Aarhus University is not a residential university, which means that the university does not own any student dormitories or other housing facilities. However, AU Housing has agreements with different student housing organisations and private property owners throughout Aarhus, and we can therefore offer these types of housing:
*Please notice that studios have a higher price than the other housing types. You can request a studio, but unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that you will be offered one.
You can read more about these types of housing as well as locations and facilities below.
Student dormitories
The most common housing type is single corridor rooms with shared kitchen and shared or private bathroom. We also allocate shared two-room apartments, where you will be sharing a kitchen and bathroom with another Summer University student. In the case of a shared two-room apartment, your roommate will be a student of the same gender (unless you and a fellow Summer University student both wish to stay together).
In addition to this, we can allocate some studios with private a kitchen and bathroom.
In the student dormitories, you will stay with both Danish and international students.
Shared houses
In a shared house you have your own bedroom and access to common areas such as a shared kitchen and bathroom.
Your housemates are all international students, and the shared houses, therefore, provide you with a unique chance of making friends with students from all over the world.
Locations
Both the dormitories and the shared houses are located throughout Aarhus, and you must therefore be prepared to spend some time and possibly money on walking, cycling and/or using public transport to get from your residence to your course location (generally a maximum of 40 minutes).
Find examples of locations here.
Facilities
All rooms are furnished with a bed, table, chair, lamp and some sort of storage. Kitchens are equipped with crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils.
All residences have laundry facilities and internet access. NB: Please notice that in some residences you must bring or buy a network cable (LAN) to connect to the internet and bring or buy a router if you want to access the internet wirelessly (Wi-Fi). You will receive further information about the facilities if you receive a housing offer.
Be aware, that we do not offer catered housing. This means that you must do your own cooking, clean your own room and take part in cleaning the common areas with your fellow dorm- or housemates.
Note that gender-specific dorms do not exist in Denmark.
Housing is available in the following periods:
Suitable for | Housing period | Price per room | Price per studio** |
| Term 1 students | 1 July - 28 July 2025 | 4.300 DKK*** | 5.200 DKK*** |
| Term 2 students | 15 July - 11 August 2025 | 4.300 DKK*** | 5.200 DKK*** |
| Term 1 + 2 students* | 1 July - 11 August 2025 | 5.900 DKK*** | 7.250 DKK*** |
*If you are taking a course in each term.
**You can request a studio, but unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that you will be offered one.
***Housing prices are subject to change and will be updated in February 2025.
The prices above include a 200 DKK non-refundable booking fee, rent, consumption, internet access, a mattress protector and a bed sheet.
NB: Please notice that the prices only differentiate between rooms and studios. The price is therefore the same regardless of the location and condition of each room or studio.
Internet access is available in all residences. However, in some residences, you must bring or buy an internet cable and/or router to connect to the internet.
Laundry facilities are available in all residences. However, in some residences, you must pay for the laundry cost with cash or via an app.
You will receive further information about the internet and laundry if you receive a housing offer.
The housing periods and prices are fixed, and they can therefore neither be shortened nor extended. You can move in and out on any date within the housing period, but you must pay the full price. If you are only staying in Aarhus for a couple of weeks, it might make sense for you to find housing on your own. You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing at the private market in Aarhus".
Unfortunately, it is not possible to apply for housing through AU Housing outside the official term dates. If your course is taking place outside these dates you must therefore find housing on your own. You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing at the private market in Aarhus"
Before applying, please make sure to read about:
Please also make sure that your course is taking place in Aarhus within the official terms.
You can apply for housing through AU Housing when you have been accepted for an AU Summer University course.
In the answer to your application you will find a link to a detailed guide on how to apply for housing. In this guide, you will find a link to the housing application portal.
The housing application deadlines are:
1st round: Thursday 10 April 2025 (at 12 noon CEST)*
2nd round: Monday 12 May 2025 (at 12 noon CEST)
*We strongly encourage you to apply in the 1st housing application round if you have been accepted for an AU Summer University course before this deadline.
If you apply for a course before 18 March 2025 (at 12 noon CEST) you will receive the answer to your application before the housing application deadline.
You can expect to receive an email with a possible housing offer in late May 2025 (before 1 June).
We will also send you an email if we cannot offer you housing.
NB: Please only contact us for a status on your application, if you haven't heard anything by 1 June.
If you receive a housing offer from AU Housing, you must accept your housing offer by making an online payment with a payment card within 48 hours after you received the housing offer. NB: You must pay the full price including the 200 DKK booking fee in order to accept the housing offer.
Paying is the only way to accept the housing offer, and we therefore encourage you to check your email (including your spam folder) regularly and to make sure that you can make this online payment any day during May 2025. If you do not make the payment within 48 hours, the housing offer will be cancelled.
Upon payment, you will receive an online confirmation.
Below you can find relevant information on how to find housing in Aarhus on your own.
Find and arrange housing with fellow Summer University participants
In general, we encourage you to arrange housing with fellow Summer University participants.
You can find and communicate with future fellow Summer University participants through the Facebook groups:
To be updated.
Avoid housing scams
Be aware of offers that seem "Too good to be true". Read more about how to avoid housing scams here.
Airbnb
Book a room, apartment, or house with a private landlord via Airbnb.com.
Facebook groups
Find a room, apartment, or house with a private landlord via Facebook groups. Here are some suggestions:
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Danhostel Aarhus City
Danhostel Aarhus City is located in the heart of Aarhus and is close to many famous attractions. They include Vadestedet with a host of cafes and restaurants, the Latin Quarter, ARoS Museum, Aarhus Street Food, The Old Town and DOKK1 at the waterfront, which houses a library and cultural centre. Enjoy the best views from the rooftop terrace and rooms at Danhostel Aarhus City. With many international guests, there are ample opportunities to meet new acquaintances from around the world.
AU Summer University students will be offered a fee of 185 DKK per night for a bed in a dorm (minimum 1 week).
Book by sending an email to info@danhostelaarhuscity.dk. Make sure to ask for “Student price” and provide the following information:
Urban studios & boutique apartments close to campus.
Stayinaarhus.dk
Stayinaarhus.dk has several different options for rental of furnished apartments in Aarhus and offer temporary housing for shorter or longer stays.
AU Summer University courses are held mainly at Campus Aarhus. However, some courses take place outside Aarhus if the content of the courses is related to a specific location or need of material or laboratory.
Please find relevant information on the page of each course (e.g. under the tab "Venue").
You can collect your key in the reception at the International Centre.
The address is Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 4A, 8000 Aarhus C.
You can collect your key from 2 pm on the first date of your housing period.
You can collect the key during our regular opening hours (workdays 12 noon - 2 pm) or our extended opening hours (see below).
| Date | Opening hours | |
Key collection day Extended opening hours | Tuesday 1 July 2025 | 2 pm - 10 pm |
Workdays Regular opening hours | Wednesday 2 July 2025 Thursday 3 July 2025 Friday 4 July 2025 Monday 7 July 2025 And the following workdays... | 12 noon - 2 pm |
Date | Opening hours | |
Key collection is possible from Extended opening hours | Tuesday 15 July 2025 | 2 pm - 4 pm |
Workdays Regular opening hours | Wednesday 16 July 2025 Thursday 17 July 2024 | 12 noon - 2 pm |
Key collection day Extended opening hours | Friday 18 July 2024 | 12 noon - 7 pm |
Weekend Extended opening hours | Saturday 19 July 2024 Sunday 20 July 2024 | 12 noon - 4 pm |
Workdays Regular opening hours | Monday 21 July 2024 And the following workdays... | 12 noon - 2 pm |
We recommend that you make your travel plans so that you arrive and can collect your keys during our opening hours.
If you arrive outside our opening hours, you can ask someone else to collect your key for you.
If you do not know anyone you can search for someone to help you via the Facebook groups
(The links to the 2025-Facebook groups will be posted here in June 2025).
We will update this website with further information about key return and moving out procedures in spring 2025.
Suitable for | Housing period |
| Term 1 students | 1 July - 28 July 2025 |
| Term 2 students | 15 July - 11 August 2025 |
| Term 1 + 2 students* | 1 July - 8 August 2025 |
*If you are taking a course in each term.
Are you from the UK or Hong Kong?
If you are a student from the UK or Hong Kong you may need to stay in Aarhus for a minimum of 28 days. If this is the case, please make sure to arrive on the first date of your leasing period and to move out on the last moving-out date. Please also make sure that any relevant documentation is signed when you pick up and return your key at the International Centre.
| Term 1 students | 1 July - 28 July 2025 | 28 days |
| Term 2 students | 15 July - 11 August 2025 | 28 days |
By accepting the housing offer provided by AU Housing, I accept that:
If you receive a housing offer from AU Housing, you must accept your housing offer by making an online payment with a payment card within 48 hours after you received the housing offer. NB: You must pay the full price including the 200 DKK booking fee in order to accept the housing offer.
Paying is the only way to accept the housing offer, and we therefore encourage you to check your email (including your spam folder) regularly and to make sure that you can make this online payment any day during May 2025. If you do not make the payment within 48 hours, the housing offer will be cancelled.
Upon payment, you will receive an online confirmation.
Housing is available in the following periods:
Suitable for | Housing period | Price per room | Price per studio** |
| Term 1 students | 1 July - 28 July 2025 | 4.300 DKK*** | 5.200 DKK*** |
| Term 2 students | 15 July - 11 August 2025 | 4.300 DKK*** | 5.200 DKK*** |
| Term 1 + 2 students* | 1 July - 11 August 2025 | 5.900 DKK*** | 7.250 DKK*** |
*If you are taking a course in each term.
**You can request a studio, but unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that you will be offered one.
***Housing prices are subject to change and will be updated in February 2025.
The prices above include a 200 DKK non-refundable booking fee, rent, consumption, internet access, a mattress protector and a bed sheet.
NB: Please notice that the prices only differentiate between rooms and studios. The price is therefore the same regardless of the location and condition of each room or studio.
Internet access is available in all residences. However, in some residences, you must bring or buy an internet cable and/or router to connect to the internet.
Laundry facilities are available in all residences. However, in some residences, you must pay for the laundry cost with cash or via an app.
You will receive further information about the internet and laundry if you receive a housing offer.
As we must abide by the Danish rental legislation it is unfortunately not possible to rent through AU Housing on a daily or weekly basis. This means that you must pay for a full housing period. We are aware of the inconvenience but are unfortunately unable to change this.
If you are only staying in Aarhus for a couple of weeks, it might make sense for you to find housing on your own. You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing at the private market in Aarhus".
As we must abide by the Danish rental legislation it is unfortunately not possible to rent through AU Housing on a daily or weekly basis. This means that you must pay for a full housing period. We are aware of the inconvenience but are unfortunately unable to change this.
If you are only staying in Aarhus for a couple of weeks, it might make sense for you to find housing on your own. You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing at the private market in Aarhus".
The official term dates for AU Summer University 2025 are:
Term 1: 2 July - 18 July 2025
Term 2: 23 July - 8 August 2025
Unfortunately, it is not possible to apply for housing through AU Housing outside the official term dates. If your course is taking place outside these dates you must therefore find housing on your own. You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing at the private market in Aarhus".
AU Summer University courses are held mainly at Campus Aarhus. However, some courses take place outside Aarhus if the content of the courses is related to a specific location or need of material or laboratory.
Please find relevant information on the page of each course (e.g. under the tab "Venue").
Unfortunately, AU Housing only offers housing to international students residing outside Denmark. If you are currently living in Denmark and/or enrolled in a Danish university you must therefore find housing on your own.
You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing at the private market in Aarhus".
If you missed both housing application deadlines (10 April and 12 May 2025) we advise you to find housing in Aarhus on your own.
You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing at the private market in Aarhus".
If you wish to share housing with a friend or live in the same residence as someone you know, you can let us know in your application.
Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that we will meet your wishes, but we will do our best.
Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that all AU Summer University participants will receive a housing offer, and we, therefore, advise you to search for backup housing while waiting for a housing offer. Please make sure the check the cancellation policies, should you later wish to accept a possible housing offer from AU Housing.
You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing options in Aarhus".
As a student attending Clinical Placement, you must apply for housing as an intern. You can find information about the housing application process here.
We advise you to apply as soon as possible and before 1 May 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact housing@au.dk.
You can expect to receive an email with a possible housing offer in late May 2025 (before 1 June).
We will also send you an email if we cannot send you a housing offer.
NB: Please only contact us for a status on your application, if you haven't heard anything by 1 June.
You accept your housing offer by making an online payment with a payment card within 48 hours after you receive the housing offer. Paying is the only way to accept the housing offer, and we, therefore, encourage you to check your spam folder regularly and to make sure that you can make this online payment any day during May 2025. If you do not make the payment within 48 hours, the housing offer will be cancelled.
If you receive a housing offer from AU Housing, you must accept your housing offer by making an online payment with a payment card within 48 hours after you received the housing offer. NB: You must pay the full price including the 200 DKK booking fee in order to accept the housing offer.
Paying is the only way to accept the housing offer, and we therefore encourage you to check your email (including your spam folder) regularly and to make sure that you can make this online payment any day during May 2025. If you do not make the payment within 48 hours, the housing offer will be cancelled.
Upon payment, you will receive an online confirmation.
Unfortunately, we can only provide one housing offer per Summer University student. If you do not wish to accept the offered housing, we advise you to find housing in Aarhus on your own.
You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing at the private market in Aarhus".
If you haven't received a housing offer yet, we still advise you to apply for a visa as soon as possible. You can use the confirmation email you received when you applied for housing as documentation of housing.
If you have received a housing offer, we advise you to use the housing offer email as documentation of housing.
Unfortunately, due to GDPR, we cannot give you the contact information for your future house or dorm mates. However, we advise you to find each other via the AU Summer University Facebook groups, which will be posted here in spring 2025.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to move in before your housing period starts, nor to move out after the last moving-out date. If you need housing before or after your housing period, please find information under the tab "Housing options in Aarhus".
Both the dormitories and the shared houses are located throughout Aarhus, and you must therefore be prepared to walk and/or use public transport to get to your residence.
You will receive further information on how to get to your residence from the International Centre if you receive a housing offer and when you collect your key.
All rooms offered via AU Housing have basic furniture such as a bed, a table, a chair, a lamp and storage. Additionally, we will provide you with a mattress protector and a bed sheet.
For environmental reasons, we encourage our departing tenants to leave behind their duvet and pillow. You are free to use these items, if you bring a duvet- and pillow cover. If you do not wish to use the left-behind duvet and pillow, we encourage you to bring your own. Tenants at Teknologkollegiet are provided with a duvet and pillow from the dormitory, and it is therefore mandatory to bring and use a duvet- and pillow cover.
Your kitchen will be equipped with basic kitchen utensils such as forks, knives, spoons, plates, glasses, cups, pot(s) and pan(s). We do not provide kitchen equipment such as coffee machines, rice cookers, boilers or similar. If you need this type of equipment, you must buy or bring it.
Internet access is available in all residences. However, in some residences, you must bring or buy a network cable (LAN) to connect to the internet and bring or buy a router if you want to access the internet wirelessly (Wi-Fi).
You will receive further information about what to bring if you receive a housing offer.
Internet access is available in all residences. However, in some residences, you must bring or buy a network cable (LAN) to connect to the internet and bring or buy a router if you want to access the internet wirelessly (Wi-Fi).
You will receive further information about internet access if you receive a housing offer.
Laundry facilities are available in all residences. However, in some residences, you must pay the laundry cost with cash or via an app. In other residences, the laundry cost of up to 65 DKK/per month is included in the rent.
You will receive further information about the laundry facilities if you receive a housing offer.
Unfortunately, pets are not allowed in housing offered through AU Housing. If you wish to bring your pet, you must therefore find housing on your own.
You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing at the private market in Aarhus". As many hostels and landlords do not allow pets, please make sure to check this in advance.
Unfortunately, overnight visitors are not allowed in housing offered through AU Housing. Please be aware that a breach of this rule will cause your housing contract to be cancelled.
If you want overnight visitors, you must find housing on your own. You can find relevant information under the tab "Housing at the private market in Aarhus".
International Centre
Høegh Guldbergs Gade 4A
8000 Aarhus C
The reception is open workdays 12 noon - 2 pm.
