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Denmark is a unique place in the world and it has boundless opportunities. Danish Education System is devided into four categories of education. They are Basic Education, Upper Secondary Education, Higher Education and Life Long Education.The Danish Education System offers a wide range of education on all levels also for people with an international background. Foreign students may be admitted to Danish higher education either as guest students, international students or as regular students along with the Danish applicants. Many institutions in the country have also designed a special student-to-student programme in order to make international students feel at home. A pre-enrolled student helps a student arriving in the country in getting him settled, introducing him to other students, and assisting him in all practical matters.
Higher education comprises the universities offering research based undergraduate and graduate programmes as well as PhD programmes; the so called university colleges providing medium-cycle higher education by offering 3-4 year professional bachelor’s degree programmes; and business and technical colleges and academies offering short-cycle higher education programmes lasting 2 years.
Furthermore the private sector offers a variety of long and short programmes related to specific subjects (e.g. the police academy) as well as a number of programmes offered by the private sector (like e.g. banking) are available. For these programmes a good knowledge of Danish is required.

 

Costs of Study

 

Tuition and living expenses
Higher education in Denmark is normally provided free of charge for EU/EEA students and all students participating in an exchange programme. All other students have to pay a tuition fee.
Students from outside EU/EEA and students not participating in an exchange programme have to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees range from €8,000 to €14,000 per annum. In addition to this, you will need approximately €550 per month for living expenses.

 

Financial Aid/Scholarships

 

New Scholarship program is launched by the Danish Ministry of Education for highly qualified, deserving and self motivated students from outside the European Union and the European Economic Area. Scholarship and Tuition Fee Waiver is awarded for a full degree or for part of a degree at undergraduate level for certain study programs only. The minimum duration of a scholarship and tuition fee waiver is one academic year and is awarded only to full time studies.

Universities and educational institutions may have their own scholarship and tuition fee waiver programs or any other subsidy for international student. Students are requested to visit the respective institution’s official website for more information regarding awards, tuition fee and scholarship programs.

International students fulfilling all the admission procedures, if are not residents of Twenty Five European Union Member States and have not carried out the studies and work activities for more than a 12 months over the last five years in EEA-EFTA states are also eligible to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship. This scholarship can also be applied for completing certain portion of master’s degree from Danish educational institutions and certain portion from any other European union member countries.

 

Admissions

 

International students wishing to study in Denmark should note that admission requirements, application procedures and deadlines may vary between the different types of programmes depending upon the level of study and the program chosen.

Admission Requirements
Admission requirements vary according to level of study and program chosen. The requirements for admission are listed with respect to study level below:

Undergraduate Programs
International students are eligible for admission to undergraduate programs if they hold qualifications comparable to a Danish qualifying examination.
All programs require a high proficiency in English. For admission to programs in Danish, student must also prove sufficient command of Danish by taking The Study test of Danish as a Foreign or the Danish Test 2. Some programs may even require that student have passed The Danish Test. Moreover, some of the study programs have additional admission requirements, such as specific subjects or level of subjects, practical work experience etc.

Post Graduate Programs
Admission requirements for master programs are:
1. An internationally recognized bachelor's degree of good standard or equivalent qualifications
2. Proficiency in English
3. Proficiency in Danish if the program is taught in Danish.

PhD Programs
Admission requirements for PhD studies are at least a master level qualification recognized internationally.

Admission Procedures
The application procedures and deadlines may vary according to level of study, program chosen and from institution to institution.

Degree programs
If student wish to take a full degree at a higher education institution in Denmark, they should require information about entrance qualifications, supplementary tests and the possibilities of transfer of credits at the institutions, where they seek admission.

Undergraduate studies
The deadline for admission in August or September is the 15th of March. A few institutions also offer admission in January or February with deadline the 1st of September.

Postgraduate studies
The deadlines for the different postgraduate studies programs vary from institution to institution.

Summer University
Several higher education institutions offer summer courses taught in English. The application deadlines for summer university courses vary from institution to institution.

 

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