KEA – Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (

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: Københavns Erhvervsakademi, usually referred to as KEA), is a school of

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. The academy is an independent self-owning institution subordinated to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education. Degree programmes offered are mainly applied degrees, especially in design, technology and IT. The academy grants undergraduate and

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s and has no graduate school. In addition to full-time studies the academy offers supplemental education, part-time programmes at

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's level and short-term courses for people who need to strengthen their qualifications. With 4,717 full-time students and 3,907 part-time students and about 350 employees as of 2015, the academy is one of the largest business academies in Denmark.

Campus

KEA currently consists of 8 different locations, most of which are concentrated in the districts of

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and

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. The main campus, KEA Guldbergsgade, occupies a dense site in the area between

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, Peter Fabers Gade and

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. It opened in 2013, designed by Bertelsen & Scheving Arkitekter and is partly located in a converted 4-story industrial building from the 1950s, a former printing business. The other buildings are located on

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(No. 38)in Nørrebro and Bispevej (No, 5), Lygten (No. 16 and 37) in North West, Lersø Parkallé (No. 2), Landskronagade (No. 64) and Rosenvængets Allé (No. 20B) and Frederikkevej (No. 8) in

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. The Landskronagade campus tenancy was terminated in 2016, and operations were moved out in the summer of 2017.

Programmes

Academy Professional Degree Programme

* Computer science * Design, technology and business * IT technology * Multimedia design and communication * Production technology

Top-up Bachelor's degrees

* E-Concept Development * Design & Business * Software Development * Web Development * IT Security * Product Development & Interactive Development

Bachelor's degrees

* Architectural Technology and Construction Management * Business, Economics and IT * Jewellery, Technology and Business

References

External links

Official website

Profile
on the Education Guide website of the Danish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education
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