Denmark: VIA University College

About:
Spend your summer living abroad, learning, and exploring Denmark while earning academic credits. Why join? Get a high level of hands-on education, explore a new and relaxing campus environment, and get to know the beautiful city and culture of Aarhus, Denmark.

VIA University College, located in the central region of Denmark, offers more than 40 programs at eight campuses across the region. VIA is one of Denmark’s largest and most international universities of applied sciences. Through research and development, they make sure that their programs are based on the latest knowledge. They cooperate closely with public and private companies and help develop industries and societal solutions.

Earn Humber Elective Credit:

United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals and Co-Creation: Earn transfer credit to satisfy up to two GNED courses (diploma) or two lower-level breadth electives (SCC Category) courses (degree) from Humber. Must be approved in advance by Humber College.

What is Included in the Program Fee?

• Classes and tuition
• Social programme including a number of different events
• Electronic graduation certificate
• Travel health insurance for the program dates, arranged by Humber
• Summer tuition fees are waived at Humber and normal tuition will be due for Fall semester.

What is Not Included in the Program Fee?

• Round trip airfare (book your own flights)
• Accommodation (book your own accommodations and is approximately 10000 -DKK)
• Activity fees and meals outside of those included in the program itinerary.
• Incidentals, spending money
• Baggage and trip cancellation insurance, if desired
• Associated visa costs, if applicable
• Humber transfer credit fees ($25.00 per course, upon completion)

Accommodations
VIA encourages all participants to look for accommodation as soon as possible after admission. Please see below some housing suggestions from VIA:

Furnished Apartments:

• Athome Apartments

As a VIA Summer School student, you can get a discounted price of 2250 DKK per week, plus a mandatory cleaning fee of 995DKK for a one-room apartment. Be aware that the apartments are located approximately six km from campus are in an industrial area. The light rail and buses to the city centre depart close to the apartment complex.

Web pages:

• Downtown Aarhus - furnished apartments for short-term rental periods
• Airbnb

Housing Portals:

• Kvikbolig
• Minlejebolig
• Lejebolig

Facebook groups:

Try searching for the below groups on Facebook. Some are in Danish, but often used by internationals.

• Housing in Aarhus
• Fremleje af studieboliger i Aarhus (subletting of student accomodation in Aarhus)
• Ledige Lejligheder i Aarhus og Omegn (available apartments in Aarhus and surroundings)
• Kollektiver i Aarhus (shared houses in Aarhus)

You can also find information about possibilities in Aarhus here: hotels, hostels, B&B's or campsites.

Want to Learn More?

*Please note, you must apply for this program via Humber’s Internal Application Portal. Applications directly to the host institution will not be eligible for nomination to this institution.

Note: Program details and inclusions are subject to change.