AU Housing offers furnished rooms for temporary accommodation to international PhD students, visiting/guest PhDs, and screening grant applicants. These rooms are located in three dorms in Aarhus: The IC Dorm, The Vennelyst Dorm (temporary closed due to renovations), and the Teknolog Dorm. You can stay for a maximum of 12 months (Teknolog kollegiet) depending on availability and 6 months (the IC dorm). If you require housing for a longer period of time you can use the time in the dorm to join waiting lists and explore other options on the housing market.
To be eligible for this housing, you must be a PhD student, visiting/guest PhD student, or screening grant applicant at AU and you must not be residing in Denmark or have previously lived in Denmark. You can only apply for housing through AU Housing for your first stay in Denmark. If you return to Denmark after your first stay, you will need to find accommodation outside of AU Housing.
Please note that PhD students cannot live in regular student dorms, as these are reserved for regular students. Additionally, PhD students cannot apply for housing through Student Housing Aarhus nor can they sublet dorm rooms.
Read here about the different housing options offered by AU Housing. Be aware, that it is not possible to apply for housing in a specific location, but you can at your housing application instead prioritize different types of housing. Minimum stay is one month, but applicants applying for a longer stay are prioritized.
Contract length
It is always possible to shorten a lease with due notice (4-6 weeks) but it is not possible to extend a lease. Consider this when you fill in your application form.
Choosing a specific location?
When you fill in your housing application form, you can indicate what kind of accommodation you would prefer, but, due to the limited number of rooms available, we cannot guarantee to offer you a specific room.
When to submit your housing application
Please submit your application as early as possible, as this increases your chances of receiving a housing offer. Unfortunately, we do not have housing available for all applicants.
Receiving a housing offer
You will hear from us 4–8 weeks before your preferred move-in date. We will contact you whether or not we can offer you accommodation. Please note that housing offers cannot be made more than 8 weeks before the requested move-in date. As we receive many applications and vacancies are limited, we cannot guarantee accommodation. If an offer is available, the start date may be earlier or later than requested. In some cases, no housing offer can be provided. If you need temporary accommodation before or after your lease period, please see the available options here.
One housing offer only
Due to limited resources we are able to send a maximum of one housing offer per applicant only. Before declining a housing offer you should therefore be prepared to start the house hunting process yourself. Please find some suggestions here.
Traditionally universities in Denmark don't have accommodation facilities at campus, and both students and staff live outside campus. AU disposes of a few rooms on campus, but most rooms are located off campus, normally with a travel time to campus of maximum 30 minutes by public transportation.
Therefore you have to be prepared to commute to/from campus every day. You can use www.journeyplanner.dk to find information about busses and trams. Many applicants worry a great deal about this fact, but the public transportation in Aarhus is fast and convenient and after a few days you will get used to it.
Important about accommodation at a dormitory
PhD's arriving with their spouse can apply for a an apartment (it is not allowed to live two persons in a single room.) The apartments are small (35-40 m2 brutto) and therefore not suitable if you have an older child or more children. Read more here.
AU Housing provides temporary accommodation for up to 6 (12) months only, and we cannot extend contracts beyond this period. If you require accommodation for a longer duration, we suggest that you begin your search for permanent housing soon after moving into your temporary accommodation. The earlier you start your search, the greater your chances of finding a suitable place to live. We recommend using the AU Staff Housing Portal to explore alternative housing options.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].
