B2 · Upper Intermediate
Admission & Quotas
Understand how admission to Danish higher education works: optagelse.dk, the two quotas, entry requirements, grade cutoffs and standby places.
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- a higher education programme
- a university
- a university college
- a business academy
- a bachelor's degree
- a master's program
- optagelse.dk (the national admission portal)
- to apply to (a program)
- an application deadline
- to prioritize
- quota 1 (admission by grade average)
- quota 2 (admission on other criteria)
- a grade point average
- work experience
- a cover letter
- an entry qualification (for university)
- a high-school diploma
- a foreign qualification
- an entry requirement
- a Danish language requirement
- a cap on admissions
- a grade cutoff
- a standby place
- to be admitted
- the start of studies
- a study counselor
- to upload
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Applying to Danish Higher Education
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