RECORD INCREASE IN NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FOR KEA'S PROGRAMMES

KEA has received 16 per cent more 1st priority applications compared to last year. It's a historic record.
KEA's IT programmes have increased by as much as 30 percent and the construction-related programmes by almost 17 percent. The IT Security top-up programme is going through the roof with a 240 percent increase. The two programmes that act as a 'food chain' for the top-up programme in IT Security are also experiencing great progress: The IT Technology programme has increased by 53 percent and that of Computer Science by 24 percent. The skills that the students acquire are urgently needed: "Earlier on, the number of applications couldn’t keep up with the actual demand, so it's a really positive development. There is a great need for the graduates we produce. IT Security is a relatively new programme, which has now established itself with a huge number of applicants, and which will be able to provide talented people with skills in IT security that are so urgently needed," says Director of Education Katja Munch Thorsen highlighting KEA's STEM (Science, Technology, Economics, Maths) programmes, which have advanced by 22.3 percent:

"It's great with such a big increase in the important STEM programmes – not least in that of Automation, which has advanced by 67 percent and which has a huge potential to expand because there are full employment, high pay and super exciting jobs." The Architectural Technology and Construction Management programme is progressing by 12.5 percent on the Danish and 30 percent on the international programmes respectively. The interest in the construction industry is not just about job security, but about working with sustainability and making a difference:
"Bachelors of Architectural Technology and Construction Management can do something special in the construction industry – the programme is so broad that they are part of all the processes of construction. They are a unifying factor in the building processes and trained in putting many factors into play from engineers and builders' wishes to local plans, materials and craftsmen. There is a current demand for sustainability and digitalisation in construction – and our students can make a huge difference here," says Kristina Østergaard Kristoffersen, Director of Education at KEA.

The applications for KEA's international programmes have increased significantly by almost 34 percent. This is in all likelihood an increase of Danes who want a programme with an international perspective, rather than an increase in the number of foreign applicants.
KEA has received a total of 5,891 quota 2 applications in 2020. The number of applicants who have KEA as their 1st priority has increased by 16.3 percent compared to last year. Last year, the increase was 2.2 percent.

"The number of KEA applicants is very encouraging in a less encouraging time. It shows that young people are focusing on the future. We are doing everything we can to get ready to receive them," says rector Steen Enemark Kildesgaard.