For international students

Welcome and social activities

To make sure you get a good arrival in Copenhagen and a good start at CBS, we offer various services and activities for international students.

Housing

If you are an international student, CBS offers housing during the summer university.

Please note that students who apply for 6-week courses will have first priority.

Housing Applications will begin on 28 April 2025. An e-mail with information about the application process will be sent on 23/24 April 2025. 

Residence permit

To fulfil the requirement of having a permanent residence permit in Denmark, you need one of the following residence permits in Denmark or another Nordic country: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands

• "Permanent opholdstilladelse": permanent residence permit in Denmark
• "Opholdstilladelse med mulighed for varigt ophold": residence permit with a view to permanent residence in Denmark
• "Opholdstilladelse jævnfør EF/EØS-bekendtgørelsen": residence permit in Denmark according to the EU/EEA regulations
• "Opholdstilladelse som medfølgende barn": residence in Denmark as an accompaning child. The documentation must state that you are "medfølgende barn". The text "medfølgende familie" is not sufficient.
• Refugee residence permit: "Tidsbegrænset mhp. midlertidigt ophold": temporary residence permit in Denmark with a view to a temporary stay. You need to submit a copy of your residence permit together with a copy of the letter you received from the Danish Immigration Service.

If you do not have one of the listed residence permits, you will need to apply as a Non-European student / Freemover

Visa

Some students who come to Denmark to participate in the summer programme will have to apply for a short term visa for the period of the duration of the programme. Since you are going to study in Denmark for less than three months, you will not get a student visa. Students from many countries, including the US, do not need to apply for a short term visa if their stay in Denmark is under three months.

To see whether or not you need to apply for a short term visa for entering Denmark, please see nyidanmark.dk

If you need to apply for a short term visa to enter Denmark, you must apply at the Danish embassy or consulate in your home country. It may take up to 3 months to get a visa, so we recommend that you apply as soon as possible once you have received your letter of acceptance.

Please note: to apply for a visa, your passport must be valid until at least three months after the expiry date of the visa.

Health insurance

You can find more information about Health and safety on Studyindenmark.dk

Scholarships

CBS is a state owned institution and we do not offer scholarships to students taking courses at CBS Summer University.

Living expenses

For an example over budget costs, please see budget/expected expenses on Live in Denmark on Studyindenmark.dk