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OPU — Work Placements Abroad (Oplæring i udlandet)

OPU Work Placements Abroad — seed

Supports enables approximately Danish vocational students per to complete traineeships abroad as part of their qualification.

The OPU programme (Oplæring i udlandet — Work Placements Abroad) is administered by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science (UFSN) under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Its purpose is to advance the internationalisation of Danish vocational education by enabling students to complete part or all of their required traineeship period at a company or institution abroad rather …

Vocational education internationalisation — traineeships abroad for Danish apprentices and trainees.

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