University of Copenhagen (AG)

Program Details

Program Location Copenhagen, Denmark
Sponsor IPIA
Program Type Exchange
Course # SA 21209
Duration Spring Semester or
2 Semesters
Upcoming Program Dates
To Be Announced
Past Dates
Spring 2023 02/01/23 to 06/30/23
Page Links
Click here to apply for this program!
Please Note: Programs may be altered or adapted with little notice

Overview

Program Leader:

IPIA
Purdue University
Rm 104 Agriculture Administration Building (AGAD)
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1168

Phone: 765-494-6876
Fax: 765-494-9613
Email: AgAbroad@purdue.edu

The University of Copenhagen program is open to both graduate and undergraduate students.  The University of Copenhagen is located in Copenhagen, Denmark and founded in 1856.  The Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE) at the University of Copenhagen is the only Danish university department specializing in the agricultural and veterinarian area and the only place where veterinarians, agronomists, horticulturists and MSc’s in forestry and agricultural economists are educated. The University of Denmark is also one the few universities in Denmark where MSc’s in food science and technology are educated.

Research, both basic and applied, as well as course instruction is carried out at the University of Copenhagen within natural science, veterinary medicine, domestic animals, environment, agriculture, plant culture, landscape architecture, organic farming, forestry, food and human nutrition.

Facilities
The central campus area covers more than 36 acres and includes, among others, a veterinary clinic, greenhouses, research laboratories, lecture rooms, offices and the Danish Veterinary and Agricultural Library. Besides this, LIFE also has an arboretum and three experimental farms within 20 km from the central campus.

LIFE offers more than 100 courses in English in agricultural sciences, animal production, horticulture, forestry and landscape, food science, ecology and environment and developing studies.


Search for LIFE courses here: http://www.courseinfo.life.ku.dk/

Click "English Version" to view the page in English and make sure to select "English" as the language of instruction during your search. (Sometimes LIFE professors will even switch to English when a non-Danish speaker attends any course regardless of what language it is normally taught in.)


Estimated LIFE costs per semester

  • Full-time Purdue tuition and fees
  • Airfare............................................................$1,200
  • Overseas Health Insurance....................................$200
  • Room & Board .....................................................$4,500
  • Passport ...........................................................$135
  • Visa.....................................................................$150
  • Miscellaneous.................................................$2,000

 

For more program information, please visit the program website.

Eligibility

GPA Requirement: Good Academic Standing on a 4.0 scale
Language Requirement: none


Purdue Credit

Direct Credit available from the following: [College of Agriculture]


Financial Aid

Purdue University financial aid may be applied to the costs of studying abroad. Students interested in receiving financial aid should

NOTE:  Recipients of certain tuition remission and scholarship programs should pay careful attention to the regulations for using those benefits for study abroad.  Ask your financial aid advisor about any limitations.

Click here for a list of scholarships and grants available to assist with the costs of studying overseas.


Application Deadlines

This program is operated by International Programs in Agriculture (IPIA), and is intended only for Agriculture majors.

Program Application Deadline
Most Spring Semester Programs Sep 15



Returnees Information

Click below to search for Purdue students who have participated in this program and are willing to be contacted.  If you get no results, you can use the search form to find people who studied in the country you are interested in.


Resources

The websites listed below contain information about this program. The accuracy of information at external sites cannot be guaranteed.


For more information on this program, please contact the Study Abroad Office by phone (765) 494-2383 or email studyabroad@purdue.edu.