The Integration Department
The Integration Department has the responsibility for the formulation of the overall integration policies in Denmark – including integration law, legislation regarding teaching Danish as a second language for adult foreigners and the repatriation act.
Deputy Permanent Secretary: Henrik Kyvsgaard
Tel: 33 92 27 76
E-mail:
kyv@inm.dkThe Department is also responsible for developing integration policies in connection with initiatives concerning social, labour market and urban political affairs.
The Department is moreover in charge of the Ministry’s finances, statistics and analytical work also placed within the Integration Department.
The Integration Department consists of four Divisions:
Consortium Financial Division
The Division is in charge of the management of the overall finances and resources of the Ministry. The finance- and resource management task includes the overall goal- and result management as well as the specific management of the Ministry’s appropriation under the Finance Act and the Ministry’s processes.
Furthermore the Division is in charge of the Ministry’s creditor management i.e. the distribution of invoices as well as contact with suppliers, administering dunning letters and general assistance in terms of quality control in regards to invoices to the National Financial Service Centre (ØSC).
The Division’s tasks include among other things:
- Dialogue with other internal units and external actors such as the Ministry of Finances regarding budgetary and appropriation matters.
- Preparation of the annual Financial Acts.
- The continuous budgetary and result follow-up within the Ministry’s field, including framework accounts, result contracts, annual rapports/ financial accounts, management reporting etc.
- Impact analysis of new legislation etc.
- Quality assurance of responses to questions from members of parliament etc. regarding statistical information and issues related to the asylum- and immigration area.
- Control-related tasks with respect to grants and subsidies.
- Preparation of administrative procedures with regards to the National Financial Service Centre.
Division of Employment and Training
Head of Division: Søren K. Jakobsen
Tel: 33 95 45 88
Fax: 33 11 12 39
E-mail: skj@inm.dk
The primary areas of responsibility for the Division of Employment and Training are the integration of refugees and foreigners into the labour market and the education system.
The Division also works to strengthen and broaden voluntary, local integration efforts and to build up cooperation with private organisations and associations.
The Division is furthermore responsible for the Integration Ministry’s campaign ‘Brug for alle unge’ (We need all young people), which works towards ensuring more young people with another ethnic background than Danish complete an education.
Head of Division: Henrik Thomassen
Tel: 33 92 60 61
Fax: 33 11 12 39
E-mail: h@inm.dk
The Integration policy Division has responsibility for:
The formulation of overall integration policy
The coordination of integration policies with other ministries, local authorities and refugee and immigration organisations
Relations to the Danish Refugee Council (Dansk Flygtningehjælp) and the Council for Ethnic Minorities (Rådet for Etniske Minoriteter)
General planning of initiatives against racism and xenophobia
Issues concerning increased efforts to help socially vulnerable refugees and immigrants
International cooperation on integration and the combat of racism
Administration of subsidy schemes in the integration field
The Section for Danish Courses
Head of Secretariat: Charlotte Hamburger (acting)
Tel: 33 92 28 95
Fax: 33 11 12 39
E-mail: chh@inm.dk
The Section for Danish Courses is in charge of the development and operation of Danish courses for adult foreigners as well as legislation in this field.
The Section is responsible for:
The development of education methods
The administration of tests
Matters concerning language centres
Basic and further training of language centre management and teachers
Head of Secretariat: Hanne Stig Andersen
Tel: 33 92 33 80
E-mail: hsa@inm.dk
The Analysis Unit Head of Unit: Henrik Torp Andersen
Tel: 33 92 62 08
E-mail:
hta@inm.dk The Analysis Unit is responsible for analyses and financial tasks on integration.
The main tasks comprise:
- Complete analyses of new Danes employment, education, residence and citizenship.
- Prepare statistics and analyses on Danish education.
- Make benchmarking studies and evaluations of municipal integration efforts.
- Disseminate statistics and analyses on integration.
- Prepare contributions to the draft budget and proposed amendments within the integration area.
- Calculate financial consequences of bills within the integration area.
- Carry out administrative tasks in relation to the financing of municipal integration efforts.
- Coordinate ministry research initiatives.
- Participate in international statistical cooperation on integration.