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Through KEA Library you can stream and borrow E-books.

Browse the library catalogue and explore the many titles.

The subjects in your programme are worth a number of ECTS points. In the programme curriculum you can see how many ECTS each individual subject is worth. ECTS is an abbreviation of the European Credit Transfer System. It is an EU standard which, among other things, is used to transfer merit for modules at the same level of education run in different educational institutions abroad or in Denmark.

ECTS points rate a programme or a programme element in number of working hours. One semester equals 30 ECTS. This is a measure of the work hours you must put into your study as a student . For a full-time programme, the ECTS points correspond to 37 hours of work per week spread over preparation, assignments and classes. In a year, this includes normal holidays for full-time work. But ECTS points are NOT an indication of educational level, degree of difficulty or the number of classes.

In OUR ACTIVE ENROLMENT MODEL you can see what is expected of you as a student at KEA. In the Course Catalogue you can see how many hours of teaching and preparation you can expect to use on a specific subject.

Your programme forms part of the approved state education system in Denmark, which is governed by the Minister for Higher Education and Science.

The curriculum is a legal document which lays down a number of provisions for your programme within the framework of applicable laws and ministerial orders. Among other things, the curriculum describes your subjects, what semester they occur in, their intended learning goals for your knowledge, skills and competences, how to work with the study and when the exams will take place.

You’ll find the curriculum for your programme on your programme pageon your programme page.

At the website of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science you’ll find the laws and orders that apply to education in general or to a specific programme at KEA.

Alternatively, you can go to retsinformation.dk where you can make a free-text search throughout the Danish register of laws and regulations – including the orders on specific programmes.

Related topics

• Complaints
• Credit
• Dispensation

Copenhagen School of Design and Technology, KEA, offers practice-oriented further education in the form of Academy Profession (AP) Degree Programmes and Bachelor’s Degree Programmes.

If you’ve been admitted to KEA, you’ve chosen a school with a practice-oriented approach as opposed to the more theoretical methodology of the universities. These are two different methods. One does not replace the other, they complement each other. 

From summer intake 2022 the international programmes offered in Denmark will be reduced.

You can see the current offer here at ug.dk

If you want to know more, feel free to contact KEA Study and Career Guidance at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Innovation and entrepreneurship are a big part of KEA's DNA.

Students at KEA have good opportunities to develop and start their own business, and both students and alumni can be admitted to KEA Startup Hub, which offers office space, coaching, networking and a large selection of workshops.

During the programme, students on most of KEA's programmes also have the opportunity to do an internship in their own company.

Read more about Startup Hub

Once a year, all the teachers at KEA are evaluated by their students - part-time as well as full-time. The evaluation forms the basis for dialogue and development for the teachers as well as their superiors.

Download teaching evaluation 2017 (pdf)

Download teaching evaluation 2016 (pdf)

Download teaching evaluation 2015 (pdf)

The purpose of the exam is to document to what extent you as a student meet the academic goals set for the education in the curriculum.

You are automatically enrolled in the exam and have three attempts at each exam.

If you do not show up at the exam or fail to hand in, this counts as an exam attempt.

If you fail all three attempts; you will be excluded from the study. You are not entitled to retake the semester.

Online exam

Below you will find instructions on online exam at KEA, including conditions you as a student must prepare for and give special attention.

• Memo regarding security precautions in exams as video conference
• Instructions for students on online exams

Extra time for examination

You can apply for extra time for written exams if you can prove that you are dyslexic. The head of programme decides whether you can have extra time and how much extra time you may have.

If there are any changes in your functional disability, write to either This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

You can apply for extra time for oral examinations if you stutter. The head of programme decides whether you can have extra time and how much extra time you may have.

Application for exemption must be sent through SDBF.

4th examination attempt

You can apply for exemption in the form of a 4th exam attempt, if this is based on unusual circumstances, such as critical illness in the family, divorce, death.

Application for exemption must be sent through SDBF.

Response to your application

Your application will be processed by the head of programme and the Study Administration. The head of programme will determine if you can be allowed an exemption. You will receive a reply from the Study Administration within five weeks.

Exam cheating

If you do something - intentionally or unintentionally - that gives you better terms than those assigned, it will be regarded as cheating.

If you help someone else to gain an unfair advantage for the exam, this will be regarded as cheating.

At STOPPLAGIAT.NU you can get help to avoid plagiarism.

In your programme curriculum you will find procedures and consequences in connection with exam cheating.

Complaints

You can complain about:

• the basis of the examination
• the examination process
• the assessment (grade).

Your complaint must be in writing and justified.

Send your complaint to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than two weeks after the announcement of the assessment (grade).

Read the guide on how you can complain (PDF)

The decision will be sent in writing and may be:

• An offer for a re-assessment (written exams only)
• An offer to resit the exam or
• A ruling against your appeal

Please note that resit of an exam can result in a lower grade.

Are the exams getting closer? Then take a look at the exam rules, so you are sure to know the formalities around your exam.

In the exam rules, you can, among other things, find out how many exam attempts you have, how to apply for a exemption or how to apply for special conditions for your exam, if you need it. You can also learn more about how to submit your written exam and much more.

Go to THE EXAM RULES

If you are looking for information about the academic content of the exam and the exam form, look in your curriculum, WHICH YOU WILL FIND ON YOUR programme PAGE.