Business academies
About the academies
The business academies (former academies of professional higher education) offer higher education and further education related to regional areas of the country.
The seven business academies are independent institutions regulated by the Act on Academies of professional higher education.
The organisation of business academies is based on a vertical management structure with a board. The board has the general and strategic responsibility for the quality and development of programmes at the institution. The management of the institution also includes the responsibility for educational activities, efficiency and economy.
The business academies offer academy profession programmes and certain first-cycle higher educational programmes (i.e. professional bachelor programmes), further adult education and diploma programmes.
Aim and task of the institutions
The main aim of the business academies is to offer and develop higher education in the region where the business academy is located with a strong relation to practice, especially in the area of technical and mercantile educations. They are to ensure a broad geographic coverage of educational programmes throughout the country and thereby helping to fulfil the political objective that at least 50 per cent of 30 year old people in Denmark have achieved an higher education.
The business academies offer academy profession programmes, certain professional bachelor programmes (first-cycle higher educational programmes) in the area of technical and mercantile education and further adult education and diploma programmes. Professional bachelor programmes are offered through a full professional bachelor programme (180-240 ECTS) or through a top-up professional bachelor programme (90 ECTS) following a relevant academy profession degree.
Business academies function as regional knowledge institutions in close dialogue with regional stakeholders. These stakeholders could be companies or regional growth forums. Other collaborations could include institutions such as university colleges and universities.
Academies Profession Programmes
Academy profession programmes are professionally oriented, qualifying higher education programmes.
Academy profession programmes are normally awarded after 2 years and are equivalent to the first 2 years of a bachelor degree. Academy profession programmes combine theoretical studies with a practically oriented approach in form of mandatory work placement. Academy profession programmes are oriented towards specific professions or job functions. Most programmes are awarded after 120 ECTS.
There are approximately 27 academy profession programmes. Academy profession programmes exist in the following fields:
Business and Economics,Technology, Information technology, Laboratory technology, Social sciences, Design and Healthcare.
Read more about the different Academy Profession Programmes
Most of the academy profession programmes are offered at business academies.
The academy profession programmes provide the graduates with knowledge and understanding of practice within the field of applied theory and methodology to a level that qualifies the students to independently analyse and assess problems as well as perform practice-oriented business functions. Furthermore, the education programme qualifies the student for relevant further education.
Students who have passed an academy profession programme can continue in a top-up bachelor programme.
Admission requirements
General access requirements are general upper secondary education or relevant vocational education and training, supplemented by adequate general upper secondary courses (e.g. maths, physics, English).