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New internship scheme and changes at vocational academies
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om tekniske og merkantile erhvervsakademiuddannelser og professionsbacheloruddannelser
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- Institutions can now offer an internship on technical academy programmes.
- If an internship is offered, it is compulsory for students who have not completed a relevant vocational education.
- Professional bachelor programmes are now set at 180 or 195 ECTS points, but can have a standard of up to, as a rule, 240 ECTS points.
- The bachelor project is now called professional bachelor examination, and the term "eksamener" (examinations) has been added alongside "prøver" (tests) in many places.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 25 February 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 27 February 2026
- In force · 1 August 2026