Finance and fees
You must pay the application fee if you are a NON EU/EEA citizen, unless you hold a residence permit that exempts you from paying application fee. See the exemptions explained below.
Please note that EU/EEA citizens are not required to pay application fee.
Brexit
Please note that from 1 January 2021 British citizens are required to pay application fee and tuition fee due to Brexit.
Payment instructions
All application fees payments are made through our Webshop.
The application fee is 780 DKK (105 EUR). One application fee covers all applications (max 3) to Aalborg University for the specific intake.
When you have completed the payment, you will receive a receipt to your email. Please upload the receipt to all your applications in the Application portal.
We will refund the application fee if you are admitted and begin your studies at Aalborg University. The refund will always be reimbursed to the credit card that was used in application fee webshop.
Exemptions for paying application fee
You are exempt from paying application fee if you hold a Danish upper secondary school exam, a Danish Bachelor’s degree (minimum 180 ECTS), a Danish Master's degree or one of the following Danish residence permits:
Please check your residence permit letter to see which type of residence permit you have.
- A permanent residence permit.
- A residence permit with the possibility of a permanent residency.
- A temporary residence permit with a view to temporary residence in Denmark after the Danish Aliens Act, Consolidation section 7 (1, 2 and 3), and section 8 (1 and 2).
- A temporary residence permit with a view to temporary residence permit or with the possibility of a permanent residency after the Danish Aliens Act, Consolidation section 9 (1), or section 9 c (1) as a result of a familiar association to a foreigner with a residence permit after section 7 (1 and 2) or section 8 (1 and 2)
- A residence permit after the Danish Aliens Act, Consolidation section 9 m (1) as an accompanying child of a foreigner, who hold a residence permit based on employment etc. after the Danish Aliens Act, Consolidation section 9 a.
- A residence permit after Danish Aliens Act, Consolidation section 9 b (1) (foreigners with humanitarian protection status)
- A temporary residence permit pursuant to Law no. 2055 of 16 November 2021 regarding persons who in Afghanistan have provided support to Danish authorities etc.
- A temporary residence permit in Denmark pursuant to Law no. 324 of 16 March 2022 regarding persons who have been displaced from Ukraine.
Students who have obtained EU status pursuant to the Executive Order on Residence in Denmark for Aliens Falling within the Rules of the European Union (the EU Residence Order) are not required to pay application fee.
Students from outside EU/EEA countries are required to pay tuition fees in order to study at Aalborg University unless you hold one of the residence permits mentioned below.
Please note that students from EU/EEA countries are not required to pay tuition fees.
Brexit
Please note that from 1 January 2021 British citizens are required to pay tuition fee due to Brexit. However, If you are an UK citizen and you - before 1 January 2021 - are residing permanently in Denmark in accordance with the EU rules on free movement you are exemted from paying tutiion fee. For further information please visit the website of Danish Ministry of Immigration and Integration.
Tuition fee covers expenses related to lectures, guidance, supervision and exams. In case you do not pass a course you are eligible for two re-examinations
Payment instructions
Newly admitted students
Please find payment instructions in a separate letter sent immediately after your admission letter. Payment deadline is 15 June for the September intake and 23 November for the February intake. Please note that this deadline cannot be extended.
If your bank requires name and address of the beneficiary of the transfer order to complete it, please use the following:
The Admissions Office
Aalborg University
Fredrik Bajers Vej 1
9220 Aalborg East
Denmark
Currently admitted students
When admitted to Aalborg University you will be charged a tuition fee prior to each semester.
The payment deadline is 1 month before semester start, thus 1 January for the spring semester and 1 August for the autumn semester.
Exemptions for paying tuition fee
You are exempt from paying tution fee if you hold one of the following Danish residence permits:
Please check your residence permit letter to see which type of residence permit you have.
- A permanent residence permit.
- A residence permit with the possibility of a permanent residency.
- A temporary residence permit with a view to temporary residence in Denmark after the Danish Aliens Act, Consolidation section 7 (1, 2 and 3), and section 8 (1 and 2).
- A temporary residence permit with a view to temporary residence permit or with the possibility of a permanent residency after the Danish Aliens Act, Consolidation section 9 (1), or section 9 c (1) as a result of a familiar association to a foreigner with a residence permit after section 7 (1 and 2) or section 8 (1 and 2)
- A residence permit after the Danish Aliens Act, Consolidation section 9 m (1) as an accompanying child of a foreigner, who hold a residence permit based on employment etc. after the Danish Aliens Act, Consolidation section 9 a.
- A residence permit after Danish Aliens Act, Consolidation section 9 b (1) (foreigners with humanitarian protection status)
- A temporary residence permit pursuant to Law no. 2055 of 16 November 2021 regarding persons who in Afghanistan have provided support to Danish authorities etc.
- A temporary residence permit in Denmark pursuant to Law no. 324 of 16 March 2022 regarding persons who have been displaced from Ukraine.
Students who have obtained EU status pursuant to the Executive Order on Residence in Denmark for Aliens Falling within the Rules of the European Union (the EU Residence Order) will not be charged tuition fees.
Exchange students from partner universities outside EU/EEA will not be charged tuition fees.
Students from outside EU/EEA countries are required to pay tuition fees in order to study at Aalborg University (see rates below).
Please note that students from EU/EEA countries are not required to pay tuition fees.
Aalborg University makes reservations concerning any adjustments that may arise in connection with the tuition fees. Fees are subject to change. If fees differ you will be required to pay the difference prior to your enrolment to Aalborg University.
Tuition fee rates for one semester 2025
- Advanced Power Electronics (Esbjerg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Architecture, MSC in Engineering (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Bioengineering (Cand.polyt) (Esbjerg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Biotechnology (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Building Energy Design
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Chemical Engineering (Esbjerg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Chemistry (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Computer Engineering / AI, Vision and Sound
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Computer Engineering / Networks and Distributed Systems
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Computer Science (IT) (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Culture, Communication and Globalization (Aalborg)
27,500 DKK / 3690 EUR - Cyber Security (Copenhagen)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Economics and Business Administration / Finance (Aalborg)
27,500 DKK / 3690 EUR - Economics and Business Administration / International Business (Aalborg)
27,500 DKK / 3690 EUR - Economics and Business Administration / Marketing and Sales (Aalborg)
27,500 DKK / 3690 EUR - Economics and Business Administration / Business Data Science (Aalborg)
27,500 DKK / 3690 EUR - Electronic Systems (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Energy Engineering / Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Energy Engineering / Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Energy Engineering / Mechatronic Control Engineering (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Energy Engineering / Power Electronics and Drives (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Energy Engineering / Thermal Energy and Process Engineering (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Energy Engineering / Wind Power Systems (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Entrepreneurial Business Engineering (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Environmental Science (Aalborg) – closed from 2023
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Geography (Aalborg)
39,150 DKK / 5250 EUR - International Relations (Aalborg)
27,500 DKK / 3690 EUR - International Relations / Global Refugee Studies (Copenhagen) - closed from 2025
27,500 DKK / 3690 EUR - Indoor Environmental and Energy Engineering (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Industrial Design, MSc in Engineering (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Information Studies (Copenhagen)
39,150 DKK / 5250 EUR - Innovative Communication Technologies and Entrepreneurship (Copenhagen) - closed from 2025
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Lighting Design (Copenhagen)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Management Engineering / Operations and Innovation Management (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Management Engineering / Operations and Supply Chain Management (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Materials and Nanotechnology / Materials Technology (Aalborg) – closed from 2023
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Materials and Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials and Nanophysics (Aalborg) – closed from 2023
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Mechanical Engineering / Biomechanical Engineering
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Mechanical Engineering / Design of Mechanical Systems(Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Mechanical Engineering / Electro-Mechanical System Design (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Mechanical Engineering / Manufacturing Technology (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Medialogy (Copenhagen)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Medialogy (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Medicine with Industrial Specialisation / Biomedicine (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Medicine with Industrial Specialisation / Medical Market Access (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Medicine with Industrial Specialisation / Translational Medicine (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Nordic Master in Visual Studies and Art Education (Copenhagen)
39,150 DKK / 5250 EUR - Nordic Master in Sustainable ICT Solutions - closed from 2025
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Physics and Technology / Nanobiotechnology
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Physics and Technology / Nanomaterials and Nanophysics
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Robotics (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Risk and Safety Management (Esbjerg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Service Systems Design (Copenhagen)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Software (Copenhagen)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Sound and Music Computing (Copenhagen) - closed from 2025
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Structural and Civil Engineering (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Surveying and Planning, MSc in Technology (Aalborg) - closed from 2024
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Surveying and Planning, MSc in Technology (Copenhagen) - closed from 2024
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Surveying, Planning and Land Management, cand.geom. (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Surveying, Planning and Land Management, cand.geom. (Copenhagen)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Sustainable Biotechnology (Copenhagen)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Sustainable Cities (Copenhagen)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Sustainable Design (Copenhagen)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Sustainable Energy Engineering / Offshore Energy Systems (Esbjerg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Sustainable Energy Engineering / Fluids and Process Systems (Esbjerg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Techno-Anthropology (Copenhagen)
39,150 DKK / 5250 EUR - Techno-Anthropology (Aalborg)
39,150 DKK / 5250 EUR - Tourism (Copenhagen) – closed from 2023
27,500 DKK / 3690 EUR - Tourism (Aalborg)
27,500 DKK / 3690 EUR - Urban Design, MSc in Engineering (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Urban Design, MSc in Technology (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning / Cities and Sustainability (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning / Environmental Management and Sustainability Science (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning / Sustainable Energy Planning and Management (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning / Urban Planning and Management (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR - Water and Environmental Engineering (Aalborg)
57,200 DKK / 7670 EUR
Before study start
If a student wishes to withdraw from Aalborg University prior to the commencement of studies the paid tuition fee will be refunded in full.
The first month after study start
If a student withdraws from Aalborg University within the first month of the semester, i.e. February in regards to the spring semester and September in regards to the autumn semester, only part of the tuition fee will be refunded.
Later than one month after study start
If the student withdraws from Aalborg University later than one month after the commencement of studies the student will not be eligible for a refund.
Each September intake the faculties at Aalborg University grant scholarships to individually selected applicants from non-EU/EEA countries. The faculties grant scholarships based on strategic considerations and academic qualifications. Academic qualifications transcend national borders and are essentially global.
It is not possible to apply for a scholarship as all non-EU applicants are automatically considered when applying.
Unfortunately, we cannot inform the applicants about the scholarship delegation before mid-June/July.
A scholarship consists of a full tuition waiver and a monthly stipend towards covering living expenses during all four semesters of your Master's programme. The stipend rate in 2024 is 10,309 DKK / 1382 EUR per month. Please note that you might be required to pay tax - read more here.
Please be aware that the scholarship might not cover all your living expenses in Denmark, and that you might have to supplement your monthly stipend with your own savings, a student loan from your home country or a student job. Aalborg University cannot grant you any further financial assistance.
Aalborg University grants approximately 15 scholarships for students each year.
Please note that you might not be able to receive the stipend from 1 September, because you must have a Danish CPR-number, have a NemKonto and be registered with the Danish tax authorities, before we can pay the stipend. In this case, you will receive the scholarship retroactively.
If you receive a scholarship, you will be informed about the details in a separate letter in the Application Portal.
Due UK leaving EU, British citizens will from 1 January 2021 become non-EU applicants.
British citizens without permanent residency in Denmark according to EU law on free movement before 1 January 2021 must pay tuition fee and application fee.
Please note that you will need obtain a Study and Work permit before entering Denmark. For more information.
Are you currently living in Denmark?
British citizens residing permanently in Denmark according to EU law on free movement before 1 January 2021 are exempt from paying tuition fees and application fee. Your status of residency in Denmark must be documented in your application, for example with a screen shot from www.borger.dk, showing your address 31 December 2020. The screen shot must also include your name and CPR number.
Where do I find more information?
If you are a foreign citizen, you must fulfil specific conditions in order to be granted equal status with Danish citizens and receive state educational grant (SU).
You can read more here.
Below we have gathered two links with information about the living costs in Denmark.
Travel insurance
Aalborg University strongly recommends that you take out a travel insurance for the full period you plan to stay in Denmark prior to leaving your home country. A general travel insurance will cover you against expenses in connection with illness, injuries, medical and dental treatment and usually also in case of theft.
Health insurance before you obtain a residence permit
Aalborg University strongly recommends that you take out a health insurance covering the first 4 to 6 weeks you spend in Denmark, since you are not eligible to free medical treatment until you receive your CPR-number health card.
Health insurance after obtaining a residence permit
Once you have obtained a residence permit, i.e. if you are staying in Denmark for at least three months, you are automatically included in the Danish Health Insurance Scheme which gives you the right to free medical treatment by general practitioners and in hospitals – but not by dentists.
When you register at the Citizen Service Center you will receive a personal registration number, which also serves as your health insurance number. After your registration you will receive a health insurance card. Remember always to bring the card along when you see your doctor or your dentist. The name, address and phone number of your chosen doctor will be printed on the card.
If your stay in Denmark will last less than three months you are not automatically covered by the Danish Health Insurance Scheme. The rules applicable vary according to nationality.
Accident insurance
Aalborg University also recommends that you take out a personal insurance to cover your stay in Denmark. Particularly students with laboratory work should ensure that they hold an insurance that covers accidents involving laboratory work. This insurance covers hospital and rehabilitation costs if you get injured in accidents – e.g. accidental fall or work/laboratory accidents.
Contact
9220 Aalborg East
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| Tuesday | 12:00 - 14:00 |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 12:00 - 14:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 - 14:00 |