What it is Not

The system of the Folk High Schools is almost unknown to most of the world outside of Scandinavia. To avoid misunderstandings it is necessary shortly to highlight what these schools are not:

• Studying at a folk high school is not a qualification for the universities in Denmark or any other studies, higher or lower.
• You do not achieve an academic degree studying at a Folk High School
• Not all the students at a Folk High School have a higher education or are enrolled at university – you can meet both youngsters at 18 who just finished high school, students at the universities taking a year off, 25yearolds who still don’t know what to do with their life, adults with an education exploring new sides of themselves, etc.
• The teaching cannot be expected to live up to certain academic standards
• The Folk High Schools does not conduct any formal examination and issues no degrees