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ReDI School Copenhagen
Denmark · Copenhagen · Transnational · See the Denmark profile · See the Copenhagen profile
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The non-profit ReDI School DK works to provide women with refugee and migrant backgrounds with valuable digital skills and a strong network of other students, volunteers and alumni to provide new social and professional opportunities. The educational goal is to provide students w
Details
- Maturity
- Established
- Promoter
- ReDI School of Digital Integration DK — website
- Type
- Service
- Status
- Ongoing
- Target groups
- Unemployed and those facing social problems, Migrants
- People reached
- 200
- People targeted
- 100
- Period
- 2019-08-31
- Region (NUTS)
DK01- Keywords
- IT Skills, Migrants, Refugees, Women, Network
Context
ReDI School DK is the Copenhagen chapter of the non-profit ReDI School of Digital Integration, working to provide women with refugee and migrant backgrounds with digital skills and a network of fellow students, volunteers and alumni for new social and professional opportunities, aiming to support their accelerated integration into the Danish labour market and society. It has been supported by stakeholders including The Coca-Cola Foundation and the Velux Foundation.
Objectives
The educational goal is to give students knowledge that is valued by industry, alongside IT core competencies (such as presentation skills and teamwork), professional soft skills (CVs, interview training, LinkedIn profiles) and professional networking (company visits, tech talks, conferences), while also helping companies and organisations looking to hire IT talent address the shortage of skilled workers and the gender gap in Denmark's IT sector.
Activities
The programme offers free courses across three modular levels: a Beginner level building basic understanding of computers and the digital world; an Intermediate level focused on application and analysis; and an Advanced level covering the basics of coding and programming. Laptops, internet access, classrooms and study rooms are provided free throughout. Teaching is mostly delivered by volunteers with work experience in the technology, IT or business sectors, and the school works closely with companies and organisations seeking IT talent.
Implementation
- Indicative cost
- Medium (€50k–€500k) — Funded in part by The Coca-Cola Foundation and the Velux Foundation; no specific budget figures are disclosed, conservatively banded medium.
- Time to results
- Long (> 3 years) — Running continuously since August 2019 and reported as ongoing — a multi-year, established programme.
- Staffing & skills
- Mostly volunteer teachers with work experience in technology, IT or business, ReDI School of Digital Integration DK (Copenhagen chapter of the international network)
Conditions for success
- Modular three-level curriculum matched to students' existing skill level
- Free laptops, internet, classrooms and study rooms removing access barriers
- Combination of technical training, soft skills and professional networking (company visits, tech talks, mentors)
- Partnerships with companies seeking IT talent, creating a job pipeline for graduates
Where it fits
- Governance type
- nonprofit chapter of an international network, foundation-funded
- Scale
- local (Copenhagen)
- Income level
- Denmark (high-income), targeting refugee and migrant women specifically
Commonly funded by
Philanthropic / foundation funding AMIF — Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
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Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- MEDICI / Digital Inclusion Atlas — accessed 2026-06-14
- Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
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