What you might wonder about

The last application day for 2025 is 12th of May.

Yes, you can. The application period usually closes at the beginning of May, but you can add information to your application until mid-June.

Read here.

The work samples can be done in English or Swedish - it's up to you to decide.

Yes. You can be accepted at PlaygroundSquad based on only your work samples. This means that if we see that you have big potential in the gaming industry we can ignore the fact that you don't have the grades.

Write to us if you don't understand or speak Swedish and want to apply. We accept international students but the application site is managed by a third party company which don't support English yet.

Sure! Write to us and we'll figure something out.

If you're a EU resident the education wont cost you a penny. If you live outside the EU, please reach out at info@playgroundsquad.com

Your right to Swedish student finance

Read about your right to student finance if you want to study in Sweden as a foreign citizen:

https://www.csn.se/languages/english/the-right-to-swedish-student-finance.html

You don't need any prior knowledge or previous experiences of working with 3D or animations to apply to PSQ Game Artist. Although, we want you to have finished High School and can show us a Graduation Certificate.

You don't need any prior knowledge or previous experiences to apply to PSQ Game Designer. Although, we want you to have finished High School and can show us a Graduation Certificate.

Programmer applicants will need prior knowledge in a programming language such as C, C++, C#, or Java - but any programming language will also suffice, as long as you've got a logical mind.

Knowledge in object-oriented programming or rendering programming is meriting.

Equivalent Grades:

• English 6

• Mathematics 2

• Programming 1

We also want you to have finished High School and show us a Graduation Certificate.

No. We do all courses on-site here in Falun.

Yes! Read more about it here: https://www.kopparstaden.se/student/international-students

The Internship stretches over a period of 8 months, which gives you excellent conditions for getting a job immediately after the education. So take the chance and try to get your internship place at a studio/company where you want to work. It could be your first job right after graduation!

Read more about the Internship here: https://www.playgroundsquad.com/praktik?lang=en

No. We currently only offer three years of education in our program.

• Game Artist: You don't need any prior knowledge or previous experiences of working with 3D or animations to apply to PSQ Game Artist. Although, we want you to have finished High School and can show us a Graduation Certificate.

• Game Designer: You don't need any prior knowledge or previous experiences to apply to PSQ Game Designer. Although, we want you to have finished High School and can show us a Graduation Certificate.

• Game Programmer: Programmer applicants will need prior knowledge in a programming language such as C, C++, C#, or Java - but any programming language will also suffice, as long as you've got a logical mind. Knowledge in object-oriented programming or rendering programming is meriting. We also want you to have finished High School and show us a Graduation Certificate.

If you're interested in doing your internship at PlaygroundSquad, write to: Lotta@tension.se!