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What is a PhD programme?

A PhD is usually a 3-year (180 ECTS) academic research degree. The components of the programme are:

• Independent research under supervision
• Courses for PhD students (approximately 30 ECTS credits)
• Participation in research networks, including placements at other, primarily foreign, research institutions
• Teaching or another form of knowledge dissemination, which is related to the PhD topic when possible.
• The completion of a PhD thesis. The thesis can be a 200-page article or a collection of shorter research articles. The thesis is defended orally.

PhD programmes and courses are offered at Danish universities , which all offer excellent research, library and laboratory facilities for researchers and PhD students in addition to joint partnerships with industry.

PhD students are often encouraged to participate in research networks, including placements at overseas research institutions. A range of funding opportunities are available: Please visit the Researchers Mobility Portal for more information.

Who can apply?

As each institution in Denmark is responsible for its own admissions, requirements will vary. However, you will usually be required to have a recognised Masters degree in a relevant subject in order to be enrolled as a PhD student. Also, the applicants should also have good command of the English language.

For the students, who know that they want to pursue the researcher-path early on, the faculties have the option of starting a research degree directly after a bachelor’s. If this is the path you want to take, you can start a so-called 3+5 programme, which means starting your PhD and master's at the same time. Some faculties have a 4+4 programme where you can start your PhD after a year of master’s studies. The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen offers these two programmes, for example. Each individual universitiy lays down its own rules regarding this type of hybrid PhD. An example of this is Aarhus University’s 4- and 5-year PhD scholarships .

What should I include in my application?

In Denmark you must apply for PhD programmes in writing via advertised projects and scholarships . Usually, you either apply for an opportunity with a pre-defined research topic, or you propose your own research ideas.

You also have to include a transcript of your grades for your bachelor’s and master’s degrees with documentation of your grades, and a CV.

How can I finance my PhD?

For students from the EU/EEA/Switzerland higher education in Denmark is free

You may be eligible for free tuition as an international student, provided you meet one of the following conditions:

• You hold a permanent residence permit
• You hold a temporary residence permit that can be upgraded to a permanent one
• You hold a residence permit as the accompanying child of a non-EU/EEA holding a residence permit based on employment

All other students pay tuition fees. The fee is 50,000 DKK per year, i.e. 150,000 DKK for three years and is not postponed during any absence from the three-year PhD programme such as maternity/paternity leave, other leaves of absence or long-term illness.

The first rate is paid at enrolment, the second rate is paid in the first quarter of the calendar year following enrolment and the third rate is paid in the first quarter of the second calendar year following enrolment.

The grant provider must guarantee for the payment of the tuition fee for all three years when applying for enrolment.

The tuition fee covers

• PhD courses included in the Graduate School’s course catalogue
• PhD courses at other Danish universities and to some extent courses from other providers in Denmark or abroad
• Expenses regarding stays at other research environments in Denmark or abroad
• Activities in the graduate programmes
• Assessments and defense of your PhD thesis

Therefore, you have to be able to finance both your degree and your living costs. You can do this in several different ways:

Industrial PhD

If you aim to conduct a research project with commercial perspectives, you can apply for an industrial PhD. You will be employed by a private sector company and at the same time enrolled as a PhD student at the Graduate School at a university.

As an industrial PhD student you will carry out research where results are applied in an enterprise setting. The cooperation between university and industry gives you access to new knowledge and innovation provided by the private sector company.

Application process for the industrial PhD

• Start by finding a private sector company and a university supervisor for your PhD project.
• The private sector company must send an application to Innovation Fund Denmark to apply for the industrial PhD grant on your behalf.
• If successful, you can apply for enrolment at the Graduate School.

Visit the website of Innovation Fund Denmark to learn about application deadlines, requirements and how to proceed with your application.

How much can you expect to be paid as a PhD student?

If you are funded by a faculty  or a department, your salary is regulated by the Agreement between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the Ministry of Finance (in Danish) (AC agreement). The average monthly salary for a PhD fellow at the University of Copenhagen is 32,567 DKK. After earning their doctorate , researchers go on to a postdoc which, in Denmark , can last up to four years at the same university.

PhD students employed at a hospital:

If you are employed at a hospital your salary follows the collective agreements in place at the Danish regions. In this agreement your employment depends on the degree you hold. Medical doctors are employed according to the collective agreement of the Danish Medical Association while other candidates are employed following the AC agreement. Contact your employer for more information.

Industrial PhD students employed by a private sector company

If you are employed as an industrial PhD student, your salary follows the collective agreement in place at your company. Contact your employer for more information.

Who gets accepted?

The head of the relevant PhD school decides which applicants will be accepted and enrolled into the programme – but of course it is not entirely at his/her own discretion. The applicants are selected based on a recommendation from the academic staff members on the faculty’s PhD committee.

When can I apply?

Job banks at universities are full of postings. You can also search for a PhD course here :

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PhD programmes at the University of Southern Denmark

The PhD programmes at the University of Southern Denmark are research training programmes at the highest international level. This means that as a PhD student you will be at the forefront of international research.

With a PhD degree from the University of Southern Denmark, you will be well groomed for a future international research career. As a PhD graduate, you will also be able to find employment in the public sector or in private business where there is an increasing demand for employees with a research background.

Throughout your PhD project you will take part in active research environments both in Denmark and abroad, and in doing so will achieve research results that are eligible for publication in recognised international scientific journals. You will also acquire teaching and knowledge dissemination skills and establish a broad academic basis by attending specialised PhD courses.

As a PhD student at the University of Southern Denmark, you will get:

• A PhD programme at the highest international level
• Broad contact interface with national and international research environments
• Opportunities for overseas study visits or courses at recognised universities
• A good research environment with close links to experienced researchers
• Flexible working conditions

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The PhD school of SCIENCE organises training and education of researchers within all areas of science, with a view to ensure the highest scientific level among the next generations of researchers. The PhD school aims to train PhD candidates with all the required scientific skills plus complementary competencies at the highest level.

The PhD programme at SCIENCE lasts three years and includes an independent research project, stays at other/international research institution(s), PhD level courses, teaching and other types of knowledge dissemination. The PhD is concluded by writing and defending a PhD thesis.

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The PhD process at UCPH

In the boxes below, you can find details on different aspects of the PhD process at UCPH.

In principle, fees are payable for studying as a researcher since the University is required to cover its costs in every case.  Typically, Faculties have set standard fees although these may differ if for example a specific research project is especially costly.

Faculties offer a limited number of scholarships/grants to cover students' cost of living and these can be applied for when advertised.  Normally, employment contracts are for three years in accordance with a special protocol to the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations' agreement.

Similar doctoral scholarships are also awarded by research councils and other public bodies and private foundations, although these are often for major research projects or for dealing with research assignments.

If a PhD scholarship is awarded, it normally also includes the University's course fees. Be aware that course fees vary depending on the Faculty. For more details see individual graduate schools.

If awarded a scholarship, students will also be offered work corresponding to 840 hours (six months' work) over the course of the three years.

Admission as a PhD student follows an application to the Faculty concerned. Individual Faculties' PhD websites give the procedures and deadlines for applications.

The emphasis is on the applicant's academic qualifications, the nature of research projects and how these can be included in the research plans of the academic environment concerned and whether the requisite resources are available, including the supervisory capacity, for the studies to be undertaken.

It is essential for study funding to be in place since admission requires the University to make the requisite resources available for studies to be properly undertaken.

We advise contacting the academic environment concerned to discuss your research project and study options before completing and submitting an application for admission. It is possible and often a good idea to submit an application for admission at the same time as applying for a research grant.  We know from experience that drawing up a good application is a relatively big, time-consuming task.

Supervision

Each PhD student is assigned a lead supervisor on admission. This is a researcher employed by the University (at least an assistant professor). In addition to providing academic and study-related guidance, supervisors are required to see that studies, including planned course participation, proceed satisfactorily and makes progress according to plan.

During the course of studies, the lead supervisor will at the very least make regular assessments of course progress. In standard programmes, student assessments are made 26 months, 14 months and 6 months before the end of courses.

Your supervisor is also especially responsible for enabling you to get in touch with active researchers outside UCPH.

UCPH stresses the importance of good supervision and has therefore developed a folder on this.

Read more about PhD supervision at UCPH in these two folders:

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As part of your PhD at the University of Copenhagen, you need to take about 30 ECTS in PhD courses or similar educational modules corresponding to six months of studies. These courses can either be done at UCPH or at other universities in Denmark or abroad.

The courses can be specifically academic or generally relevant to research, such as writing articles in English, scientific ethics or intellectual property.  Further, it is obligatory for all PhD students at the University of Copenhagen to attend and have completed a course of ethics and good scientific practice.

Danish universities have made an agreement on PhD courses to make it easier for students to take PhD courses at other Danish universities. 

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Intermediate processes

In the standard process at the University of Copenhagen, there are generally three regular assessments.  These are made at the 26 month, 14 month and six month points before completion of PhD studies.

In the flex schemes, regular assessments are made at the following points (months) before completion of the PhD:

4+4 : 38, 26, 14, 6

3+5 : 50, 38, 26, 14

Individual faculties may themselves set further rules for regular assessments.

Supervisors are required to draw up an overall report by the end of the three year admission period at the latest on whether studies have been satisfactory. The completed thesis will also be submitted for adjudication at the same time.

An adjudication committee consisting of three qualified academics (of whom two must be external but not including the supervisor) assesses the thesis and a concluding viva defence and then make recommendations to the Academic Council as to whether a PhD should be granted.

A thesis must be made available before submission to any interested party who will also have the opportunity to speak during a viva defence. Once a PhD has been awarded by the Academic Council, a certificate is prepared in Danish and English.

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How to get a PhD in Denmark

Career — What is a PhD school, and what should you include in your PhD application? Our guide for you, a potential PhD student in Denmark, that does not know where to begin.

(Updated August 2020)

A re you tempted by the idea of becoming a researcher? If so, you are already an old hand in the university world. Once your Master’s degree is in the bag, the next step towards a career in research is to apply for a PhD.

It is not always easy to navigate the jungle of information, so we have made a simple guide for those who are interested in a research career or are curious about what PhD student life in Denmark is like.

What is a PhD?

A PhD is usually a 3-year (180 ECTS) academic research degree. Teaching or research communication is required as part of the degree. The research degree culminates with a PhD thesis – a written product of some kind. It can be a 200-page article or a collection of  shorter research articles. The thesis is defended orally.

The abbreviation comes from the New Latin: philosophiae doctor

In some countries, a PhD gives you the title of doctor. This is the case in most Anglophone countries, where PhD is short for ‘ Doctor of Philosophy ‘

In Denmark, you do not become a doctor because you have a PhD, but you may well meet someone from England with a PhD who calls him/herself doctor. Here, the doctorate – which is achieved by writing a doctoral thesis – ranks higher than a PhD.

What is a PhD school?

At university, we are told that we are no longer pupils at a school , but rather students at a university . Therefore, it may seem strange that a PhD student is linked to a so-called PhD school. At the University of Copenhagen, for example, there are six PhD schools – one for each faculty.

Each school has its own set of rules, which in this case are a supplement to the general regulations for PhD studies at the University of Copenhagen . The schools provide guidance to students, organise PhD courses with Danish and international teachers, and give students the opportunity study abroad and collaborate with international research communities.

Every PhD school has a PhD school head, a PhD committee, and a PhD coordinator. The PhD committee includes academic staff members and PhD students, and its job is to ensure the quality of the PhD education.

The commitee checks that yearly performance and development reviews are held with the students. The coordinators act as a point of contact for the students at the departmental level, and every department has a PhD coordinator.

Who can apply?

Anyone with a master’s degree or an extended master’s degree can apply for a PhD. The subject  of the degree must be relevant to the applicant’s proposed research project.

Applicants should also have good command of the English language.

In some faculties, you can start your research degree directly after your bachelor’s

But for the more ambitious students who know that they want to do a PhD early on, some faculties have the option of starting a research degree directly after a bachelor’s. If you take this route, you would start a so-called 3+5 programme, which means starting your PhD and masters at the same time (which makes ordinary master’s degrees seem a bit tame). Some faculties have a 4+4 programme where you can start your PhD after a year of master’s studies. The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen offers these two programmes, for example.

What should I include in my application?

If you want to start a PhD, you have to apply in writing. The application should include a description of your proposed research project. You must also include a transcript of your grades (higher grades increase your chances of being accepted) for your bachelor’s and master’s degrees with documentation of your grades. A CV is also required (peer-reviewed publications also give bonus points).

The criteria for applying and the application process vary from faculty to faculty. If you wish to study for a PhD at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen , for example, your project description should be a maximum of 12,000 characters long, while the Faculty of Law only accepts applications that are a maximum of six A4 pages (excluding the bibliography, written in Times New Roman, font size 12, with 1.5 cm line spacing.)

How can I finance my PhD?

Did you think that all education in Denmark was free? Then think again. PhD degrees are subject to tuition fees, and they are not cheap (and neither is renting an apartment in Copenhagen). Therefore, you have to be able to finance both your degree and your living costs. You can do this in several different ways:

Internal funding

Faculties offer PhD fellowships, which means that the student is enrolled in the research degree, given research funds and a monthly salary to live on for the three years the programme lasts. This means there is a difference between being PhD student and a PhD fellow. It is possible to be a PhD student and have your expenses paid by someone else.

External or private funding

External funding can be granted in the form of a so-called industrial PhD, where you are employed by a public or private company that wants you to conduct research at the university. You can also apply to a number of foundations. Or you can pay your own way, if you can afford it.

It costs around DKK  216,000 to enroll as a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen

It costs around DKK  216,000 to enroll as a PhD student (at the University of Copenhagen) – so you should start saving up! The university requires you to document that you have a grant or the money to pay for the cost of studying and wages for the three year period of the programme.

And how much can you expect to be paid as a PhD student? The average monthly salary of employees at the university as a whole is DKK 32,567. But, you should expect salary levels and expenses to vary depending on how far into the programme you are and which faculty you are employed by.

Who gets accepted?

The head of the relevant PhD school decides which applicants will be accepted and enrolled into the programme – but of course it is not entirely at his/her own discretion. The applicants are selected based on a recommendation from the academic staff members on the faculty’s PhD committee.

Each PhD school may look for different qualities in its applicants, but in general, the emphasis is on documented academic qualifications. Whether the research project’s is suitable as a PhD project (is it achievable within the existing framework?) and matches the faculty’s academic profile is also an important consideration when assessing the application.

When can I apply?

Job banks at universities are full of postings. The University of Copenhagen one has a lot, especially from the health and science departments, so keep an eye out for relevant positions.

Once you have earned your PhD degree, you have reached the highest international level within your research field

If you can’t get enough of criminal or property law, for example, and are not afraid to venture outside of Copenhagen, the Department of Law at the University of Southern Denmark might be looking for PhD fellows . If you just want to enroll yourself in a PhD programme, you can apply throughout the year to the PhD school at your faculty.

What do PhD students research?

The subjects studied vary, of course, depending on the PhD student’s faculty and department. For example, Linda Didia Boye, a PhD student at the Faculty of Humanities, defended her PhD thesis about the typology of longhouses in eastern Zealand dating from the Pre-Roman Iron Age to the Late Germanic Iron Age last year. Three days prior, Hjalte Bonde Meilvang defended his social science PhD about numbers in the political context.

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It is a good idea to stay up to date with the newest research in your subject area, so keep an eye on PhD defence calendars, the University of Copenhagen one is here.

What can I do afterwards?

Once you have your PhD, you are at the highest international level in your research area.

A natural step is to stay within the research community and pursue a career in research. But you don’t have to stay at the university for the rest of your days. Many PhD graduate have high-level jobs in the health sector, for example, and the private sector also employs PhDs in a variety of research positions.

However, the majority of PhD graduates in the period 2008-2014 still worked in universities.

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The PhD program

The PhD program at the Department of Mathematical Sciences usually lasts 3 years. The typical entry level is a Master's Degree. The program consists first of all of an independent research project resulting in the end in a PhD thesis with publishable results.

It is also a part of the PhD program to follow a number of PhD courses totalling 30 ECTS, and our PhD students are expected to spend 3-6 months at a foreign research institution during the PhD program.

PhD students (except industrial PhD's) are required to teach, typically as teaching assistants. Our (advanced) courses are taught in English. Our PhD students must be able to teach in English and to follow courses taught in English.

A PhD degree in mathematics will make you qualified for a wide range of career possibilities including continuing an academic career or going into the private or the public sector. 

PhD students who hold a stipend from the University of Copenhagen will receive a salary of about 3,300 EUR/month before taxes and 2,200 EUR/month after taxes. This stipend also includes a travel allowance for participation in conferences and for research visit(s) to foreign research institutions. The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers PhD degrees in pure and applied mathematics, statistics, insurance and financial mathematics within four research sections and two centres:

• Algebra & Geometry
• Analysis & Quantum
• Insurance and Economics
• Statistics and Probability
• Copenhagen Centre for Geometry and Topology (GeoTop)
• Centre for the Mathematics of Quantum Theory (QMATH)

The department currently has about 45 tenured faculty, 25 postdocs, and more than 40 PhD students.

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As a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen you have the opportunity to advance your international career as part of a world class research team. Every year, UCPH enrols more than 700 new PhD students. The University of Copenhagen offers cutting edge research in an international atmosphere. In 2013 Monocle Magazine heralded Copenhagen as "the most liveable city in the world".

Read about the job structure and the recruitment process for faculty and academic staff.

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• Earth Sciences

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• Anthropology
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Nanoscience, medicinal chemistry.

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Food innovation and health, economics and business administration — finance and international business, land management, european studies, organic agriculture and food systems, sustainable design, sustainable heritage management, pharmaceutical sciences, forest and nature management, geoinformatics, bioinformatics, economics and business administration — finance, molecular biology, integrated food studies, mobilities and urban studies, architecture, digital innovation and management.

IT University of Copenhagen

Food science and technology, industrial design, economics and business administration — marketing, process engineering and combustion technology (sustainable energy engineering), nanophysics and — materials (nanotechnology), electric power systems and high voltage engineering (energy engineering), techno-anthropology, materials technology, networks and distributed systems, cultural sociology in law, power and social justice.

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Economics — health care management and economics, library and information science.

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