stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ wɪððɪ ˌækədˈɛmɪk jˈɪɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɪks, ɐ nˈuː skˈeɪl wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst, sˈɛvəntɹˈɪnzskˈæliːn"sˈɛvənstˈɛpskˈeɪl"; kəlˈoʊkwɪəli dˈʌbd ðə twˈɛlvskˈeɪl, dɪzˈaɪnd təbi kəmpˈæɾᵻbəl wɪððɪ ˈɛktsskˈeɪl:
Starting with the academic year 2005–06, a new scale was introduced, 7-trins-skalaen ("7-step-scale"; colloquially dubbed the 12-scale), designed to be compatible with the ECTS-scale: