As an EU/EEA citizen, you pay ZERO tuition at RUC, exactly like a Danish student. Your only real expense is the cost of living in Denmark, estimated at ~900-1,300 EUR per month (accommodation, food, transport, personal). A non-European pays between ~7,000 and 10,000 EUR per year for tuition alone, plus an application fee of ~165 EUR (1,230 DKK), which you, as a Romanian, do not pay. The bachelor's lasts 3 years, so the entire undergraduate degree is free in terms of tuition.

RUC is built around project-based / problem-oriented learning. Studies are roughly 50 percent specialised coursework and 50 percent group project work. Each semester you join a project group and research a real-world, societal or scientific problem in depth, which you explore over the entire semester, completed with a project report and an oral defence.

The model is designed to mirror collaboration in academia and the workplace, building teamwork, critical analysis and initiative. It is related to PBL (problem-based learning) in the Nordic context. For students who prefer to learn in an applied way, through projects, not just through classic exams, RUC is a very good fit.

Bachelor's admission in Denmark is centralised through the national portal Optagelse.dk, managed by Den Koordinerede Tilmelding (KOT). The steps: you create an account, upload your Baccalaureate diploma and transcript (officially translated), choose RUC's programmes and rank them by preference, then add your proof of English (IELTS).

The main deadline for EU/EEA citizens is generally 15 March, with a second round (quota 2) until 5 July for remaining places. For EU/EEA citizens there is no application fee. Admission letters are usually sent at the end of July.

For the English-taught bachelor's programmes, RUC requires IELTS Academic minimum 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 6.5 in the Writing and Speaking sections, or a TOEFL equivalent. The International Bachelor programmes (Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science) are taught entirely in English.

For Romanians, the level of English demonstrated at the Baccalaureate is also taken into account, but the official standardised test (IELTS or TOEFL) remains the basic requirement. Check the exact threshold for your programme on ruc.dk, as there may be small differences.

RUC offers interdisciplinary programmes taught entirely in English, in particular: International Bachelor in Humanities, International Bachelor in Social Science and International Bachelor in Natural Science. What is specific about them is that you combine two subjects and learn through projects, not just through classic coursework.

RUC is organised into 4 departments: Communication and Arts, People and Technology, Science and Environment, and Social Sciences and Business. The recognised strengths are social sciences, humanities and the sciences. Check on ruc.dk the subject combinations available for the year you are applying.

Be honest about expectations: RUC is a small and relatively young university (founded 1972, ~8,000 students), so it does not appear high in the overall QS ranking. In fact, RUC has not been included in recent editions of the QS World University Rankings overall. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 it sits around position 401 worldwide.

By field, however, RUC is noted for politics, communication and media studies. Its real value lies not in ranking prestige, but in its project-based pedagogy and interdisciplinary profile, which make it suitable for students who want to learn in an applied way.

At RUC, the bachelor's lasts 3 years in line with the European system (180 ECTS), followed by a 2-year master's (120 ECTS). The programme starts from a more general base and gradually specialises, giving you flexibility to shape your path through subject combinations and chosen projects.

After the bachelor's you can continue with a master's at RUC or at another university in the EU, benefiting from ECTS credit recognition. As an EU citizen, a master's at a Danish public university is also free in terms of tuition.

Yes. As a Romanian (EU) citizen you automatically have the right to work in Denmark without a visa. After arrival you apply for an EU residence document at SIRI and obtain your personal CPR number from Borgerservice, which gives you access to the health system, a bank account and services.

Many international students work part-time during their studies. If you obtain EU worker status (usually by working a minimum of 10-12 hours per week), you can become eligible for the Danish state grant SU. After graduation, as an EU citizen you can stay and work in Denmark or anywhere in the EU without a visa, and the Danish degree is recognised throughout the European area.