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About the programme

The programme gives you an in-depth understanding of the economics of agriculture, international development, resource utilisation, environmental impacts, and how to provide incentives to regulate food production and consumption. As a sought-after graduate, you will be able to contribute meaningfully to sustainable development and environmental solutions. The programme is offered in English.
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Admission and application

To apply for admission to this master's degree programme, you must have completed, or expect to complete, a qualifying bachelor’s degree or a similar Danish or international degree programme which is assessed to be relevant. Apply for admission via the application portal.

Below, you can read more about admission requirements and which documents to upload in the application portal. 

Academic admission requirements

Here you'll find the different academic requirements depending on which qualifying degree you hold.

With a Bachelor's degree in

  • Agricultural Economics (jordbrugsøkonomi) / Environmental and Food Economics (miljø- og fødevareøkonomi) from University of Copenhagen

you are granted legal right of admission and guaranteed a place on the Master’s programme in Agricultural Economics if you apply in time to begin within 3 years of the completion of your Bachelor’s degree.

Learn about when and how to apply

You meet all academic requirements if you hold one of the degrees listed below. Learn about when and how to apply. Note, however, that you still need to document that you meet the programme's language requirements.

  • Agricultural Economics (jordbrugsøkonomi) / Environmental and Food Economics (miljø- og fødevareøkonomi) from the University of Copenhagen (note, that if you apply in time to begin within 3 years of the completion of your Bachelor’s degree, you have legal right of admission to the Master's programme)
  • Economics (økonomi) from University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark or Aarhus University
  • Mathematics-Economics (matematik-økonomi) from University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University or University of Southern Denmark
  • Business Administration and Mathematical Business Economics from Copenhagen Business School
  • Computer Science and Economics (datalogi-økonomi) from University of Copenhagen

Check which master’s programmes at UCPH your bachelor programme is pre-approved for admission - only available in Danish

If you have a Bachelor’s degree other than those listed above, you must submit additional documentation along with your application so we can evaluate whether or not you meet the admission requirements. Learn about when and how to apply.

If you have a Bachelor’s degree, Professional Bachelor's degree or equivalent from Danish or international universities you are qualified for admission if your programme includes the following:

  • Courses in economics corresponding to at least 37.5 ECTS credits, subject to the following distribution constraints:
    • A minimum of 22.5 ECTS credits within micro economics
    • A minimum of 7.5 ECTS credits within macro economics
  • Courses in statistics corresponding to at least 7.5 ECTS credits
  • Courses in econometrics corresponding to at least 7.5 ECTS credits
  • Courses in mathematics corresponding to at least 7.5 ECTS credits

If you have a Bachelor's degree in Natural Resources with the specialisation in Environmental Economics from University of Copenhagen you are qualified for admission if your programme includes the following:

We may also admit applicants who, after an individual academic assessment, are deemed to possess educational qualifications equivalent to those required above.

Qualifying degree and other courses/projects

When we assess whether you meet the admission requirements for the Master's degree program, Danish legislation only allows us to assess your Bachelor's degree. Consequently, you cannot study supplementary courses between Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in order to meet the admission requirements.

If you have passed courses/projects before you complete the qualifying Bachelor's degree, these can be included in the assessment, even though they are not part of the Bachelor's degree program.

  • It applies to courses/projects you have taken as single subjects and courses/projects you have taken as part of another study program.
  • A maximum of 30 ECTS credits of these courses/projects may be included.

If you only need the necessary ECTS credits in the field of econometrics to meet the admission requirement, you can be granted conditional admission. If you have been granted conditional admission, you must pass an approved econometrics course of at least 7.5 ECTS credits prior to your studies begin. The summer course Introduction in Econometrics has been approved. You must register for the course yourself.

You can apply to have another econometrics course approved by writing to studentservices@science.ku.dk. In the email, you write the name of the Master's programme you want to apply for and write that you wish to apply to have another econometrics course approved in addition to an application for the Master's programme. Also, state when you plan on taking the course, and attach a course description.

International Bachelor’s degree

You can only get an answer to whether or not your degree meets the admission requirement by applying for admission to the MSc Programme. Only the admission committee can evaluate whether you are qualified or not and they only do this once they have received your application.

Bachelor’s degree from Denmark

You are entitled to 1 pre-assessment for 1 study programme, where, based on an assessment of the documentation you have submitted, we will inform you whether you meet the admission requirements.

This is a service offered by SCIENCE, but it is not a service you have to make use of in order for you to apply for admission.

Read about pre-assessment

Language requirements

Unless you have a legal right of admission to the programme you are applying for, you are required to document proficiency in English.

See language requirements

Application deadlines

Study start in September

1 March at 23:59

Application deadline for Danish applicants and applicants from within the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
Open for applications from 16 January. You will receive a reply by 10 June.

15 January at 23:59

Application deadline for applicants from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
Open for applications from 15 November. You will receive a reply by 1 May.

Submit your application

Study start in February (legal right of admission only)

15 October at 23:59

Application deadline for Danish applicants and applicants from within the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
Open for applications from 15 August. You will receive a reply by 10 December.

1 September at 23:59

Application deadline for applicants from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
Open for applications from 1 July. You will receive a reply by 1 December. 

How to apply

Choose the category below that fits you and read more about how to apply for admission. You will also find information about application deadlines and documentation on the websites.

Citizen in a country outside EU, EEA or Switzerland

Bachelor’s degree from Denmark

International bachelor’s degree

Prioritisation of applicants

If the number of qualified applicants to the programme exceeds the number of places available, applicants will be prioritised according to the following criteria:

  • Total number of ECTS credits in relevant courses (micro economics, macroeconomics, international economics, agricultural economics, environmental- or resource economics, statistics, econometrics, mathematics)

Limitation on second degrees

If you have already completed a Master's degree, please check out the rules concerning a second degree.

Additional prioritisation criteria for the academic year 2026/27

If you apply for admission in the next application round starting from 15 November 2025 (Non-EU applicants), or 15 January 2026 (EU-applicants), your application will also be prioritised according to the following criteria (in addition to the total number of ECTS credits mentioned above):

  • Grade-point average achieved in your qualifying Bachelor’s degree
Admission statistics Agricultural Economics 2023
Admitted 19
Admission distribution (legal right/other) 75% / 25%
Applicants 57
Age average 24
Legal gender distribution (cpr. - m/f) 47% / 53%
Nationality (dk/international) 74% / 26%
Available spots No
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Programme structure

During the MSc programme in Agricultural Economics you receive instruction in the form of lectures, seminars, practical, and theoretical exercises. There will also be a good deal of project work. You will be working both independently and in project groups.

You have a lot of freedom to personalise your study programme, as you only follow two compulsory courses during your first year. The rest of your courses are restricted elective courses, chosen from a list, or elective courses, where you are completely free to choose. You can, for example, follow courses offered at the Faculty of Science, at other faculties at the University of Copenhagen, or at Copenhagen Business School.

Do a Project in Practice or Study Abroad

You can use some of your elective courses to do a Project in Practice in collaboration with a company or an organisation. You can also choose to study abroad as part of your programme. Read more here:

Master's Thesis

In the second year of the programme you write a thesis, which is a large scientific project worth 30 ECTS, corresponding to four months of teaching. You can write your thesis on your own or in a group.

The thesis is often based on a specific problem, for instance a current challenge on which a researcher, institution, or company is working. Examples of earlier thesis topics are:

  • Estimating Abatement Costs of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Danish Agricultural Sector using Non-parametric Efficiency Analysis.
  • Changes in Purchasing Patterns in connection with Low VAT on Selected Foods.
  • The Economic Impact of the Tariff Barriers on Sugar Beet Producers in the EU and the Developing Countries.
  • The Effect of a Strategic and Managerial Focus on Productivity among Danish Farmers.

Upon completion of the programme you gain the title Master of Science (MSc) in Agricultural Economics (in Danish: cand.oecon.agro.).

Programme Overview

The programme can be structured in two ways, depending on whether you start your studies in September or February:

Course table, Study Start in September

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 60 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Thesis: 30 ECTS

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS. The table is primarily for guidance and may be subject to revision.

Year 1

Block 1Block 2Block 3Block 4
Applied EconometricsRestricted elective courseIncentives and RegulationRestricted elective course
Restricted elective courseRestricted elective courseRestricted elective courseRestricted elective course

Year 2

Block 1Block 2Block 3Block 4
Restricted elective courseRestricted elective courseThesis
Elective courseElective course

Course table, Study Start in February

Study start in February is only for students with legal right of admission to the programme. Read about legal right of admission here >>

Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 60 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Thesis: 30 ECTS

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS. The table is primarily for guidance and may be subject to revision.

Year 1

Block 3Block 4Block 1Block 2
Incentives and RegulationRestricted elective courseApplied EconometricsRestricted elective course
Restricted elective courseRestricted elective courseRestricted elective courseRestricted elective course

Year 2

Block 3Block 4Block 1Block 2
Restricted elective courseRestricted elective courseThesis
Elective courseElective course

Please note: The programme curriculum is for the current academic year. A revised curriculum for the coming academic year will follow.

Video: Frida and Davide talk about their studies in Agricultural Economics.

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Career opportunities

Graduates in Agricultural Economics are sought after by business and industry, and it will be easy to get a study-related job in public and private organisations. You may also get an internship, for instance with an embassy abroad, where you get the opportunity to test and challenge your knowledge and skills.  

Agricultural Economics is a social science programme that focuses on problem-solving economic methods and tools. You can assess agribusiness economics, as well as international, environmental, and development economics issues and decision-making processes.

You can work with legislation and relevant institutions, and you will be able to analyse interdisciplinary topics from an economic angle. At the same time, you are able to communicate academic issues and solutions to peers and the public.

You acquire in-depth knowledge about the economic policy landscape. In addition, you are provided with the necessary tools to analyse and advise on international economics, environmental, and development or industrial economics from a food policy perspective. During your studies, you will come across both national and global issues.

Competence Description

As a graduate you are, among other things, also able to:

  • apply economic methods and principles to solve current problems and issues
  • explain how changes in the EU and world trade affect the everyday lives of households
  • apply your insight into how economic incentives can regulate consumption and production
  • handle work and development situations that are complex, unpredictable, and require new solution models in the private and public sectors – both nationally and internationally.

Employment

With an MSc degree in Agricultural Economics, you may find employment with various institutions and companies in Denmark as well as internationally. You may, for example, be hired by:

  • banks and financial institutions or international organisations such as the EU and OECD
  • ministries (e.g. the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries) and government agencies (e.g. the Danish Environmental Protection Agency), where you can contribute to establishing the basis for the policy in the food and environmental area
  • central agricultural organisations and companies
  • economic consultancies and advisory services.
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Student life

High quality education in English, a flexible study structure, excellent facilities, an international study environment, attractive and green campus areas, and the opportunity to experience life in Copenhagen, the cool capital of Denmark. These are some of the qualities about studying at Faculty of Science (SCIENCE) at University of Copenhagen that you can expect.

Throughout the year, various social activities are arranged for all SCIENCE students and for international students specifically. These activities include:

  • Introduction Days for new students 
  • A welcome programme for international students
  • International dinners, courses, and lectures
  • Sports activities such as fun runs or bicycle races
  • Career workshops

Students live in residence halls outside campus or share a flat in the Copenhagen area. You will find that the relatively small size of Copenhagen makes it easy to get around, even by bike.

Where Will I be Studying?

The Agricultural Economics programme is primarily based at Frederiksberg Campus.

The Frederiksberg Campus hosts part of the Faculty of Science and the veterinary area of Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. It is located a few kilometres west of the city centre in beautiful green surroundings, and Frederiksberg is a popular residential area. The Gardens, which are part of the Frederiksberg Campus, are popular with both students and locals. In the summer months, you can drop by Café Væksthuset, which is located in an old greenhouse, for a cup of freshly brewed coffee and a delicious sandwich.

At campus, you can join student clubs and societies of a more or less academic nature. Regardless of whether you are interested in choral singing, sports, the theatre or a special academic subject, there is a club for you.

Here you will find some useful links and videos about student life and housing in Copenhagen, and the welcome programme for international students at Faculty of Science.

Video: Study Science at University of Copenhagen

Meet Elizabeth and Alex who study at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. See what it is like to live and study in Denmark.

Video: SCIENCE Welcome Programme

The SCIENCE Welcome Programme is a great way for international students to be introduced to the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen.

Testimonials

Read interviews with students and graduates from the Master of Science programme (MSc) in Agricultural Economics:

Christian Vanggaard, MSc student at Agricultural Economics, University of Copehagen
Christian Vanggaard is doing an MSc in Agricultural Economics. He’s already going to job interviews to find the most interesting job. Agricultural Economics graduates are highly sought after in the labour market, and there is virtually no unemployment.

“I chose to study Agricultural Economics for several reasons. Firstly, there’s a lot of freedom to specialise in the area you are passionate about. It’s also possible to take courses on other degree programmes.

For example, I have taken courses on the Economics programme. On the Agricultural Economics programme you can choose to do an internship in a company. I chose the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, which is an interest organisation, and which has given me some very valuable practical experience.

I think it’s great that it’s a small, intense degree programme with small classes, where the lecturers really engage with the students. You feel that you can influence things, and are seen and heard. There’s also room for change. If you want to change something, it’s possible to do so. There is generally a good, open dialogue, and you can get a lot of academic input on assignments and projects.

Favourite Subject and Financial Competences

My favourite subject is Industrial Organisation. You learn about competition between companies, cartels and what impact company mergers have on the market. Sometimes a representative from Danish Business Authority or a company comes and talks about the things we are learning on the course. 

We’ve done projects based on theory, which we then apply to a real-life case. For example, we might look at how making many product variants impacts the market – e.g. iPhones in multiple colours.  

In relation to competences, I like the fact that we acquire a wide range of financial tools that can be used in most companies. For example, I can analyse the US stock exchange and spot opportunities for trade with other countries.

I can also ‘dissect’ any Danish or foreign food company to identify their strengths and weaknesses: where they make money, where they don’t, and how they could do so.

What Is Difficult?

You do a very intensive course on economic modelling at the beginning on how to analyse large datasets. This could be data collected over a 20-year period, where you have to make a meaningful model to say something about changes in property prices in a given area in relation to wage levels. This can be difficult given the many different parameters involved. But the course provides solid background knowledge that you can build on and use later on.

I’ve already started going to job interviews, and I get the feeling that employers are really interested in agricultural economists, because we think differently to traditional economists. We are good at analysing and developing new practical solutions in grid-locked situations.

Strong Sense of Community

The study environment is really good. There are many academic associations holding Friday bars and organising inspirational academic trips. For example, there’s an economics group that regularly organises visits to the Danish Tax Authority, the Ministry of Finance and other relevant organisations to hear some good presentations, and perhaps go out for supper afterwards. Good friends and a strong sense of community have helped carry me through my studies.

Career Opportunities

I know for a certainty that I’ll get a job when I’m finished. I want to work with buying and selling. For example, as an economist in a company that buys raw materials abroad and sells them Fairtrade in Denmark.

It could also be a position that combines commodity and stock trading with budget control. I’ve also thought about working as an economic consultant in a third-world country, but that will not be my first job.
 

I would recommend Agricultural Economics to anyone who wants to do an economics degree programme that links theory with practical work. You gain tools and learn theories that are needed in the corporate sector – and there is virtually no unemployment.  As a graduate, you can sail straight into a job with a company.

Since this interview, Christian has graduated and now works as a self-employed farmer.

Niels, MSc graduate from Agricultural Economics, University of Copenhagen
Niels is a graduate from Agricultural Economics. He is currently a Development Director in a family-owned property group. He sees a major advantage in having a more applied approach to economic issues in his business life.

What do you do?

I currently serve as Development Director in a family-owned property group. My primary activity is to buy new properties with operational and development potential, and optimise the existing property portfolio. I also run a nature conservation company in parallel with a former university friend, where we manage 800 hectares and have 220 suckler cows.

How did you end up in your current job?

”Life is about living your dreams. Forging your ideas while the thought is still glowing. Those who don’t boldly seize the opportunity, squander the prime of their youth.” These were the words of my grandfather during a speech he gave as principal of an agriculture school in the 1960s.

I have always been fascinated by primary production, and the opportunities that arise when you apply theoretical knowledge to practical issues. That is why I went to agricultural college and did practical training in Canada after senior high school.

When I returned home, I was determined to study further, and chose the bachelor programme in agricultural economics, which is highly focused on applied economics and current societal issues. During my studies, I held student jobs as a practice teacher on a number of economics courses.

I was also self-employed, working in a nature conservation company that I started with a friend while I was studying. I have had both feet planted in the agricultural sector for many years. As my economics studies gave me greater insight into investment theory, my interest in investment properties increased. Finding an economic rationale for investing in agriculture, rather than typical investment properties, became a focal point for my studies.

Today, I have the pleasure of being able to do both. In addition to being a student, nature conservationist and practice teacher, I held a student job as an analyst in the real estate sector during the last two years of my studies. A sector I was born and raised in. My student job led to a full-time position in the property sector as research coordinator in a consultancy firm. I later returned to Funen, where I have now become part of the executive management of a family-owned property group.

My current work situation has never been a goal for me, but my aim has always been to create something that creates clear value. As a practice teacher, it was helping students to understand and experience the joy of learning. As a farmer, to see cattle, crops and nature develop. As a property investor, to see a property be built or rebuilt/renovated, while the key figures also improve - that is what motivates me.

Which academic skills do you use most in your work life?

I have to make investment decisions each day, where I draw on my economics studies. The most concrete competences I use from my degree programme are in relation to investment theory and valuation methods.

I also use much of my general financial intuition in relation to the assumptions I make, which form the basis of my decisions.

In my earlier positions, I drew more on my expertise in relation to statistics and data processing, and my ability to put together relevant and interesting analyses and make connections. As an agricultural economics graduate, I believe I have a more applied approach to economic issues, which is a major advantage in my experience in business life.

A good advice: What do you want to tell a prospective student?

It has always been important to me to be able to relate theory to practice. I see a student job as a necessity in order to maximise learning. It is also important to take social responsibility and contribute to the community while studying. This makes your study years much more fun, and leads to greater academic solidarity.

Tyge, MSc graduate from Agricultural Economics, University of Copenhagen
Meet Tyge, MSc graduate from Agricultural Economics. He now works as an Administrative Officer in the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority.

What do you do?

As an administrative officer in the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority which is a government agency under the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, we work with work with the utilities sector in my department – specifically the water sector, which is a monopoly sector.

This means there is a risk as consumers that we end up paying too much for our drinking water. To ensure this does not happen, my colleagues and I are seeking to introduce an artificial competitive pressure, so consumers get good, cheap water. This is done in part using a financial (benchmarking) model. I am project manager for the group working on developing this model. In addition to being a project manager, I am working on developing new legislation in this area. This involves helping to transfer the agreements made by politicians into actual legislation.

How did you end up in your current job?

Frankly, it is essentially a matter of chance how I have ended up working in my particular area. During my studies, I held various student jobs, all in the financial sector. But towards the end of my studies, I stumbled upon a job with the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, with a job description that matched a course I had completed on the programme and which seemed exciting.

Given that it was also within the utilities sector, which I find interesting, I decided to apply for the job. Following my studies, I was employed full time in the same place. I have since held two other jobs as a consultant in private companies. I got these based on the experience I had gained in my first jobs. It was important to me to try out something different, so I took the chance when it arose and changed job.

I have now returned to my first workplace – albeit in a different position. Even though I am back where I started, my intervening jobs have given me good experience and a broader perspective that I am pleased to have. My career path has been largely ‘random’. When I started my studies, I had no clear plan for where I would end up. I did not know what I wanted to work with, I just thought the degree programme looked exciting. I think my lack of a plan has left me open to trying new things when the chance arose. It has also sent me in different job directions during my studies.

I was sometimes worried at the time that I had too little direction. I now see it as a strength in my work, where I often draw on knowledge I have acquired through courses and jobs that are not directly relevant to my job. I was active in the student environment during my studies, and went on an exchange to USA for one semester. I believe both have helped shape me as a person and given me insight that I benefit from today. They also helped make my studies great fun!

Which academic skills do you use most in your work life?

I got my first (and current) job because of a specific course on economic benchmarking that I had done during my studies, which is not offered very broadly.

I am now project manager for the group that works with this particular benchmarking model. So I draw on the specific knowledge I gained on this course every day. The fact that we acquire these competences in my degree programme means that I work with several people with the same background as me.

A good advice: What do you want to tell a prospective student?

That you do not have to have a clear direction during your studies, and that a student job gives you valuable insight into how your life as an economist will be after you have graduated.

Lena Mubako, MSc student at Agricultural Economics, University of Copenhagen
When we met Lena Mubako, she had just handed in her thesis, hoping to defend it as soon as possible, because she was expecting a child.

I actually started my Master's in Ukraine. In the second semester of my Master's, I went on an internship to Denmark and that is how I and ended up staying in Denmark and studying at University of Copenhagen (UCPH). I didn’t want to go back and finish my Master’s in Ukraine, because the programme there wouldn’t give me the same knowledge I could gain here.

I moved to Copenhagen where I had to start from scratch. I had to take four supplementary courses. The courses were spread over a long period of time, so it took me almost two years.

Was Agricultural Economics the obvious way to go?

I knew I wanted to continue more or less in management or economics, so I chose the most interesting one.

Agricultural Economics was something new, but I found it interesting, and it just matched things, I already knew about. I specialised in International Economics and Development in particular, because I am interested in economic issues in developing countries.

How would you describe the programme?

This MSc programme is a two year programme where you take some compulsory courses but you also have elective courses where you choose subjects which are more oriented towards your interests.

For my specialisation, I chose International Economics and Development. Two of the compulsory courses are Applied Econometrics and Trade and International Cooperation. In addition to those you have a long list of courses you have to choose from.

I decided to take some courses, which are more related to business, including one which focused on EU regulations and standards, and another course which were held at Copenhagen Business School – it was an elective course where you can choose to go to one of the other faculties or you can go abroad.

Furthermore, I also did a course called Project in Practice where you can go abroad and have a very short internship. I spent four months in Zimbabwe Southern African Research and Documentation Center.

What was your thesis about?

I was investigating how increasing trade between Asia and Africa influenced the EU. My focus was one single country, Zimbabwe: how Chinese exports into Zimbabwe displace EU exports.

I was using an econometric model to do some estimates – to do quantitative analysis. I found that in the case of Zimbabwe, China has displaced EU. In manufacturing there was a huge displacement. I also wanted to include the political economy because Zimbabwe has had very chaotic political relations with the West for a decade, which is the explanation why the displacement happened. It’s very interesting.

What differs most from the your university in Ukraine?

It’s a completely different experience. In Ukraine, we focus more on memorizing things, while here you focus more on the analysis. Here you have to actually think a lot ... (laughs). And now I have kind of both – I’ve learned how to memorize things and how to analyse things.

And then of course you have group work here. In Ukraine you do everything on your own most of the time. While here most of the projects I’ve been doing during my courses, I have done in groups. So we are three or four people, we gather information, we discuss it, we decide what to write and then of course you sit down and write yourself.

How do you find being an international student in Copenhagen?

First of all everyone speaks English. You can communicate with everyone on the streets, in the shops and also here at the university.

I know that many international students are complaining about Danish people. That they are kind of closed and that it’s very difficult to get Danish friends. I can see that – but I also understand that, because if we have international students in Ukraine, it would be the same. It’s normal. You have your network already in the place where you grow up.

But during my studies I’ve met a few Danes and we are still in contact and I have become good friends with a few of them. They a very open-minded, keen to meet new people, and they have travelled a lot. I think it depends on who you meet.

Would you recommend the University to other internationals?

Definitely. It’s a great place to study, they have quite a few internationals and they have provided all the facilities for international students so they can feel comfortable here. I think Denmark and Copenhagen in particular is a good place for students. I found it … well, it’s not easy, but I can’t say it’s difficult to be an international student here.

What about accommodation?

It’s especially difficult to find accommodation in August and February. And it’s also quite expensive. People coming from Eastern Europe always complain about prices and that it’s expensive to rent an apartment.

So you need a student job. And a student job not only means money, it also provides an experience, especially if you find something that is relevant to your studies.

What kind of jobs can you get now when you have graduated?

There is actually a quite broad range of opportunities because my programme focuses quite a lot on analysing policies and solving problems. I could work both in the private and public sectors or, for instance, in international financial institutions like the EU, UN, the World Bank or OECD.

If we are talking about Denmark and the public sector here, then of course you have to speak Danish, but even if you haven’t learned Danish, there are so many international companies here dealing with agriculture and the food sector. It can also be banks. Many of the students who graduated from this programme work in consultancies which I guess is more business-oriented.

I would like to work with food security in developing countries. The UN has what they call a World Food Programme and that would be my first choice, because they deal with development and food security. Or it could be a job in an NGO.

Lena has graduated and now works as a Financial Analyst at A.P. Moller - Maersk.

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Location

  • Faculty of Science, Frederiksberg Campus, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg.
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