full -degr ee INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GUIDE 2012/2013 – fOR FULL-DEGREE STUDENTS COMING TO AARHUS UNIVERsiTY TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 A WARM WELCOME 06 PLANNING YOUR STAY IN AARHUS 12 TRAVELLING TO Aarhus 14 settling IN aarhus 18 TRAVELLING arounD DENMARK anD aarhus 22 STUDYING AT Aarhus University 26 WORKING IN DENMARK 28 LIVING IN AARHUS 32 GOING OUT IN AARHUS 34 LEARN DANISH 36 IMPORTANT ADDRESSES 38 USEFUL LINKS Credits Text: International Centre Layout & design: Marcia Allison Photo: AU Version: 2012/2013 International Centre Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 4, bldg. 1650 DK-8000 Aarhus C E-mail:
[email protected] Tel: +45 8715 0220 Web: www.au.dk/ic International StuDent GuiDE 4 2012/2013 A WARM WELCOME Welcome to Aarhus University! We are de- The IC acts as the central service point for all lighted that you have decided on our Univer- incoming international students, where you sity as your future study institution and we look can get non-academic guidance both prior to forward to greeting you in Aarhus. your arrival and throughout your studies at the University. All of us at the International Centre Year after year Aarhus University (AU) wel- aim to provide you with the best services we comes an increasingly large and diverse can offer and we look forward to assisting you group of international students. The Univer- in making this the best experience possible. sity believes in the growing importance of students having an international dimension Sincerely, in their education and is a strong supporter of international mobility. The International Centre Aarhus University Arriving in a new country and enrolling at a new and different university can seem con- fusing and overwhelming at times.