Zealand – Academy of Technologies and Business

Zealand Institute of Business and Technology (Danish: Business Academy Zealand, EASJ) or Zibat is a school of higher education operating five campuses in Region Zealand to the west and south of Copenhagen, Denmark. The campuses, with a total of some 3,200 students, are located in Roskilde, Køge, Næstved, Slagelse and Nykøbing Falster. The school is an independent self-owning institution subordinated to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education. Degree programs offerered are mainly applied degrees, especially in technology, IT and business. The academy grant undergraduate and academic degrees but not master's or doctoral degrees. In addition to full-time studies the academy offers supplemental education, part-time programs at bachelor's level and short-term courses for people who need to strengthen their qualifications.Zealand Institute of Business and Technology was founded in 2009 and initially offered higher education programmes in cooperation with nine different vocational schools in Tegion Zealand.. As of August 2012, these higher education programmes were officially transferred from the nine schools to the administration of Zibat. The number of students has almost doubled since then[1]