It will always be your responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient insurance coverage during your stay abroad. In addition to the importance of having the sufficient coverage in the case of an emergency, you will also need to document this in order to be granted specific scholarships.
Health insurance within EU
If you are going on exchange within EU (including Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland), you will need to bring a blue health insurance card or an equivalent insurance coverage.
While the blue health insurance card may cover some health care, please be aware that it does not cover all expenses. As an example home transportation in the case of a serious illness is not included. For this reason, it is important that you check your insurance before you leave for your studies abroad in order to ensure that you have sufficient coverage.
Find more information on
the blue EU health insurance card.
Health insurance outside of EU
If you are going on exchange outside of EU, you are generally not covered by the Danish health insurance. On some occasions, your host country or host university may require that you purchase a specific insurance for the duration of your studies abroad. Whether this is the case or not, it is crucial that you are aware of the specific insurance coverage you need and that you research the market for additional insurance, if needed.
Additional insurance
Besides health insurance, you will need a third-party insurance (liability). It could be that you already have liability insurance included in your current insurance, but to be on the safe side, we advise you to contact your insurance provider to make sure as well as to check if you need additional insurance to be sufficiently covered abroad.
Back in Denmark
When you unregister from 'The National Register of Persons' (Folkeregisteret) in connection to your studies abroad, it can happen that you will be excluded from the public health care system for a short time after you return to Denmark. For this reason, it is very important that you contact your local municipality and talk to their health insurance department before you unregister from the CPR-register to find out whether or not you will be covered by public health care from the first day you are back in Denmark.