NORDIC and ERASMUS+ exchange (including Switzerland)
The collaboration with Nordic and European music academies under the Nordplus and Erasmus+ Programme is one of many international activities at RDAM. These two programmes focus primarily on student, teacher and staff mobility.
Please read the following information carefully. If you have any questions, you can contact RDAM’s International Office.
Application deadline: 1 March
Please note that applications must be completed by 1 March through Mobility Online which includes the nomination of the home institution and the upload of all required documents.
When applying through Mobility Online there is a process connected to the sending institution and several steps to be completed before the application can be finally submitted to RDAM.
For international coordinators at institutions that are not using Mobility Online
When one of your students submit an application, the specified coordinator at your institution will automatically receive an autogenerated e-mail from the system. From here you must nominate (approve) the application. Following this nomination it will appear as an application to be assessed by RDAM.
ERASMUS CODE: DKKOBENHA09
The Royal Danish Academy of Music (RDAM) welcomes applicants for exchange from our international partner institutions.
Find a list of our exchange partners here
If your institution does not have an exchange agreement with RDAM, please have your local international coordinator contact RDAM’s International Office.
Please also contact your local international office to receive information on the local application procedures and requirements.
RDAM only accepts applicants that have been nominated for exchange by their home institution.
Specific information
Deadline: 1 March
Applications are processed as early as possible. RDAM strives to have an answer for all applicants by the end of May.
Note that the applicant needs to confirm the offer in the online application system. RDAM may withdraw an offer of admission if the applicant fails to confirm the offer within the specified deadline.
RDAM only accepts applications in the online application system Easy Mobility Online and does not accept applications through e-mail or regular post.
Prepare the following before starting your online application. Your application may be rejected if you fail to provide the required documents and files:
- Study plan: study programme and main subject. The learning agreement will be prepared once accepted at RDAM.
- Letter of Motivation
- Letter of Recommendation - from main subject teacher or similar
- Audition Recording
- Curriculum Vitae
When applying through the EASY Mobility Online system, please note that there is a process connected to the sending institution and several steps to be completed before the application can be finally submitted to the receiving institution.
For international coordinators at institutions that are not using EASY Mobility Online
When one of your students submits an application, the specified coordinator at your institution will automatically receive an email from EASY Mobility Online. From this e-mail you need to nominate (approve) the application. After the nomination, it will show up in EASY Mobility Online as an application to be assessed by RDAM.
Please contact the international office with questions: international@dkdm.dk
You are not required to upload a learning agreement in your application. Simply fill in the Study Plan with details of the programme you wish to follow in your online application.
If you are admitted to RDAM, you must complete a learning agreement. Find more information on how to make your learning agreement
The audition repertoire is free of choice within the classical western repertoire and should be maximum 15 min.
The recording must be a video recording. Find recommendations for the recording here (youtube).
Editing is only allowed between performances (i.e. between pieces), and the audition must be recorded within six months of submitting your application.
NOTE: If you insert a link to your audition recording(s) in the application, make sure that it is accessible without login and/or password.
Composition applicants must submit the score of one or two composed piece(s) showing both technical and compositional skills.
Tonmeister/Sound Engineer applicants must submit a production, incl. a production plan.
The subjects available to exchange students are listed in the appropriate curricula for the study programme
All subjects are taught in English except the Music Teaching Programme where Danish is required.
Note that RDAM does not offer exchange in the following programmes:
- Orchestra Conducting
- Early Music (except Recorder, Harpsicord and Viola da Gamba)
If you have any questions regarding the courses offered, please contact the International Office.
Autumn semester: Late August to late January
Spring semester: Late January to late June
Admitted students will receive the exact semester dates in their acceptance letter.
