AARHUS UNIVERSITY
3 February, 2012
ORIENTATION DAY, 3 February 2012 WELCOME
Orientation day
AARHUS UNIVERSITY
ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
The IC Building & Housing Service › Dale’s Café – special discounts for PhD’s › International Centre – services for students and staff › IC Dormitory - rooms for newly arrived PhD’s › Social meeting point for internationals › Rooms for meetings: PhD courses, International Club, etc. 2
AARHUS UNIVERSITY
ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
International Help Desk Information and guidance: › Residence and work permits › Housing › Danish language courses › Leisure and sport
Spouse care: > Information about job search > Recognition of qualifications > Starting your own business > Possibilities through jobcentres
Reference to local authorities on: › Tax › Health care › Childcare
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AARHUS UNIVERSITY
ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
Social activities AU › University International Club, www.au.dk/uic › Studenterhus Århus, www.studenterhusaarhus.dk › PhD House activities, www.phd.au.dk › PhD café – Thursdays at 4.pm at Dale’s Café Aarhus › Meet Up Aarhus Internationals, www.meetup.com/Aarhus › International Community, www.internationalcommunity.dk › Aarhus International Rotary Club › University Extension in Aarhus, www.fuau.dk/ 4
AARHUS UNIVERSITY
ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
Websites › International Staff at AU: medarbejdere.au.dk/en/intstaff/ › Practical information, tax, housing, living in Denmark etc. › Going abroad (Under construction!): phd.au.dk/en/goingabroad/ › Useful information about going abroad
Facebook › International PhD Students and Staff at AU › PhD House Aarhus University › International Centre Aarhus University
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ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
Newsletter › What goes on in and around Aarhus University › PhD House activities
› New Danish courses › Important news from the Immigration Service
Sign up: www.au.dk/en/internationalcentre/sign-up-staff-newsletter/ 6
AARHUS UNIVERSITY
ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
Danish Courses › Free Danish courses for staff at AU, Aarhus residents See: medarbejdere.au.dk/en/intstaff/danish/ Or write to:
[email protected] Courses start at the beginning of each semester › Agricultural Sciences in Foulum (DJF) Ask the International Centre about the options in your municipality › Danish School of Education in Emdrup Ask the International Centre about the options in your municipality Free courses in Copenhagen: http://dansk.studieskolen.dk/ Courses start every 6 weeks at all levels
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AARHUS UNIVERSITY
ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail:
[email protected]
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 10-12 and 13-15 Address: Høegh –Guldbergs Gade 4 building 1650 8000 Aarhus C Anne P. Langer:
[email protected], 8942 6786 Michael Winther:
[email protected], 8942 2495
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3 February, 2012
THE UIC THE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL CLUB Organiser Gitte Haahr-Andersen www.au.dk/uic /
[email protected]
Orientation day
AARHUS UNIVERSITY
ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
WORK – BUT THERE SHOULD BE TIME FOR LEISURE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL CLUB ON AU CAMPUS – A FREE UNIVERSITY ACTIVITY › A GOOD PLACE TO NETWORK – START FRIENDSHIPS – EXCHANGE INFORMATION – HELPFUL ASSISTANCE IN MANY WAYS
MEETINGS EVERY WEEK – YEAR ROUND ON WEDNESDAYS › Either in the morning or in the afternoon
WEEKLY UIC NEWSLETTER LANGUAGE PARTNERS 10
AARHUS UNIVERSITY
ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS Some events from the Spring programme 2012. The full programme is on our website www.au.dk/uic If you have questions feel free to e-mail Gitte Haahr- Andersen.
7 February:
UIC Event in cooperation with the Consortium of Global Talent. See full invitation and sign up on our website. 8 February:
Grand Tour of International Schools in Greater Aarhus. 11
AARHUS UNIVERSITY
ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS, continued 29 February:
Visit to the State Library. Access to global info and cultural heritage. 7 March:
Tax Seminar : Aarhus Tax Centre will provide info
specifically for PhD students and researchers and answer questions in collaboration with the International Community. Sign up, see our website. 12
AARHUS UNIVERSITY
ORIENTATION DAY Michael Winther Staff Mobility Unit
3 February, 2012
Extra PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS 21 March:
‘From civil war to peaceful cooperation in the Danish/German borderland, 1840 till today’ by Associate Professor Carsten Porskrog Rasmussen, Dept. of History and Area Studies.
28 March:
Visit to Per Kirkeby’s painting Anastasis at Aarhus University. ’A modern interpretation of a classical Christian motif’ by Associate Professor Hans Jørgen Frederiksen, Dept. of Aesthetics and Communications – Art History, AU. We hope to see you at our UIC meetings. Please contact us if you have questions.
