The agreement between the government and a large majority of the political parties in the Danish parliament aims at limiting the public spending with the students from EU and EEA countries who receive Danish SU (State Educational Grant). In this line, a reduced number of courses will be offered in English at higher education institutions.

Despite several political attempts to bring expenditure under control, expenditure is expected to rise to approximately DKK 570 million in 2025, which is far above the level of DKK 449 million, which the majority of the political parties in the Danish parliament agreed upon in 2013.

The aim is to decrease the number of students from EU and EEA countries receiving SU. When reducing the number of courses offered in English, the emphasis has been on studies in which only very few of the English-speaking students subsequently find employment in Denmark.

More information: Danish national description on National Reforms in Higher Education  Ministry of Higher Education and Science. 

Source: National Unit Denmark