VIA Civil Engineering  

As an exchange student, you may choose courses from our International Course Catalogue from the link below. Courses have been arranged in course area order:

See the course catalogue - Civil Engineering Exchange (in English).

You must have a total of at least 30 ECTS credits per semester (a maximum of 35 ECTS credits). A typical exchange student programme consists of 3-4 courses and a project of between 5 and 15 ECTS credits. 

We recommend that you also take a course in English unless you are a native English speaker. English is taught on various levels, and all exchange students will be tested and placed in the appropriate course.

If you can’t find a course with the subject matter you want, please contact our International coordinators Katrine Steenbach at katr@via.dk (academic contents) or Hanne Miller at hami@via.dk (application procedure). They will help you find the right course combination to fit your individual profile.

Project work

We recommend that all exchange students do a project. Project work is a way of incorporating real-life contexts into the study programmes. Typically, students work in teams of 2-4 on a problem that they would like to analyse and solve - sometimes in cooperation with a company.

Staff from the faculties will assist students in forming teams and finding possible ideas for projects. All teams will be assigned one or more supervisors. These supervisors will guide students through their project work.

Evaluation and exams

Your learning outcome will be assessed through in-course assignments, tests, presentations and examinations.

Assessments are based on the following types of examinations:

• Written or oral examinations
• In-class tests
• Oral examination with a project report, and an oral group presentation as the basis of an individual exami-nation
• Approval of participation in tuition activities according to criteria stipulated in the course description
• Combinations of the above.
   

Examinations are organized as individual tests assessed by external or internal examiners. For external ex-aminations, an external examiner appointed by the Danish Ministry of Education will be called in. For internal examinations, the assessment will be done by lecturers appointed by VIA University College.

More information about examinations is contained in the course description. 

When your home university has nominated you for exchange at VIA School of Business, Technology & Creative Industries, we will send you further information and a link to our online application system.

Application deadlines

• Autumn semester (August to January): 15 April
• Spring semester (February to June): 15 October
   

Download Learning agreement for studies:

• Learning Agreement (Word)
   

The learning agreement signed by your home institution must be sent to international coordinator Hanne Miller at hami@via.dk 

Upon receipt of your application

We will return the signed Learning agreement for studies together with an admission letter when we have approved your application.

Please contact the Housing Department at least two weeks prior to your arrival with information on the time of your arrival (E: adm@drosselbo.com). When you get to Horsens, contact the housing department with regard to your accommodation.

Before your arrival, we will send you information concerning where to go on the first day of class as well as on and activities during the first days. 

Visa application

A visa application may take up to three months to process. Remember to apply well in advance.

Upon receipt of student application and B2 english language certificate VIA University College will send acceptance letter and ST1 visa application form to the student.

If you are not sure which study programme is right for you, it might be helpful for you to talk to a student counsellor.

Contact our International coordinators Katrine Steenbach at katr@via.dk or + 45 87 55 42 79 (to discuss the academic content of courses) or Hanne Miller at hami@via.dk or +45 87 55 43 19 (to discuss the application procedure).