Denmark participates in a large number of international cooperations within higher education. This contributes to safeguarding Danish interests abroad and to ensuring the quality of the Danish educational system.
Denmark participates in the educational cooperation in international organisations. This covers, among others, EU cooperation, Nordic cooperation, and cooperation through the Bologna process, OECD, and UNESCO. One of the elements is the mutual recognition of qualifications.
Read more on the Agency for Higher Education and Science’s website
Get an overview of the organisations with which Denmark cooperates to develop and enhance the quality of education.
Denmark participates in the EU education policy and education programmes enhancing mobility, quality, and innovation in the European educational cooperation.
The Bologna process strengthens the cooperation between European countries to create a common area for higher education, where grades and qualifications are recognised across countries.
The Nordic countries cooperate on mobility, quality, and joint development of education through the Nordic Council of Ministers, including Nordplus.
Denmark contributes to the UNESCO work of education as a human right and a development goal with focus on sustainability and global responsibility.
OECD supports exchange of knowledge about education systems helping Denmark and other member countries to develop evidence-based education policy. Within research and innovation, OECD contributes with analyses and reports that can strengthen the knowledge basis in view of development of research and technology policies.
The Ministry uses the OECD definitions of research and innovation as described in the Frascati and the Oslo manuals.
Read more about the Frascati manual on the OECD website
Read more about the Oslo manual on the OECD website
UNESCO and OECD have guidelines ensuring the quality of education offered across borders with focus on responsibility, transparency, and confidence.
The European Council promotes democratic values, human rights, and quality development through education all over Europe.
