Registration Requirements

From February to March 2022, Amalie Christine Bagger and Thomas Kaufmanas led a co-design project involving students, Student Affairs and Programmes, and Heads of Study. Through workshops and creative exercises, they worked together to understand the issue from all perspectives and explore potential solutions on the aspect of “Registration Requirements”. The outcome of this collaborative process, supported by quantitative research from the Student Council, was a proposal to change the 30 ECTS rule. In April 2022, the proposal was unanimously approved by Board of Studies. The change meant that students would no longer need a Doctor’s Note to drop one 7.5 ECTS course per semester, offering them greater flexibility in their studies without violating progression requirements.

While the policy change regarding the new registration requirements was being processed (see the “New Registration Requirements” project in the 2022 section), the Student Council relaunched the Doctors Notes reimbursement initiative in the fall semester of 2022. The Student Council committed to covering these expenses for affected students for the last semester before the new Registration Requirements was enrolled.

By December 2022, the agreement with Student Affairs and Programmes allowed students to withdraw from 7.5 ECTS courses without needing a Doctor’s Note, making the reimbursement initiative less necessary. With this improved flexibility, students no longer needed to pay for medical documentation to adjust their study load.