Admission to Danish study programmes
As far as the legal aspects are concerned, applicants who have been refused admission can appeal to the responsible authority:
- Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at universities: Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science;
- Academy Profession programmes and Professional Bachelor's programmes: Ministry of Higher Education and Science;
- Programmes of schools of visual arts and the academies of music etc.: Ministry of Culture.
Appeals must be submitted to the educational institution within two weeks of receiving the decision. The institution sends the appeal to the authority enclosing its own opinion and any comments from the complainant.
Credit transfer
Holders of foreign qualifications may bring educational institutions' credit transfer decisions, i.e. decisions on exemption from parts of a Danish educational programme, before a special appeals committee, the Qualifications Board.
This establishes a right to complain about the content of the credit transfer decision itself, i.e. about how much or how little credit the educational institution is willing to give to the holder of foreign qualifications.
The complaint must be filed via the educational institution. The decision of the Qualifications Board is the final and conclusive administrative decision. The Qualifications Board is an independent body supported by a secretariat within the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science.
Assessments by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science
Complaints about assessments made by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science cannot be filed with the Minister for Science, Innovation and Higher Education or any other authority. This is stated in the Act on assessment of foreign qualifications. However, the agency will consider all communications that it receives and may choose to make a new assessment, for example if new information is presented that changes the basis for an assessment.
Recognition of professional qualifications – regulated professions
The possibilities of complaining depend on the relevant legislation. You can find information about the legislation and any board of complaint under each regulated profession: