Tuesday 15 November 2011

STUDY IN DENMARK

STUDY IN DENMARK:
Higher educational programmes:

You can be granted a residence permit in order to follow a higher educational programme in Denmark.

If you are a Nordic citizen, you are free to reside,study and work in Denmark.If you are an EU citizen or Swiss citizen seeking residence in Denmark based on the EU rules of freedom of movement, you may be subject to special regulations.More information about EU and Nordic citizens.

Conditions:

In order to be granted a residence permit 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 a part of 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.

What is a higher educational programme?

Normally,the term higher educational programe is used when the conditions for admission into the programme require you to have completed upper secondary school or the equivalent.If the educational programme is included in the Ministry of Educations coordinated application system for admission to higher educational programmes,then the programme will normally be regarded as higher in connection with the application for a residence permit.You can find more information about higer educational programmes on the website of the Ministry of Education and on the website of the Ministry of science,Technology and Innovation.
UsefulLinks:
        1.www.studyindenmark.dk
        2.www.denmark.dk
        3.www.workindenmark.dk