The Danish education system
Here is an an overview of the levels of education in Denmark:
- Pre-school
- Primary and lower secondary education
- Upper secondary education
- Vocational education and training
- Higher education
- Adult learning
Before starting pre-school most children in Denmark benefit from day-care services such as nurseries and kindergarten. Pre-school, which is optional, is followed by nine years of compulsory education in primary and lower secondary school. There is an optional tenth form. The upper secondary education system includes a range of opportunities. Academic programmes allow students to apply for entry to higher education. Vocational programmes are aimed at direct entry to the labour market.
The higher education sector includes:
- Universities (research-based undergraduate and postgraduate programmes)
- University Colleges (professional Bachelor's programmes)
- Academies of Professional Higher Education (short-cycle higher education institutions offering Academy Profession and joint Bachelor's degree programmes
- Adult education. The opportunities for lifelong learning in terms of adult education are many. They are offered at all levels. Individual courses are also offered under the Act on Open Education, either at college or university
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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES |
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ACADEMY PROFESSION DEGREE |
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PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR'S DEGREE |
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UNIVERSITY BACHELOR'S DEGREE |
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MASTER'S DEGREE |
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PHD DEGREE |
Useful links
The Ministry of Children and Education
http://eng.uvm.dk/
The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education
http://en.fivu.dk/
- News
- Danish researchers build world's most powerful ultrasound scanner May 23, 2012
- Meet Danish universities at NAFSA 2012 May 23, 2012
- Denmark tops global ranking for higher education May 18, 2012
- Denmark increasingly popular among foreign academics May 16, 2012
- HRH Prince Joachim took international students for an electrical spin May 15, 2012