How do I document my qualifying education?

You must upload a copy of your bachelor diploma (in English or one of the Nordic languages), including a transcript of courses and a transcript of your grades, or a preliminary transcript of your grades if you are taking your qualifying education at a Danish institution. If you are taking a foreign qualifying education, you must also send documentation for expected completion.

What if my qualifying education is a combination of several educations?

If your qualifying education is a combination of several educations, you will have to send a diploma and transcript of your grades for each separate education. A combined education could for example be a multimedia design or a computer science education as top-up degrees from a bachelor’s degree.

What if I have not yet completed my qualifying education?

If you have not yet completed your qualifying education, you will need to upload an updated transcript of your grades. If you are missing more than 60 ECTS to complete your education, you will also have to give an account of how you expect to complete the education before study start at ITU. If you are taking a foreign qualifying education, and if ECTS are not shown on the transcript, your institution will also need to confirm your expected completion time.

What if I have a different education, can I apply anyway?

If you have a different education (e.g. an international education), which is comparable to a university or professional bachelor’s degree, the IT University (ITU) will make an individual assessment of the education in question.

Do I need to translate my diploma?

Foreign diplomas that are neither in English nor in one of the Scandinavian languages must be translated into Danish or English by the educational institution, an authorized translator or a public authority. If you are admitted, you must also show your original diploma at study start.

What if I have taken courses at MSc level without graduating a MSc?

If you have previously been enrolled on a higher education on a master level, without completing it, it is your duty to upload documentation for any elements of the education that you have passed. This documentation will be used to assess whether to give you a starting credit for some of these elements. This documentation must be in English or one of the Nordic languages.

I already hold a MSc - can I study another MSc at IT University of Copenhagen?

Read about it here.

You need to document an English language proficiency of at least level B with a minimum of 3 in grade point average (Danish high school levels) in one of the following ways:

• You have passed a level B English exam in the course of taking a Danish high school exam (or through supplementary courses)
  

• You have taken an English-language high school exam in Denmark, in another EU country, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Great Britain or New Zealand.

• You have taken an English language bachelor’s degree or a professional bachelor's degree in Denmark, in another EU country, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Great Britain or New Zealand.
  

• You have a qualifying bachelor’s degree from a Danish university (not a professional bachelor’s degree if it is taught in Danish).
  

It is also possible to document by doing one of the following English test:

• TOEFL paper-based test result: 560 minimum
• TOEFL IBT test result: 88 minimum
• IELTS (academic) test result: 6.5 minimum
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: passed 
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English: passed

The Test result cannot be more than 2 years old.

The university code for TOEFL is 9015. You will need this code when you sign up for a TOEFL test. No code is needed for IELTS.

Can I apply without having completed a test?

It is possible to apply before you have completed any necessary language proficiency test or supplementary courses. Instead, you must:

• Upload documentation for being called to the test or being admitted to the course.

No later than one month before study start, you must upload the results of the test or supplementary course in the application portal

Applicants who are not EU/EEA (EØS) citizens and who have to pay tuition fees will need to upload the results of the language proficiency test or supplementary course no later than 3 weeks after the application deadline.

If your result does not comply with the admission requirements, your admission will be annulled.

Non-EU/EEA (EØS) citizens who reside in Denmark, and who wish to be exempt from paying tuition fees on their master level education, must send in documentation of their permanent residence permit or their residence permit with the possibility of permanent residence.

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

• Students from countries within the EU/EEA
• Students on bilateral exchange programmes (e.g. Erasmus. Check with the international office at your own university)
• US students with a Fulbright scholarship
• Students, who started studying at the IT University January 2006 or earlier

Students from countries outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) are charged tuition fees.

The tuition fee for a two years full study is 200,000 DKK. The tuition fees are payable by biannual installments in advance of each term, i.e. DKK 50,000 per term.

If you start your MSc programme after 2012 the price of a full two years of study may have changed. Keep an eye on this website - we update our information on tuition fees every January.

Note that the IT University grants a scholarship to three or four exceptionally talented MSc applicants from non- EU/EEA countries. See more under Scholarships below.

The Danish Immigration Service will ask students from outside the Nordic countries and EU/EEA countries to demonstrate funds before issuing a residence permit.

Please find further information about residence permit.

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

• Permanent residence permit ("Permanent opholdstilladelse")
• Temporary residence permit with the possibility of achieving a permanent residence permit ("Midlertidig opholdstilladelse m.m.f. varigt ophold")

However, having a student visa does NOT under any circumstances exempt you from paying a tuition fee. Please contact the Study Administration for further information.

If you have one of the above residence permits, it is very important that you submit documentation for this to the Study Administration. We accept the following documentation:

• A certified copy of your residence permit letter from the Danish Immigration Service.
• A certified copy of your residence permit card.
• A certified copy of the page in your passport showing your residence permit.

Based on the documentation submitted, the Study Administration will grant or deny exemption. If you are exempted from paying a tuition fee, you must meet the deadlines applicable to EU/EEA applicants.

The IT University of Copenhagen offers state scholarships to three or four exceptionally talented MSc applicants (full-degree students) from outside EU and EEA every year. 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.

To see information about living and accommodation in Denmark, see here.

You have Legal Rights for:

• The MSc in Data Science.
• The MSc in Computer Science. ONLY for those who did the Technical Track and where admitted up to and including 2020.
• The DMSc in Digital Innovation & Management. ONLY for those who did the Business Track and where admitted up to and including 2020.

If you have completed your bachelor's after 1 January 2019, you have legal requirements for the education in question for 3 years.

In addition, you are qualified to apply for the MSc in Games (Technical Track), the MSc in Digital Design & Interactive Technologies and the MSc in Digital Innovation & Management. Here, however, you do not have legal requirements and must apply on an equal footing with those who do not have a BSc from the IT University.

You have Legal Rights for:

• The MSc in Digital Innovation & Management.
• The Msc in Games (Design Track). ONLY for those who where admitted up to and including 2019.
• The MSc in Software Design. ONLY for those who where admitted up to and including 2017.

If you have completed your bachelor's after 1 January 2019, you have legal requirements for the education in question for 3 years.

In addition, you are qualified to apply for the MSc in Digital Design & Interactive Technologies, the MSc in Games (Design Track) and the MSc in Software Design. Here, however, you do not have legal requirements and must apply on an equal footing with those who do not have a BSc from the IT University.

For these two programmes please visit our Danish site.

If you have passed the first year examinations (60 ECTS) or more under the valid academic regulations for the specific programme in the same programme you must apply for re-enrollment. Please note, it is not possible to re-enroll in a dimensioned programme (MSc in Digital Design and Interactive Technologies and MSc in Games). You can read more about how to apply for re-enrollment on

ITU Student.

If you have passed less than the first year examinations (60 ECTS) in the same programme, which you have withdrawal from, you must apply again through the application portal.

If you have fallen for a study activity requirement and on that basis have been withdrawed by the IT University, you must apply for admission again and enclose a dispensation application. We can grant dispensation if we assess that your opportunities to complete the education have been significantly improved, or if the content of the education has changed significantly.