Denmark

As an international student in Denmark, you can expect world-class education in areas such as engineering, life sciences, social sciences and Information Technology. You will also be studying in a safe, friendly and innovation-driven environment.

In most programmes you will be offered a study place if you fulfil the entry requirements. In some programmes the number of applicants exceeds the number of study places and the admission is restricted. In these programmes admissions are allocated in two quotas.

Quota 1 (Danish students directly after high school) admissions are allocated according to the grade point average of an upper secondary education. 

Quota 2 (International students) admissions are allocated according to criteria published by the education institution(s) to which you have applied. It will require more documents like motivational letters and work experience. Make sure you have all documents ready and uploaded before the deadline.

EU students don't pay tuition fees for university in Denmark. Non-EU students have to pay tuition fees to study in Denmark. 

Due to a new initiative of the Danish government there are very few universities offering courses taught in English. The universities are

Copenhagen Business School https://www.cbs.dk/

The University of Southern Denmark https://www.sdu.dk/en

Via University https://en.via.dk/

Aarhus University https://international.au.dk/

International Baccalaureate

Denmark accepts the IB Diploma NOT the IB Certificates for university admission. Please note that the university e.g. Copenhagen Business School publishes the admission statistics on their website here .  

1. Discuss your college list with the university guidance counsellor. By the end of grade 11, you should have an idea of where you are going to apply and what course you are planning to study.

2. Applications for Danish universities start on 01 February and close on 15 March, 12 noon, CET every year. All documents must be received by the university during this period. If a document is not received by the university the application will be removed. 

3. Create your account at Optagelse. You can apply for a max. of 8 courses. 

4. Upload your passport and other required documents on Optagelse. 

5. Print the signature page, sign it, scan it and send it to the individual universities by email. 

6. Submit the application well in advance of the deadline.

7. Monitor your inbox for emails from different universities. Each university will send you an email once they receive your application. 

8. Wait for your admission decision. Usually, you will receive it via email around the 28 July.