Find all you need to know about applying for a bachelor’s programme at SDU as an international student – what to check before you apply, how to submit your application, and what happens after you have applied.
You can apply for admission from 1 February to 15 March at 12 noon (CET).
Explore programmes, requirements and deadlines before starting your application.
Start by exploring SDU’s bachelor’s programmes to find programmes that match your interests, ambitions and educational background.
On each programme page, you can read about programme content, career opportunities and the specific admission requirements for the particular programme.
Admission requirements include your educational background, language requirements, required documentation, and SDU's admission test (uniTEST).
If you are unsure if your educational background qualifies for admission, you can request a pre-assessment from 1 October to 15 November the year before you apply.
If you are from a country outside of the EU/EEA, you are required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees depend on the bachelor’s programme you apply for.
If you are an EU/EEA citizen, you do not pay tuition fees.
SDU offers a limited number of scholarships for highly qualified non-EU/non-EEA applicants on selected programmes and campuses.
You do not apply separately for a scholarship. If you apply for a bachelor’s programme that offers scholarships, you will automatically be considered for scholarship as part of the application process.
Before you apply, make sure you have the required documents ready. This includes documentation of your educational qualifications, language skills and proof of identity.
The documents you need depend on your educational background and personal situation. You must upload an official English version of your documentation or an authorised translation.
Make sure you are aware of the most important deadlines:
Between 1 February -15 March, you can submit your application through the Danish national application system optagelse.dk. See below how to apply, what to upload and what to be aware of when submitting your application.
If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen, you must pay an application deposit fee of 200 EUR before submitting your application. You only pay the fee once regardless of how many programmes you apply for within the same year.
You must upload the payment receipt via the Danish national application system optagelse.dk by the application deadline 15 March at 12 noon.
If you have already paid the application deposit fee in connection with a pre-assessment, you do not need to pay it again.
Sign and submit your application via the Danish national application system optagelse.dk and upload all necessary documents no later than 15 March at 12 noon (CET).
You can apply for up to eight programmes and prioritise them in order. You can change the order of your priorities until 5 July at 12 noon (CET).
If you do not have a Danish MitID, you must sign your application manually. In this case, signature pages will be generated automatically when you submit your application on optagelse.dk.
You must:
The signed pages must be received before the application deadline, otherwise your application cannot be processed.
If you have a Danish MitID, you can sign your documents electronically in the application process, and you do not have to print and sign the papers.
Once you have submitted your application, follow the process via SDU’s admission system, sdu.dk/admission. Here you will receive invitations, upload any missing documents and accept your student place.
When you have submitted your application, you will receive information and notifications via the self-service system, sdu.dk/admission.
You will receive an email with login details for the self-service system when SDU has received your application from optagelse.dk.
On sdu.dk/admission, you can:
If you are an EU/EEA citizen, your application for admission is assessed:
This means:
However, even if your grades can be converted, SDU recommends that you take the uniTEST regardless. If you take uniTEST, you will be assessed based on both your grades and your test results, which improves your chances of admission.
If you are a citizen of a country outside of the EU/EEA, you will be invited to uniTEST because your grades cannot be converted to the Danish grading system.
The uniTEST measures your general study skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking and text comprehension. It does not test subject-specific knowledge.
All information about uniTEST – including your invitation, registration and test date will be sent via sdu.dk/admission.
If you did not upload all required documentation when submitting your application before 15 March, SDU's Admission Team will contact you via SDU's self-service system sdu.dk/admission and inform you what documentation is missing.
You must upload the final documents via optagelse.dk.
This typically applies if you:
It is a good idea for you to apply for student housing as soon as possible after you have submitted your application - even though you have not yet received the reply.
You can apply for student housing three days after submitting your application.
International full-degree bachelor students are guaranteed housing in Odense, Esbjerg and Kolding, provided you apply before:
If your application for admission is rejected, your housing application will be cancelled automatically.
You will receive a housing offer after you have been offered a student place.
You will receive the decision on your application for admission on 28 July via sdu.dk/admission.
If you are offered a student place, you must confirm your admission via sdu.dk/admission by 3 August to secure your place. If you do not confirm your student place, the admission is not final.
Start preparing your stay in Denmark as soon as possible, including residence permit (if required), insurance and arrival.
If you are a non-EU/EEA student, you will receive information about how and when to pay tuition fees after you have accepted your study place.
Before the semester starts, you will receive your study start program for your orientation days. When the semester starts, there are different social and academic activities that introduce you to SDU, your campus, the city, and of course your study programme.
The admission team at SDU is ready to help you with questions about:
You can contact SDU Admissions by email or phone.