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CONTACT INFORMATION

INTERNATIONAL OFFICE Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 4A Building 1650 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Phone +45 8715 0220

General inquiries: [email protected] Housing: [email protected] AU Summer University: [email protected]

FACULTY CONTACTS Aarhus BSS: [email protected] Faculty of Arts: please contact your AU partner Faculty of Health: [email protected] Faculty of Natural Sciences: [email protected] Faculty of Technical Sciences: [email protected]

For further contact information, please visit our Contacts page.

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR

AUTUMN SEMESTER 2020 Classes Late August - mid-December Exams period Mid-December - late January SPRING SEMESTER 2021 Classes Late January - mid-May Exams period Mid-May - late June AU INTRO DAYS: Mandatory for all exchange students Autumn semester Late August/early September Spring semester Late January/early February Specific dates vary with study programme, and will be available closer to semester start. Please visit our Academic calendar page for more detailed information.

NOMINATION AND PARTNER NOMINATION APPLICATION DEADLINES PROCESS

AUTUMN SEMESTER Partners will receive an email with a link to the Nomination period: 15 February - 15 March online nomination form. Application period: 1 March - 1 April Once the online nomination form has been SPRING SEMESTER processed, nominated students will receive an Nomination period: 15 August - 15 September email with information on how to apply. Application period: 1 September - 1 October For information, please visit our application Housing application deadlines are the same page. as above FACT SHEETS 4 STUDENT EXCHANGE 2020/2021

ONLINE APPLICATION LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS PROCESS

APPLICATION Exchange students are expected to have Students apply for admission and AU Housing English language qualifications comparable to via AU’s application portal. TOEFL test results of 83 (ibt) or a score of 6.5 in the IELTS. ADMISSION Applications are processed on an ongoing • Aarhus BSS: no documentation required basis. Students can access their letter of enroll- • Faculty of Arts: documentation required for ment online. English degree programme only. • Faculties of Health, Natural Sciences and RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION Technical Sciences: documentation may be If required, students can access a residence required. permit application form online. Students are advised to submit their application as soon as Please consult the language requirements possible. More information is available on this page for more detailed information. page.

APPLICATION FOR COURSES Once admitted, students will receive instruc- tions for applying for courses. COURSES HOUSING OFFER Housing offers will be sent to successful ap- plicants by 1 July (Autumn semesters) and 15 A wide variety of courses are taught in English, December (Spring semesters). Students must however, the selection of courses varies from accept their housing offer and pay first month’s semester to semester. rent and booking fee by credit card within 48 hours. Please consult the Course information page for international students. ARRIVAL INFORMATION Students will receive pre-arrival information Generally, students can choose courses from and mentor/buddy contact information, if one faculty only, and most faculties allow stu- applicable, by email. dents to choose courses from one department only. FACT SHEETS STUDENT EXCHANGE 2020/2021 5

TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS ECTS AND MARKS

Transcript of academic records are automati- Course workload is expressed in ECTS. cally sent to the student’s AU email address approximately two months after the end of Full-time study is equivalent to 30 ECTS per se- exams. mester. Danish marks and corresponding ECTS marks are as follows: Students do not have to submit individual requests for transcripts. 12 10 7 4 02 00 -03 A B C D E FX F

12 is the highest mark, 02 is the minimum passing mark. Some exams are marked as “pass/fail” only. For more information, please see Exams and Grading.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING HOUSING Housing: 350-600 Euro Meals: 200 Euro The optional application for housing is inte- grated into the admission application. Books: 40 Euro Local transportation: 50 Euro AU Housing offers a housing guarantee in the Estimated per month: Approx. 890 Euro Spring semester. Find more information here FACT SHEETS 6 STUDENT EXCHANGE 2020/2021

INSURANCE

HEALTH INSURANCE Students staying for more than 3 months are WE HAVE COLLECTED covered by Danish Health Insurance once they OUR PUBLICATIONS have received a CPR-number. See Useful Links for information. ONLINE. THIS IS TO HELP

Students staying less than 3 months must THE ENVIRONMENT obtain private health insurance before arriving BY NOT PRINTING AND in Denmark. SENDING OUR THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE It is the student’s responsibility to carry insur- BROCHURES ALL ance covering travel, personal belongings, ac- AROUND THE WORLD. cidents and third party liability while studying in Denmark. FIND THEM HERE >

Aarhus University does not cover any losses that may occur, and strongly recommends that students arrange insurance before travelling. FACT SHEETS STUDENT EXCHANGE 2020/2021 7

Cover page for a couple of our brochures USEFUL LINKS

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

AU HOUSING

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

AU INTRO WEEK / INTRO DAYS

FAQ

CAMPUS MAP

RESIDENCE PERMIT/CERTIFICATE, CPR NUMBER AND HEALTH INSURANCE

DANISH LANGUAGE COURSES

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