The programme may be subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Study Start Programmes
30 August
08.15 Arrival at SDU – Please enter the Concert Hall through entrance B
08.45 Welcome to SDU
09.00 Emergency Plan, Covid19 Restrictions + MySDU
09.15 Introduction to Student Services
09.30 Introduction to Intro Team
09.45 Leave the Concert Hall and join the tour around Alsion
10.00 Tour around Alsion - starts at the main entrance
11.15 Introduction to your study at SDU –Room U205
12.15 Lunch break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
13.00 Social Activities - outside next to Café Alsion facing the water.
31 August
09.30 Introduction to SDU Research & Innovation Organization (SDU RIO) – Concert Hall09.45 Networking Strategies
12.00 Introduction to the Library
12.30 Lunch Break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
14.00 Activity Day by Intro Team – Green area north of Alsion
30 August
08.15 Arrival at SDU – Please enter the Concert Hall through entrance A
08.45 Welcome to SDU
09.00 Emergency Plan, Covid19 Restrictions + MySDU
09.15 Introduction to Student Services
09.30 Introduction to Intro Team
09.45 Leave the Concert Hall and go to room U106
10.00 Introduction to Engineering studies and your study at SDU –Room U106
11.00 Lunch break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
11.45 Tour around Alsion - starts outside U106
12.30 Social Activities - starts outside U106
31 August
09.30 Introduction to SDU Research & Innovation Organization (SDU RIO) – Concert Hall
09.45 Networking Strategies
12.00 Introduction to the Library
12.30 Lunch Break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
14.00 Activity Day by Intro Team – Green area north of Alsion
Study start mentors
Zora Barabás
Shashwath Suresh
30 August
08.15 Arrival at SDU – Please enter the Concert Hall through entrance A
08.45 Welcome to SDU
09.00 Emergency Plan, Covid19 Restrictions + MySDU
09.15 Introduction to Student Services
09.30 Introduction to Intro Team
09.45 Leave the Concert Hall and go to room U105
10.00 Introduction to Engineering studies and your study at SDU –Room U105
11.00 Lunch break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
11.45 Tour around Alsion - starts outside U105
12.45 Social Activities - starts outside U105
31 August
09.30 Introduction to SDU Research & Innovation Organization (SDU RIO) – Concert Hall
09.45 Networking Strategies
12.00 Introduction to the Library
12.30 Lunch Break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
14.00 Activity Day by Intro Team – Green area north of Alsion
Study start mentors
Jakob Claviez
Karoline Holt Hansen
30 August
08.15 Arrival at SDU – Please enter the Concert Hall through entrance B
08.45 Welcome to SDU
09.00 Emergency Plan, Covid19 Restrictions + MySDU
09.15 Introduction to Student Services
09.30 Introduction to Intro Team
09.45 Leave the Concert Hall and join the tour around Alsion
10.00 Tour around Alsion - starts at the main entrance
11.15 Introduction to your study at SDU –Room U107
12.15 Lunch break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
13.00 Social Activities - outside next to Café Alsion facing the water.
31 August
09.30 Introduction to SDU Research & Innovation Organization (SDU RIO) – Concert Hall
09.45 Networking Strategies
12.00 Introduction to the Library
12.30 Welcome by Programme Director Jaume Castan Pinos - Room U107
13.00 Lunch Break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
14.00 Activity Day by Intro Team – Green area north of Alsion
30 August
08.15 Arrival at SDU – Please enter the Concert Hall through entrance A
08.45 Welcome to SDU
09.00 Emergency Plan, Covid19 Restrictions + MySDU
09.15 Introduction to Student Services
09.30 Introduction to Intro Team
09.45 Leave the Concert Hall and go to room U108
10.00 Introduction to Engineering studies and your study at SDU –Room U108
11.00 Lunch break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
11.45 Tour around Alsion - starts outside U108
12.45 Social Activities - starts outside U108
31 August
09.30 Introduction to SDU Research & Innovation Organization (SDU RIO) – Concert Hall
09.45 Networking Strategies
12.00 Introduction to the Library
12.30 Lunch Break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
14.00 Activity Day by Intro Team – Green area north of Alsion
Study start mentors
Rasmus Hedeager
Tobias Weile
30 August
08.15 Arrival at SDU – Please enter the Concert Hall through entrance A
08.45 Welcome to SDU
09.00 Emergency Plan, Covid19 Restrictions + MySDU
09.15 Introduction to Student Services
09.30 Introduction to Intro Team
09.45 Leave the Concert Hall and go to room U101
10.00 Introduction to Engineering studies and your study at SDU –Room U101
11.00 Lunch break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
11.45 Tour around Alsion - starts outside U101
12.45 Social Activities - starts outside U101
31 August
09.30 Introduction to SDU Research & Innovation Organization (SDU RIO) – Concert Hall
09.45 Networking Strategies
12.00 Introduction to the Library
12.30 Lunch Break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
14.00 Activity Day by Intro Team – Green area north of Alsion
Study start mentors
Adam Hjortflod
Jonas Jensen
Mads Nørgaard
Jakob Aaquist
30 August
08.15 Arrival at SDU – Please enter the Concert Hall through entrance B
08.45 Welcome to SDU
09.00 Emergency Plan, Covid19 Restrictions + MySDU
09.15 Introduction to Student Services
09.30 Introduction to Intro Team
09.45 Leave the Concert Hall and join the tour around Alsion
10.00 Tour around Alsion - starts at the main entrance
11.15 Introduction to Engineering studies and your study at SDU –Room U101
12.15 Lunch break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
13.00 Social Activities - starts outside Room U101
31 August
09.30 Introduction to SDU Research & Innovation Organization (SDU RIO) – Concert Hall
09.45 Networking Strategies
12.00 Introduction to the Library
12.30 Lunch Break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
14.00 Activity Day by Intro Team – Green area north of Alsion
30 August
08.15 Arrival at SDU – Please enter the Concert Hall through entrance B
08.45 Welcome to SDU
09.00 Emergency Plan, Covid19 Restrictions + MySDU
09.15 Introduction to Student Services
09.30 Introduction to Intro Team
09.45 Leave the Concert Hall and join the tour around Alsion
10.00 Tour around Alsion - starts at the main entrance
11.15 Introduction to Engineering studies and your study at SDU –Room U105
12.15 Lunch break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
12.30 Social Activities -starts outside Room U105
31 August
09.30 Introduction to SDU Research & Innovation Organization (SDU RIO) – Concert Hall
09.45 Networking Strategies
12.00 Introduction to the Library
12.30 Lunch Break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
14.00 Activity Day by Intro Team – Green area north of Alsion
30 August
08.15 Arrival at SDU – Please enter the Concert Hall through entrance B
08.45 Welcome to SDU
09.00 Emergency Plan, Covid19 Restrictions + MySDU
09.15 Introduction to Student Services
09.30 Introduction to Intro Team
09.45 Leave the Concert Hall and join the tour around Alsion
10.00 Tour around Alsion - starts at the main entrance
11.15 Introduction to Engineering studies and your study at SDU –Room U106
12.15 Lunch break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
13.00 Social Activities -starts outside Room U106
31 August
09.30 Introduction to SDU Research & Innovation Organization (SDU RIO) – Concert Hall
09.45 Networking Strategies
12.00 Introduction to the Library
12.30 Lunch Break in Café Alsion (at your own expense)
14.00 Activity Day by Intro Team – Green area north of Alsion
Programme start
All study programmes start on 1 September 2021 - check your schedule below (gets published in the middle of August), to find the actual start date of your lectures and if the lectures are online or through attendance.
Study Start for the cross-border programmes in week 38
Check out the study start programmes for BSc in International Business Administration and Foreign Languages and MSc in BusinessLanguage and Culture. In case of any questions, you are welcome to contact us.
Compulsory Study Start test for new students
To remain staying registered at your programme, you must attend and complete the compulsory Study Start test within deadline. The Study Start test is slightly different for Engineering and Social Sciences students.
Make a good start course in Mathematics - for free!
As a future Engineering student at SDU, you can repeat the key areas of High School level mathematics and improve your elementary arithmetic skills before the semester begins . Get registered now to secure a seat at the course.
Useful information and links to start your Student life at SDU Sønderborg
It is very important that you order your student card as soon as possible.
Once you have ordered your student card, you receive your exam number. You need your exam number to enter the IT facilities at SDU.
Full degree student
Both students and international students will receive their student card at at the study start. You can pick it up at the janitor's office/officer's room.
Student registered for continuing education
The student card is forwarded to your registered address in Denmark.
As a student at SDU, you have access to the IT facilities provided by SDU.
This includes your student mail address, the Student Self Service portal and the e-learn platfom itslearning.
We send an e-mail with information about the IT facilities of SDU to the mailadress you have stated i your application.
In case you have not received this mail, within 1-2 weeks, please contact our Helpdesk.
As a student at SDU, you need to keep yourself updated on the rules of examinations, exam registration and de-registration.
You must know all applicable regulations and the university's requirements for academic practice in relation to examination assignments. Check out the more detailed information about general examination regulations.
Do you know what study activity means?
All our students must register and pass a specific amount of ECTS each year. In addition to this, you must complete your study programme within a specific period of time. Among other things, there are clearly defined rules for leave of abscence.
Knowing the rules and keeping yourself update on SDU's rules on student activity is your obligation only. Check out more information about student activity.
Time schedules
- Time schedules for the Engineering programmes
- BSc in Economics and Business Administration - Global Business Relations
- BSc in European Studies
- Credit Transfer programmes at bachelor level - Social Sciences
All schedules can be found on itslearning as well - SDU's learning platform
Have you already applied for accommodation?
SDU generally guarantees housing to all international students moving to Denmark to study - provided you apply for accommodation before the application deadline 1 May/ 1 November.
You must apply online at the homepage of the Accommodation Office in Sønderborg - "Kollegiernes Kontor".
If no accommodation is available via the Accommodation Office (Kollegiernes Kontor) you can check out the present local accommodation options as well or read more about Accommodation in Sønderborg on the specific page for Accommodation.
We are here to help you in case you have a mental or neurological diagnosis, a physical disability, dyslexia or dyscalculia.
Contact the general study Counseling to start with and use our Special Needs Support (SPS) to get through your studies.
Residence permit/Registration for EU citizens
You will have to register for a residence permit, a Danish Social Security Number (CPR) and health care in Denmark.
As an EU citizen you must apply for your residence permit directly at SIRI in Aabenraa. Please follow the guideline for application here:
- Book an appointment at SIRI in Aabenraa. SDU students have a special opening day on 8 September 2021, where you can book a timeslot between 8.30-16.00 o’clock: https://scandic.cleverq.de/public/sites/5/appointments/index.html?hash=34308c98d7&lang=en&service_id=55
- Prior to your meeting with SIRI, you must fill in the online OD1 form:
https://blanket.nyidanmark.dk/xform/formularer/OD1.form.aspx
Please notice, that the OD1 form must be filled in no later than one day before you have an appointment with SIRI! To your OD1 form, you must enclose your passport or ID card (both front and back side).
- Show up at SIRI in Aabenraa in the timeslot reserved for you. The address for SIRI is: Skelbækvej 2, 6200 Aabenraa.
Please remember to bring your original passport/ID card.
You must travel to Aabenraa yourselves. Please find the link to the public bus from Sønderborg to Aabenraa here: https://www.sydtrafik.dk/media/j4vk4q3l/112_270621_adstream.pdf and how to buy tickets here: https://www.sydtrafik.dk/en/tickets/
If you travel with the bus, you have to leave the bus at “Flensborgvej v Kallemosen” in Aabenraa, and then walk approx. 1,5 km. to SIRI at Skelbækvej 2, 6200 Aabenraa.
Once the residence permit has been granted, it will be sent to the University, where you are able to pick it up before applying for your CPR number at the Municipality. For the Autumn semester, we invite the Municipality to the University. You need to fill in an online form and upload several documents and as well choose a doctor from a list before applying for the CPR number. Both the link to the form and the list of available doctors will be sent to you once we have received all documents from the Regional State Administration.
The Municipality will be at SDU in Sønderborg approx. one week after 10 September - the date will be published once you are on campus.
Residence permit/Registration for Non-EU
Non-EU citizens with a residence permit/VISA can hand in the above mentioned documentation directly at the Municipality (Borgerservice) in Sønderborg .
In this section, you will find information about your rights and obligations in relation to SU - the Danish Education Grant.
Directory to your campus
To find your way around campus we have made a directory of our campuses
Student Services
All occuring questions regarding your studies can probably be answered at Student Services, if not, we know who can give you an answer. In case of challenges in relation to your studies, either Student Services or the student guidance service at the faculties can help you overcome your study related challenges.
Useful information for you on Campus Sønderborg
- Book store
- Career Center
- Counselling Center (Headquarters in Odense)
- Danish Language courses
- Intro-Team
- Sønderborg Student Foundation
- Study skills
- Visit Sønderborg
Meet your fellow students starting in 2020 on Facebook - already now.
Most Danes looove their bikes - you should try as well!
We recommend that you buy a bike for your transportation needs. You can get around with your bike through Sønderborg in no time . All dorms are approx. 5 - 10 minutes away from University, the same applies to the City Centre.
Fancy to bring your car to Denmark?
As a student you can bring your car to Denmark and use it up to two years with your foreign license plates. Please note, that you cannot drive your car for more than 185 days per year if you bring it along. You must register your car. To find information on the rules and complete the necessary form, go to www.skat.dk.
SDU follows the recommendations of the authorities and commence a gradual and controlled reopening of the University.
You can find updated and relevant information on our specific page about COVID-19.
Sønderborg
Visit Sønderborg, how to get to Sønderborg.