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Guidance in Higher Education

Guidance in the Course of Academy Profession
Programmes and Professional Bachelor Programmes

The academies of professional such as teachers, guidance coun-
higher education and university sellors or other professional staff
colleges are obliged to support supporting students in various
students in a way that enables ways.
them to complete their educa-
tion. Students enrolled in an The institutions are free to
academy profession programme choose their methods and
or professional bachelor pro- choose the appropriate staff to
grammes will therefore need support students in completing
support from the school staff their education.

Guidance at the Danish Universities: Completion and Career Guidance

The universities offer students at employment opportunities. Each The universities publish and
bachelor and master level guid- university is free to decide how maintain instructions about
ance about their current pro- and by whom this guidance is bachelor and master programmes
gramme, about access require- offered. In general, completion with examples of professions
ments for master and PhD pro- guidance and career guidance is and jobs that these programmes
grammes and about subsequent divided between different bodies. may lead to. They also provide
information about options and
recommended configurations of
the programme of interest to the
student, including choice of mas-
ter programme after completion
of a bachelor’s degree.

Furthermore, the universities
have an obligation to give stu-
dents who have been delayed in
their studies special guidance in
order for them to continue their
education.

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