University of Copenhagen

“Three years of undergraduate studies lead to a bachelor’s degree and an additional two years lead to a master’s degree.”

“Be aware, at the University of Copenhagen all bachelor programmes are taught in Danish and require the highest level in Danish or documentation for academic language skills in Danish.”

“Three years of undergraduate studies lead to a bachelor’s degree and an additional two years lead to a master’s degree.”

“Be aware, at the University of Copenhagen all bachelor programmes are taught in Danish and require the highest level in Danish or documentation for academic language skills in Danish.”

“Three years of undergraduate studies lead to a bachelor’s degree and an additional two years lead to a master’s degree.”

“Be aware, at the University of Copenhagen all bachelor programmes are taught in Danish and require the highest level in Danish or documentation for academic language skills in Danish.”

“Enrolment to all bachelor programmes at the University of Copenhagen takes place once a year, in September.”

“Enrolment to all bachelor programmes at the University of Copenhagen takes place once a year, in September.”

“The only exception to this rule is the bachelor programme in Medicine where students enroll twice a year, in September and in February.”

“Applicants with other foreign upper secondary (high) school examinations are evaluated on the basis of a Danish quota 2 test and interview.”

“Quota 1 is exclusively based on your grade point average, and quota 2 is through a quota 2-test and a quota 2 admission interview.”

“Please follow this checklist for documentation when applying for admission to a bachelor's degree at the University of Copenhagen. You must upload the documents on optagelse.dk.”

“1. Upper secondary school education/high school Diploma: a copy of your original Diploma and a transcript of records (all the courses that you have had at school) issued by the school”

“If you plan to study in Copenhagen and need student housing, it’s advantageous to start early. You can apply for a dorm room, rent an apartment, sublet, or invest in your own apartment.”

“As a student at the University of Copenhagen, you have the option to move into a dormitory, where you’ll live alongside other students.”

“As a student in a state-approved higher educational programme, you will be granted a limited work permit in addition to your residence permit.”

“The job seeking permit gives you the same work rights as you had during your studies: 90 hours per month and full-time through June, July and August.”

“You can apply for a residence permit for job seeking, if you have a valid residence permit based on study and you have completed a Danish professional bachelor, bachelor, part-time master, master or PhD programme approved by a state authority.”

“If you applied for a residence permit on or after 1 October 2026, you will generally have been granted a 1-year job-seeking permit, unless you are taking a PhD programme in Denmark.”