The two corps of external examiners for the engineering programmes
The engineering programmes are divided into two corps:
- Bachelor of Engineering Corps of External Examiners (also includes part-time diploma programmes in the field of IT and engineering)
- M.Sc. and B.Sc. Engineering Corps of External Examiners (also includes part-time master's programmes in the field)
The two corps of external examiners are governed by different examination regulations, and there are varying requirements for the qualifications of external examiners, cf. Section 7 of the Executive Order on External Examiners. According to § 7, item 4, the external examiner must have "the same or a higher level of education as the programme in which they are to serve as an external examiner." This means that, to be admitted to the corps of external examiners for MSc in Engineering programmes, the examiner must hold a Master's degree, as examinations are conducted at the bachelor's, master's, and continuing education levels.
For the corps of external examiners for BEng programmes, the requirement is that the examiner must hold at least a bachelor's degree.
The executive orders can be found in the menu on the right under 'Acts and orders’.
Appointment Period 2026–2030
New appointments for the upcoming appointment period 2026–2030 is now completet.
However, it is still possible to invite candidates to apply for supplementary appointment. When proposing a candidate for supplementary appointment, it is important to explain in the invitation why it is necessary to expand the corps with this candidate.
It is important that an institution always checks whether there are already appointed external examiners in the database who can be used before applying for supplementary appointment. If a candidate is approved for supplementary appointment by the external examiner management, the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science must then carry out the formal appointment of the candidate. The External Examiner Secretariat submits requests for the appointment of external examiners to the Agency twice a year, once in the spring and once in the autumn. Applications must therefore be submitted to the external examiner management via CensorNet no later than 1 March and 1 October, respectively.
Appointment period 2022-2026
The current 4-year appointment period did run from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2026 and is now completed.
Educational institutions may experience having an external examiner candidate rejected because the vice chairperson finds that there are already qualified appointed external examiners in the database. You can always contact the vice chairperson for help and guidance in finding a suitable external examiner in the database.
Here you can find information about which vice chairperson you should contact in either the Bachelor of Engineering Corps or the Civil Engineering Corps.
Under the 'Help' menu, you can find instructions on how to invite an external examiner candidate, just as external examiner candidates can find instructions on what to do if they receive an external examiner invitation.
System support for the corps of external examiners
For your information, a working group has been established with participation from universities across the external examiner corps. The group is currently exploring options for future IT support for the two corps. A broad communication will be issued once a new system is ready for implementation.