On July 5th at 12 noon, the deadline for applying to a higher degree programme in Denmark via quota 1 expired, and the preliminary application numbers show that the bachelor programmes at the Faculty of Natural Sciences have received significant more applications than last year.

This year, 1.352 applicants have chosen one of the 15 bachelor programmes in natural sciences as their first priority. Last year, that number was 826. Which means it has increased by 64 percent.  

“I’m very proud of all the applications we have received. I’m pleased that so many young people choose to study and dive into the world of natural sciences,” says the vice-dean for education on the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Kristine Kilså.

The progress is mainly because the faculty this year offers three new international IT degree programmes. This has aroused great interest and attracted a lot of applicants – especially from EU.

The new international IT bachelor programmes hits

This year is the first time for applying to the three new international degree programmes: Computer Science, Data Science and IT Product Development.

“Even though the number of places on the programmes are limited, we still will be educating more of the IT specialist that employers of our society have been requested for years,” says Kristine Kilså.

It is very clear that the new international bachelor programmes are popular. Together, the three programmes have received 1.783 applications, 547 of which are first priority applications. The programmes have mainly attracted intentional applicants from the other EU countries.

“International students are a great gain for Denmark – both economically and culturally. So that makes me proud that so many have had a desire to study IT in Denmark,” says Kristine Kilså.

On 28 July, applicants will receive the results of their applications.