Non-European applicant

Follow the steps below to apply for enrolment as a Non-European applicant.

Please note, applicants from countries outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) are charged application and tuition fees (unless you have residence permit in Denmark).

When we have received your application, we will assess it based on your motivational cover letter and grades in Mathematics and English.

The application deadline is 15 March at 12:00 noon CET.


The most important deadline for international applicants is 15 March at 12:00 noon CET.

Get an overview of all deadlines

When you apply for admission to the bachelor programmes at ITU, you need a qualifying examination.

See the list of qualifying international examinations and qualifying Danish examinations

Each BSc programme has specific requirements that you must meet to apply for enrolment. The requirements concern a list of subjects, their levels and your obtained grades.

See the requirements for each programme

If you have an upper secondary certificate from a non-EU/EEA country, you must submit English test scores. This does not apply if your certificate is from an English-speaking country.

Learn more about test scores and English language requirements

If you do not meet one or more of the specific admission requirements for the programme you wish to apply for, you can take a supplementary course.

See the options for supplementary courses

For the 2024 admission, applicants with the following quotients were offered admission in quota 1. Please note that the GPA (Grade Point Average) changes from year to year.

  • Data Science: 8,4
  • Digital Design and Interactive Technologies: 7,0
  • Global Business Informatics: 7,7
  • Software development: all admitted

Quota 1 and quota 2
Denmark has a quota system for admission. If your GPA is not high enough for admission in quota 1, you can apply through quota 2 and be assessed on other criteria. At the IT University, we ask you to write a motivational cover letter that can be assessed as part of your application.

All our international applicants must apply on the quota 2 deadline on 15 March at 12:00 noon CET and we recommend you attach a motivational cover letter. This may allow you to be assessed in both quotas and will improve your chances.

Non-European applicants are required to pay a tuition fee when studying in Denmark. As part of your application submission, you will also need to pay an application fee.

Learn more about being a fee-paying applicant

When you apply for an exemption, you need a documented reason for ITU to process your application. The reason may be unusual circumstances surrounding your qualifying examination certificate, previous enrolment at the university, or if you are applying for approval of equivalent qualifications from another institution.

Read the rules on exemption

How to apply

Steps in application

1. Pay application fee

Applicants with citizenship in a country outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) must pay an application fee of EUR 150 (approx. DKK 1,125) and attach the receipt of payment to the application.

Please pay the application fee of EUR 150 (approx. DKK 1,125) and upload a copy of your receipt alongside your application on Optagelse.dk. Your application will not be assessed until the Admissions Office receives the payment.

The application fee must be paid to the following bank account

University
Account holder: IT-University of Copenhagen
Address: Rued Langgaards Vej 7
Postal code: 2300
City: Copenhagen S

Bank details
Name: Danske Bank
Address: Holmens Kanal 2-12
Postal code: 1092
City: Copenhagen K

Account details
SWIFT/BIC: DABADKKK

Banking account number: 0216 4069053815

IBAN: DK2602164069053815

Please note on the transmission: “USB + YOUR NAME”

Refund policy

  • If your application is successful, the application fee will be deducted from the first tuition fee payment that you make to the IT University of Copenhagen.

  • If your application is unsuccessful, or if your application is successful but you choose not to accept the admission offer, a refund will not be given.

  • Once you have submitted an application, you are liable for the application fee, even if you cancel the application. This means that if you pay the application fee, but change your mind about applying, you can only get a refund if you have not yet submitted the application.
  • A direct refund of the application fee is only possible if you have paid the application fee without having submitted any application, or if you have paid the application fee even though you are exempted from it. If you wish to request a refund, please contact admission@itu.dk
If you hold one of the following residence permits, you are exempted from paying the application fee:

Permanent residence permit
  • Permanent residence permit ("Tidsubegrænset/permanent opholdstilladelse")

  • Permanent residence permit in another Nordic country (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands). It only applies if you, while studying, continue to live in the country where you have a residence permit.
Temporary residence with possibility of achieving permanent
  • Temporary residence permit with the possibility of achieving a permanent residence permit ("Tidsbegrænset opholdstilladelse mmf. eller mhp. varigt ophold")
Accompanying child
  • Residence permit in as an accompanying child ("medfølgende barn")
Refugees and foreigners with protection status
  • Residence permit as a convention refugee incl. family members ("Opholdstilladelse som konventionsflygning", jf. udlændingelovens § 7, stk. 1, og § 8, stk. 1)

  • Residence permit as a foreigner with protection status incl. family members ("Opholdstilladelse som udlændinge med beskyttelsesstatus", jf. udlændingelovens § 7, stk. 2, og § 8, stk. 2)

  • Residence permit as a foreigner with temporary protection status incl. family members ("Opholdstilladelse som udlændinge med midlertidig beskyttelsesstatus", jf. udlændingelovens § 7, stk. 2, og § 8, stk. 2)
EU / EEA regulation
  • Residence permit according to the EU / EEA regulations ("EU-opholdsbekendtgørelsen")
Citizens of Ukraine
  • Residence permit under the Special Act on displaced persons from Ukraine
Citizens of EU / EEA / Switzerland
  • Citizens of EU / EEA / Switzerland do not have to pay the application fee.
If you have one of the above residence permits that may exempt you from paying application fee, it is very important that you upload the following documentation when you apply:
  • A scan of your residence permit letter
  • A scan of your residence permit card (both front and back page)
  • A scan of the page in your passport showing your residence permit

You must pay application fee

  • If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen and you are in process of applying for one of the above residence permits, but you have not yet obtained one.

  • If you have permanent residence permit in another EU/EEA country than Denmark or the Nordic countries*.

    • *Please note, if you have permanent residence permit in another Nordic country (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands) and you continue to live in the specific country during your studies, you are exempted from paying application fee.

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2. Write a motivational cover letter

In the motivational cover letter, you have to point out your personal motivation for applying to your chosen programme.

Overall, we would like to know more about why you wish to study this specific bachelor programme, why you are eligible, and if you have some ideas of what you wish to work with in the future. A keyword is that the information should be specific rather than general and it should relate to the specific field of study.

The cover letter must be written in English and be of maximum one A4 page. Please note that for applications to Data Science, you must use a specific template for your letter.

The assessment of your application is subject to an overall evaluation of your grades, qualifications, and suitability to study. Your grades in English and Mathematics (50%) as well as your cover letter (50%) are included in the evaluation. From these, we assess your possibility of completing the programme with a satisfactory result.

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3. Gather required documentation

You must enclose the following documentation in your application:

  • Diploma: Upper secondary school certificate, including diploma and transcripts of records (if your documentation is not in English, Norwegian, or Swedish they must be translated into English by an official/certified translator with signature and stamp)
  • Motivational letter: a motivational cover letter in English (recommended for all international applicants, but mandatory for quota 2 applicants)
  • Passport: A scan of your passport (photo page)
  • Verification form: Verification form signed and stamped by your school (applicants from Norway, Sweden, and Iceland are exempted, as well as applicant with an IB, EB or GCSE A-level)

You may also need to enclose:

  • English test (if you hold an upper secondary certificate from a non-EU/EEA country)
  • A pre-assessment from ITU (see Pre-assessment)
  • Documentation for residence permit in Denmark (if you are from a non-EU/EEA country)
  • Master diploma (if you have already completed a MSc programme – see Master’s rule under Exemption)
  • Transcript of records and course descriptions from university (if you have previously passed bachelor university courses from uncompleted programmes)
  • An application for exemption (see Exemption)
  • A power of attorney form (if you want another person to look after your interests regarding your application for admission you can fill in a power of attorney form)

You do not need to include plane tickets, extracurricular activity certificates, reference, or similar documents.

If any of the required documentation is missing, we will contact you by email before 5 July. Therefore, it is important to regularly check the email address you have stated in your application.

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4. Apply via optagelse.dk

To submit your application, login to the Danish national application system Optagelse.dk. Here you can apply for admission to ITU’s bachelor programmes. After submission you will receive a receipt per email.

The application deadline is 15 March at 12:00 noon CET.

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5. Sign and forward a signature page

When you apply via Optagelse.dk without a MitID (Denmark's digital ID), the application system generates a ‘signature page’ for each of the chosen programmes.

You must print, sign, and scan the signature page for each programme you apply to. Send the signature page by email to admission@itu.dk by 15 March at 12:00 noon CET. We cannot process your application before receiving the signature page.

You will receive a receipt within a few days, otherwise please contact us.


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6. Receive result

You will receive the answer to your application per mail by 10 June. If you are offered admission, you must either accept or decline the study place and pay the tuition fee within the given deadline.

Pay the tuition fee

For applicants admitted in 2026, the tuition fees is EUR 8,250 (approx. DKK 61,650) and is paid twice a year in advance of each semester. In total, EUR 49,500 (approx. DKK 369,900) for a three year full-time bachelor's programme.

Please read more about tuition fees

Applicants with citizenship in a country outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) will be charged tuition fees.

The following groups of students are not charged any tuition fees at the IT University of Copenhagen:

  • Students with citizenship in countries within the EU/EEA
  • Swiss citizens
  • Students on bilateral exchange programmes (e.g. Erasmus. Check with the international office at your own university)
  • US students with a Fulbright scholarship
If you hold one of the following residence permits, you are exempted from paying the tuition fee:

Permanent residence permit
  • Permanent residence permit ("Tidsubegrænset/permanent opholdstilladelse")

  • Permanent residence permit in another Nordic country (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands). It only applies if you, while studying, continue to live in the country where you have a residence permit.
Temporary residence with possibility of achieving permanent
  • Temporary residence permit with the possibility of achieving a permanent residence permit ("Tidsbegrænset opholdstilladelse mmf. eller mhp. varigt ophold")
Accompanying child
  • Residence permit in as an accompanying child ("medfølgende barn")
Refugees and foreigners with protection status
  • Residence permit as a convention refugee incl. family members ("Opholdstilladelse som konventionsflygning", jf. udlændingelovens § 7, stk. 1, og § 8, stk. 1)

  • Residence permit as a foreigner with protection status incl. family members ("Opholdstilladelse som udlændinge med beskyttelsesstatus", jf. udlændingelovens § 7, stk. 2, og § 8, stk. 2)

  • Residence permit as a foreigner with temporary protection status incl. family members ("Opholdstilladelse som udlændinge med midlertidig beskyttelsesstatus", jf. udlændingelovens § 7, stk. 2, og § 8, stk. 2)
EU / EEA regulation
  • Residence permit according to the EU / EEA regulations ("EU-opholdsbekendtgørelsen")
Citizens of Ukraine
  • Residence permit under the Special Act on displaced persons from Ukraine
Citizens of EU / EEA / Switzerland
  • Citizens of EU / EEA / Switzerland do not have to pay the tuition fee.

If you accept an offer of admission to a bachelor's programme, we will send you an invoice with more information about the tuition fee payment.

The tuition fee must be paid to the following bank account

University
Account holder: IT-University of Copenhagen
Address: Rued Langgaards Vej 7
Postal code: 2300
City: Copenhagen S

Bank details
Name: Danske Bank
Address: Holmens Kanal 2-12
Postal code: 1092
City: Copenhagen K

Account details
SWIFT/BIC: DABADKKK

Banking account number: 0216 4069053815

IBAN: DK2602164069053815

Please note on the transmission: “USB + YOUR NAME”

Please note that the IT University of Copenhagen does not offer scholarships for bachelor students.

Apply for residence permit in Denmark

ITU will start up the application process for your residence permit in Denmark (part 1) and you will receive a receipt with information on how to complete the process (part 2).

You will also find an instruction video on how to apply on the page Practical information for international students.

Ansøgningsikon

Do you need help before applying?

If you have questions about the application procedure, please contact admission@itu.dk.

Learn more about enrolment

General admission requirements

 

When you apply for admission to the bachelor programmes, you need a qualifying examination.

See entry requirements

Specific admission requirements

 

Each BSc programme has specific requirements that you must meet to apply for enrolment.

See all requirements

Application and tuition fee

 

Non-European applicants are required to pay application and tuition fee when studying in Denmark.

Learn about fee rates

Supplementary courses

 

If you do not meet the specific entry requirements for a programme, you can take supplementary courses.

Learn about courses

Apply for exemption

 

When you apply for an exemption, you need a documented reason for ITU to process your application.

Apply for exemption