DNS - The Necessary Teacher Training College

DNS (Det Nødvendige Seminarium, "The Necessary Teacher Training College") is a teacher training college founded in 1972 at the Tvind International School Centre in Western Jutland, Denmark, 14 km from the North Sea coast near Ulfborg and Holstebro. Its students are young adults aged 18 to 35 from across Europe, with over 20 nationalities on campus, and the college reports more than 1,000 graduates since it opened.

DNS offers an intensive four-year programme that starts on 1 September each year:

• Year 1, The Global Reality: preparation and a four-month bus journey from Denmark to Guinea-Bissau
• Year 2, The European Reality: six months living and working with a team in a European city, plus study periods
• Year 3, The School Reality: teaching practice in schools or care homes in Denmark
• Year 4, International Practice: six months on a social or educational project abroad

Students and teachers live, work and study together on campus and run the college collectively, taking decisions by consensus. The first-year tuition can be earned through a Saving Up Pre-Course, while the fees for years two to four are covered by paid working periods within the programme.