AU Research and Talent, International Centre, supports Aarhus University’s ambition to strengthen summer school activities at Aarhus University with a strong international profile.

Since 2010, Aarhus University has offered a range of services to departments and faculties that support the summer school initiative at Aarhus University.

The International Centre has a coordinating role in the development and implementation phase of AU Summer University in cooperation with a steering committee comprised of:

Bodil Due – Chairman
Dorte Føns – Project manager
Jan Ifversen - ARTS
Peder Østergaard - BSS
Tom Vindbæk - ST
Berit Eika – Health

The International Centre handles a number of coordinating tasks related to the project to ensure consistent branding and services for students, international guest lecturers and partners.

Courses and lecturers

AU Summer University consists of a number of ”ordinary courses” held during the summer when residence halls and teaching facilities are empty. The courses are taught in English by AU staff and/or guest lecturers from AU’s international partner universities.

The summer courses are taught at bachelor, master or PhD level in all academic areas.

The courses take place in July and August and are divided into three terms to create as much flexibility as possible with regard to housing capacity, students, and academic staff. The following terms are planned for 2012:

Term, 1, 2012
2-20 July (5 ECTS)
2-27 July (10 ECTS)

Term 2, 2012
16 July - 3 August (5 ECTS)
16 July - 10 August (10 ECTS)

Term 3, 2012
30 July - 17 August (5 ECTS)
30 July - 24 August (10 ECTS)

Location
As a rule, AU Summer University is held at Campus Aarhus 8000 C. Sometimes, where special facilities are required, the course will be held at a different location. In this case, the lecturer will be responsible for housing and the practicalities concerning the event.

Students

AU Summer University is open to all Danish and international students who are eligible to take courses at AU. This means that the target groups are AU students, guest students from AU and other Danish universities, exchange students, and international free-movers.

Application deadlines

- for students: 15 March 2012
- for international guest lecturers: 31 August 2012 (for 2013)

Services
The International Centre provides the following services to departments and main academic areas at Aarhus University:

Internal and external marketing and communication of AU Summer University, nationally and internationally. We have produced banners, towels, newsletters, postcards, posters, sweets, bike seat covers, welcome packages, practical guides, ads, and videos based on our strategy to offer courses with a strong academic focus. This is why the recruitment campaign with the slogan “Be more” has been targeted at international students who come here for the international experience as well as for special courses not offered by their home universities.

In regard to Danish students, the primary focus is on creating flexible periods of teaching that enables students to get ahead or catch up with ECTS. Moreover, many Danish students are interested in courses that are not offered during the ordinary semester and thus have an academic focus.

All the materials mentioned above are free to use, so please do not hesitate to contact us if you need us to send you something for your contacts.

The International Centre handles all administrative tasks related to recruiting and handling of the application process for international guest lecturers who are in charge of entire courses, as well as practicalities concerning the planning of teaching and arrival. Read more here. The International Centre facilitates guidance and coordination of admission of Danish and international students in cooperation with AU Study Administration. The International Centre also offers assistance in finding housing, a social programme, and a welcome service, among other things, for international guest students. Please read more here.

Furthermore, the International Centre is responsible for the general planning and coordination of teaching facilities, a help desk, photo copying facilities, access to libraries, IT, cafés and social activities for Danish and international students and guest lecturers.

Further information about AU Summer University can be found here. Please contact Dorte Føns or Lotte Skovborg in case you have any questions about AU Summer University.