conferences, for example, or they might decide to create an organic vegetable garden on the campus to eat healthier food. A focus on students’ mobility. Meeting real life and people, observing new realities and different cultures is beneficial to the students’ understanding of the world and of their own society and personal identities. Seeking for mobility and different perspectives is one of the constant efforts of DNS pedagogy. The role of a teacher in the DNS programme. The DNS programme is not something people are generally accustomed with, or prepared to do from previous education. Every team is then paired with one or more teachers who already went through the programme, to guide and participate in the learning process of the students. This can often help the students to make sense of their learning experiences and to get the most out of their education. An underlying idea behind DNS pedagogy regards a reflection on the role of teachers in society. DNS aims to train active, politically engaged teachers who can develop an independent and critical understanding of society and empower their own students to act similarly - by taking charge over their own reality and participating in the struggles against the global issues of the 21st century, for example. Eligibility Because the DNS college is not recognised by the Danish Government as higher education, it cannot grant VISAs and can therefore only enrol students holding EU passports. The teaching language is English. However, first year students do not need to be fluent in English, but able to communicate and study in English. Funding The 4-year education includes working and saving up periods, during which the students can earn their basic living expenses and school fees. The expenses for the 1st year have to be saved up before the programme starts. Some students might decide to save up on their own money and pay the enrolment fee as their programme starts, every September. Others might join the saving up pre-course and earn their money with the support of DNS. Since 2012, DNS has offered a one-year saving up period starting August 1st to make the programme more accessible to the students. References External links Education in Denmark Tvind Educational institutions established in 1972 1972 establishments in Denmark