Topic: Access to Education
Country: Denmark
Delegate Name: Michael Stinavage
School: Mattawan High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Denmark position papers GLIMUN 2010 committees
Since 1814, all Danish students were given the right to seven years of learning in public schools and today all students have the right to nine years of education. Denmark has continued to promote education as its literacy rate is 99% and everyone above 15 can read and write. This system is paid for through tax-based and municipal funding. There are no tuition fees in public schools and universities. Within its nation, Denmark is working on improving vocational institutes and wants to continue to uphold a high literacy rate. Most students spend 17 years covering their primary and tertiary education. In secondary education the Danish student spends three years studying programs such as STX, HHX, HTX, and HF.
Denmark had strong alliances with other European Union members such as Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The Danish government focuses on the importance to educate their young population in major studies such as mathematics, language, sciences, social studies, and humanities. Denmark is a member of the OCED which started the policy Starting Strong: Early Childhood Education and Care. The OCED is a group of 30 democracies working together to solve economic, educational, and social problems. Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and the United Kingdom are also a part of this group.
To fund international education, Denmark has donated over 60 million US dollars to improve education in Afghanistan. Denmark also provides the fifth largest development program in Vietnam to increase education. To the african minority group of the Maasai, the Danish group DANIDA funds the education of the youth in this ethnic group.
