UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK

ODENSE
Odense is Denmark’s third-largest city and the capital of Funen, an island the size of London easily accessible by road, rail, boat and plane. Locals call it ‘the garden of Denmark’ because of its lush green landscape. Odense has an abundance of cafes, bars and nightclubs, but it is also a historical city where you can visit storyteller Hans Christian Andersen’s childhood home and school and follow in his footsteps around the city’s cobbled streets and charming old quarter. Finally, Odense is little more than an hour away from Copenhagen.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK
The University of Southern Denmark (USD) has five faculties of Health Sciences, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, and Humanities. It has 17.000 students and four campuses in Odense, Koldberg, Esbjerg, and Sønderborg. The USD has close links with business, industry and academic institutions on a regional, national and international level. The university is constantly expanding its research and study programmes, which range from traditional areas such as classic literature to new areas such as civil engineering in environmental technology.

ASSORTED FACTS

TUITION
There is no tuition fee in Danish public institutions of ecucation.

ACCOMMODATION
The Odense campus has several residence halls which offer rooms and flats of different sizes. As an example from a couple of them, a room of 10-13 m2 with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities is DKK 1515-2515/month including internet access, a 42 m2 one bedroom flat is DKK 3500/month. There are also private opportunities. And in Odense you'll never be without a home – the city has a housing guarantee.

KEY DATES
Spring semester begins primo February and lasts till ultimo June, interrupted by a one week easter holiday and the examination period that starts medio May. Autumn semester starts primo September, autumn vacation is one week in mid-October, examinations start medio December and the semester ends 31 January. Naturally there is also a Christmas/ New years holiday therebetween.

VISA
Norwegian citizens do not need a visa to enter or study in Denmark.

CURIO
The world’s oldest sedimentary rock – some 3.8 billion years old - can be found at the University. Scientists use the rock and other ancient stones from across the world to unravel the mystery of early Earth. Also, one of the world’s fastest computers is housed in the University. The supercomputer works 24-hours a day on lengthy calculations vital for the advancement of scientific research.

LINKS: THE UNIVERSITY AND ANSA'S COUNTRY PAGES:
www.sdu.dk/
www.ansa.no/land/danmark