International student

WHAT TO STUDY?

Choose one of our six main subjects including ceramics, theatre, art, music, philosophy or writing, along with over 20 electives.

Our teachers are dedicated practitioners in their respective fields, ensuring a dynamic and engaging educational environment. The teaching is dialogue-based and we involve students in a community where we create new ideas together.

WHAT TO STUDY?

Choose one of our six main subjects including ceramics, theatre, art, music, philosophy or writing, along with over 20 electives.

Our teachers are dedicated practitioners in their respective fields, ensuring a dynamic and engaging educational environment. The teaching is dialogue-based and we involve students in a community where we create new ideas together.

Language

At Testrup Højskole we teach and talk in Danish.

You do not need to be fluent, but it is important that you can communicate and understand the basics in Danish.

We have good experience of having students from the Nordic countries: Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Sweden as well as from the Baltic countries and Japan.

We welcome everyone at Testrup Højskole regardless of nationality, gender, political and religious beliefs.

It is possible to receive individual supervision in the Danish language by a teacher while staying at Testrup Højskole.

Language

At Testrup Højskole we teach and talk in Danish.

You do not need to be fluent, but it is important that you can communicate and understand the basics in Danish.

We have good experience of having students from the Nordic countries: Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Sweden as well as from the Baltic countries and Japan.

We welcome everyone at Testrup Højskole regardless of nationality, gender, political and religious beliefs.

It is possible to receive individual supervision in the Danish language by a teacher while staying at Testrup Højskole.

Everyday life at Testrup Højskole

SONG AND MORNING GATHERINGS
Every morning we gather after breakfast in the Lecture Hall to get a common starting point for the day. Here we sing a song and get a short lecture, listen to a poem, a piece of music or something else.

INTEREST GROUPS
Some of the spare time outside classes are organized by the students themselves through a number of groups. The groups organizes parties, cultural cafés, morning gatherings, an auction or groups based on interests like knitting, queer, sauna, feminism, a language, horror, wine tasting, swimming or something else.

HOUSE GROUP MEETING
Each house group has a weekly meeting where practical tasks are discussed. The meeting is also a safe space to discuss the well-being of each and everyone in the house.

COMMON MEETING
At the weekly joint meeting, we discuss the community at the school and plan events for the upcoming weekend and week such as trips out of the house, parties or a current well-being issue.

CULTURE CAFÉ
The cultural café is an open stage each month where students perform for each other. Some play, sing, read aloud, dance – everything is welcome on the open stage.

PARTIES
Parties are held both by the school and by the students themselves. When the school holds a party, it takes place in the Dining Hall with a toastmaster, high school songs and a good dinner. The students’ parties usually take place in the houses each weekend.

The first two weeks are alcohol-free. Afterwards, alcohol is allowed in the weekends. Drugs and hash are prohibited at all times.

OPEN EVENTS
Three times a week there is a common class for all the school’s students. It can be lectures, concerts, theater performances, readings or other things. The common classes are typically handled by a teacher or a cultural figure or an orchestra from outside. A few times a month we invite one or more guests to talk about their work, play a concert, hold a lecture or the like.

Everyday life at Testrup Højskole

SONG AND MORNING GATHERINGS
Every morning we gather after breakfast in the Lecture Hall to get a common starting point for the day. Here we sing a song and get a short lecture, listen to a poem, a piece of music or something else.

INTEREST GROUPS
Some of the spare time outside classes are organized by the students themselves through a number of groups. The groups organizes parties, cultural cafés, morning gatherings, an auction or groups based on interests like knitting, queer, sauna, feminism, a language, horror, wine tasting, swimming or something else.

HOUSE GROUP MEETING
Each house group has a weekly meeting where practical tasks are discussed. The meeting is also a safe space to discuss the well-being of each and everyone in the house.

COMMON MEETING
At the weekly joint meeting, we discuss the community at the school and plan events for the upcoming weekend and week such as trips out of the house, parties or a current well-being issue.

CULTURE CAFÉ
The cultural café is an open stage each month where students perform for each other. Some play, sing, read aloud, dance – everything is welcome on the open stage.

PARTIES
Parties are held both by the school and by the students themselves. When the school holds a party, it takes place in the Dining Hall with a toastmaster, high school songs and a good dinner. The students’ parties usually take place in the houses each weekend.

The first two weeks are alcohol-free. Afterwards, alcohol is allowed in the weekends. Drugs and hash are prohibited at all times.

OPEN EVENTS
Three times a week there is a common class for all the school’s students. It can be lectures, concerts, theater performances, readings or other things. The common classes are typically handled by a teacher or a cultural figure or an orchestra from outside. A few times a month we invite one or more guests to talk about their work, play a concert, hold a lecture or the like.

Being Norwegian at Testrup Højskole

Hear Sophie from Norway talk about going to Testrup Højskole.

Being Norwegian at Testrup Højskole

Hear Sophie from Norway talk about going to Testrup Højskole.