Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
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The programme
Three-year English-taught bachelor combining chemistry and biotechnology, focused on the green transition, sustainable production and energy and environmental protection. Problem-based learning in groups with a new project each semester.
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Bachelor degree
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Students from EU/EEA countries are not required to pay tuition fees.
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Please note that EU/EEA citizens are not required to pay application fee.
Rank in chemistry and biology Where Aalborg University ranks in world subject rankings. Lower is better. A subject ranking rates the university’s work in a subject across all its faculties, not one department or this programme, so every programme there in the subject shares it. Under each list, what it mostly rests on. The colour shows where the university stands among the other universities on this site, not among all universities in the world: green ahead of most, red behind most. The combined score averages those standings over the lists: 10 is ahead of all of them in every list, 1 behind all. So it compares only the universities on this site, and can change as more are added. Rankings mostly measure research, not teaching.
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topuniversities.com · biological sciences501-550 … Aalborg University
shanghairanking.com301-400 … Aalborg University
Where Aalborg University ranks in world subject rankings. Lower is better. A subject ranking rates the university’s work in a subject across all its faculties, not one department or this programme, so every programme there in the subject shares it. Under each list, what it mostly rests on. The colour shows where the university stands among the other universities on this site, not among all universities in the world: green ahead of most, red behind most. The combined score averages those standings over the lists: 10 is ahead of all of them in every list, 1 behind all. So it compares only the universities on this site, and can change as more are added. Rankings mostly measure research, not teaching.
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501-550 … Aalborg University
301-400 … Aalborg University
Can you get in?
- School diploma requiredVWO (Dutch pre-university diploma)
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ufsn.dk · lande og eksaminerVoorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) er adgangsgivende til videregående uddannelse i Danmark.
Der foretages en officiel omregning af de hollandske karakterer til en dansk omregningskvotient, og ansøgeren vurderes herefter til optagelse på lige fod med ansøgere med en dansk adgangsgivende eksamen i kvote 1 og 2.
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Ansøgeren skal opfylde eventuelle specifikke adgangskrav.
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) er adgangsgivende til videregående uddannelse i Danmark. Der foretages en officiel omregning af de hollandske karakterer til en dansk omregningskvotient, og ansøgeren vurderes herefter til optagelse på lige fod med ansøgere med en dansk adgangsgivende eksamen i kvote 1 og 2.
en.aau.dk · eu eea admission requirementsTo be eligible for admission you must hold a qualifying exam. You can check if your upper secondary school exam is considered qualifying for university studies in Denmark at this website
For you, Met: Your VWO diploma counts. - Required school subjectsEngels and wiskunde B and natuurkunde and scheikunde as a VWO exam subject
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en.aau.dk · chemicalengineering biotechnologyUpper secondary school exam English B Mathematics A with a minimum grade of 4,0 in average
Mathematics A with a minimum grade of 4,0 in average
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And one of the following combinations: Physics B and Chemistry B Physics B and Biotechnology A Geoscience A and Chemistry B
ufsn.dk · fagniveauerEngelsk B 210 timer
Matematik A 375 timer
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Fysik B 190 timer
Kemi B 190 timer
ufsn.dk · lande og eksaminerEngelsk 250 (300) Engelsk 250 (300) Engelsk 250 (300) Engelsk 250 (300)
Matematik B (B er højeste niveau dernæst A, C, D) 375 (450)
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Fysik 300 (360) Biologi 300 (360) Historie 275 (330) Historie 300 (330)
Kemi 275 (330) Kemi 275 (330) Økonomi 300 (360)
en.aau.dk · eu eea admission requirementsAAU will assess your subjects based on a comparison with the specific subject levels in the Danish upper secondary school based on guidelines from the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science.
For you, Not yet clear: Enter your subjects to check. - Minimum subject gradesWiskunde B: at least 7
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en.aau.dk · chemicalengineering biotechnologyMathematics A with a minimum grade of 4,0 in average
ufsn.dk · lande og eksaminerOmregning af enkeltkarakterer, HAVO og VWO … Nederlandene Danmark 1 -3 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 2 7 4 8 7 9 10 10 12
Hvis der indgår flere karakterer i ét fag, omsæt da først de enkelte karakterer til en dansk karakter efter den danske 7-trinsskala, og udregn dernæst et dansk gennemsnit.
For you, Not yet clear: No grade entered for wiskunde B. - Minimum overall gradeNone
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en.aau.dk · chemicalengineering biotechnologyTo meet the entry requirements for the Bachelor's programme in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, you need the following qualifications: Upper secondary school exam English B Mathematics A with a minimum grade of 4,0 in average
- Language level requiredEnglish: VWO engels 6 or higher or an accepted language test
English: at least 6 for engels on your VWO list or IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 85 or Cambridge C2 Proficiency 180 or Cambridge C1 Advanced 180 or ECPE
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en.aau.dk · english requirementsIf you apply for an English taught programme at AAU, you must prove your English proficiency is equivalent to the Danish upper secondary school English at B-level.
IELTS Academic (including IELTS Online): 6.5 overall band score with a minimum score of 6.0 in each section.
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TOEFL iBT (Internet-based + Home Edition): 85 (4,5 according to the new scale) with a minimum score of 20 (4,5 according to the new scale) in each section.
C2 Proficiency (CPE) : 180/ level C1 C1 Advanced (CAE) : 180/ grade C ECPE : Test must be passed
Your diploma from an EU/EEA upper secondary school may be sufficient to prove your language proficiency:
English as a subject must be passed with a grade equivalent to a minimum of 2.0 on the Danish 7-point grading scale.
ufsn.dk · lande og eksaminerOmregning af enkeltkarakterer, HAVO og VWO … Nederlandene Danmark 1 -3 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 2 7 4 8 7 9 10 10 12
Engelsk 250 (300) Engelsk 250 (300) Engelsk 250 (300) Engelsk 250 (300)
ufsn.dk · fagniveauerEngelsk B 210 timer
For you, Not yet clear: English: enter your grade for engels. - Minimum ageNo published minimum age foundFor you, Met: No age restriction was found in the published admission rules.
- Extra stepsQuota 2: documented relevant work experience or education (up to 12 months)Optional. Your result counts towards who gets a place.
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en.aau.dk · chemicalengineering biotechnologyQualified applicants in Quota 2 (20% of all student places) will be selected through an overall assessment based on: Grades in the specific entry requirements Activities up to a maximum of 12 months.
- Other requirementsEnglish tests: IELTS needs at least 6.0 in each section and TOEFL iBT at least 20 in each section; IELTS and TOEFL tests must be less than 2 years old at the time of application; all English test results must meet the minimum requirements in one sitting
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en.aau.dk · english requirementsIELTS Academic (including IELTS Online): 6.5 overall band score with a minimum score of 6.0 in each section.
TOEFL iBT (Internet-based + Home Edition): 85 (4,5 according to the new scale) with a minimum score of 20 (4,5 according to the new scale) in each section.
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IELTS and TOEFL tests must be less than 2 years old at the time of application.
All English test results must meet the minimum requirements in one sitting to be considered valid.
English as a subject must be passed with a grade equivalent to a minimum of 2.0 on the Danish 7-point grading scale.
For you, Not yet clear: Check this yourself. - Score needed to get in
How the score is worked out: Average of the Eindcijfers on the VWO diploma, converted to the Danish 7-point scale: 10 → 12.7, 9.9 → 12.7, 9.8 → 12.7, 9.7 → 12.7, 9.6 → 12.7, 9.5 → 12.7, 9.4 → 12.7, 9.3 → 12.7, 9.2 → 12.7, 9.1 → 12.7, 9 → 12.3, 8.9 → 12.2, 8.8 → 12.2, 8.7 → 12.1, 8.6 → 11.9, 8.5 → 11.8, 8.4 → 11.7, 8.3 → 11.6, 8.2 → 11.4, 8.1 → 11.3, 8 → 11.2, 7.9 → 11, 7.8 → 10.8, 7.7 → 10.7, 7.6 → 10.5, 7.5 → 10.3, 7.4 → 10, 7.3 → 9.7, 7.2 → 9.4, 7.1 → 9, 7 → 8.6, 6.9 → 8.2, 6.8 → 7.7, 6.7 → 7.2, 6.6 → 6.7, 6.5 → 6.1, 6.4 → 5.4, 6.3 → 4.8, 6.2 → 4.1, 6.1 → 3.5, 6 → 2.8.
Grades are rounded to whole numbers first, as on the diploma.
The university gives only these rows and does not say how averages between them convert, so a score between two rows is a range.
For you, Not yet clear: Enter your average to work out your score.
Applying
Where you apply
Through optagelse.dk, with course code 26525.
- Copy of upper secondary diploma in the original language
- English test registration or result (if required)
- Registration receipt for supplementary course (if required)
- Grade sheets (last 3 years)
- Statement of hours - Verification form
- Curricula for specific subjects (translated and verified)
- Passport copy
Dates
- 1 Feb 2027optagelse.dk opens for applications in 4 months
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en.aau.dk · available study placesYou can apply for admission to bachelor's programmes from February 2027, for entry in September 2027.
en.aau.dkThe digital application system is open from February 1st.
- 15 Mar 2027Application deadline: Signature Page received by the Admissions Office; other quota 2 documents uploaded by the same time in 5 months
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en.aau.dk · chemicalengineering biotechnologyApplication deadline for all applicants holding a foreign entry examination Your Signature page must be received at The Admissions Office before 15 March, 12 noon.
en.aau.dk · eu eea admission requirementsApplication deadline: 15 March, 12:00 noon (CET)
- 5 Jul 2027Documentation deadline for diplomas (EU/EEA applicants) in 9 months
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en.aau.dk · eu eea admission requirementsDocumentation deadline: 5 July
en.aau.dkAs an EU/EEA-citizen: Diplomas and single-subject certificates must be uploaded/received via the Exam Database before 5 July at 12:00 noon.
- 28 Jul 2027Offer of enrolment sent (if requirements met and national coordination allows) in 10 months
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en.aau.dk · eu eea admission requirementsBy 28 July, you will receive an offer of enrolment if you meet the entry requirements and national admission coordination allows it
- 5 Aug 2027Accept or decline the offer (through UniStart) in 10 months
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en.aau.dk · eu eea admission requirementsDeadline to accept or decline your offer is 5 August
More about the programme
How places are given
- Cap on places (numerus fixus)
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en.aau.dk · chemicalengineering biotechnology24 Study places in 2026
The programme has restricted admission. … In 2026 AAU offer 25 student places.
- How applicants are pickedRanked by school grades; the highest get the places
Quota 1: applicants ranked on the GPA of the upper secondary certificate (converted to the Danish scale), highest first, until places are filled. Quota 2 (20% of places): overall assessment of grades in the required subjects plus up to 12 months of documented relevant work or education.
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en.aau.dk · chemicalengineering biotechnologyApplicants are admitted on a competitive basis according to their GPA, so that the applicant with the highest GPA is admitted first and so on until all places are filled.
Qualified applicants in Quota 2 (20% of all student places) will be selected through an overall assessment based on:
- Past admission numbers
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en.aau.dk · chemicalengineering biotechnology3.3 Quota in 2026
24 Study places in 2026
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In 2026 AAU offer 25 student places.
Once you have started
- First-year minimum to continue60 of 60 credits in the first year
Every course is worth a number of credits, which you earn by passing it; a full year is 60.
In the university’s words: The student must take part in all first-year examinations by the end of the first year to continue, and must have passed the first year by the end of the second year. A written commencement-of-studies exam in the first weeks must be passed (one re-exam is allowed); otherwise the studies are terminated before 1 October.
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studieordninger.aau.dkThe student must participate in all first year examinations by the end of the first year of study in the Bachelor's programme, in order to be able to continue the programme. The first year of study must be passed by the end of the second year of study, in order that the student can continue his/her Bachelor's programme.
en.aau.dk · chemicalengineering biotechnologyIf the commencement of studies exam or the re-exam is not passed, the student will be discharged from their studies by October 1st.
After you graduate
- Where graduates goWork in a consulting engineering company, a production company or a ministry, or become a PhD student. Examples: designing new materials for medical equipment and securing clean drinking water.What Aalborg University says its graduates go on to do; not measured.
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en.aau.dk · chemicalengineering biotechnologyconsulting engineering company, a production company, a ministry
- Where graduates went (measured)Of the 19,500 Danish university students who completed a bachelor's degree in 2015/2016, 16,250 (83%) were enrolled in a master's programme on 1 October 2016. This is all university bachelor's degrees nationally, not AAU Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology; it counts who continued to a master's and says nothing about jobs.Measured from all all university bachelor's degrees in Denmark graduates in Denmark, not just this programme (2016). Past graduates, not a promise.
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dst.dk · NytHtmlAf de 19.500 universitetsstuderende, der i skoleåret 2015/2016 fuldførte en bacheloruddannelse, var 16.250 i gang med en kandidatuddannelse 1. oktober 2016. Det svarer til en andel på 83 pct.