Open University Students
Application process
This is the fee-paying category for CBS students, students from other universities, professionals etc. who for instance want to take summer courses as supplementary courses or just want to improve their knowledge and skills.
To be an Open University Student you must have EU/EEA/Swiss citizenship, or a permanent residence permit for Denmark (or another Nordic country: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands), please check below for detailed description of accepted residence permits.
If you need summer courses for other purposes (as a part of your full time study, etc.), please select the relevant category in the menu on your left and read more.
How to apply
- Make sure you are applying in the right category
- CBS students must register with their private email when accessing MoveOn. Do not use your CBS email in this first stage of the application process.
- Make sure you fulfil the prerequisites stated in the course catalogue
- Complete the online application flow MoveON. Please read the information section carefully.
- Enter personal data
- Select student category
- Select courses. We strongly encourage to choose alternative course(s) to each of your priority course(s) to increase your chances to get enrolled at CBS Summer University. However, choosing alternative courses is not mandatory, so do not select any if you do not want to take them.
- Upload documents:
- Copy of current grade transcript (in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or English*). Print out from the university system is acceptable but it must include the name of the student and the university as well as the grades.
- Copy of valid passport (photo page and residence permit stickers, if applicable) or EU/national identity card stating your citizenship. Please note that driver’s license is not accepted, and the documentation must be valid until the end of the application round as a minimum. An exception for validity can be made for CBS students who do not pay for their studies at CBS.
- Submit your application. Please make sure to read the information under Submit application.
*If your transcript is not in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or English, then you must upload either an authorized translation or a translation signed by your home university. Transcripts that are not in one of the aforementioned languages will not be assessed as part of your application.
Disclaimer
Please investigate your needs and options carefully and choose your summer courses on a well-informed basis:
- Once your course registration has been confirmed, you will not be able to change your registration. This will also apply in the event that you are notified by CBS Admissions that you need other courses in order to be admitted to CBS.
Please note that fulfilment of requirements for CBS Summer University does not entail fulfilment of the entry requirements for full-time programmes at CBS. In addition, enrolment at CBS Summer University courses does not guarantee admission to full-time programmes at CBS. Further information on entry requirements for CBS graduate programmes can be found at www.cbs.dk/graduateadmission.
The CBS Summer University course offer is subject to student interest and enrolment. Due to unforeseen circumstances there might be changes to the course offer which can happen up until the beginning of the programme. Changes will be communicated without delay.
Only students without the following residence permits in Denmark (or another Nordic country: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands) need to apply as Non-European Freemovers:
- "Permanent opholdstilladelse" - permanent residence permit in Denmark
- "Opholdstilladelse med mulighed for varigt ophold" - residence permit with a view to permanent residence in Denmark
- "Opholdstilladelse jævnfør EF/EØS-bekendtgørelsen" - residence permit in Denmark according to the EU/EEA regulations
- "Opholdstilladelse som medfølgende barn" - residence in Denmark as an accompaning child (the documentation must state that you are "medfølgende barn" - the text "medfølgende familie" is not sufficient)
- ONLY FOR APPLICANTS WITH REFUGEE RESIDENCE PERMIT: "Tidsbegrænset mhp. midlertidigt ophold" - temporary residence permit in Denmark with a view to a temporary stay. You need to submit a copy of your residence permit together with a copy of the letter you received from the Danish Immigration Service
Application round
6 February 2024 at 12:00 - 14 March 2024 at 23:59 CET
Summer courses with few applicants will be cancelled before 5 March 2024. Cancelled courses will be announced on Courses and exams under “Bachelor level courses 2024” and “Graduate level courses 2024”.
Please note that course registration and assignment in the MoveOn application portal is not on a first come, first served basis. However, if you want to make sure that your selected courses are not cancelled due to the low number of applicants, please apply early in the application round.
Prerequisites
Course prerequisites
Make sure that you fulfil the prerequisites stated in the course catalogue, for the course(s) you wish to apply for, before you apply. Please note that it is your own responsibility to make sure that you fulfil the course prerequisites.
Academic recommendations
Academic level
Courses at CBS Summer University are regular university courses taught in English at either undergraduate or graduate level and therefore, it is strongly recommended that only students with good academic standing apply. It is the students' own responsibility to make sure that they are able to follow the courses and pass the exams.
Level of English Proficiency
Students are not required to submit any proof of English proficiency. Since all courses are taught in English and at a high academic level, it is highly recommended to have a strong command in both oral and written English, otherwise it might be difficult to follow the courses and pass the exams. We recommend all students to have an English proficiency corresponding to any of the tests and certificates listed below;
- Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): minimum result of 185
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): minimum of 185
- IELTS Academic Test: minimum result of 7.0
- TOEFL iBT: minimum result of 94
Eligibility
- Bachelor students should choose undergraduate courses
- Master students may also apply for undergraduate courses
- Professionals may apply both for graduate and undergraduate courses
Course selection
Selecting courses
- Read the course descriptions in the course catalogue very carefully to make sure that you fulfil the course prerequisites.
- To make sure there are no time conflicts between your courses, please check the course and exam timetables in the section Courses and exams.
- Students can maximum take two 6-week courses (max 15 ECTS) since the workload per course amounts to 206 hours (the workload for two courses is more than a full time job). 2-week and 3-week courses cannot be taken together with any other course - you can only follow one of these courses.
- Please note the type of exam for each course. A "home assignment" exam runs in parallel with the course and will start on the first day of teaching. All the exams of the type "home assignment" will take place simultaneously. That means your exam submissions must be handed in on the same day and time. If you do not wish to have two simultaneous home assignments, please choose other courses with another exam type. Neither the time nor the exam type will be changed.
- After the application round is over, there will be very limited possibilities to change courses. We will overbook all courses in relation to the number of places in each course. So even if someone else withdraws, this will not necessarily leave a place to be filled.
- For students taking supplementary courses for graduate admission at CBS: Please investigate your needs and options carefully and choose your summer courses on a well-informed basis:
- Once your course registration has been confirmed, you will not be able to change your registration. This will also apply in the event that you are notified by CBS Admissions that you need other courses in order to be admitted to CBS.
Course withdrawal
Open University Students can withdraw by writing to summer@cbs.dk no later than TBA. Conditions for a refund, please see under Fees and costs.
Fees and costs
All Open University students are required to pay tuition fees.
Prices for 3-week and 6-week courses (7.5 ECTS) in 2024: DKK 6,000 per course for both bachelor and graduate courses.
Prices for 2-weeks courses (2.5 ECTS) in 2024: DKK 2,875 per course for both bachelor and graduate courses.
E-payment invoice:
CBS Accounting will send payment instructions to your CBS email end May/start June 2024. You pay the invoice(s) by logging into CBS epayment with your CBS username. Payment deadline is TBA.
*NOTE: If you are taking summer courses as supplementary courses, please wait to pay the invoice until 10 June 2024 when CBS Admissions has informed you if you are accepted to a CBS full time study or not.
NOTE: When you have paid the invoice, we do not refund.
Living expenses
For a budget example over costs during the programme, please check under budget/expected expenses in the fees and costs section of Application and fees.