Study Start
To ensure you have a good start to your studies, we have gathered some practical information that will be useful for you to know before your first day at SAFD. This information will help you navigate the first days and ensure you are well prepared.
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Meeting Point
The first day at SAFD is August 10, 2026. The address is Badstuestræde 1, 1209 Copenhagen and you will see a sign with our logo and a large gate when you are at the address. To enter through the gate, you must use the code 2245. Next, go into the courtyard and enter through the glass door. Then take the stairs or the elevator to the 3rd floor and enter through Entrance C. Continue until you reach the large room, where your instructor will be waiting for you.
Bring Along
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Pencil
- Plain Paper
- Gine (Not required on the first day)
Meeting and Program
Classes are from 9:00 to 14:30
(incl. ½ hour lunch break from 11:30 to 12:00).
Program for the week and semester plan will be handed out on the first day.
Help & Support
You are always welcome to contact us by email or phone if you have any questions or need assistance.
Opening Hours
Mandag
09:00 - 14:00
Tirsdag
09:00 - 14:00
Onsdag
09:00 - 14:00
Torsdag
09:00 - 14:00
Fredag
09:00 - 14:00
Lørdag
Lukket
Søndag
Lukket
Shopping List
For the first day on campus, make sure you have purchased the items below. See what you need to bring on the first day in the “Bring Along” section under the “First Day” section.
Click on the options to go directly to the link where you can purchase the item.
Pattern Paper
Option 1 – Karl Lund
Tailor’s Ruler
Option 1 – Art and Office
Option 2 – Stof & Stil
Option 3 – Selfmade
New Student Card
Apply for your digital student ID card by clicking the button below, and then select “Apply.” Once you have submitted the form, your digital student ID card will be created and will be available once your application has been processed. The digital student ID card contains your name, student ID number, and photo, which will be stored securely on SAFD’s servers. You will be able to show your student ID digitally using your student ID number.
By submitting this application, you agree that SAFD, as the data controller, may store and process your personal information in accordance with the school’s rules and data protection policy. This information is used solely to manage and verify your student ID card and to display your digital student ID card using your student ID number
Request a Digital Student ID Card
Applying for SU
Starting July 1, 2026, you can apply for SU.
You must apply for SU on the MIN SU website (www.su.dk/su/soeg-su-i-minsu/), and you must apply for SU starting August 1, 2026.
The standard SU grant will be paid out in late July or early August 2026, provided you apply in a timely manner according to SU’s processing dates. You cannot apply for this special stipend—the school’s academic administration will assign it to each of you individually.
Stay up to date on “My SU“.
Terms
Eligibility Requirements for SU
If you want to receive SU for your program at SAFD, you must meet a number of requirements.
- You must not receive other public support for your living expenses
- You are a Danish citizen. If you are a foreign citizen, you have the opportunity to receive SU if you as a foreign citizen can be equal to Danish citizens
There is no age limit for receiving SU for a private educational program. Are you looking for SU loanyou must be at least 18 years old.
Conditions when you get SU. When you are approved for SU, you must fulfill two additional conditions to keep your SU:
- You must be in an education and be actively studying
- There is a limit to how much you can earn on top of your SU – your your tax-free amount
SU Loan
You can take out an SU loan once you have been approved for SU.
Interest accrues on your SU loan from the time you take it out until it is paid off in full, and you must repay the loan in the years following the completion of your education.
You can read more about this here.
Other opportunities for financial support
If you are not a Danish citizen, you have the following options:
- Students from Norway can apply for support from Lånekassen: www.lånekassen.no
- Students from Sweden can apply for support from CSN: www.csn.se
New SU-reform
On June 4, 2024, the Folketing passed a reform of the SU system for higher education.
On this this page you can read about the reform’s new rules for SU for higher education and private education, so you can take into account and plan your education and your SU in relation to the new rules. You can get further guidance from the school’s academic administration office.