Exchange programmes Optional Danish or English course Certificate Prerequisites Application Accomodation Arrival Insurance and medical care

Exchange programmes

All of our semester programmes are full time programmes lasting one semester (equivalent to 30 ECTS). The semesters are:

Autumn semester: September to December/January

Spring semester:   February to June

At Copenhagen University College of Engineering (IHK) all exchange students are required to follow courses of a total of 30 ECTS (also non-ERASMUS students) during one semester. Students are not supposed to follow courses at home while studying at IHK.

Internships are not considered for the exchange programs at IHK. Students are supposed to follow courses or do course- and project work while on exchange to IHK.

All programmes for exchange students are taught in English, and the programs are also open for Danish students.

Furthermore, we offer individual programs (courses and/or project work) to students from our exchange partner institutions.

• European Project Semester 
• International Design Semester 
• International Business Semester 
• International Civil Engineering Semester
• Individual program (6 months - 1 year)

The exchange programs are taught in English at IHK and provide you with skills in

• Practical problem-solving
• Project planning and implementation
• Cooperation and intercultural awareness through
• Hands-on, problem-based learning
• Projects based on input from companies
• Projects groups composed of students from more than 25 countries
• Intercultural communication

Optional Danish or English course

All International students at Copenhagen University College of Engineering have the opportunity to attend courses in Danish (basic) – and English (Intermediate or advanced level according to a placement test) at IHK.

Students who wish to attend the courses are required to sign up at the Export Secretariat when the semester starts. The English language course is 3 ECTS.

The optional course in Danish at Ballerup Language Center is equivalent to 1 ECTS.

Every semester most of our Exchange students attend the Ballerup Language Center to learn the Danish Languange and Culture. The course is free of charge for Exchange students from all of our partner institutions.

Certificate

An official Certificate will be awarded after successful completion of the course.

The Certificates will be sent to the international office at the home institution of the student. Grades are given according to the regulation of the Danish Ministry of Education with ECTS grades added.

Prerequisites

Furthermore, we require at least two years (120 ECTS) of relevant university level engineering studies.

We also require all applicants to have a proficiency of English language guaranteed by your home institution, equivalent to no less than TOEFL CBT 213 /TOEFL PBT 550 or IELTS 6.5.

In certain cases we shall require students to present documentation of their proficiency in English, and we recommend students to take the TOEFL or IELTS test when in doubt about their language proficiency.

Application

Application for the exchange semester programmes should be at Copenhagen University College of Engineering no later than

1 May for the autumn semester and

1 November for the spring semester

We reccomend students with a citizenship from outside of the EU / EEA countries to apply by 1 April / 1 October in order to have sufficient time for applying for the visa.

We do NOT accept late applications or applications without the required signatures and documentation.

At IHK we do NOT send out receipts upon receiving the applications.

You will be notified regarding your application status no later than beginning of June/beginning of December when we send out the acceptance letters to the students who are accepted for exchange to our semester programs or individual programs.

Please do not e-mail us for an answer to your application since this prolongs the response time significantly!

Accommodation

Accommodation in Denmark and especially in the Greater Copenhagen area is scarce and expensive.

At IHK we have access to a limited number of rooms in student halls or with private landlords in the area of Ballerup and Greater Copenhagen. These are for exchange students applying for accommodation before the deadline and are distributed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Most students are offered single rooms with a private bathroom and access to shared kitchen facilities. A few students are offered double rooms and shared bathrooms. The room is furnished with a bed (no linen or duvets), a bed table, a chair, a writing desk and lamp.

You must include your application for accommodation when applying for an exchange programme at IHK.  There is an application fee of 1000 DKK for your accommodation - and this amount will be deducted from your rent if you accept the place we have found for you and arrive as required.

Otherwise we shall not be able to offer you any accommodation.

If you apply to IHK for the exchange program and for accommodation after the application deadline, we shall only be able to consider your application if we still have study places and housing vacancies.

Shortly before the semester starts, you will receive information about your accommodation, that is in late July and late December.  At IHK we shall not be able to fulfil specific requirements about accommodation.

Rent has gone up in the Copenhagen area and rooms typically cost between DKK 15,000 - 18,000 for one semester. In addition you must pay a deposit (ranging between DKK 4,000 - 6,600). The deposit will be refunded after your return home if the room and furniture is left clean and unbroken.

You are expected to pick up your key for your room no later than one week after the Orientation Day - that is by the end of the first week of your exchange studies at IHK. If we have a waiting list of students wishing for a room to stay and if you do not pick up your key, at IHK we may give these students 'your room'.

If you arrive in Copenhagen before the Orientation Day (which is the date upon which we have been able to offer you accommodation), please make a reservation at a youth hostel or at a hotel.

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Arrival

The Orientation Day for exchange students is always conducted on the last Friday before semester start on 1 September / 1 February. The coming Orientation Days are Friday 27 January 2012 - Friday 31 August 2012 etc.

On the Orientation Dayexchange students will receive valuable information on the coming exchange period, on the English and Danish language course options etc.

 

Insurance and medical care

It is very important for you as an exchange student to arrange for private insurance to cover illness, home transportationas well as liability and personal belongings during your stay in Denmark.

Students who need medicin on a regular basis must make the necessary arrangements before leaving home.

Further more we strongly recommend all exchange students to register with the municipal registration office in Denmark. After a period of six weeks in Denmark you will be able to get a Yellow Helth Insurance card from your municipality covering partly the more ordinary visits to the doctor etc.

Read more about how to be insured