You will be informed on an ongoing basis via your AU email and Blackboard. You can also find current information for students at Aarhus BSS on this page. In AU’s FAQ for students, you can find information that applies to all AU students.
You can now follow the current COVID-19 infection rate at Aarhus BSS, as we have chosen to publish the status of COVID-19 cases among students that are reported via the online form at Aarhus University.
Read the current infection numbers hereFrom Monday 12 April, students at Aarhus BSS will, to a certain extent, get access to campus. Here, you will find study spaces and group rooms for selected groups of students, and in the following weeks, selected teaching activities will take place.
Read more here on the FAQ about who will have access to study spaces and group rooms as well as how you will be informed about any physical teaching activities.
From Monday 12th of April there will be access to study spaces at Aarhus BSS. The study spaces will be reserved for first-year bachelor students on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, while Mondays and Fridays are earmarked for students writing Bachelor's project or Master's thesis. The study spaces can be used by all the groups above and do not require advance booking.
Here you can find an overview of the study spaces available at Aarhus BSS:
Building 2610: Upper/lower multi-purpose room and on the balcony
Building 1332: The Reading Room
Building 1321: Canteen
At BTECH:
From Monday 12 April It will also be possible to book a group room in building 1326 and 1327 for study group activities - in Herning in building 8002 and 8003. The group rooms will be made available to all students via the booking system Resource Booker. You can access the resource Booker here
Yes, all AU Libraries are open. Read more on the AU Library website for practical information and opening hours.
There are cases where you may be exempt from the requirements for testing. Click here to see which and get an overview of AU'S guidelines for testing.
Read more about guidelines for face masks on campus.
Student associations can apply for permission to host events of an academic-social character. Academic-social events are activities with academic content, which might also have a social purpose. See the AU guidelines for student association events here.
Up to and including 14 May 2021, the student associations at Aarhus BSS can host approved events at campus Mondays through Fridays 16:00-20:00 and during weekends 8:00-16:00.
We ask all student associations to please use the application form at this web page (in Danish). Any questions regarding how to apply for and host events can be directed at the department.
At the moment, no decision will be made concerning student association events that are to take place after 14 May 2021. Aarhus BSS will revise these guidelines before 14 May 2021.
Update: 9th April
Most exams at Aarhus BSS in the spring semester 2021 will be held online.
Some exams will be held physically on campus to the extent that the government's reopening plan and the authorities ' guidelines for responsible handling of COVID-19 make it possible. In this regard, practical exams in laboratories, clinics, workshops and examinations with no aids will generally be prioritised.
The updated exam schedules with time and place have just been published, and you can now find out which exams it is about. You can find the updated exam schedules on your study portal – studerende.au.dk – under "Exams"
In cases in which exams are held in person, such activities will be carried out in line with the current guidelines on responsible management of Covid-19 at institutions of higher education and with increased focus on the healthcare authorities' guidelines on the prevention of infection, including testing.
If you fall ill in connection with an exam at Aarhus BSS, you should report sick by submitting an application for dispensation via mitstudie.au.dk. This applies regardless of whether it is a Covid-19-related illness or some other illness.
As a general rule:
You can read more about what to do if you are ill during an exam on this page.
If you are abroad at the time of the exam, the following rules apply.
Written exam with physical attendance
If you are taking a written on-site exam at Aarhus BSS but you are unable to participate due to a stay abroad, you must submit an application for dispensation via mitstudie.au.dk by no later than 10 days before the written on-site exam. Remember to enclose relevant documentation confirming that you are abroad at the time of the exam. This may be a personal statement, plane ticket, etc.
You can apply to be deregistered from your written exam and you can participate in the next re-examination without using up an examination attempt.
Written home assignment
If your exam is a written home test, you can participate on an equal footing with other students.
If you experience technical problems on the day of the exam, the guidelines below apply. You must follow these guidelines if you cannot log on to Zoom and get access to the waiting room well in advance of the start of the exam and if you experience technical problems during the exam, which prevent you from completing the exam.
AU’s rules on cheating at exams are the same as always. The university trusts that you as a student want to earn your grades honestly, and we expect you to familiarise yourself with the rules and follow them while taking exams in the new online formats.
Here are some issues you should be particularly aware of.
We recommend that you familiarise yourself with the exam schedule, which you find on your study portal under the menu item “Examination”. Here you can find out how your specific exam will be administered and whether or not aids are permitted in the exam.
If your exam takes place online, it can be a good idea to prepare yourself for an exam that will take place in completely new physical surroundings. Particularly oral online exams will be a unfamiliar format for most students. For that reason, it would be a good idea to practice the exam format as part of your preparation - preferably with a fellow student or your study group. It is all about making sure you feel comfortable with the format and the technical aspects. This will allow you focus on the academic content during the exam.
Here are some tips for how you can prepare yourself for your online exam.
You can read more about digital exams on your study portal under the menu items “Examination” and “Digital Exam”. Among other things, you will find an FAQ page with the most important questions and answers.
If your written on-site exam has been converted into a take-home assignment, it will be administered as an ordinary take-home assignment (WHAI) in WISEflow. See the guidelines for take-home assignments here.
If you have been granted additional time for an on-site exam that has now been converted into a take-home assignment of the same duration, the additional time will be added to your take-home assignment. Before the day of the exam, please check that the additional time is registered correctly in Wiseflow. If it is not registered correctly, you must contact the studies administration as soon as possible at bachelor.bss@au.dk or kandidat.bss@au.dk.
Update March 17th
As a general rule, classes will take place online in the 2021 spring semester. This is also our starting point for any reopening to secure as much stability as possible.
Classes may only take place in person in isolated, exceptional cases where online teaching is not an option – for example in a clinical setting, in labs and in workshops.
There will be an intensified focus on making sure public health guidelines are adhered to in connection with in-person classes. If you have to take part in an exam or other activity with physical attendance, AU strongly encourages you to follow the current guidelines for tests.
You can find information about your classes on Blackboard.
If any reopening makes it possible, study spaces and study groups on campus will be opened, and there will be access to the university's innovation hubs. Similarly, the student associations will be able to hold certain academic/social events.
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Update: 26.03.2021
We are currently working on how selected teaching and exam activities can be physically reopened. This site will be updated on an ongoing basis.
A teacher may stream or record teaching that is part of an organised course as long as you are informed in advance. You will be informed via Blackboard.
Your teacher may also choose to publish recorded class sessions in the associated course forum in Blackboard, to which only you and your fellow students have access. If you as a student can be identified in the recording, your teacher may not make the recordings accessible to anyone other than the participants in the course in question without your consent. The recordings will be deleted after the end of the semester.
As a student, you may not record classes or share your teacher’s recordings of classes that are available in a course forum in Blackboard or on Panopto unless you have the consent of your teacher and your fellow students.
If you request that the class be recorded under the academic assistant scheme, as a general rule, the teacher should allow this, unless exceptional circumstances apply.
If you have symptoms of COVID-19 (such as fever, coughing, sore throat, headache, muscle aches and breathing difficulties), you must stay away from campus. If you start having symptoms while you’re on campus, go home as quickly as possible. Then you must:
Also read the Danish Health Authority’s brochure for people with COVID-19 symptoms.
AU encourages you to use the official contact tracing app smitte|stop, which is designed to support more distant/peripheral contract tracing. Read more about the app here (in Danish)
If you have tested positive for COVID-19, you will be contacted by the Danish Patient Safety Authority to start contact tracing. It’s important that you:
You will be contacted by AU’s COVID-19 response team to help you and the contact tracing unit from the Danish Patient Safety Authority trace your contacts at Aarhus University and clarify as quickly as possible what steps the university needs to take to prevent the spread of infection. Aarhus University respects and protects the confidentiality of your data.
Read the Danish Health Authority’s brochure for people who test positive for COVID-19.
AU encourages you to use the official contact tracing app smitte|stop, which is designed to support more distant/peripheral contract tracing. Read more about the app here (in Danish)
If you have been in close contact with someone who has symptoms of COVID-19, you should be particularly vigilant about any symptoms you might develop yourself. You should also be particularly careful to follow the healthcare authorities’ general guidelines:
According to the Danish Health Authority, you are a close contact if you:
Read more in the Danish Health Authority’s brochure for people who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
AU encourages you to use the official contact tracing app smitte|stop, which is designed to support more distant/peripheral contract tracing. Read more about the app here (in Danish)
If you have been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19:
According to the Danish Health Authority, you are a close contact if you:
Read more in the Danish Health Authority’s brochure for people who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
AU encourages you to use the official contact tracing app smitte|stop, which is designed to support more distant/peripheral contract tracing.
If you need help adjusting to the current situation and to new forms of teaching and learning, Studypedia has developed some advice for remote learning.
You can also find overall tools for how to improve your life as a student at studerende.au.dk/en/boost-your-student-life/. And finally, you can find five tips for how to tackle the new situation here.
You are always welcome to talk to a student counsellor about your concerns - even though face-to-face meetings are not possible at the moment. On this page, you can read more about how to contact your local student counsellor.
There are also other possibilities:
At the Student Counselling Service, you can get online and telephone counselling. In addition, AU Helpline and the university chaplains are ready to talk to you.
From 29 January 2021, Aarhus BSS Student Services can be contacted on Tel. +45 8716 4026 between 8:00 and 15:00 on all weekdays.
You can also reach Aarhus BSS Student Services via email: studentservices.bss@au.dk
We will answer your emails on all weekdays from 8:00-15:00.
When you contact us via e-mail, we encourage you to use your AU email (studentnumber@post.au.dk). Please remember to state your full name and degree programme.
Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 situation, we are not able to meet you or offer our service on campus at the moment. While we wait for the situation to change we encourage you to contact us by email or telephone instead.
2021.04.23 | Students
It is time to prepare your registration for elective courses Autumn 2021
2021.03.12 | Students
You are now able to register for reexamination in the summer exam period 2021.
2021.02.12 | Students
Are you a 6th semester student who plan on commencing at a Master’s degree programme in the autumn semester 2021?
Fill out and submit AU’s COVID-19 form to notify your local studies administration office.
From 29 January 2021, Aarhus BSS Student Services can be contacted on Tel. +45 8716 4026 between 8:00 and 15:00 on all weekdays.
You can also reach Aarhus BSS Student Services via email: studentservices.bss@au.dk
We will answer your emails on all weekdays from 8:00-15:00.
When you contact us via e-mail, we encourage you to use your AU email (studentnumber@post.au.dk). Please remember to state your full name and degree programme.
Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 situation, we are not able to meet you or offer our service on campus at the moment. While we wait for the situation to change we encourage you to contact us by email or telephone instead.