https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The most recent Pisa poll has shown that Danish 15-year-olds are worse than ever at reading, maths and science. Here's what our foreign parents said were the best (and worst) aspects of going to school in Denmark when we carried out a reader survey. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250821/well-rounded-individuals-but-lack-of-focus-what-foreign-parents-think-about-danish-schools Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:06:07 +0200 well-rounded-individuals-but-lack-of-focus-what-foreign-parents-think-about-danish-schools Danish schoolchildren saw their worst results in the 25-year history of the Pisa poll this year. 15-year-olds' reading skills saw a particular fall, while results in maths and science also fell. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260908/crisis-danish-results-in-reading-and-maths-worst-ever-in-new-pisa-poll Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:09:20 +0200 crisis-danish-results-in-reading-and-maths-worst-ever-in-new-pisa-poll Denmark's education minister Magnus Heunicke has assured parents that schools in Denmark are safe after the third of the three boys arrested on Monday for planning a terror attack on a school in Jutland was placed in pre-trial detention. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260806/denmark-education-minister-says-schools-safe-after-foiled-terror-attack Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:06:52 +0200 denmark-education-minister-says-schools-safe-after-foiled-terror-attack The end of a Brexit 'grace period' on university fees in 2028 means that British passport holders living in the EU will no longer qualify for home fees and could pay three times as much. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260717/eu-based-british-students-to-pay-international-fees-in-uk-from-2028 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:21:38 +0200 eu-based-british-students-to-pay-international-fees-in-uk-from-2028 A government proposal could see Denmark’s numbered exam grading system made a little easier to understand. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251106/how-denmark-could-give-its-confusing-exam-grade-system-an-upgrade Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:34:54 +0100 how-denmark-could-give-its-confusing-exam-grade-system-an-upgrade Sofia Corradi, the creator of the EU's Erasmus program which has sent millions of young people abroad throughout Europe to study, died in Rome aged 91, Italian media reported Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251019/europes-erasmus-founder-sofia-corradi-dies-aged-91 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 07:55:22 +0200 europes-erasmus-founder-sofia-corradi-dies-aged-91 A political agreement in Denmark is to pave the way for phone-free classrooms and schools, the Education Ministry said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250930/denmark-agrees-plan-to-ban-mobile-phones-from-schools Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:58:00 +0200 denmark-agrees-plan-to-ban-mobile-phones-from-schools Students in some schools in Denmark will be allowed to use artificial intelligence to prepare for English language exams from next year, the education ministry announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250822/danish-students-to-be-allowed-to-use-ai-for-english-exams Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:23:40 +0200 danish-students-to-be-allowed-to-use-ai-for-english-exams About a third of all Danish 15-year-olds spend a year finding themselves at an efterskole, a kind of boarding school where the focus is more on personal growth. Where does this concept come from and how does it work? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250603/efterskole-denmarks-personal-growth-boarding-schools-for-teens-explained Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:20:55 +0200 efterskole-denmarks-personal-growth-boarding-schools-for-teens-explained Several Danish schools have stated that the Israel-Palestine conflict can be discussed in lessons without it resulting in classroom problems. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250526/danish-schools-defy-speaker-of-parliament-over-discussion-of-palestine Mon, 26 May 2025 11:22:55 +0200 danish-schools-defy-speaker-of-parliament-over-discussion-of-palestine Three new English-language International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes could soon be offered to schoolgoers in a move intended to make it easier for skilled foreign workers to bring their families to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250408/denmark-plans-new-ib-schools-in-bid-to-attract-skilled-foreign-labour Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:49:41 +0200 denmark-plans-new-ib-schools-in-bid-to-attract-skilled-foreign-labour Smartphones will be banned at schools under new legislation proposed in Denmark, the education minister announced Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250225/denmark-to-move-forward-with-plans-to-ban-smartphones-at-schools Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:10:41 +0100 denmark-to-move-forward-with-plans-to-ban-smartphones-at-schools Children should not have their own smartphone or tablet before the age of 13, according to recommendations released on Tuesday by a Danish government commission. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250225/danish-commission-recommends-no-smartphone-and-tablets-for-kids-under-13 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:43:06 +0100 danish-commission-recommends-no-smartphone-and-tablets-for-kids-under-13 Every foreigner who comes to Denmark with children has a choice to make: whether to send their children to a local municipal school, to a Danish private school, or to an international school. The Local's readers explain what they chose and why. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241203/convenience-integration-and-discipline-which-schools-do-foreigners-in-denmark-send-their-children-to Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:37:30 +0100 convenience-integration-and-discipline-which-schools-do-foreigners-in-denmark-send-their-children-to A group of 48 climate researchers has written an open letter to Nordic governments warning that the risk of the gulf stream collapsing has been "seriously underestimated," and that it would pose a "climate catastrophe" for their nations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241028/top-scientists-warn-nordics-gulf-stream-risk-seriously-underestimated Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:13:16 +0100 top-scientists-warn-nordics-gulf-stream-risk-seriously-underestimated The University of Copenhagen has refused a demand from student protesters that it recognise Israel's attack on Gaza as a "genocide" and condemn it, ahead of a major protest on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240507/copenhagen-university-rejects-call-to-condemn-gaza-genocide Tue, 07 May 2024 15:54:39 +0200 copenhagen-university-rejects-call-to-condemn-gaza-genocide International schools in Denmark are renowned for being some of the cheapest in Europe. Here's a guide to the options available. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240417/a-guide-to-international-schools-in-denmark Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:51:24 +0200 a-guide-to-international-schools-in-denmark Education Minister Mattias Tesfaye said on Wednesday he favours a change in the rules governing Denmark’s state schools after a number of cases of violent behaviour between students. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240403/danish-minister-wants-to-make-it-easier-for-schools-to-suspend-children Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:01:20 +0200 danish-minister-wants-to-make-it-easier-for-schools-to-suspend-children Denmark’s Minister of Children and Education Mattias Tesfaye is set to become involved in a case relating to allegations of harassment and sexual abuse committed between minors at a Zealand school. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240215/explained-what-is-going-on-in-denmarks-borup-school-scandal Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:41:25 +0100 explained-what-is-going-on-in-denmarks-borup-school-scandal The Danes have toppled Norwegians from the title of best English speakers in the Nordics, according to the the latest annual proficiency ranking from Education First (EF). But English-speaking ability has slipped across the region. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231123/ranking-which-country-in-the-nordics-has-the-best-english-speakers Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:18:44 +0100 ranking-which-country-in-the-nordics-has-the-best-english-speakers