Semester 1: Early September to Late January
Semester 2: Early February to Late June

Teaching at Aarhus University is generally structured around lectures, seminars and practical exercises. Students are expected to take active part in the academic discussions during class.

Danish, with English courses available

	Humanities Health Sciences Social Sciences Theology Sciences Agricultural Science Environmental Research Institute School of Business School of Education

Undergraduate restrictions

You may only take courses at one campus and within one main academic area.

Once you have decided which campus and which main academic area you want to study at, you must choose which department you want to take courses at. You may not choose courses at more than two different departments.

It is important that you have a relevant academic background for the courses that you apply for. You must have taken courses at your home university within the specific subject field to be accepted to any of the departments. It is important that you choose at least 20 ECTS at one department.

Please refer to the Other Links section for the relevant link to course information. 

Please check with your faculty for its internal application deadlines. After you have been selected by and accepted your faculty’s internal offer, your faculty would give you the application instructions of the partner university. An online application to the partner university is needed. It is recommended that you use the Internet Explorer web browser to complete the online application as many applicants have experienced problems when using other web browsers such as Firefox or Safari.

Students do not live on campus in Aarhus. Many students live together in residences scattered around the city. Other students prefer to let or sublet a room from a Danish student or landlord, and some rent a flat or a house which they share with friends.

Off-Campus Accommodation:

The AU housing service offers different kinds of rooms:

Residences

	Rooms in residences with shared bathroom and shared kitchen Rooms in residences with private bathroom and shared kitchen Rooms in residences with private bathroom and private kitchen

Shared facility houses

	Rooms in shared facility houses/flats where a number (2-12) of students share the facilities

Rooms to sublet 

	Rooms to sublet from Danish students (can be of all types, including rooms in residences)

All rooms offered are single rooms. It is not possible to share a room. Couples need two single rooms or a two-room flat.

All rooms offered are furnished (bed 90x200cm, table, chair, and book case) and basic kitchenware is provided. You have to bring your own duvet, pillows, bed linen and towels.

Please note that as of 1 January 2011 people going to Denmark for study purposes will have to pay two fees for handling and processing of applications for residence permits. One fee is to be paid to the Danish Immigration Service before submission of the application. The other fee is to be paid to the Embassy upon submission of the application.

More information is available here:

http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/fee/about_fees/about_fees.htm

http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/studies/post_secondary_education.htm

In order to be granted a residence permit for higher education studies you must document:

That you have been admitted to a higher educational programme which has been approved by a state authority or which is offered by a publicly accredited educational institution. That you can support yourself with your own means for the duration of your stay in Denmark. If you are to pay a tuition fee, you must document that you have paid the tuition fee for the first semester or year, instead of documenting that you can support yourself. Please note that a foreign student in Denmark may not receive public assistance / benefit payments. If you do so, your residence permit can be revoked. That you can speak and understand the language of instruction and have a working knowledge of either Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English or German.

Your participation in the educational programme must have been arranged by a ministry or institution of higher learning, or the educational programme must be part of a higher educational programme which you have already commenced in your country of origin. In other words, you may be granted a residence permit either in order to complete an entire educational programme or in order to follow part of a programme as a guest student.

Since you will be in Denmark for more than three months, you will need to obtain a residence permit. You are expected to apply for and receive the permit prior to your arrival in Denmark.

Upon acceptance to the University, you will receive the appropriate application form. The university completes part 2 of the original ST1 form and sends the application to you. You then complete your part (part 1) of the form, attach the required documents, and submit the entire original application to a Danish diplomatic mission in your country of residence. You must apply for a Danish residence permit before you leave for Denmark. It takes approximately three months to obtain your permit therefore you should apply at least three months prior to arrival.

People with residency in Denmark

Students, who are registered with the local civil registration office in Denmark, are automatically covered by Denmark's health insurance scheme after a period of six weeks. Students are therefore strongly advised to take out a temporary health insurance to cover any incidental medical bills in the period before the health card arrives. The university would recommend that students obtain private cover for eight weeks in the event that the Danish health service card should be delayed.

Private insurance

Please note that the ordinary health insurance does not cover expenses connected to home transport in the case of, for example severe illness. Therefore students are strongly advised to consider taking out a private insurance. Some insurance companies extend their cover to other countries, so contact the current insurance company in the first instance for further information.  

Breakdown of Costs	DKK
Accommodation	1,900 - 3,200*
Bills	200
Food and daily expenses	1,700 - 2,400
Transportation (10-trip bus pass)	115
Telephone	200
Others (Entertainment, clothes)	500 - 1,500
Monthly Estimate	4,615 - 7,615

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter:

	http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Accomodation:

	http://www.au.dk/en/exchange/housing/housing-for-exchange-students/

Cost of Living:

	http://www.au.dk/en/exchange/livingindk/costsmoneyandbanking/

Course Information:

	http://kursuskatalog.au.dk/en/ http://kursuskatalog.au.dk/en/#!courseLanguage=2

Grants & Insurance:

	http://www.au.dk/en/exchange/livingindk/healthinsurances/

Visa:

	http://www.au.dk/en/exchange/residencepermitandinsurance/

Others:

	http://www.au.dk/en/exchange/welcome/