Apply for admission on the basis of your foreign qualification

 

Before you read the guide below, please note that Erhvervsakademi MidtVest only offers programmes taught in Danish.

 

Apply for admission on the basis of your foreign qualification

If you have a foreign qualification and wish to apply for admission to one of the study programmes at Erhvervsakademi MidtVest, you must fulfil the specific entry requirements as well as the language entry requirements that apply to the individual study programme.

 

Specific entry requirements

You can apply for admission with your foreign qualification if you have passed an education on a level with Danish entry requirements.

 

To find out whether your foreign qualification satisfies the requirements for entry to higher education in Denmark please consult the Examination Handbook at:  

https://ufm.dk/uddannelse/anerkendelse-og-dokumentation/find-vurderinger/eksamenshaandbogen/lande-og-eksaminer

 

You are advised to contact the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education and let the Agency assess the level of your foreign qualifications. Based on the Agency’s assessment we can evaluate whether you fulfil the entry requirements.

Please visit the Agency’s website at: https://ufm.dk/uddannelse/anerkendelse-og-dokumentation/guide-til-anerkendelse 

Here you can read more about assessment and recognition of your foreign qualifications for admission to higher education in Denmark.

Please notice that you need to translate your foreign certificates into English or Danish and to upload them together with a certified copy of your original certificates.

 

Language requirements

Erhvervsakademi MidtVest only offers study programmes that are taught in Danish. This means that lessons, group work, written assignments and examinations are in Danish.

For admission to a study programme you need to pass the Study Test in Danish as a Foreign Language, Danish A level or present proof of equivalent Danish proficiency.

 

Application for admission

When you apply for admission based on your foreign qualification to study programmes at Erhvervsakademi MidtVest, you must remember to upload the following documentation: 

• Certified copies of your original certificates and translated certificates for the study programme you wish to apply for at Erhvervsakademi MidtVest. Your certificates and any other foreign documentation must be translated into English or Danish. 
• Course descriptions, semester overviews or the like which can document course contents, learning objectives, number of lessons etc. Erhvervsakademi MidtVest use this documentation to assess whether you fulfil the specific entry requirements for the academic level (you can read more at this homepage). 
• Latest valid residence permit, a certified copy of the front page and the back page of your residence card and the letter you received together with the Danish Immigration Service’s decision about residence permit. This is not a requirement if you hold an EU or EEA citizenship.
• Documentation that shows you have passed the Study Test in Danish as a Foreign Language or presents proof of equivalent Danish proficiency.  
• A letter of motivation on an A4 sheet written in Danish where you tell about yourself, your educational background and explain why you apply for admission to a study programme at Erhvervsakademi MidtVest.

 

The deadline for your application

If you apply for admission on the basis of your foreign qualification, you need to apply in quota 2. This means that you can apply from 1st of February. The deadline for your application is 15th of March, 12 noon (CET). All applicants must apply for admission at www.optagelse.dk