Studies and Degrees

Last updated by Cathrine Helland on 2009-11-27

Exchange students and guest students

Master students from other universities may enroll as exchange students or guest students (non-degree students) at the IT University for a term or two and choose from among all our courses in English, and/or do research projects. Look in the online Course Database to see the courses on offer.

BSc students
Guest students on bachelor level can follow courses offered by the three bachelor's programmes offered at the IT University:

Digital Media and Design
Software Development
Global Business Informatics (from autumn semester 2010)

Digital Media and Design and Software Development are offered in Danish. There are however a number of courses in English. See the Course Database for the specific courses you may follow. You may choose from the courses offered BSc students at the IT University from the third to the sixth semester.

MSc students
Exchange students and guest students may enroll in study activities from the two MSc study programmes which are taught entirely in English: 

  • Media Technology and Games (MTG)
  • Software Development and Technology (SDT).

    Exchange students and guest students may also attend study activities from ITU’s two other MSc programmes which are mostly taught in Danish, but has a number of courses taught in English:

  • Digital Design and Communication
    The programme offers courses and research projects in English within subjects such as digital media in theory and practice, design of interactive products, multimedia applications, and communication strategies within IT.
  • E-Business
    The programme offers courses and research projects within subjects such as strategic and tactical tools for e-business, knowledge management, and IT strategy.

    Tuition fees for exchange students and guest students
    No fees are charged for EU/EEA students, Erasmus students, US students with a Fulbright scholarship, and US students from a university within the University of North Carolina.

    Tuition fees are charged for all other students, see Tuition fees and scholarships.

    Application to become an international exchange or guest student
    EU students
    If you are a student from a university with which the IT University has an Erasmus exchange agreement, you may come as an Erasmus exchange student with a scholarship from Erasmus. See the list of the IT University's bilateral agreements under Erasmus. In this case, you apply through the International Office at your own university. Please also fill in the application form below.

    Application deadline at the IT University: 15 May or 15 November respectively (see Deadlines).

    If your university is not on the list of universities with whom the IT University has bilateral agreements under Erasmus, you are welcome to contact our International Office (interoffice@itu.dk) so that we can investigate the possibility of setting up an Erasmus agreement.

    As an EU student with an EU citizenship you can always apply directly to ITU to become a guest student by filling in the application form below, no matter if you have an Erasmus scholarship or not. You will not be charged tuition fees. Application deadline at the IT University: 15 May or 15 November respectively (see Deadlines).

    US students
    If you are a student from a university within the University of North Carolina, you apply through the International Office at your university. Application deadline at the IT University: 15 May or 15 November respectively (see Deadlines).

    If you are a US student who intend to apply to come as a Fulbright student, please contact ITU's International Office (interoffice@itu.dk), and fill in the application form below.

    Other students
    All other students are welcome to apply to become a guest student at the IT University by filling in the application form below. You will be charged tuition fees. Application deadline: 1 March or 1 September respectively (see Deadlines).

    Application Form
    All international exchange students and guest students are kindly asked to fill in the application form below:

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