Education at the University covers specific skills and scientific methods as well as other more theoretical skills that will enable graduates to improve their qualifications. Teaching and research are closely integrated in order to achieve this, first and foremost by according them equal importance in the daily work of the academic and scientific staff and whenever possible basing the teaching on research.

Semester 1: Late August – Early January
Semester 2: End of January – Early July

Students can take up to 30 ECTS each semester in KU. On average, each student takes four courses per semester.

Your work is assessed according to the 7-point scale or by Pass/Fail. 2 is the required grade to pass.

Danish and English

	Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Law Faculty of Life Sciences Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty of Science Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Theology

List of Departments
http://studies.ku.dk/studies/registration_for_courses/

Students at KU specialize from their first year at university. Courses in the first two years (eg. introductory courses) are usually taught in Danish. Thus, it would be best if NUS exchange students go in their third year. Otherwise, they should have had at least 1.5 years of university education (ie. go on exchange from their 4th semester onwards).

This university is more suitable for students from Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), Faculty of Law (LAW) and Faculty of Science (FOS). No engineering and business modules.

Please check with your faculty for its internal application deadlines. After you have been selected by and accepted your faculty’s internal offer, your faculty would give you the application instructions of the partner university. An online application to the partner university is needed.

The University of Copenhagen does not offer on-campus accommodation. Instead we have access to a number of rooms in halls of residence (kollegier) in various parts of Copenhagen. In the autumn semester, approximately half of the students eligible for housing will be offered a room in a hall of residence. The other half will be offered a room in a shared flat or in a private home where the landlord/landlady usually lives as well. In the spring semester, almost all students will be offered a room in a hall of residence. You should be prepared that payment for most of the hall of residences is paid in one payment per semester.

The rooms assigned by the International Office are all furnished rooms with access to kitchen, toilet and bathing facilities. The rooms offered in halls of residence or in shared student apartments are a combination of single rooms and twin rooms. Twin rooms are shared with another student of the same gender and preferably the same age.

The housing section of the online application for admission will be closed for new applicants when the university has received as many applications as there are available rooms in halls of residences and shared student apartments. This is expected to happen around early April for the autumn semester and mid November for the spring semester. These are not fixed dates. They vary depending on the number of applications received. You must therefore not regard the housing window stated in the online application form as a fixed deadline but only as a guideline. You must submit a complete application including all supporting material for admission within the housing window to be eligible for housing.

Location and Travelling Times 

As there is no on-campus housing at the University of Copenhagen and as the university buildings are located across the city, it is quite normal with travelling times of 35 minutes whether the fastest means of transportation is biking or public transportation.

It is difficult to get housing in the city centre. If you are going to study in the city centre, it is more expensive and difficult to find housing very close to your department. Very few Danish students live in the most central, expensive and sought after areas of Copenhagen.

Please note that as of 1 January 2011 people going to Denmark for study purposes will have to pay two fees for handling and processing of applications for residence permits. One fee is to be paid to the Danish Immigration Service before submission of the application. The other fee is to be paid to the Embassy upon submission of the application.

More information is available here:

http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/fee/about_fees/about_fees.htm

http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/studies/post_secondary_education.htm

In order to be granted a residence permit for higher education studies you must document:

That you have been admitted to a higher educational programme which has been approved by a state authority or which is offered by a publicly accredited educational institution. That you can support yourself with your own means for the duration of your stay in Denmark. If you are to pay a tuition fee, you must document that you have paid the tuition fee for the first semester or year, instead of documenting that you can support yourself. Please note that a foreign student in Denmark may not receive public assistance / benefit payments. If you do so, your residence permit can be revoked. That you can speak and understand the language of instruction and have a working knowledge of either Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English or German.

Your participation in the educational programme must have been arranged by a ministry or institution of higher learning, or the educational programme must be part of a higher educational programme which you have already commenced in your country of origin. In other words, you may be granted a residence permit either in order to complete an entire educational programme or in order to follow part of a programme as a guest student.

Students from Non-EU/EEA and Non-Nordic Countries 

If you are not an EU/EEA citizen and not a Nordic citizen, you need a residence permit (visa) before entering Denmark. Along with your letter of admission, you will receive an application form as well as instruction on how to apply.

Please contact the nearest Danish embassy or consulate immediately to apply for your permit, as the application process usually takes a considerable length of time (2-3 months). Also, please be aware that the Danish Immigration Authorities require documentation of your ability to support yourself financially during the length of your stay. Prior to your departure, you may be requested to provide documentation from your bank certifying that you have the equivalent of DKK 4,200 per month during your intended stay. 

Arriving in Copenhagen

When you have arrived in Copenhagen, you are required to register with the local civil registration office (Folkeregistret or Borgerservice). To do so you must have your residence permit and a permanent address in Denmark. The civil registration office will provide you with a personal identity number, called a cpr-number, as well as a Health Insurance Card. 

Danish Health Insurance

The Danish Health Security Act covers international students at the University of Copenhagen staying for more than three months. Note, however, that you are not covered until you have registred with the Civil Registration Office/Borgerservice to get your cpr-number. It may take up to two weeks from the day you register until you receive your personal health insurance card. In case you need medical treatment during this period, you can still consult the doctor you are assigned when you register.

No University Insurance 

The University of Copenhagen does not have a mandatory insurance policy which students are required to take out, and students are not covered by any insurance policies taken out by the University of Copenhagen. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to purchase general insurance to cover personal possessions, accident and liability as well as a health insurance (to cover you until you register with the Danish authorities) prior to your departure for Denmark. Contact your own international office for further advice on where to take out an insurance policy.

Other Insurance Policies 

Alternatively you may take out an insurance policy with International Health Insurance (IHI) in Denmark. The IHI Study Abroad insurance covers for periods up to 24 months, and gives full protection in case of acute illness and injury. It also covers medical evacuation back to your home country, emergency repatriation and personal liability, among many other things.

Breakdown of Costs	DKK
Accommodation (including heating)	2,200 - 4,000
Food	1,500 - 2,000
Transport	300 - 600
Miscellaneous	1000
Monthly Estimate	5,000 - 7,600

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter:

	http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Accomodation:

	http://studies.ku.dk/housing/exchange_students/

Cost of Living:

	http://studies.ku.dk/arriving_and_living_in_copenhagen/costs_money_and_banking/

Course Information:

	http://studies.ku.dk/studies/courses_offered_in_English/

Health and Insurance:

	http://studies.ku.dk/visa_residence_permit_insurance/insurance/

Visa Regulations:

	http://studies.ku.dk/visa_residence_permit_insurance/