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Projects

We're teaming up with partners across sectors to secure Denmark and the Greater Copenhagen Region's competitive edge.

To ensure Denmark’s growth, we lead and collaborate on multiple projects to attract international talent and foreign companies to Denmark and the Greater Copenhagen Region.

Space for Everyone

Jan 19, 2026 New alliance matches SMEs’ talent needs with tech-upskilled international women

Space for Everyone: Opening Pathways for International Women in Danish SMEs

Jan 20, 2026

Space for Everyone is a national partnership designed to unlock the underutilised talent potential among highly educated international women in Denmark while strengthening the ability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to attract, include, and retain international employees. Supported by TrygFonden, the project creates new opportunities for employment, inclusion, and sustainable organisational growth.

Project name:

Space for Everyone – Inclusion and Talent Pathways in Danish SMEs

Purpose:

To support international women in accessing meaningful careers in Denmark, while equipping SMEs with the tools and competencies needed to recruit, onboard, and retain international talent in a sustainable and inclusive way.

Project Description:

Many Danish SMEs struggle to find qualified talent. At the same time, a large group of highly educated international women remain outside the labour market, often due to limited networks, unfamiliar recruitment practices, or a lack of opportunities to gain “Danish work experience”.

Space for Everyone brings these two needs together.

Across three programme cycles, the project equips 150 international women with in-demand tech, career, and workplace culture skills, preparing them to enter Danish SMEs with confidence.

Simultaneously, 20 SMEs receive targeted support to strengthen onboarding, inclusion, and their overall ability to integrate international employees. Through fellowship placements, companies and candidates can test collaboration with the aim of long-term employment.

The project concludes with a practice-oriented SME Inclusion Guide that compiles methods, cases, and insights. An external evaluation ensures that actionable findings can be scaled across Denmark.

Results:

  • 150 international women equipped with sought-after tech and career competencies

  • 20 SMEs supported in building inclusive and sustainable talent practices

  • Fellowship placements linking companies and candidates

  • A publicly available SME Inclusion Guide consolidating methods and learnings

Duration:

January 2026 – September 2027

Partners:

Copenhagen Capacity, ReDI School of Digital Integration Denmark, Norion Consult
Supported by TrygFonden

Relevant for your company?

If your SME is looking to strengthen its ability to attract and integrate international employees and would like access to a motivated pool of international female talent get in touch to explore upcoming fellowship opportunities.

Contacts:

Dagmar Irgang
Project Lead, Copenhagen Capacity
dir@copcap.com

 

The project is supported by:

 

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