Transition from student to employee
We highly encourage international students to stay and work in Denmark after graduation. Understanding the application process, establishing a network, and knowing the Danish work culture can be difficult. Therefore, we encourage you to use this website and participate in the workshops that assist you in preparing for life after graduation.
Once you have graduated you may think that you will be on you own, but there at a lot of people and associations who are interested in helping you find a job – although we at the university can only help you out while you are studying. We encourage you to take advantage of the opportunities offered by Aarhus Kommune Jobcenter, A-kasse, and Trade Unions – but remember, finding a job is your responsibility.
Work in Denmark has developed four e-learning modules about working in Denmark; job search, how to approch companies, use LinkedIn and the Danish work culture. You can find them here:
How to prepare for life after graduation – want to know more?
AU is running a session focused on the job-hunting process and preparing for life after graduation. You can find the next date for the session and sign up in the event calendar.
Need help to develop your job search strategy and pursue your first job in Denmark?
AU is running a "1:1 Career Kickstarter" with the consultancy Ballisager to help international AU students pursue a job in Denmark in their final semester. The deadline for the next intake is 2 March 2025 at the latest.
Why work in Denmark?
"There are a lot of people who come here and get discouraged after about six months of applying and not being able to land a job. But that shouldn’t be the case—there are always opportunities."
Harry Joseph from Sri Lanka, Msc. in Engineering, Technology Based Business Development
“Some of what I learned in my data science master’s is definitely applicable at my job, especially for analytical tasks. However, tasks like building Docker containers were new to me."
Anastasia Drozdova from Russia, Msc. in Data Science
“What makes the career attractive to me now is that the opportunities one has in Denmark. Especially in fields such as mine, which is Computer Science. I like living in Denmark - it is a nice place to be in. The work-life balance is very good. It has the shortest working hours in a week in Europe”.
Adam Petro from Slovakia, MSc. in Computer Science