results will be available once the examiner has graded your exam. The examiner will inform you when your results are available in Inspera.
- You will find your graded exam script in Inspera, under the section ‘Archive’.
- Log into Inspera with your computer ID, which is the same as the one you used to take the exam.
- To see the graded exam and the examiner’s comments, click on ‘See more details’ and then on the link ‘Grader feedback questions’.
- If the link ‘Grader feedback questions’ is missing, you have not received any comments from the examiner and you can see your results under ‘View without downloading’ instead.
Collect your graded written exam
Corrected written (paper) exams are distributed by teachers or collected at one of our receptions. Wait for the teacher or administrator to inform you that the exams have been corrected and are available.
If you are a student at the Faculty of Health and Society, pick up your paper exam at the HS reception (Allmänna sjukhuset). All other students pick up at the reception in Niagara.
Retrieve previous digital written exam materials
Contact us to retrieve previous exams. Use your computer ID to log in and fill in what you are looking for.
Ordering previous exams (Service Portal)
If you cannot log in and fill in the form
Send us a message, remember to state the course code, exam code and whether you want to order a completed exam script (answers) or an exam paper (questions only). You can find the course code and exam code in Ladok.
You will have to pay a fee
Malmö University is obliged to charge a fee for old exams.
- If the exams are to be sent via email, the fee is calculated based on the number of files. The first nine files are free and a fee is charged from the tenth file. The fee for the tenth file is SEK 125. If you want to order more than ten files, all subsequent files cost SEK 5 per file.
- If you order paper copies, the fee is calculated per page. The first nine pages are free and the fee is charged from the tenth page. The fee for the tenth page is SEK 50. If you want to order more than ten pages, all subsequent pages cost SEK 2 per page. Postage and any other postal charges will be added if the exam is to be sent by post.
