More in teacher training and fewer foreign students: Here are the numbers for this year's student intake

Several more in teacher training and fewer foreign students: Here are the figures for this year's study admissions

For the first time in several years, admissions to the major welfare education programs are rising.

By Tobias Leth Klinge ([email protected]) 48 minutes ago

When midnight strikes, the tension is released for tens of thousands.

They will receive word on whether or not they have been admitted to the higher education program they applied for.

Here, 58,673 can look forward to the happy news that they have been accepted. Of these, 79 percent have been admitted to their first choice.

This is shown by figures from the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.

On the other hand, slightly more than 20,000 have had their applications rejected. Half of these were rejected because they do not meet the admission requirements for the program.

Overall, there has been a slight decrease in the total number who have received a place in their first choice. However, there have also been slightly fewer applicants this year compared to last year.

There are still more than 16,000 vacant study places in a number of programs, the ministry writes in a press release. It is up to each individual educational institution to decide whether they will offer vacant study places and for how long applications can be submitted.

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The 10 largest programs

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Pedagogue: 3,590

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Nurse: 3,207

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Professional Bachelor of Engineering: 3,032

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Master of Science in Engineering: 2,963

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Business Economics: 2,512

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Primary school teacher: 2,192

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Financial Economist: 2,101

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Social worker: 2,034

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Medicine: 1,876

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Law: 1,654

Source: The Coordinated Admission System (KOT)

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Welfare education programs are rising

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For many years, the study admission numbers have also been synonymous with figures showing yet another decrease in the number of admitted students to the four major welfare education programs: teacher, pedagogue, social worker, and nurse.

But the downward trend has been broken this year, where more have been admitted compared to last year.

It is especially the primary school teacher program that is driving the increase. Here, seven percent more have been admitted compared to last year.

However, we only need to go back as far as 2023 to find the most recent year where more were admitted to the primary school teacher program than this year.

Looking at the total number of admitted students to the four major welfare programs, more were admitted in 2024 than this year.

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Large decline in foreign admissions

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On the negative side of the scale, we find admissions of foreign students to English-taught programs. Here, 10 percent fewer have been admitted compared to last year.

It is especially students from Bangladesh and Nepal where a large decline has occurred. There has been a decrease of 70 and 42 percent respectively.

In a press release, the Ministry of Higher Education and Science points out that the decline may be due to tightened rules for admitting students from third countries.

Also read: The number of residence permits for students from Nepal and Bangladesh is falling (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/antallet-af-opholdstilladelser-til-studerende-fra-nepal-og-bangladesh-falder)

The rule change came because it was suspected that many from Bangladesh and Nepal were using the study scheme as a ticket to the Danish labor market without intending to study.

It is only after midnight that applicants will be told whether they have been admitted or not. It is also only after this that this year's admission grade cut-offs (kvotienter) will be published.

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