Two anniversaries of the Occupation
On 9 April this year it will be 70 years since Denmark was occupied during the Second World War; and 5 May is the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Denmark. Like the rest of Denmark, Aarhus University and its teachers and students were affected by the years of German occupation from 1940 to 1945. The Gestapo had their offices and interrogation rooms in the university’s halls of residence, which were the targets of a Royal Air Force raid on 31 October 1944, when parts of the university were reduced to rubble.
You can find a sound file featuring flight lieutenant Brian D. Hanafin of the RAF describing the raid by searching for “Hanafin” at www.au.dk and selecting the top Danish link.
The Research Festival
Under the theme KROP OG KULTUR (BODY AND CULTURE), Aarhus University invites you to attend its Research Festival on Friday 23 April 2010 at 1-6 pm. The Lakeside Lecture Theatres will be turned onto a living exhibition for the occasion, with samples of a wide variety of fascinating research from Aarhus University. Learn more about doping, drugs, diet, a better life and what the human body can do. The lectures will be in Danish; but you can learn a lot by visiting all the research stands, where you are welcome to ask questions in English.
More Asian students at ASB
Only a few years ago there were hardly any business students from the top Asian universities studying in Århus. But in the past four years the number of bright brains from Asia studying here has increased by almost 400%, thanks to the determined efforts of the Aarhus School of Business. All this inter-cultural cooperation generates new insight for Danish and international students alike.
“The balance between your studies and your spare time is much better in Denmark, and the teachers are very enthusiastic about their subjects.” Daphne Lim, Singapore.
Threat to student residence permits
Make sure you don’t work too much! The number of hours that international students holding a student residence permit work on top of their studies is now subject to stricter control by the authorities to prevent any abuse of the system. This means that international students from outside the EU and EEA countries who work more than 15 hours a week (and more than full time in June, July and August) will lose their residence permits. The consequence will be expulsion from Denmark and a ban on re-entry – normally for a period of one year.
