About CFU
CFU operates at the intersection of formal requirements, educational theory and didactics, and teachers’ professional expertise — always with a focus on strong teaching practice.
CFU – Centre for Teaching Resources
CFU exists to support, complement, and develop high-quality teaching in Danish primary and lower secondary schools as well as upper secondary education.
CFU is part of the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science and is structurally anchored in Denmark’s six university colleges, with centres located across the country. Its mandate is defined by national legislation and funded through an annual government grant allocated in the national budget.
CFU’s core task is centred around an extensive collection of teaching and learning resources available for loan to schools and upper secondary institutions throughout Denmark. Combined with pedagogical guidance, practice-oriented courses, and conferences, teachers can make use of the many services offered by their local CFU to enrich, diversify, and further develop their everyday teaching practice.
From requirements and knowledge to effective practice
At the university colleges, CFU works closely with teacher education programmes, continuing professional development, and educational research. This collaboration strengthens the practice-based knowledge that underpins the work of CFU’s educational consultants, who advise teachers on teaching resources and how they can be used effectively in the classroom.
Together with educational publishers and other stakeholders in the school sector, CFU also organises subject fairs and large-scale events and participates in a wide range of development projects with the Danish Ministry of Education, DR (the Danish Broadcasting Corporation), foundations, and other external partners.
Educational consultants with teaching experience
CFU’s educational consultants have in-depth knowledge of everyday school practice. Their professional backgrounds as teachers span the full range of school subjects as well as interdisciplinary themes.
With this broad expertise, strong local anchoring in school practice, and national collaboration across centres, CFU has a unique capacity to connect educational theory and didactics with real classroom practice — making a meaningful difference for teachers, their teaching, and most importantly for their students.
The CFU Denmark collaboration
The six CFU centres across Denmark collaborate closely at a national level. This partnership includes knowledge sharing, efficient operations, and a consistent level of service in relation to their statutory tasks.
Centres in Southern Schleswig, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland are also close partners in this collaboration. CFU Denmark also manages relationships with national partners, including cooperation with the publishing sector and AVU-medier, one of the CopyDan organisations.