Governance

DIS Governance

DIS – Danish Institute for Study Abroad is a Danish non-profit educational foundation governed by an external board of directors. It is tuition driven, but receives a small subsidy from the Danish government. DIS is recognized by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation which appoints 3 members of the board of directors. Remaining members are selected by the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, and the DIS faculty and staff (1 member each). An elected DIS faculty committee including representation from the University of Minnesota, the DIS school of record, oversees consistency of quality, content and structure of the curriculum. DIS is recognized and partially supported by the Danish government.

Some of the DIS courses are University of Copenhagen, Roskilde University, Denmark's Technical University and Copenhagen Business School courses, taught in English for Danish and international students, while some other courses are developed in cooperation between DIS and one of the Danish universities.

Credits

DIS issues a Final Grade Report to the student after completion of the term of attendance. A student’s home institution determines whether credits from DIS will be accepted directly, or whether an official transcript from a U.S. accredited institution is needed. If this is the case, the University of Minnesota will act as the School of Record and provide an official transcript.

School of Record

The University of Minnesota is the DIS school of record. University of Minnesota works closely with DIS regarding curriculum and program quality through representation on the DIS Curriculum committee and through program reviews every fifth year. University of Minnesota issues official transcripts to institutions unable to accept the DIS Final Grade Report as documentation of credit earned abroad.