International People's College
Vocational school in Helsingør, Denmark
International People's College (IPC) is an international folk high school in Elsinore (Helsingør), north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a non-formal residential school where adults from all over the world live and study together. According to the school, it is the only international "general" folk high school in Denmark, everything at the school happens in English, and each term brings together students from more than 30 countries.
IPC offers long courses in global studies lasting four to six months, and short courses of one to three weeks. During the first week of a term, students build their own timetable; most classes have a global or regional focus on personal development, professional skills, communication, community and creativity, alongside sports, arts and media. Each student takes at least 28 lessons a week. As at other Danish folk high schools there are no exams, no grades and no ECTS credits, but a diploma is given on completion. Campus life includes Morning Fellowship, Cultural Evenings, Life Stories and excursions.
Students must be over 17.5 years old and need a basic level of English. A three-week summer English course requires no prior level, and Autumn Term students can take an intensive three-week English course before the term starts. Applicants fill in an online application and write an essay, and the school often has a waiting list.
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Admission
- Minimum age: over 17.5 years
- No specific background or degree required, only a desire to learn, an open mind and an interest in the world
- Basic level of English
- Online application including an essay; there is often a waiting list
Language requirements
All classes are taught in English, and students need a basic level of English before they join. Students without that level can attend the three-week English Language and Danish Culture and Society course in summer, which requires no prior English. Autumn Term students can take an intensive three-week English course before the term begins.
Fees
Scholarships and financial aid
Housing
Services and activities
Subjects taught
- Arts, Design and Crafts
- Fine Arts
- Drama Studies
- Music
- Theatre
- Performing Arts
- Business
- International Affairs
- Project Management
- Globalisation
- Communications
- Communications
- Video
- International Communication
- Cultural Communication
- Journalism
- Film TV and video
- Education
- Education
- Pedagogy
- International Teachers Programme
- Human Studies and Services
- Multidisciplinary Studies
- Humanities
- International Studies
- International Relations
- Philology, Languages, Literature
- English
- Language and Culture
- General English
- Language Courses
- Danish Language and Literature (in Universities)
- Public Administration and Services
- International Development Studies
- International Politics
- Development Studies
- Sciences
- Geothermal Energy
- Social and Cultural studies
- African Studies
- Scandinavian Languages
- Asian Studies
- Global Studies
- Language and Culture
- Latin American Studies
- Contemporary Studies
- European Studies
- Regional Studies
- American Studies
- Cultural Studies