This presentation was held by Anca Dudau (Romania) and Stoyan Yankov (Bulgaria) for the new international students at Aarhus University, Business School and Social Sciences, within the Master Introduction Days, 28th August 2012. Please take into consideration that the presentation was made from a personal perspective and some of the tips might be outdated by the time you read it.

1. International students in Aarhus
Anca Dudău, MACC
Stoyan Yankov, MSc Finance

2. Anca Dudău
23, Romania
MA Corporate Communication, 2nd year
Interests: org. events, outdoors, dancing
Motto: Study hard, party even harder!
anca.dudau@yahoo.com

3. Stoyan Yankov
25 , Bulgaria
MSc Finance, Writing Thesis
Interests: film-making, football, socializing
Motto: Greatness is above all – a state of mind
sto_yan@yahoo.com

4. Agenda
First steps “Survival” jobs Social life
Build your
Study life career

5. Still homeless?
studenthousing
aarhus.dk
It’s soo
Heeelp!!! difficult!
boligportal.dk
Share a room
findroomate.dk
with someone
Couchsurfing.org Hostels

6. Tips for the first steps
Flea markets (Loppemarked)
www.markedskalenderen.dk Bike auctions
Buy & sell
BSS Bookstore
ink100.dk
1kr cartridge
Ads in the campus
& supermarkets
CampusNet Group

7. Facebook groups – use them right!
Rooms to rent:
Lejligheder til salg og leje i Århus
“Facebook groups saved my
FREE stuff budget and my social life”
Gives Bort – Århus
Storskrald i Århus kan du finde her!
Second hand stuff
Buy & Sell
ASB student to student
“Google Translator and
Google Chrome became
Social my best friends”
International Students@Aarhus, fall 2012
Studenterhus Århus
Aarhus Internationals – www.meetup.com/Aarhus
CouchSurfing Aarhus – www.couchsurfing.org

8. Different educational system
- high volume of work before lectures
- focus on scientific methods
- academic writing
- informal communication
- active participation
- various examination methods
- open books exams
- group projects & reports
- oral exams
- 12 hours written paper
- 3, 7 or 10 days assignments
From another
point of view… I disagree
It depends… because...

9. Study @ Library
Borrow a locker (2 weeks/3 months) Study together with your classmates
Book a seat/classroom – booking.asb.dk Have lunch together
Online databases with articles Meet people
Lectures/personal counseling Listen to music

10. Build your career
study electives
relevant job
internship summer school
exchange Master thesis

11. Find your own way
Benefit from what the school offers …
- CV and cover letter seminars
- individual counselling
- career fairs
- A day with…
- AU Mentor
- AU Job-Shadowing
Search for other opportunities…

12. Find your student association

13. BSS Sports
Football Handball Volleyball Running
Rasmus Bundgaard Stine Nielsen Anca Dudău René Rasmussen
+45 28 78 18 60 +45 25 56 72 80 anca.dudau@yahoo.com www.asblob.dk
soccer@asbsport.dk handball@asbsport.dk Fb: Volleyball-Group Aarhus Facebook: ASB Løb
Recruiting a chairman
“We play seriously just for fun” and 10 new players!

14. Meet the Danes & culture shocks
Read first about Danish culture
Make the first step
Approach! Approach! Approach!
Xander Mellish
American in DK
www.xmel.com

15. Buddy Programme
Calendar with activities
- ask questions
September
- receive advice
01/09 Bike-Auction
- meet Danes and their friends 02/09 City Tour
- be part of a group 06/09 Trip to Ikea
14/09 Danmarks Største Fredagsbar
27/09 Minigolf
October
07/10 Walk by the sea & Dyrehaven
Meet the Buddy Group
11/10 Pubcrawl
Today, 28th August, 4pm 20/10 Tivoli
27/10 Team Dinner – After Party at
Tivoli Friheden
“Skru Ned”
Free entrance November
Free beer/soda (1) 04/11 Aros
Free concerts 10/11 Julefrokost / Christmas Party
18/11 Christmas in Den Gamle BY
You’re an email away from your new BUDDY: buddy@Studenterlauget.dk

16. Learn Danish
integrate among It’s similar to:
Danes
better job opportunities
speaking Danish
outside Denmark is
an advantage
Free courses for 3 years!!
Facebook groups:
Practice Danish in Aarhus
Language Exchange Aarhus

17. Part-time jobs
Desk research/interviews
Lindberg International
Junior Consult Student assistants
Be quick!! Cleaning offices,
hotels or flats
ISS, Bioclean
Vikaar Agencies
Hartmanns
Team Vikaren
MatchMind
Dish washers or waiters
Restaurants and Hotels
Warehouses

18. “Survival” jobs
Networking
When you are kicked on the door,
enter again through the window

19. Get out of the house and meet people
Tuesdays @ StudentHouse Fridays @ Klubben Friday bars @ Uniparken
Private parties Concerts Special events

20. Remember to have fun!
Questions?