Danish courses at UCPH
1 x class lesson per week from 17:15 - 19:45
Classes take place at KU Campus (City Campus/SAMF & Maersk Tower/SUND)
Start dates: January/February and August/September
New Danish Courses starting in January and February 2026
(Please note that the start and end dates may change if needed.)
Module 1 – Monday class (3657)
Time: Mondays, 5.15 to 7.45 PM (once a week)
Location: Nørre Campus (SUND), Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 KBH N
Start date: 12. January 2026
End date: 13. April 2026
Module 1 – Tuesday class (3653, primarily for employees at SCIENCE)
Time: Tuesdays, 5.15 to 7.45 PM (once a week)
Location: Nørre campus (SUND), Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 KBH N
Start date: 20. January 2026
End date: 21. April 2026
Module 1 – Wednesday class (3652)
Time: Wednesdays, 5.15 to 7.45 PM (once a week)
Location: City Campus: Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 KBH K
Start date: 14. January 2026
End date: 15. April 2026
Module 1 – Monday class (3651)
Time: Mondays, 5.15 to 7.45 PM (once a week)
Location: Nørre Campus (SUND), Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 KBH N
Start date: 2. February 2026
End date: 4. May 2026
Sign up below if you’re a beginner (Module 1), or book an interview with our language consultants if you already speak some Danish.
If you want to start a different course, you can enrol at one of our other locations.
Who can join Danish Courses at UCPH?
All international employees at the University of Copenhagen can take free Danish lessons if they meet the following requirements:
- Are 18 years of age or older
- Have a Danish CPR number
- Have lived in Denmark for less than 5 years
- Pay a deposit of DKK 2,000
The classes take place in groups with other UCPH employees at the same level as you. Your teacher has solid experience teaching Danish as a second language to highly educated learners. You’ll be introduced to basic Danish grammar, pronounciation, vocabulary and culture.
The courses are based on your everyday life in Denmark, so you’ll quikly gain the language skills needed to manage in Danish – both at work and in your daily life.
Practical Information About Danish Classes at UCPH
- Classes: Once a week (3 lessons of 45 minutes each)
- Time: 17:15 – 19:45
- Duration: Approx. 12 weeks (Modules 1 and 2) and approx. 16 weeks (Modules 3–5)
- Location: City Campus and North Campus (Panum)
- Class size: Maximum 25 participants (classes are established with a minimum of 12 participants)
- Module test: Each module concludes with a test. If you pass, you will be offered a place in the next module.
Danish Education 3
Our Danish courses at UCPH are organised in Danish Language Education 3, which consists of 5 modules + an optional extra module (Studieprøven). Each module ends with a module test. You complete Module 5 (B2) of Danish Education 3 with the Exam in Danish 3 (PD3). Read more about the exams and the opportunities they offer here.
Our courses follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR.
Deposit
As a general rule, you are entitled to free Danish Education during the first five years of your stay in Denmark.
However, before you can start, you must pay a deposit of DKK 2,000. Your municipality covers the cost of your Danish Education, but they require a deposit as a form of security.
You can have your deposit refunded or transferred to the next module if you pass the module test within the time frame.
Unfortunately, you will lose your deposit if you:
- do not pass the module test before the deadline
- decide to withdraw from the course after attending
- take a break or stop in the middle of a module and fail to complete it in time
In these cases, a new deposit of DKK 2,000 will be required if you wish to continue to the next module.
Read more about rules for Danish Education and deposit payments.
Need more information?
If you have any questions about Danish classes at the University of Copenhagen, you are welcome to contact UCPH coordinator, Pernille Egebæk Vadstrup, at: ku@speakspeak.dk