Increase in number of applicants despite new admission requirements

Still great interest in business-orientated study programmes

- We had expected that the new admission requirements would entail fewer applicants, so we are extremely pleased that we have succeeded in sustaining the large increase in the number of applicants that we saw in 2007, says Anne Mette Hou, Head of CBS Admissions Office.

The new admission requirements of the Danish Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation have particularly affected the English-language BLC programme in International Business Administration and Modern Languages and the BSc programme in Business Administration and Computer Science.

The BSc programme in Business Administration and Computer Science requires A-level mathematics, which means that potential students with B-level mathematics can no longer apply.

- It is a shame that the Ministry’s requirements of A-level mathematics exclude skilled applicants who have been able to apply up until now. The CBS graduates from the BSc and MSc programmes in Business Administration and Computer Science have always been much in demand by the Danish IT industry and the Danish business community in general – even though they have not had A-level mathematics, says CBS President, Finn Junge-Jensen.

With regard to the BLC programme in International Business Administration and Modern Languages, it is particularly the requirements of foreign languages and B-level mathematics that have entailed fewer applicants, evaluates Anne Mette Hou.

CBS offers the same number of available places as last year but we have taken the new admission requirements into account, which means that the places will be allocated a bit differently from last year, she says.

More applicants for foreign languages

The BSc programmes in a foreign language and intercultural marketing or communication have seen an increase of approximately 30% in the number of first priority applications.

- We are very pleased that so many young people are aware of the great demand for language competencies in businesses, says Finn Junge-Jensen.

The BSc programme in Business Administration and Psychology as well as the BSc programme in International Business have once again seen an increase in the number of applicants. Anne Mette Hou’s evaluation is that the BSc programme in Business Administration and Psychology, which has received 643 applicants, has taken applicants from the BSc programme in Business Administration and Philosophy and the BSc programme in Business Administration and Organisational Communication.

A total of 644 applicants hope to be among the new students of the English-language BSc programme in International Business. This programme was established in 1995 as a new variation of the BSc in Economics and Business Administration, and the programme has an international curriculum. Half of the International Business students are from a foreign country and for several years, the International Business programme has been the study programme in Denmark that has required the highest average.

Popular Japan

Japan has also become more popular among prospective students. Compared to 2007, 34 % more potential students have applied for the BSc programme in Business, Asian Language and Culture in which Japanese is combined with international trade with a focus on Asia.

For the BA programme in Business Language, the total number of applicants has almost remained unchanged but Anne Mette Hou expects that more applicants than previously will be rejected due to the new higher admission requirements to the foreign language programmes.

CBS has received 8542 applications for the bachelor programmes, which is a minor increase compared to 2007 in which the number was 8314.

When will I receive a reply to my application?

All applicants will receive a reply to their application on 30th July, 2008 when the further education institutions will also publish a list of programmes that have available places, which applicants can then apply for in the second admissions round in August. However, Anne Mette Hou does not expect that there will be any available places for any of the programmes at CBS.