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  Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The HF is a 2-year course, and the final examination qualifies pupils for further and higher education.
Final examinations are held in all subjects (except visual art, physical education and sport and music at common core level) at the end of the year in which instruction in the subjects ends.
The entrance qualifications for higher education are the Upper Secondary School Leaving Examination (Studentereksamen), the Higher Preparatory Examination (Højere Forberedelseseksamen), the Higher Commercial Examination (Højere Handelseksamen) and the Higher Technical Examination (Højere Teknisk Eksamen).
land.salzburg.at /htblha/cyber/DENMARK.HTM   (11132 words)

  
 english HF education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nationally, the administration of all publicly maintained upper secondary schools ("gymnasiums") and higher preparatory examination courses ("hf" courses) is vested in regional councils, except in Copenhagen where, contrary to the rest of Denmark, the City of Copenhagen is responsible for the administration and operation of nine upper secondary schools and the higher preparatory examination courses.
Upper secondary schools and "hf" courses The objective of the upper secondary school and higher preparatory examination education is to give young people a general, academically-based education giving access to further and higher education.
The higher preparatory examination can be taken in two or three years as single-subject courses or as a self-learning study and is completed with a higher preparatory examination.
www.hfc.dk /engeducation.htm   (515 words)

  
 HF
HF (Higher Preparatory Examination) is directed at young people and adults who have left the education system and wish to return.
Some of the HF subjects may be chosen at 2 levels, and in some subjects there is a possibility of taking the examination at a level corresponding to the high level of the equivalent Gymnasium subject.
The student's examination average is important for his or her future possibilities in the education system, as this average is used to screen applicants at most higher education institutions.
www.workindenmark.dk /HF/0/4/0   (941 words)

  
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The quality of higher education is assured by ministerial approval of new programmes and institutions, external examiners and an evaluation system.
All examinations at Danish higher education institutions are administered not only by the teacher, but also by an examiner who, in the case of most examinations, must be external.
The external examiners are responsible for assuring the same standard for all examinations and thus for their quality.
www.hih.dk /Default.aspx?ID=1786   (809 words)

  
 Publications: Facts and Figures
Both examinations qualify for admission to higher education, although often dependent on the choice and level of subjects taken as well as the examination results.
Generally, the higher education programmes are divided into levels according to their duration, namely short-cycle higher education programmes, medium-cycle higher education programmes, including the bachelor programmes, and the long-cycle candicatus programmes of the universities.
The admission requirement for the short-cycle higher education programmes is normally either a general upper secondary or a vocational education and training qualification, supplemented by study competence in typically mathematics and English.
pub.uvm.dk /2002/factsfig/1.htm   (4139 words)

  
 Handbooks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
There are two forms of general (non-vocational) upper secondary education in Denmark: the Gymnasium, and the hojere forberedelseeksamen or hf (higher preparatory examination) courses.
The overall responsibility for the higher education sector in Denmark rests with the state.
Higher education is primarily financed by the state (paid through the tax system), i.e., no tuition fees are charged.
www.isep.org /handbooks/denmark/education.html   (636 words)

  
 Higher Preparatory Examination (HF)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Higher Preaparatory Examination (HF) is a 2-year general upper secondary programme building on to the 10th form of the Folkeskole and leading to the higher preparatory examination (the HF-examination), which qualifies for admission to higher education, subject to the special entrance regulations applying to the individual higher education programmes.
At oral examinations, the teacher and one external examiner together decide on the mark to be given, where the external examiner has the last word.
The title of the examination taken at the end of the HF-programme is the higher preparatory examination ("højere forberedelseseksamen").
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/Higher-Preparatory-Examination-(HF).htm   (1078 words)

  
 Upper secondary school
The student's examination average is important for his or her future possibilities in the education system, as this average is used to screen applicants at some higher education institutions.
The examination in the subjects mentioned is the same as that of the 3-year programme.
The aim of the programme is to qualify for admission to further and higher education, especially in technology,technical fields as well as in maths and physics.
www.workindenmark.dk /Upper_secondary_school/0/4/0   (6945 words)

  
 Royal Danish Embassy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
With the 1903 school reform which had as its objective the democratisation of the higher levels of school education, a four-year middle school was introduced leading either into a one-year secondary school course or a three-year grammar school course.
Oldest among them, dating from 1629 is the examination in theology; this was followed by that in law from 1736 and medicine from 1788.
In the case of both youth and further and higher education courses there is provision for scholarships and study loans from the State Education Grant and Loan Scheme (SU).
www.danishembassy.ro /page.php?id=60   (2344 words)

  
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Higher Preparatory Examination Course (HF) The HF is a 2-year course, and the final examination qualifies pupils for further and higher education.
Curriculum The HF course is composed of a nucleus of common core subjects and three elective subjects which can be freely combined.
Admission The entrance qualifications for higher education are the Upper Secondary School Leaving Examination (Studentereksamen), the Higher Preparatory Examination (Højere Forberedelseseksamen), the Higher Commercial Examination (Højere Handelseksamen) and the Higher Technical Examination (Højere Teknisk Eksamen).
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A total of ten examinations must be taken in order to pass the complete examination, of which up to three may be taken after the first and second years.
The Higher Preparatory Examination (Danish abbreviation: HF) was introduced at the end of the 1960s and is above all directed at young people and adults who have left the education system and wish to return.
A complete higher preparatory examination consists of a cluster of common core subjects, three optional subjects and a major written assignment.
www.tiedanmark.dk /ataglance/da.php   (702 words)

  
 Upper secondary education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Academic preparatory education is either general or vocationally oriented.
These programmes qualify for enrolment in programmes of higher education in Denmark and abroad, and for employment in business enterprises combined with further part time studies.
The IBC is a one-year programme for students who have completed a general upper secondary education, but who wish to supplement their upper secondary school diploma with an international business education.
www.ciriusonline.dk /?ID=702   (657 words)

  
 ForeignHelp - Living & Working in Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Higher education in Denmark comprises a university and a non-university sector with more than 200 institutions offering courses of varying lengths and levels.
Medium cycle higher education programmes are provided by a large number of specialized institutions and normally last between three and four years.
Three levels of higher education are offered: Videregående voksenuddannelse (further adult education) comparable to a short cycle higher education level; Diplomuddannelse (Diploma programmes) comparable to a medium cycle gigher education/Bachelor's Degree; Masteruddannelse (Master programmes) comparable to a long cycle higher education, i.e.
www.foreignhelp.dk /survival/denmark/showuser.asp?id=72   (1877 words)

  
 STRUCTURE OF EDUCATION SYSTEM IN DENMARK
The quality of higher education Is ensured by ministerial approval of new programmes and institutions, external examiners and an evaluation system.
The degree is awarded by the universities/specialized higher education institutions upon completion of a research-based study programme concentrating from the first year on the major subject area chosen for the degree.
Higher education qualifications are offered at three levels: Videregående voksenuddannelse (advanced adult education) comparable to short-cycle higher education level; Diplomuddannelse (Diploma programmes) comparable to medium-cycle higher education/Bachelor's Degree level; Masteruddannelse (Master programmes) comparable to long-cycle higher education, Candidatus Degree level.
www.euroeducation.net /prof/denmarco.htm   (3600 words)

  
 National Policies Concerning Lifelong Learning - Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Basically, the HF programme is to continue to address itself to young people and adults who want to pursue a programme at general upper secondary level with a view to continuing in higher education.
As part of this flexibility, the role of HF as a power centre for subjectspecific/ pedagogical innovation in the general upper secondary programmes is to be re-established and developed with an increased emphasis on an individualised and IT supported approach to the teaching.
When admitting graduates from a professional bachelor programme/medium-cycle higher education programme to the master's degree programmes of the universities, a balance must be struck between on the one hand the consideration for increased credit and flexibility and the consideration for the proficiency and competence level, on the other.
www.logos-net.net /ilo/150_base/en/topic_n/t14_dnk.htm   (18470 words)

  
 Hillerod
Frederiksborg Gymnasium and HF is located in Hillerød, a medium-sized town only 36 kilometers from the centre of Copenhagen.
Frederiksborg Gymnasium and HF was founded in 1630 by King Christian the 4th.
Frederiksborg Gymnasium and HF encourages an international perspective since we do believe that this is the way to create international understanding, contact and co-operation.
www.bdp.it /~comeni1/fiumi/Hillerod   (525 words)

  
 Vestre Borgerdyd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Vestre Borgerdyd Gymnasium og HF is, in fact, a rather old institution.
Vestre Borgerdyd Gymnasium og HF is an institution of upper secondary education.
The Higher Preparatory Examination ( HF) is a two- or three-year course for young people between the ages of 18 and 21+.
www.ci.kk.dk /skoler/vestre_borgerdyd/om_vb/filer/uk.htm   (282 words)

  
 Publications: Facts and Figures
The expenditure on higher education corresponded to 1.5% of the GDP in Denmark as opposed to an average in the OECD of 1.3% and of 1.2% in the EU.
Of the selected medium-cycle higher education programmes, the journalism programme was the cheapest with a price of DKK 200,600 per graduate, and the training of teachers for the Folkeskole was the most expensive with a price of DKK 376,800 per graduate.
This means that the intake to for instance the Gymnasium and HF largely corresponds to the intake to the first year of the Gymnasium, HF and adult upper secondary level courses.
pub.uvm.dk /2002/factsfig/hel.htm   (17070 words)

  
 Guidance and Counselling
It is also possible for young people to take further training in the social and health area through the entrance examinations to the higher social and health training programmes, to become for example a nurse, a social educator (pædagog) or a social worker (socialrådgiver).
Young people who have completed their higher preparatory examination (HF) also choose from a very wide range of opportunities, but most of them prefer the short or medium-cycle programmes of higher education.
The higher preparatory examination is a general upper secondary education programme.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Admission to higher education General access requirements to higher education in Denmark are 12 years of education including one of the following secondary school leaving examinations or comparable qualifications: studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving Examination); højere forberedelseseksamen (hf) (Higher Preparatory Examination); højere handelseksamen (hhx), (Higher Business Examination); højere teknisk eksamen (htx) (Higher Technical Examination).
A higher doctoral degree (dr. + field of study) can be obtained by mature researchers after a minimum of 5-8 years of individual and original research and public defence of a dissertation.
Examinations and diplomas All examinations at Danish higher education institutions are administered not only by the teacher, but also by an examiner who, in the case of most examinations, must be external.
www.socialeducator.dk /files/FIL4.doc   (1422 words)

  
 hf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The HF is a two-year, upper-secondary course offering academic and general education for young people and adults from 16 — 70.
Applicants who are school leavers (directly from primary school) must be assessed by the primary school as Qualified to take the HF examination.
The HF exam gives access to further and higher education, including the universities, but the student must fulfil all entrance requirements in terms of special subjects and levels.
www.langkaer.dk /bd/webeng/hf.htm   (285 words)

  
 Publications: Principles and Issues in Education: Chapter 3
The admission requirement is completion of the 9th form of the Folkeskole and a declaration from the previous school about the student's suitability for further schooling in the Gymnasium.
There are no examinations or tests in the programme, and it is not from the outset designed to provide any specific competence; it provides the competence contained in each individual part of the programme.
All the general subjects in the youth education programmes are divided into seven groups: from level G, which corresponds to the leaving examination of the Folkeskole to level A, which is the highest general upper secondary level.
eng.uvm.dk /publications/1prin/3.htm   (1683 words)

  
 SoC - Bachelor programme   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The project assignments are examined according to the 13-point marking scale and all three project assignments must be passed before the student can enter for graduation.
Students who get a mark of 5 or less in the examination are given a new date for presentation, one month from the first presentation, in order to improve the project assignment.
The final bachelor paper is examined according to the 13-point marking scale, and must be passed before the undergraduate programme is completed.
kons.kroyer.kulturhotel.dk /e_1_del.html   (1297 words)

  
 Haderslev Statsseminarium - International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Integration between subjects, theoretical and professional, and practical preparation is aimed at, see the table below stating the entrance requirements and the course structures according to the new Act of 1998 and the old Act of 1992.
One for kindergarten educators, one for recreation centre educators and one for educators in nurseries and institutions for handicapped persons.
Internationalization is given high priority at the Danish institutions of higher education.
www.haderslevsem.dk /aaben/eng.html   (2619 words)

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