COPENHAGEN: Danish lessons are currently free of charge and heavily subsidised. But last year the government decided to change the way in which municipalities were reimbursed from a ‘per person’ amount to a block grant, which dramatically raised their costs.
Copenhagen, with an estimated 12,000 students a year, was the hardest hit, so it put the contract for teaching the foreigners (everyone except refugees) out to tender in order to attract a lower price.
Tenders were requested in November and the results of the bidding process were announced on March 6.
From August 1, only Clavis and UCplus will be offering municipal classes and, as a result, a number of their competitors have had to switch to going completely private.
