University colleges in Denmark
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A List of universities and colleges in Denmark.
Danish university colleges offer courses that can lead up to a bachelor's degree. University colleges also offer short higher education (KVU) degrees such as academy profession degree programmes (Danish: erhvervsakademiuddannelse) offered as business academies.[1]
History
In July 2007, the Danish Parliament passed a new law regarding the Danish university colleges. The Ministry of Education under Section 50 of the Act on university colleges established the following eight colleges, which were established in January 2008:
University College Sealand, University College Capital, Metropolitan University College.[citation needed
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Since 2008, there have been three mergers, reducing the number of university colleges to six
- West Jutland University College and University College South Denmark on 1 May 2010, forming University College South Denmark
- University College Capital and Metropolitan University College on 1 March 2018, forming University College Copenhagen
- University College Lillebælt and da:Erhvervsakademiet Lillebælt, a business academy, on 1 August 2018, forming UCL University College.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Lolle, Elisabeth Lauridsen (2023-12-01). "lex.dk – Den Store Danske". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-02-10.