New professional master's degrees worth 75 ECTS points
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om erhvervsakademiuddannelser og professionsbacheloruddannelser og lov om akkreditering af videregående uddannelsesinstitutioner (Nye praksisrettede professionsmasteruddannelser og andre elementer fra aftale om reform af professionsbachelor- og erhvervsakademiuddannelser i Danmark m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act introduces professional master's degrees worth 75 ECTS points for professional bachelor's graduates in the welfare sector.
- The length of academy profession and professional bachelor's degrees is now measured (arrangement) in ECTS points instead of years.
- Who: The rules concern professional bachelor's graduates in the welfare sector, who these degrees are aimed at.
- When: Section 1, no. 14 and 19 will enter into force on 1 July 2027. The rest of the Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Med forslaget vil professionshøjskolerne bl.a. få mulighed for at udvikle og udbyde nye professionsmasteruddannelser på 75 ECTS-point som praksisnære overbygningsuddannelser målrettet professionsbachelorer inden for velfærdsområdet. Forslaget berører desuden tilrettelæggelse af professionsbacheloruddannelserne, nye uddannelsespladser på engelsksprogede erhvervsakademiuddannelser og professionsbacheloruddannelser, nedlæggelse af Rådet for Erhvervsakademiuddannelser og Professionsbacheloruddannelser, en særlig godkendelsesprocedure for de nye professionsmasteruddannelser m.m. Forslaget følger op på dele af aftalen af 26. marts 2025 mellem regeringen, Danmarksdemokraterne, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Liberal Alliance, Det Konservative Folkeparti, Dansk Folkeparti, Enhedslisten og Alternativet om reform af professionsbachelor- og erhvervsakademiuddannelserne i Danmark.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 8 October 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 11 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 16 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- The rest enters into force · 1 July 2027In 239 days