Applications for Master’s programmes must be submitted in the Danish Application Portal. You need to create a profile in the application portal in order to submit your application(s) for the study programme(s) of your choice.

You are responsible for keeping yourself updated on the status of your application by often logging into the Application Portal and by reading and responding to any new messages.

Please note that applying via an agent will not improve your chances of admission to Aalborg University. In general we always advise you to apply yourself with your personal email without involvement of a third party. 
It is easy to apply via our Application Portal and you will always receive communication directly from us here.

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AAU wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes all applicants regardless of personal background or belief.

AAU encourages applicants from all socioeconomic backgrounds to apply. You can read about SU – The Danish students´ Grants and Loans Scheme here (only for European students) and find information about tuition waivers here (only for non-EU students).

Aalborg University accepts a maximum of 3 priorities for each applicant to a Master's programme. Any application with priorities exceeding this amount will be rejected without further notice.

Please note, you can only receive one offer of admission. You will be offered admission to the highest prioritised programme possible.

Please check the programme website to see if the specific programme has a September or February intake.

September intake

1 March 23:59 CET (for all applicants).

The Application Portal opens medio December. 

You will receive an answer to your application no later than 10 June.

Available study places after the first round of admission

We will announce available study places in mid June. Keep an eye on www.masteradmission.aau.dk. Qualified applicants are offered admission according to the first-come-first served principle. 

Please note that it is only possible for non-EU citizens to apply for available study places if they have a valid Danish residence permit.

February intake

15 October 23:59 CET (for all applicants).

The Application Portal opens medio August. 

You will receive an answer to your application no later than 10 November.

Please note that not all programmes are offered in February. 

Available study places after the first round of admission

We will announce available study places 18 November . Keep an eye on www.masteradmission.aau.dk. Qualified applicants are offered admission according to the first-come-first served principle. 

Please note that it is only possible for non-EU citizens to apply for available study places if they have a valid Danish residence permit.

Download guide to the Application Portal:

Guide to the application portal

Technical support

Have you visited the site FAQ? If you are still experiencing problems please contact AAU It Service.

Please note that this email is only for IT support. If you have general questions, please contact masteradmission@aau.dk.

The entire set of documentation must be uploaded to each of your applications in PDF. For ease of understanding, please merge each individual document into one file before uploading. For instance - If you have transcripts of six pages, please merge them into one PDF. The maximum allowed file size is 10MB.

Please note: Aalborg University does not accept documents sent by post or email.

If the documents you have uploaded are not sufficient, you will be requested to submit further documentation. We will give you a detailed explanation of extra documentation we need from you and give you a deadline for uploading it to us.

Please note: that Aalborg University do spot checks on official documents. 

Required documents

• Passport or national ID (when you create a profile in the Application Portal, you must upload valid documentation in English including your full name, nationality, and date of birth)
• Diploma (and Diploma Supplement if available). (If you have not yet completed your Bachelor’s degree, please upload your transcript - see deadline for uploading the final diploma) (translated into English, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian). The document must be signed and stamped by your home university. Please note that we do not accept provisional certificates if your degree is more than 1 year old. 
  
  Please note that Aalborg University may ask admitted students to prove the authenticity of their diplomas.
  
  
• Bachelor’s degrees transcripts showing all grades and courses (translated into English, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian). The document must be signed and stamped by your home university.
   
• English test or an official receipt confirming that you have registered for a test. Hence test result is not necessary when applying (see deadline for uploading the final test result). Please check our English requirements.

Only if available - not a requirement:

• Official curriculum/syllabus for your Bachelor’s studies or another official description of your Bachelor’s degree in English (link to your curriculum/syllabus/course description is also accepted).  

Additional requirements

Many of our master programmes have restricted admission. You can read about restricted admission here.

On the website for each specific programme, you can see if the programme has restricted admission. If so, you can also see which selection criteria they use to prioritize qualified applicants.

Please follow these simple steps:

1.  Click this link: https://www.en.aau.dk/education/master/list
2.  Choose the programme you are interested in
3.  Scroll down to “Admission and requirements”

The study programme is only allowed to evaluate an applicant “qualified” or “not qualified” based on assessment of the applicant’s bachelor’s degree.

Selection criteria is only used to prioritize qualified applicants on programmes with restricted admission. This means that the selection criteria are not requirements, but they can have a great impact on the prioritization of your application if you are evaluated qualified for admission.

Further requirements for non-EU citizens

• Receipt for paid application fee (only applies to non-EU citizens)
   
• Danish residence permit card and letter (only applies to non-EU citizens – who already have a residence permit in Denmark)
   
• Official description of the grading system from your home university (if available) (only applies to non-EU citizens) 

Non-EU citizens

• If you do not hold a valid Danish residence permit: 15 June (September intake), 23 November (February intake)
   
• If you hold a valid Danish residence permit: 1 September (September intake), 1 February (February intake)

EU citizens

• September intake: 1 September 
• February intake: 1 February

Current AAU-students

• September intake: 1 September
• February intake: 1 February

Please note that it is not possible to extend these deadlines. 

Three possible decisions

We will answer your application with one of the followiing decisions:

Admission

You fulfil all requirements and have been offered a place at Aalborg University.

Conditional admission

You do not fulfil the entire admission requirements. You will receive a message in the application portal which outlines the specific conditions you must fulfil and document before you can be fully admitted. The message states a deadline within which you must fulfil and document the admission requirements.

Please note that you cannot study at Aalborg University on a conditional admission. You must be fully admitted in order to initiate your studies, unless you are admitted on the condition that you complete supplementary courses simultaneously with your studies here. The latter option is only possible for applicants holding an EU-citizenship.

Rejection

You do not fulfil the admission requirements. It will be specified in the rejection message precisely which criteria you did not fulfil.
 

You must respond to the offer within the deadline stated in the message in the application portal. The offer can be either unconditional or conditional. Usually you will have only a few days to respond. You must respond to the offer, otherwise you will lose the offer, and the place will be passed on to the next qualified applicant.

You are obliged under Danish legislation to state and apply for a credit transfer for all passed courses from previously studies at the same level.

Read more about credit transfer.