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They were about to begin their new degree programme, the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Global Environment and Development (MERGED), at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH).<\/p>\n<p>But one student was missing.<\/p>\n<p>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy, 30, from Somalia, was also supposed to have been there. But only a few weeks earlier, he had been denied entry to Denmark because, according to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), his passport was not considered a valid travel document.<\/p>\n<p>A long civil war and ongoing instability in Somalia has affected the issuance of valid travel documents to such a degree that Danish authorities no longer trust them.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We felt morally obliged to fight for Mustaf Mohamed Takoy, who obviously deserves to study here because he is academically qualified<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Elouise Lenson, MERGED student<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The students in the cohort had already been chatting over WhatsApp during the summer, so Mustaf Mohamed Takoy had started to get to know his fellow students.<\/p>\n<p>Elouise Lenson from Australia was shocked when she heard that Mustaf Mohamed Takoy had been denied entry.<\/p>\n<p>He had been rejected despite following all the formal procedures and being accepted into the prestigious EU-funded Erasmus Mundus programme, which finances the two-year degree with EUR 33,000.<\/p>\n<p>Elouise Lenson decided to investigate what it was that had gone wrong \u2014 and how she and her fellow students could help him.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe wrote a letter to the Danish Immigration Service to complain. The letter supports his application to be allowed to travel to Denmark, and we hope the decision will be reversed so that he can come here after all,\u00ab says Elouise Lenson to the University Post.<\/p>\n<h4>Students feel a moral responsibility<\/h4>\n<p>All 36 students on the MERGED programme signed the letter to the Danish Immigration Service, and paid the DKK 995 fee to lodge the complaint on Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s behalf \u2014 fully aware that the case processing could take up to one year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe felt morally obliged to fight for Mustaf Mohamed Takoy, who obviously deserves to study on MERGED because he is academically qualified,\u00ab says Elouise Lenson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Fired after Trump\u2019s USAID cuts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy holds<\/strong> a master\u2019s degree in agribusiness development from Gulu University, Uganda, earned in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worked as an agricultural specialist<\/strong> for small-scale farms at Hecter Agri Tech Company. The project was funded by USAID, and Takoy was fired in 2024 when the funding was cut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He applied to international programmes<\/strong>, including Erasmus Mundus, which offers joint international master\u2019s degrees where several universities collaborate on a single programme. He was accepted to MERGED, starting at UCPH the first year, followed by the University of Warsaw and the University of Milan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The MERGED programme<\/strong> focuses on interdisciplinary challenges in sustainable development and trains experts to address issues in agriculture, forestry, and nature conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy writes in an email to the University Post from Uganda, where he is currently staying, that he is grateful for the help and support he has received from the other students. It has helped him stay focused on his plan \u2014 which, for now, is to arrive in Copenhagen by 1 September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbI\u2019m doing better now, even though it\u2019s been a tough experience. At first, it was emotionally overwhelming,\u00ab he writes.<\/p>\n<h4>Diplomatic passport could be the solution<\/h4>\n<p>MERGED programme director Carsten Smith-Hall is familiar with the many challenges involved in bringing international students to Denmark. He believes there\u2019s light at the end of the tunnel for Mustaf Mohamed Takoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe\u2019ve kept his place on the programme, and his Erasmus Mundus scholarship is still available, so if he\u2019s able to get a student visa to Denmark next year, he can start in 2026,\u00ab says Carsten Smith-Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s case has got media attention in Somalia, and Somali politicians may be stepping in to help.<\/p>\n<p>English-language media outlet The Copenhagen Post was <a href=\"https:\/\/cphpost.dk\/2025-10-17\/business-education\/education\/somali-student-denied-danish-residence-permit-despite-eu-funded-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first<\/a> to report on Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s story in October, bringing his case to international attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbSomali authorities have now informed me that they are in the process of approving a diplomatic passport for me. If Denmark recognises it as valid, it will be issued. This initiative is part of the Somali government\u2019s efforts to help me pursue my education,\u00ab says Mustaf Mohamed Takoy.<\/p>\n<h4>Legal Aid in Copenhagen: An exceptional case<\/h4>\n<p>At the University of Copenhagen, Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s fellow students see his case as a failure to uphold the Erasmus Mundus programme\u2019s mission: to educate highly talented students from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>French student Lucie Blackmore believes that the prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme should in itself be a seal of approval, ensuring Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s right to enter Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThat\u2019s why we\u2019re trying to raise awareness about his case, and we\u2019ve spoken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retshjaelpen.dk\/who-do-we-help\">Legal Aid<\/a> in Copenhagen, who told us they\u2019ve never encountered a case like this before. They also said it\u2019s good that we\u2019re speaking up, because if the authorities hear about this, there\u2019s a chance other students won\u2019t face the same problem,\u00ab says Lucie Blackmore.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow student Elouise Lenson agrees: \u00bbThe colour of your passport shouldn\u2019t determine whether you get an education,\u00ab she says.<br \/>\n<!-- end of module 1 --><br \/>\nAnother MERGED student, Maia Curti from Italy, expresses\u00a0 frustration at what she sees as the injustice Mustaf Mohamed Takoy has been subjected to.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe signed the letter for moral reasons,\u00ab says Maia Curti.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Wasted academic talent<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>According to Elouise Lenson, it is a waste of academic talent that Mustaf Mohamed Takoy did not get the chance to continue his studies this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbI\u2019ve seen Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s transcript, and I know he is intelligent and talented, so I\u2019m sad that we didn\u2019t get the chance to know each other,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n<p>The three fellow students interviewed by the University Post agree that staff at MERGED should have known that a Somali passport is not valid for travel to Denmark. But they also acknowledge that the real issue lies in Denmark\u2019s immigration rules.<\/p>\n<p>Programme director Carsten Smith-Hall has sympathy for the students\u2019 commitment and understands their frustration:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIn hindsight, we probably should have better informed the concerned students about the process. Even though UCPH doesn\u2019t work in a visibly \u2018activist\u2019 way, we do a lot behind the scenes to support our applicants. We\u2019ve also been in dialogue with Mustaf Mohamed Takoy the entire time and remain in contact \u2014 because of course we want him here, since we selected him to study on MERGED,\u00ab says Carsten Smith-Hall.<\/p>\n<h4>Passport information well hidden<\/h4>\n<p>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy has lived in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, for the past year, and submitted his application to an application centre in Somalia already on 12 June, which forwarded it through the system.<\/p>\n<p>But before 12 June, he had to complete a series of questions on <a href=\"https:\/\/nyidanmark.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nyidanmark.dk<\/a> in collaboration with UCPH staff, and had to pay a DKK 2,250 fee for his application to be processed.<\/p>\n<p>The University Post spoke to a staff member at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who said that in an ideal world, Mustaf Mohamed Takoy would have been informed as early as June that Denmark does not recognise Somali passports. In response to his case, SIRI is now looking into how better information can be provided about legal entry into Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are places where both UCPH and Mustaf Mohamed Takoy could have found information about which passports or other documents are recognised as valid \u2014 both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/prado\/en\/prado-recognised-documents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and on nyidanmark.dk.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Mustaf Mohamed Takoy, nor UCPH, found that information back in June, which meant he spent two months sending applications and contacting the Danish embassy in Kampala \u2014 all the time hoping to begin his studies up in the far northern country in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbUnfortunately, I only realised I couldn\u2019t travel to Denmark when I got my passport back and read the rejection letter on 4 August. It was an unexpected and very difficult situation for me,\u00ab he writes to the University Post.<\/p>\n<h4>Wants to build climate-resilient villages<\/h4>\n<p>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy is currently unemployed in Uganda. He has lived alone there for the past year, and says he gets by, but finds his situation insecure.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbI try to keep myself busy as best I can. I develop daily routines and focus on hopefully being able to continue my studies and begin MERGED in Copenhagen next year. That helps me stay optimistic,\u00ab says Mustaf Mohamed Takoy.<\/p>\n<p>His dream for the future is to help build food systems in Somalia, so that small, remote communities become more resilient to climate change:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbI hope to become a specialist in designing development programmes that ensure more stable crops and improve life for people in Somalia\u2019s rural villages,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was first written in Danish and published on 12 December 2025. 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Here he is in Kampala, Uganda.."},{"acf_fc_layout":"Standfirst","subject":"Student visa","text":"I sommer blev Mustaf Mohamed Takoy n\u00e6gtet indrejse til Danmark, selv om han havde et Erasmus Mundus-stipendie til at studere p\u00e5 KU. Hans medstuderende har nu taget sagen i egen h\u00e5nd og  klaget over afg\u00f8relsen. De ville \u00f8nske, studiet vidste, at somaliske pas er ugyldige i Danmark.","use_post_excerpt":true},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":true,"contributors":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>36 hopeful international students had arrived in Copenhagen. The academic year was about to start on 1 September. They were about to begin their new degree programme, the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Global Environment and Development (MERGED), at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH).<\/p>\n<p>But one student was missing.<\/p>\n<p>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy, 30, from Somalia, was also supposed to have been there. But only a few weeks earlier, he had been denied entry to Denmark because, according to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), his passport was not considered a valid travel document.<\/p>\n<p>A long civil war and ongoing instability in Somalia has affected the issuance of valid travel documents to such a degree that Danish authorities no longer trust them.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We felt morally obliged to fight for Mustaf Mohamed Takoy, who obviously deserves to study here because he is academically qualified<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Elouise Lenson, MERGED student<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The students in the cohort had already been chatting over WhatsApp during the summer, so Mustaf Mohamed Takoy had started to get to know his fellow students.<\/p>\n<p>Elouise Lenson from Australia was shocked when she heard that Mustaf Mohamed Takoy had been denied entry.<\/p>\n<p>He had been rejected despite following all the formal procedures and being accepted into the prestigious EU-funded Erasmus Mundus programme, which finances the two-year degree with EUR 33,000.<\/p>\n<p>Elouise Lenson decided to investigate what it was that had gone wrong \u2014 and how she and her fellow students could help him.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe wrote a letter to the Danish Immigration Service to complain. The letter supports his application to be allowed to travel to Denmark, and we hope the decision will be reversed so that he can come here after all,\u00ab says Elouise Lenson to the University Post.<\/p>\n<h4>Students feel a moral responsibility<\/h4>\n<p>All 36 students on the MERGED programme signed the letter to the Danish Immigration Service, and paid the DKK 995 fee to lodge the complaint on Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s behalf \u2014 fully aware that the case processing could take up to one year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe felt morally obliged to fight for Mustaf Mohamed Takoy, who obviously deserves to study on MERGED because he is academically qualified,\u00ab says Elouise Lenson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Fired after Trump\u2019s USAID cuts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy holds<\/strong> a master\u2019s degree in agribusiness development from Gulu University, Uganda, earned in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worked as an agricultural specialist<\/strong> for small-scale farms at Hecter Agri Tech Company. The project was funded by USAID, and Takoy was fired in 2024 when the funding was cut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He applied to international programmes<\/strong>, including Erasmus Mundus, which offers joint international master\u2019s degrees where several universities collaborate on a single programme. He was accepted to MERGED, starting at UCPH the first year, followed by the University of Warsaw and the University of Milan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The MERGED programme<\/strong> focuses on interdisciplinary challenges in sustainable development and trains experts to address issues in agriculture, forestry, and nature conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy writes in an email to the University Post from Uganda, where he is currently staying, that he is grateful for the help and support he has received from the other students. It has helped him stay focused on his plan \u2014 which, for now, is to arrive in Copenhagen by 1 September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbI\u2019m doing better now, even though it\u2019s been a tough experience. At first, it was emotionally overwhelming,\u00ab he writes.<\/p>\n<h4>Diplomatic passport could be the solution<\/h4>\n<p>MERGED programme director Carsten Smith-Hall is familiar with the many challenges involved in bringing international students to Denmark. He believes there\u2019s light at the end of the tunnel for Mustaf Mohamed Takoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe\u2019ve kept his place on the programme, and his Erasmus Mundus scholarship is still available, so if he\u2019s able to get a student visa to Denmark next year, he can start in 2026,\u00ab says Carsten Smith-Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s case has got media attention in Somalia, and Somali politicians may be stepping in to help.<\/p>\n<p>English-language media outlet The Copenhagen Post was <a href=\"https:\/\/cphpost.dk\/2025-10-17\/business-education\/education\/somali-student-denied-danish-residence-permit-despite-eu-funded-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first<\/a> to report on Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s story in October, bringing his case to international attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbSomali authorities have now informed me that they are in the process of approving a diplomatic passport for me. If Denmark recognises it as valid, it will be issued. This initiative is part of the Somali government\u2019s efforts to help me pursue my education,\u00ab says Mustaf Mohamed Takoy.<\/p>\n<h4>Legal Aid in Copenhagen: An exceptional case<\/h4>\n<p>At the University of Copenhagen, Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s fellow students see his case as a failure to uphold the Erasmus Mundus programme\u2019s mission: to educate highly talented students from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>French student Lucie Blackmore believes that the prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme should in itself be a seal of approval, ensuring Mustaf Mohamed Takoy\u2019s right to enter Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThat\u2019s why we\u2019re trying to raise awareness about his case, and we\u2019ve spoken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retshjaelpen.dk\/who-do-we-help\">Legal Aid<\/a> in Copenhagen, who told us they\u2019ve never encountered a case like this before. They also said it\u2019s good that we\u2019re speaking up, because if the authorities hear about this, there\u2019s a chance other students won\u2019t face the same problem,\u00ab says Lucie Blackmore.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow student Elouise Lenson agrees: \u00bbThe colour of your passport shouldn\u2019t determine whether you get an education,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Image","image":{"ID":183746,"id":183746,"title":"Lucie, Elouise og Maia fort\u00e6ller om Mohammed Takoy og hans pas fra Somalia01","filename":"dsc_4233_dxoweb.jpg","filesize":560998,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc_4233_dxoweb.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/topstuderende-fra-somalia-naegtet-indrejse-i-danmark-nu-klager-hans-ku-studiekammerater\/dsc_4233_dxo-web\/","alt":"","author":"8","description":"","caption":"Fra venstre mod h\u00f8jre er det: Lucie Blackmore, Eluise Lenson og Maia Curti, her foran indgangen til K\u00f8benhavns Universitetsbibliotek i Universitetsparken. 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But they also acknowledge that the real issue lies in Denmark\u2019s immigration rules.<\/p>\n<p>Programme director Carsten Smith-Hall has sympathy for the students\u2019 commitment and understands their frustration:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIn hindsight, we probably should have better informed the concerned students about the process. Even though UCPH doesn\u2019t work in a visibly \u2018activist\u2019 way, we do a lot behind the scenes to support our applicants. We\u2019ve also been in dialogue with Mustaf Mohamed Takoy the entire time and remain in contact \u2014 because of course we want him here, since we selected him to study on MERGED,\u00ab says Carsten Smith-Hall.<\/p>\n<h4>Passport information well hidden<\/h4>\n<p>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy has lived in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, for the past year, and submitted his application to an application centre in Somalia already on 12 June, which forwarded it through the system.<\/p>\n<p>But before 12 June, he had to complete a series of questions on <a href=\"https:\/\/nyidanmark.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nyidanmark.dk<\/a> in collaboration with UCPH staff, and had to pay a DKK 2,250 fee for his application to be processed.<\/p>\n<p>The University Post spoke to a staff member at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who said that in an ideal world, Mustaf Mohamed Takoy would have been informed as early as June that Denmark does not recognise Somali passports. In response to his case, SIRI is now looking into how better information can be provided about legal entry into Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are places where both UCPH and Mustaf Mohamed Takoy could have found information about which passports or other documents are recognised as valid \u2014 both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/prado\/en\/prado-recognised-documents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and on nyidanmark.dk.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Mustaf Mohamed Takoy, nor UCPH, found that information back in June, which meant he spent two months sending applications and contacting the Danish embassy in Kampala \u2014 all the time hoping to begin his studies up in the far northern country in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbUnfortunately, I only realised I couldn\u2019t travel to Denmark when I got my passport back and read the rejection letter on 4 August. It was an unexpected and very difficult situation for me,\u00ab he writes to the University Post.<\/p>\n<h4>Wants to build climate-resilient villages<\/h4>\n<p>Mustaf Mohamed Takoy is currently unemployed in Uganda. He has lived alone there for the past year, and says he gets by, but finds his situation insecure.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbI try to keep myself busy as best I can. I develop daily routines and focus on hopefully being able to continue my studies and begin MERGED in Copenhagen next year. That helps me stay optimistic,\u00ab says Mustaf Mohamed Takoy.<\/p>\n<p>His dream for the future is to help build food systems in Somalia, so that small, remote communities become more resilient to climate change:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbI hope to become a specialist in designing development programmes that ensure more stable crops and improve life for people in Somalia\u2019s rural villages,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was first written in Danish and published on 12 December 2025. 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