Higher education in Denmark is offered by a range of universities, university colleges, business academies and specialised institutions. The national higher education system is in accordance with the Bologna Process, with bachelor's degrees (first cycle, three years), master's degrees (second cycle, two years) and doctoral degrees (third cycle, three years). The majority of higher education institutions are the responsibility of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science; however, some higher education institutions within the arts are the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture.[1]

System

edit

Admission

edit

The general entry requirement for acceptance to higher education is a Danish upper secondary school leaving certificate or equivalent. Individual programmes also have specific entry requirements, such as mathematics at a specific level, and language requirements in Danish or English or both. Admission at first cycle programmes in Denmark is coordinated centrally by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.[2] Admission to master's programmes and doctoral programmes is done at each individual university.

Structure and grading

edit

Higher education in Denmark is structured according to the ECTS. A normal study progression awards 60 ECTS-points per year (30 per semester), most institutions use a block system of either 5, 7.5 or 10 ECTS-points. Academic grading in Denmark is done according to the 7-point grading scale (Danish: 7-trins-skalaen), equalling the seven grades in the ECTS grading scale.[3]

Institutions

edit

Institutions of higher education in Denmark are divided into five categories: business academies, university colleges, institutions in architecture and art, maritime educational institutions and universities.

Universities

edit

There are eight state-recognized and funded universities in Denmark, offering research-based education and awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.[4] Below the list of these universities in chronological order of established:

Institutions in architecture and art

edit

There are nine higher education institutions in Denmark teaching architecture and arts:[5]

University colleges

edit

There are eight university colleges in Denmark (Danish: professionshøjskole) awarding professional bachelor's degrees:[15]

Business academies

edit

There are nine business academies (Danish: erhvervsakademi) in Denmark offering two-year academy profession programmes and, to a lesser extent, professional bachelor's degrees:[21]

Maritime educational institutions

edit

There are three maritime educational institutions in Denmark:[24]

Former universities and colleges

edit

The following is a list of former universities and colleges in Denmark:

Student welfare and economics

edit

There are no tuition fees for attending public higher education in Denmark, as all costs are covered by the Danish state. Citizens of EU and EEA countries have equal rights and do not pay tuition fee to study at public institutions of higher education in Denmark.

Students are also given the opportunity to apply for financial support from the State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme, normally referred to as "SU" (Statens Uddannelsesstøtte). Foreign citizens may apply for equal status with Danish citizens and thus be approved to receive SU.[27]

International rankings

edit

Below are shown the international rankings of the government supported research universities of Denmark,[4] and the number of times they rank in the top 200 of one of the six prominent global rankings:

University QS World
(2023)[28]
THE World
(2023)[29]
ARWU World
(2022)[30]
USNWR World
(2022–23)[31]
CWTS Leiden
(2022)[32]
CWUR World
(2022–23)[33]
#a
University of Copenhagen 82 114= 39 42 37 36
6b
Aarhus University 161 117 69 109= 135 108
6
Technical University of Denmark 104= 166= 151–200 165= 149 193
6
University of Southern Denmark 347= 251–300 201–300 261= 326 302
0
Aalborg University 330 251–300 301–400 267= 327 368
0
Copenhagen Business School 251–300 601–700 688= 1074
0
Roskilde University 801–1000 1449= 1707
0
IT University of Copenhagen
0

Notes:
A dash (–) indicates not applicable (N/A)
a Number of times the university is ranked within the top 200 of one of the six global rankings.
b The university is ranked within the top 150 of all six global rankings.
c The university is ranked within the top 100 of all six global rankings.

See also

edit

Notes

edit
  1. ^ In 2007, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University was merged into the University of Copenhagen.
  2. ^ The Pharmaceutical College was founded in 1892 by the chemist Christian D.A. Hansen. The school was originally located on Stockholmsgade but outgrew its premises in the late 1930s. In 1942, the Pharmaceutical College moved into a new building at University Park and changed its name to the Danish Pharmaceutical College.
  3. ^ In 2007, Aarhus School of Business was merged into Aarhus University.
  4. ^ In 2003, the Danish Pharmaceutical College was renamed as the Danish University of Pharmaceutical Science.
  5. ^ In 2013, the Royal School of Library and Information Science was merged into the University of Copenhagen.
  6. ^ In 1998, Odense University was merged with the Southern Denmark School of Business and Engineering and the South Jutland University Centre to form the University of Southern Denmark.
  7. ^ In 2007, the Danish University of Pharmaceutical Science was merged into the University of Copenhagen.
  8. ^ In 2011, University College South merged with West Jutland University College to form University College South Denmark.
  9. ^ In 2011, West Jutland University College merged with University College South to form University College South Denmark.

References

edit
  1. ^ chst. "The Danish Higher Education System — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet". ufm.dk.
  2. ^ chst. "The admission system in Denmark — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet". ufm.dk.
  3. ^ fkjo. "Grading system — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet". ufm.dk.
  4. ^ a b chst. "About the universities — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet". ufm.dk.
  5. ^ chst. "Institutions in architecture and art — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet". ufm.dk.
  6. ^ "KADK". 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. ^ "RDAM". english.dkdm.dk.
  8. ^ "musikkons.dk: History". www.musikkons.dk.
  9. ^ "South Gate Creative Writing School".
  10. ^ "English". Filmskolen. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. ^ "About the school".
  12. ^ "Who are we? | RMC". Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  13. ^ "SDMK". www.sdmk.dk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  14. ^ "About DDSKS | den Danske Scenekunstskole". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  15. ^ ceaa. "About the university colleges — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet". ufm.dk.
  16. ^ "English - Professionshøjskolen Absalon".
  17. ^ "About University College Lillebaelt - UCL in English". Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  18. ^ "University College of Northern Denmark (UCN) - Real Life Education". www.ucnorth.dk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  19. ^ "I tvivl om uddannelse? Besøg os til Åbent hus!". www.ucsyd.dk. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  20. ^ "Looking for a non-traditional Bachelor programme? Learn to travel, Travel to learn with DNS". www.dns-tvind.dk.
  21. ^ tag. "About the academies — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet". ufm.dk.
  22. ^ "International education - Study abroad in Denmark - IBA". www.iba.dk.
  23. ^ "The founding of Cphbusiness - Cphbusiness". www.cphbusiness.dk.
  24. ^ palv. "About the maritime educational institutions — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet". ufm.dk.
  25. ^ "Copenhagen School of Marine Engineering and Technology Management - Maskinmesterskolen København". www.msk.dk.
  26. ^ a b c "Farmaceutuddannelsen – Historisk Udvikling" (in Danish). University of Copenhagen. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  27. ^ "SU as a foreign citizen - su.dk". www.su.dk.
  28. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2023". Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  29. ^ "World University Rankings 2023". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  30. ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2022". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  31. ^ "2022-2023 Best Global Universities Rankings". U.S. News Education. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  32. ^ "CWTS Leiden Ranking 2022 - P(top 10%)". CWTS Leiden Ranking. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  33. ^ "CWUR - World University Rankings 2022-2023". Center for World University Rankings. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
edit