Higher education institutions in Denmark are famous for their innovative teaching approaches and high international standards which allow them to offer a range of opportunities for international students. These institutions are highly international and have a large number of programmes and courses taught in English. It is possible to obtain a wide range of internationally recognised qualifications and gain credits towards a degree in your home country.

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Are you moving to Denmark and thinking about continuing your studies? In Denmark, you can find a wide variety of courses from undergraduate to PhD level. There are about 130 English taught programs and most of them starting from Master’s level.

Danish higher educational system at the Bachelor’s level is divided into three categories. So if you are just starting your undergraduate program you can choose among Universities, University-colleges and Academies of Professional Higher Education.

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Primary school in Denmark is “den Danske Folkeskole” (translated: “the Danish Public School”). It goes from 1st-10th grade (10th grade is optional, as is the introductory børnehaveklasse (“kindergarten class”)). In Denmark one can also go to Friskole (“free school”) or Privatskole (“private school”): i.e. schools that are not under the administration of the municipalities; e.g. Christian schools or Waldorf Schools.

Following graduation from Folkeskolen, there are several other educational opportunities, including Gymnasium (academically oriented upper secondary education), Higher Preparatory Examination (HF) (similar to Gymnasium, but one year shorter), Higher Technical Examination Programme (HTX) (with focus on Mathematics and engineering), and Higher Commercial Examination Programme (HHX) (with a focus on trade and business), as well as vocational education, training young people for work in specific trades by a combination of teaching and apprenticeship.

Gymnasium, HF, HTX and HHX aim at qualifying students for higher education in universities and colleges. Denmark has several universities; the largest and oldest are the University of Copenhagen and University of Aarhus.

Folkehøjskolerne, (“Folk high schools”) introduced by politician, clergyman and poet N.F.S. Grundtvig in the 19th century, are social, informal education structures without tests or grades but emphasising communal learning, self-discovery, enlightenment, and learning how to think.