Colleges in Denmark

SDU guarantees housing at the University of Southern Denmark for full-time international students. However, to be guaranteed student housing, students are required to apply by the designated deadline. The housing options in Odense are given below:

• Rasmus Rask student experience
• Campus House
• Dalum Landbrugsskole
• Østerbro 1
• H. C. Ørstedskollegiet

The University of Southern Denmark ranks at #261 place in U.S. News & World Report 2023 rankings (Global Universities category). Whereas, in the QS rankings, it ranks at #326 position in 2024 and in THE rankings, the university is placed at #251-300. A few of the reasons that make SDU a good university:

• Relaxed teaching and learning environment
• Numerous programs taught in English
• Uni Southern Denmark is very digital. This in turn makes studying, exams, and everyday life a lot easier
• Access to housing for international students

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In the QS World University Rankings 2024, SDU ranking is #326. In 2023, the university was placed at #347 position. This indicates that the university’s rank has improved by 21 places. The university has managed to score the highest 83.2 in the International Faculty Ratio. A few of the parameters on which the universities are evaluated in the QS rankings are academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, citations per faculty, international student ratio, etc.

The University of Southern Denmark MSc in Biology-Marine Science course combines a broad foundation in Natural Sciences with state-of-the-art knowledge and advanced experimental methodology within Biology. The language of instruction is English. The tuition fees for international students is EUR 6,640 per semester. On top of this, all international students are guaranteed housing. As a graduate student from SDU, students are going to gain a broad education that can be used in different contexts; in the private sector, in teaching or in public administration; in research.

SDU International Summer School is basically a two-week intensive summer school. The course level is 5 ECTS Advanced bachelor’s and master’s level. This course will start in August 2024. Study areas at this school are Healthcare Engineering; Civil and Structural Engineering; Chemistry; Engineering Physics; etc.

The University of Southern Denmark offers a number of courses at the master’s level. At the bachelor’s degree level for the Odense campus, there is only one programme available for international students currently i.e. Market and Management Anthropology. Master’s degree programs that are available are MBA, MS, MA, etc. Two of the most popular courses at SDU among international students are MSc in Engineering-Mechatronics and MSc in Biology Marine Sciences.

For master’s courses, the applicants can apply via the online application portal DANS. For bachelor’s courses, the applicants can apply via Common Danish application system. The detailed application process for master’s courses is given below:

• First of all, review the admission requirements
• Then, pay the application fee i.e. EUR 100 for master’s courses
• Next, apply for admission and submit the required documents
• Check the status of the application
• Next, apply for housing
• After this, confirm the study place
• Then, pay the Uni Southern Denmark tuition fees
• Lastly, apply for residence permit

The University of Southern Denmark fees can be checked from the table given below:

Cost of Living: A rough estimate of living in Denmark for a student is given below: