Exchange
Spend your 5th semester abroad. How exchange works on DM, what is different for DM students, and where to find the rest.
On DM the 5th semester has room for your own choices: electives, exchange or an internship.
Exchange
Many students choose to go on exchange in their 5th semester, usually at one of CBS’ more than 300 partner universities.
When you go on exchange through CBS, you do not have to pay for the teaching at the foreign university (with a few exceptions), and you can bring your SU.
How DM is different
Exchange places are given out on an overall assessment of you as a student. On most programmes the academic part is your GPA from the 1st year. DM has no grades in the 1st semester, so for DM students it is made up of your 2nd-semester grades and a motivational essay.
- 2nd-semester grades · 75% of the academic part, about 64% of the total
- Motivational essay · 25% of the academic part, about 21% of the total
- Student Citizenship · 15% of the total
About 21% of your score, and fully in your hands
- Length
- Max 2 standard pages (2,275 characters)
- Send to
- The DM study board, sb-dm@cbs.dk
- Deadline
- 15 October, the only one
- Which universities, programmes or courses you are applying for
- Why you chose BSc DM in relation to exchange
- What makes BSc DM interesting from an international perspective
- How exchange can benefit your academic profile
- What you can bring to the universities or courses you apply for. Your jobs, hobbies and volunteer work are a big part of this.
- ClarityA clear picture of the universities, your profile and interests, and the DM angle
- ConsistencyThe exchange, your profile and DM fit together
- ExplanationConcretely how the exchange will benefit your academic profile
Points for being active in campus life, your programme and CBS. Upload signed documentation with your exchange application in December.
- Max 3 activities
- Max 1 per category
- Must be documented
- Finished and approved before the deadline
- 1st round15 November
- 2nd round2 January
- 3rd round3 February
- Quality board
- Mentor
- Study start guide
- Buddy for exchange students
- Exchange Crew
- A role in a student association
- and more
Send the essay even if you are not sure yet whether you will go on exchange. The weighting and dates can change from year to year, so always check Selection criteria for bachelor students (CBS login)
Electives
You can also choose courses that support your own interests. CBS offers a large number of electives, and you can take electives at other Danish universities. The electives have to be relevant for your programme.
Internship
You can swap some of your electives for an academic internship: a period working in a company, finished with a project report. The internship can be in Denmark or abroad, and your tasks and the report have to be relevant to your programme.
Useful links
- Exchange Finder: find out where you can go
- Selection criteria for bachelor students (CBS login)
- Distribution of places 2026–2027 (Excel, CBS login)
- CBS exchange site (CBS login)
- BSc in Digital Management: options during the programme on the CBS programme page
- Finance
- finance@dm-union.dk
- Social & events
- social@dm-union.dk
- Partnerships
- partnerships@dm-union.dk
- Website
- web@dm-union.dk
- Assignment bank
- assignmentbank@dm-union.dk
- President
- ns@dm-union.dk