« Thousands of Danish students have found a home here that has shaped the rest of their lives, a place where lasting friendships are born and the values of exchange and cooperation are strengthened. »

Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Denmark

Patron of the Danish Foundation

Welcome to
the Danish Foundation

« The Danish Foundation, which fully respects the rules of mixing residents of all nationalities, offers year on year a packed programme of lectures and cultural and artistic activities in line with the Cité intarnationale’s educational policy. »

Jean-Marc Sauvé

President of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris

« The values of the Cité internationale have had an immense influence on the person I have become today. »

Lise Bach Hansen

Head of Cultural and Literary Programming
at the Royal Library in Copenhagen,
a former student of the Danish Foundation

« Every year, in early autumn, a distinctive rumbling is heard : the sound of luggage wheels on the red asphalt, announcing the arrival of a stream of eager students to the Cité internationale and the Danish Student House in Paris. »

Marianne Bak Papiau

Deputy Director of the Danish Foundation

« The Danish Foundation wishes to uphold the high standards of the building, so that modernization may continue to provide a strong, forward-looking framework for Danish students, and at the same time, preserve the house as a flagship for Danish culture. »

Mette Skov

Chair of the Danish Student House Foundation

Since the completion of its construction in 1932, the Fondation danoise has served as an anchor point and a comfortable home for Danish students in Paris. Thousands of young people have stayed at the House over the years.

With its warm atmosphere (the famous Danish concept of hygge) and cosmopolitan spirit, the Fondation danoise provides an ideal setting for intercultural encounters and exchanges.

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Cultural calendar

Weekend musical avec le Trio Pro Tempore

20 November 2026 / 20:00

Dans le cadre d’une masterclass donnée à la Fondation danoise et ouvertes aux musiciens de la Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, le Trio Pro Tempore donnera deux concerts le temps d’un weekend musical. Carl Julius Lefebvre Hansen est un hautboïste danois, ancien résident de la Fondation danoise, qui se produit au sein de prestigieux orchestres…

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New cushions for a pop of color !

21 September 2026

The sofas in the entryway and living room, designed by Kaj Gottlob, are now adorned with beautiful cushions that echo the colors of Kræsten Iversen’s murals. Crafted by La griffe du passé using the same Hallingdal fabric from Kvadrat as the sofas, they add even more comfort and vibrancy to the House !