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Further educationShort-, medium-, and long-term higher educationIf you have completed upper secondary education, youcan undertake a programme of higher education. Thereare three types of higher education programmes:• The short programmes of higher education normallytake two years. Here you can study to become alaboratory technician, market economist, certifiedelectrician or mechanical engineer. Both vocationaleducation and training and general upper secondaryeducation provide access to short programmes ofhigher education.• The medium-term, professional bachelor programmestake between three and four years. Here you can studyto become a teacher, social educator, nurse, engineeror social worker.• The long-term programmes of higher educationwhich are studied at university or higher educationinstitutions. Here you can study to become a doctor,dentist, engineer or upper secondary school teacher.The university education programmes take betweenfive and six years and can be supplemented by a PhDprogramme where students receive a salary and workon research and teach for about three years.Find out more about your education possibilities at www.uddannelsesguiden.dk.Entry requirementsEach programme has its own entry requirements that typicallyask for specific exams and sometimes other qualifications.Some education programmes operate a policy of restrictedadmission because there are more qualified applicants thanavailable places. Most education programmes have a quotasystem with two quotas. This means that they accept applicantsin two quotas. In the first quota, applicants are accepted onthe basis of their qualification examination grades. In thesecond quota, students are accepted on the basis of otherselection criteria specific to the programme.Coordinated enrolment system (KOT)Nearly all higher education programmes require studentsto seek enrolment through the coordinated enrolmentsystem (KOT). You can obtain application forms by loggingonto www.optagelse.dk.Entrance examinationsSome education programmes require entrance exams. Thistypically applies to creative or craft-oriented study programmessuch as acting, film directing, journalism and design.Foreign qualificationsSpecial admission rules apply to applicants holding a foreignqualification. You can read more about these rules in theexamination handbook at www.ciriusonline.dk.Familiarise yourself with the programmeand meet fellow studentsAt most universities and higher education institutions,programmes begin with an orientation course for newstudents. Here, new students are introduced to each otherand the programme by means of academic presentations,discussions and festive activities. Often, new students willgo off on a short cottage trip together.SCHOOL AND EDUCATION91