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THINK, PLAY, PARTICIPATE Danish higher education is all about your ideas, your aspirations, your opportunities. It's about expressing yourself, working with others and applying new knowledge to solve problems smarter.

Put your talent to use

Denmark has a long history of intellectual and creative achievements. Here are a few examples of where you can put your talent to use in Denmark. After all, once you´ve been through our free-thinking education system, we know that you´ll thrive in our innovative workplaces

Denmark is a knowledge society fueled by innovative companies and leading research in areas such as greentech, biotech, pharmaceutical science, telecommunications and IT.

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Examples of Danish ingenuity include modern wind power, pharmaceuticals, the world's most widely used programming languages ​​and famous software such as Skype and Google Maps.

Video: Dario from Italy explains why he chose to do his PhD in Sustainable Energy in Denmark. Watch more videos

A world leader in cleantech & environmental science

Thirty years of focused energy policy has placed Denmark at the forefront in the development and use of renewable energy, such as biofuels, wind, wave and solar power. Denmark aims to get 50 pct of electricity from wind power by 2020 an to be fossil-free by 2050. Today, Denmark is ranked as the world's top cleantech producer and as no. 1 in cleantech innovation. Find a programme in environmental science

A first-mover in IT

An excellent digital infrastructure and a high penetration of IT makes Denmark an ideal test country for new information technologies. Successful software companies have developed in Denmark and today Denmark is an important European hub for companies such as Microsoft, IBM, HP and Google. Find a programme in IT

A biotech frontrunner

The Danish biotechnology cluster is a major world player, especially in areas such as enzymes, CNS research, diabetes care and cancer research. “Medicon Valley” in Denmark is the third largest commercial drug development pipeline in Europe with close collaboration between universities, hospitals and companies. Find a programme in biotech

Design - a proud heritage

Danes appreciate simplicity. This is reflected in the way we organise our society and in our preoccupation with sustainable solutions. Simplicity is also reflected in Danish design and architecture with its minimalist, functional and sustainable qualities. Today, fashion, furniture, industrial design and modern architecture are big exports from Denmark. Find a programme in design or architecture

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Walter Towers in Prague by Danish based architects BIG (featured on CNN's Future Cities)

Useful links

Some international rankings for Denmark

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Did You Know?

With its strong focus on sustainable growth, Denmark offers leading research and study programmes in areas like environmental engineering

Did You Know?

In 1922, the Danish Physicist Niels Bohr won the Nobel Prize for his contributions to understanding atomic structure. That same year Bohr had a son who later also won the Nobel Prize in physics.

Denmark has been awarded 14 Nobel Prizes, the most recent in 2010. This places Denmark among the countries in the world with the most Nobel laureates per capita.

Did You Know?

LEGO® was created by the Danish Lego company in 1949. The name LEGO is a contraction of the Danish words "leg godt" which means “play well”