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What is EUX? Journeyman certificate and school leaving exam in one
Introduction · 8 min
EUX combines vocational education with upper secondary subjects so you obtain both a journeyman certificate and a higher education entrance qualification. The article explains the idea behind EUX, the structure, and what opportunities it provides.
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Alternating education: school and practical training at EUX
Professional · 8 min
EUX is an alternating education where you switch between teaching at the vocational school and apprenticeship in a company. The article explains the principles of alternating education, the training contract, and how school and apprenticeship supplement each other.
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Get the theoretical and practical to hang together
Study technique · 7 min
EUX requires that you master both your trade and elevate the academic subjects to upper secondary level. The article provides concrete advice on getting the two sides of the education to work together and keeping the overview.
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The trades in EUX: what you study and at what level
Professional · 8 min
EUX combines the subject's vocational content with upper secondary subjects at a specific level. The article reviews how the subject composition is structured, what subject levels mean, and how EUX differs academically from the general higher education entrance qualification.
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Is EUX something for you? Economy, everyday and who it suits.
Introduction · 7 min
Beyond the professional aspect, daily life and economics play a big role in the choice of EUX. The article looks at who the education suits, how the day alternates between school and workplace, and what support forms typically accompany the education.
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From EUX to further education
Study competence · 8 min
One of the biggest advantages of EUX is access to further education. The article explains what general academic qualifications give you, how specific admission requirements work, and how your professional background can become a strength in your studies.
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Trade levels A, B, and C on EUX.
Professional · 9 min
The academic subjects in EUX are divided into levels C B and A where A is the most comprehensive. The article explains what the levels mean how subjects build on each other how the level relates to specific entry requirements for higher education and how you can raise a level if you are missing it.
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Basic course, main course and the EUX structure from start to journeyman's certificate
Structure · 9 min
EUX follows the fixed structure of vocational educations with a basic course in two parts followed by a main program that alternates between school and apprenticeship. The article explains the individual stages, the basic course exam, the transition requirements, and how the upper secondary part is woven in so the program ends with both a journeyman exam and a higher education entrance examination.
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Your rights and work environment as an EUX student on practical placement
Safety · 9 min
In the apprenticeship, you are both student and employee, and that gives you both rights and obligations. The article goes through the educational agreement's protection, the rules for working environment and young people under 18, what you do in case of conflict or a terminated agreement, and where you can get help from school and trade organisation.
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EUX's history: when the journeyman certificate got a higher education diploma
History · 9 min
EUX is one of Denmark's youngest educations, but it is built on one of the oldest forms of learning: apprenticeship. The article follows the trail from the guild's journeyman certificates through technical schools and alternating education to the experiments around 2010 and the major vocational education reform in 2015.
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Technical or commercial EUX: two ways to the same hat
Structure · 8 min
EUX comes in two variants: a technical model, where upper secondary subjects are woven throughout the program, and a commercial model with a combined one-year academic year before the main program. The article reviews how the two models are structured according to the Danish Ministry of Education, which subjects are located where, and what the difference means for your daily life and your choice.
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Tests and exams on EUX: from extraction to EUX certificate
Exam · 9 min
On EUX, you take exams in two tracks: the vocational education's own exams and gymnasium exams. According to UVM, you must take at least six exams in subjects at gymnasium level, including always a written exam in Danish A, plus an oral exam in the profession-specific project. The article explains extraction, certificates, and what grades are used for afterward.
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Business domain project (EOP): your big interdisciplinary project.
Exam · 9 min
The business domain project is EUX's major final project where you specialise in a self-selected area with two of your subjects — at least one at B-level and at least one programme-specific. The article reviews the requirements according to the Ministry of Education's guidance, a realistic working process from theme selection to submission and good advice for the oral exam.
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Study technique at EUX: get the most out of few hours
Study technique · 8 min
EUX students must master both a trade and an upper secondary curriculum, and therefore good study skills are not a luxury but a necessity. The article reviews concrete techniques: weekly planning, active reading, note-taking, spaced repetition, and using practice as a memory aid—all in a daily routine with little time.
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Entry requirements and application: the way into EUX
Rules · 8 min
To be admitted to EUX you should generally have at least 02 in Danish and mathematics from the primary school leaving examination and be assessed as education-ready. The article covers the admission requirements according to the Ministry of Education, the difference between starting at GF1 and GF2, application via optagelse.dk and options if you don't meet the grade requirement.
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Education agreements and school training on EUX.
Apprenticeship place · 9 min
Without an education agreement no main course—but the agreement can be structured in several ways. The article reviews the agreement types according to the Ministry of Children and Education (standard, short, combination agreement, and partial agreement), the job site lærepladsen.dk, and what school training with EMMA criteria means if the apprenticeship is slow to appear.
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Writing and source criticism at upper secondary level
Study technique · 8 min
On EUX, you must be able to write at gymnasium level: reports, Danish assignments, and finally the profession-specific project. The article covers the basic structure most assignments share, how you work with sources and source criticism, the rules about plagiarism — and the linguistic tricks that lift an assignment from approved to good.
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