Study Abroad at the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering
Are you planning a study abroad stay as part of your Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology?
You have the opportunity to go on exchange during the 6th semester of the Biotechnology programme.
Please note that the 6th semester includes three mandatory courses totaling 15 ECTS credits. This means you are generally expected to find equivalent courses at the host university.
Your course selection must be academically approved by the degree programme coordinator for Biotechnology, based on an individual assessment. Therefore, we encourage you to contact the programme coordinator for guidance on course selection abroad.
You can find contact information on the Study Portal under Contact and Study Service → Degree Programme Coordinators and Boards of Studies → Bachelor of Engineering programmes in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, and Food Technology.
Please be aware that, alongside your study abroad stay, you will also need to prepare for your Bachelor's project. This includes forming a group, selecting a project/company, choosing a supervisor, and writing a project description.
If you plan to continue in the Master's degree programme in Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering, make sure you meet the academic requirements for admission.
Are you planning a study abroad stay as part of your Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering?
You have the opportunity to go on exchange during the 6th semester of the Chemical Engineering programme.
Please note that the 6th semester includes four mandatory courses totaling 20 ECTS credits. This means you are generally expected to find equivalent courses at the host university.
Your course selection must be academically approved by the degree programme coordinator for Chemical Engineering, based on an individual assessment. Therefore, we encourage you to contact the programme coordinator for guidance on course selection abroad.
You can find contact information on the Study Portal under Contact and Study Service → Degree Programme Coordinators and Boards of Studies → Bachelor of Engineering programmes in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, and Food Technology.
Please be aware that, alongside your study abroad stay, you will also need to prepare for your Bachelor's project. This includes forming a group, selecting a project/company, choosing a supervisor, and writing a project description.
If you plan to continue in the Master’s degree programme in Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering, make sure you meet the academic requirements for admission.
Are you planning a study abroad stay as part of your Bachelor's degree in Food Technology?
You have the opportunity to go on exchange during the 6th semester of the Food Technology programme.
Please note that the 6th semester includes three mandatory courses totaling 15 ECTS credits. This means you are generally expected to find equivalent courses at the host university.
Your course selection must be academically approved by the degree programme coordinator for Food Technology, based on an individual assessment. Therefore, we encourage you to contact the programme coordinator for guidance on course selection abroad.
You can find contact information on the Study Portal under Contact and Study Service → Degree Programme Coordinators and Boards of Studies → Bachelor of Engineering programmes in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, and Food Technology.
Please be aware that, alongside your study abroad stay, you will also need to prepare for your Bachelor's project. This includes forming a group, selecting a project/company, choosing a supervisor, and writing a project description.
If you plan to continue in the Master’s degree programme in Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering, make sure you meet the academic requirements for admission.
Are you planning a study abroad stay as part of your Master’s degree in Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering?
In the Bachelor's degree programmes in Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, most of the courses are mandatory – with only 10 ECTS elective credits in the 5th semester and 15 ECTS elective credits in the 6th semester, which also includes the Bachelor's project. Therefore, we do not recommend studying abroad during the Bachelor's programme.
However, you have the opportunity to go on exchange during the 3rd semester of the Master’s degree programme in Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering, where the entire semester consists of 30 ECTS elective courses.
It is important that you have passed all mandatory courses before going abroad. We also recommend that you have a plan for your thesis before your exchange stay and that you keep in mind that thesis planning should take place during your third semester.
Choosing Courses During Your Study Abroad Stay
Once you have found some interesting courses at the host university, you should consider the following:
- Whether the course content overlaps with courses you have already completed at your home university. If the overlap is too significant, your application to take the course abroad may be rejected.
- Whether the course matches your current academic level.
- Whether you meet the academic prerequisites for participating in the course.
- If the course is intended to replace a mandatory course, you must ensure that the content and workload are equivalent.
As a Master’s student, you may take up to 10 ECTS credits of Bachelor’s level courses, provided that they are advanced undergraduate courses at the host university and that a similar course is not offered at Aarhus University.
Popular Destinations for Students in Your Degree Programme
Below you can find examples of where students from your degree programme have been on exchange in recent years:
Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology
- Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- Seoul National University, South Korea
- Seoul National University of Science and Technology, South Korea
- Groningen University, the Netherlands
- The University of Nottingham, Malaysia
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering
- University of Oslo, Norway
- University of New South Wales, Australia
- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Bachelor of Engineering in Food Technology
- University of Reading, United Kingdom
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Master’s in Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering
- University of Melbourne, Australia
- Australian National University, Australia
- Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- Ghent University, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Belgium
- Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
- Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Wageningen University, the Netherlands
- Groningen University, the Netherlands
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
- Lund University, Sweden
- National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
- University of New Brunswick, United States
There are many more opportunities, which you can explore here.
Select the Correct Degree Programme in the MoveON Database
Please make sure to select the correct “degree programme” in the MoveON's Database.
- Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering (BSc) = TECH – Bachelor's Degree Programme in Chemical Engineering
- Bachelor's in Biotechnology (BSc) = TECH – Bachelor of Biotechnology
- Master’s in Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering = TECH – Master of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering
- Bachelor's in Biotechnology Engineering (Diploma programme) = TECH – Bachelor of Biotechnology Engineering
- Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering (Diploma programme) = TECH – Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
- Bachelor's in Food Technology (Diploma programme) = TECH – Bachelor of Food Technology
