Applying for the program

HackYourFuture is organized as an Association (in Danish "Forening") and is not registered as an official educational institution in Denmark. This means that as a student of HackYourFuture, you currently cannot get registered as a student in the Danish Educational System. The negative aspect of this is that you currently can not get SU (https://www.su.dk/english/su-as-a-foreign-citizen/) or other student benefits when you are a student in HackYourFuture. The positive aspect of this is that we don't have the same requirements as official education institutions in Denmark and we don't require you to have a CPR-number to start studying with us.

In order to select the best candidates, we ask all applicants to complete a test assignment. No previous knowledge of coding is required, but you need to be able to use a computer and the internet with confidence. The test requires about 30-40hrs of work and you will have 10 days to complete it. After that, we will invite the 30 top candidates for a video interview and finally select 15 candidates who will join our program. We consider the results of your test assignment, your analytical skills, your motivation to learn, and determination to start a career as a developer. Furthermore, we factor in the degree of marginalization of each applicant based on residence permit, household income & motivational letter.

HackYourFuture's is a program for people who have limited access to higher education and the job market in Denmark and priority will always be given to refugees and asylum seekers. You are welcome to apply to the program, but please explain in your motivational letter why you believe you are disadvantaged in Denmark and need the HackYourFuture program.

Yes, you can borrow a computer from HackYourFuture when you are selected for the program. Let us know on info@hackyourfuture.dk and come by our office during this week. If you can't come to Copenhagen to pick up a computer, we recommend that you go to the local library where you can normally use a computer for free. If you are accepted to the program, you can borrow a computer from us during the whole course. If you are not accepted, we ask you to bring back the computer within a week after the decision.

We accept people living all over Denmark, and we can pay for transportation costs (train tickets) as well as we provide lunch and snacks on the Sunday classes. You need to be able to reach Copenhagen or Aarhus on a Sunday at 12.00.

During the program you can get access to extra-curricular activities such as technology workshops, study groups, company visits and IT conferences. After graduating, you can join the HYF Job-Hub, which is intended to support your job-hunt by providing additional workshops, training and connections to Career Mentors.

We consider the following conditions when we select the candidates for a new class: Education: You don’t have access to free education in Denmark; or, your existing degree is not recognised in Denmark. Unemployment: You have been unemployed for more than 6 months. Underemployment: You have been employed outside your field of education for more than 6 months. If the situations for employment and education described above don’t apply to you, then we don’t directly consider you in our target group. In that case, please specify in your motivational letter why we should consider you.