For non-European applicants

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

You may be exempted from paying a tuition fee if you hold one of the following residence permits in Denmark:

• Permanent residence permit ("Permanent opholdstilladelse")
• 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
• Temporary residence permit with the possibility of achieving a permanent residence permit ("Midlertidig opholdstilladelse m.m.f. varigt ophold")
• Residence permit in as an accompanying child ("medfølgende barn")
• 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)
• Residence permit according to the EU/EEA regulations ("EU-opholdsbekandgørelsen")
• Residence permit under the Special Act on displaced persons from Ukraine

Documentation
If you have one of the above residence permits that may exempt you from paying tuition 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

Applicants who have residence permits in countries within EU/EEA but not in Denmark
If you are a non-EU citizen with permanent residence in another EU/EEA country, you are not exempted from paying the tuition fee. Only residence permits in Denmark can exempt you from paying tuition fee.

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

The tuition fees is DKK 55,000 and is paid twice a year in advance of each semester. In total, DK 220,000 for a two year full-time master's programme.
Please be aware that the tuition fee may change.

The tuition fees must be paid twice a year: 5 January and 5 August. The deadline for paying the tuition fee for the first semester of a programme is in June. The fee cannot be paid in instalments. 

Currency:
Payment is only possible in Danish Kroner (DKK) or Euro (EUR).

The Danish Immigration Service will ask tuition fee paying students to demonstrate funds before issuing a residence permit.

Please find further information at New to Denmark website.

Students paying tuition are encouraged to follow their study programme.

You must pay full tuition no matter how many courses you register for

One full-time semester counts for 30 ECTS. You can register up to 37,5 ECTS (projects and/or courses).

If you register for less than 30 ECTS per semester, you must also pay full tuition.

Extend your study time with two semesters

You have the right to extend your study time for two semesters without paying extra tuition fee, as payment for the full-time master’s programme have been paid. Make sure to contact admission@itu.dk if this becomes relevant for you. 

We must notify Immigration Services

The IT University is obligated to notify Immigration Services if you are delayed with more than 60 ECTS in your studies. We must also notify Immigration Services if you are on leave or you are absent due to illness or pregnancy.

The IT University will only reimburse the tuition fee in the following cases: 

• If you withdraw from the programme before the end of week 34 (autumn term) or week 4 (spring term)
• If you obtain a residence permit or citizenship exempting you from paying tuition fee. The validity date of the residence permit or citizenship must be latest 31 August or 31 January for the coming semester.
• If you are conditionally admitted but do not meet the conditional requirements
• If the Immigration Services rejects your application for a residence permit 

Please note that you will not be reimbursed for the semester that has started if your enrolment is cancelled due to failed exams.

Written documentation must be handed in before reimbursement can take place. Please send an email to admission@itu.dk
NB: Your bank may retain a service fee when processing the reimbursement. The recipient/student will bear all the transaction fees.

The IT University of Copenhagen offers every year state scholarships to three or four exceptionally talented MSc applicants (full-degree students) from outside EU and EEA. The scholarships will be offered to the applicants who achieve the best scores according to the criteria in our admission rules.

The state scholarships consist of free tuition and partly covering of living expenses.

Applicants cannot apply for the scholarships. The IT University considers all admitted MSc students for the scholarships and informs the students chosen for the scholarships in their letter of admission.

Please note that if you receive a scholarship, you will have to follow and pass full time studies.

Please find information about living and accommodation in Denmark.