Free movers are expected to meet the same requirements regarding English qualifications as regular students (view AU language requirements applying to regular Master students and Bachelor students).
Free movers must meet the prerequisites of the courses they are applying for. Additional requirements may apply depending on the courses they are applying for.
You will be assessed according to the admission requirements of the relevant degree programme(s).
For further information regarding course specific academic prerequisites view AU's course catalogue.
Free movers are obliged to pay a participation fee for the courses they attend. The prices are:
All free movers are obliged to pay participation fees whereas tuition fees only apply to free movers from countries outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland as an additional cost.
The tuition fees are based on the ECTS workload chosen. See the tuition fee rates here.
For application deadlines please contact the relevant faculty. You can find their contact info under How to apply
To best prepare your application, it is important to understand the structure and the different locations of Aarhus University. Aarhus University has three different campuses (located in Aarhus, Herning and Emdrup) and is divided into five faculties, which are subdivided into 26 departments. Read more about the five faculties.
Remember when choosing courses that you may only take courses at one location and within one faculty. You may not choose courses at more than two different departments. Please notice that the Faculty of Health does not accept freemover applications.
It is important that you have a relevant academic background for the courses that you apply for. You must have taken courses at your home university within the specific subject field you have applied to in order to be accepted to any of the departments.
EU students can sign up for 5 ECTS to 30 ECTS during a semester. To obtain a study and work permit, students from outside the EU/EEA have to study 30 ECTS in total (20 ECTS at one department). If you choose courses at more than one department, it is important that you choose at least 20 ECTS at one department.
You will as a minimum be required to attach the following documents to your application:
Further documents may be required by the host faculty. For additional information view the faculty website:
Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences
Enrolment in courses for free mover students is dependent on available space in the relevant courses and due to this procedure, Aarhus University cannout guarantee that free mover students will be admitted and enrolled in courses by semester start. However, the host faculty aim to inform you a couple of weeks prior to semester start whether you meet the prerequisite to be enrolled in the requested courses. The specific procedure and processing time will depend on which faculty you apply to.
If there is space left in the courses, you will receive a letter of enrolment and an invoice and be enrolled in the requested courses. At Aarhus BSS you will receive a notification you must confirm before you receive a letter of enrollment.
Freemover applicants to the Faculties of Natural and Technical Sciences can apply here.
Freemover applicants to the Faculty of Arts can apply here soon. If you have any questions you are welcome to contact evu.arts@au.dk
Freemover applicants to Aarhus BSS can apply here.
Faculty of Health does not accept freemover applications.
If you apply for admission as a free mover student from a non-EU/EEA country (or are going to study in Greenland), you should be aware that you will not be eligible to apply for a residence permit until after you have received a Letter of Enrolment and paid the relevant course fees. Additionally, it is required that you are enrolled in a full-time study program.The residence permit processing time is approximately two months (60 days), which could make it difficult to receive a residence permit in time for semester start.
If your application is successful, and there is available space, you will receive:
From the International Centre you will receive:
It is also important that you begin to plan your trip to Aarhus as soon as possible. On the Prepare your arrival page, you will find information about travelling to Aarhus and extended opening hours at and how to get to the International Centre. You will also find information regarding Visas and Residence Documents, which we encourage you to read very carefully.
