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Summer school: Copenhagen School of Global Health

Each year in August the Copenhagen School of Global Health offers two popular summer schools for students and professionals with an interest in global health and development issues.

Summer School in International Health (6 ECTS)

Course period: August 6 - 24, 2012 
Description: The University of Copenhagen offers an intensive three week Summer School in International Health targeting students and professionals with health related backgrounds. The course takes place every summer and especially addresses participants working with health provision at hospitals and health centres in developing countries.
Application deadline: April 13, 2012.
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Summer school in Global Health Challenges (4 ECTS)

Course period: August 13 - 24, 2012
Description: The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the effects of globalization on health and health systems internationally as well as in Denmark. We will touch upon topics such as development aid, economics, global actors and health policies, communicable and non-communicable diseases, migration, brain-drain, violent conflict, refugees, human rights, poverty and access to health care. Classes will be a mix of lectures, case-studies and group work done by the students.
Application deadline: May 15, 2012.
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Programmes taught in Danish

This website provides information on programmes and courses taught in English at Danish higher education institutions. If you wish to enroll in a Danish-taught programme you will need to prove a satisfactory level of Danish language proficiency

International schools in Denmark

The Danish Ministry for Children and Education provides information on International elementary schools and international upper secondary schools in Denmark. The latter offer the International Baccalaureate which gives access to higher education in Denmark and abroad