Intensive Danish Course January 14-25, 2013

The International Centre in cooperation with LærDansk offers an intensive 2 weeks Danish course in January of 2013. The course targets foreign PhD students and researchers at Aarhus University and their spouses and the classes take place at the International Centre in Aarhus. You can find out more information about the course here. Additionally, it is important you read the new procedure for attending Danish lessons at Lærdansk. 

Opening hours between christmas and new year

International Centre and International Academic Staff Services will be closed between Christmas and New Year. The last opening day is Friday 21 December, and the first opening day after the holiday is Wednesday 2 January. It is not possible to receive personal assistance at the reception or to meet employees at IC during christmas.

The Danish Agency for Labour Retention and International Recruitment is closed during the same period of time.

SKAT: How to change your preliminary income assesment

We recommend that you go through your preliminary income assessment to assure that the figures are correct and that no figures are missing. Since your preliminary income assessment for 2013 is now ready, it is a good idea to check to see whether there are any incorrect figures or if figures are missing.
SKAT made a video, which shows you how to change your preliminary income assessment 2013.

You can find out more information in the SKAT website.

Work in Denmark Spouse Programme

Work in Denmark has launched a new and improved spouse programme. This is a 6 month job-targeted programme assisting the accompanying spouses of international workers in Denmark with their job search.  It provides assistance with the spouse’s CV, cover letter, competencies, possible job openings and internships. It differs from the past programme because of an increased focus on better matching candidates with suitable companies and the CV’s only being sent to companies with matching qualification needs.  You can find out more here.

New option for international scientific staff to have pension contributions paid out as salary

New international employees and existing international employees can opt to have their pension contribution paid out as salary if they:

 - Are employed as academic staff members or salaried PhD fellows
 - Do not hold Danish citizenship
 - Are registered with a non-Danish address at the time of job application
 - Are employed in a fixed-term position for a maximum period of five years including renewals

If the new employee wants to have the pension contribution paid out as salary, the employee will be covered by group life insurance instead of the pension scheme of the collective agreement. The group life insurance premium currently amounts to DKK 108.35 per month. The premium payment will be deducted from the salary.  Read the the information in our webpage, including the details on how to apply.

Christmas at the Studentermenigheden (Student congregation)

The Student Congregation in Aarhus invites all students to celebrate a traditional Danish Christmas Eve on December 24th!
Every year the Student congregation celebrates Christmas with all the students that want to join. A lot of differet people come. From different studies and countries. We always have a good time and good talks. Studens come for all kinds of reasons and all are very welcome.  The price for this event is 100 kr.  You can read more about this here and see the time and place below on our event section.

 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from UIC!

Thank you for many interesting and lovely meetings and gatherings in 2012. We look forward to seeing you for the Spring programme 2013, which will be announced in January. Please see the website www.au.dk/uic if you want more information.

Tuesday 18 December 2012

17:00-19:00|at Aarhus University, Building 1441, auditorium 1. Tåsingegade 3, 8000 AARHUS C

Why are the Danes so Weird?
A seminar about Danes. You will obtain valuable information about Danes and Danish culture. It is relevant for both internationals working in Denmark and for Danes who need to know how strange they look from the outside.

Friday 21 December 2012

10:30-12:00 | The Main Library, Møllegade 1, 8000 Aarhus C

UIC: PlayGroup
The last PlayGroup this year.

Monday 24 December 2012

15:00-24:00 | The house of the Student Congregation at Rødkløvervej 3, 8200 Aarhus N. 

Christmas at the Studentermenigheden (Student congregation)

Wednesday 9 January 2013

10:00-12:00 | Domkirkepladsen 5, 8000 Aarhus C

UIC: Informal Meeting at the Women's Museum in the Café. Join us for the first UIC meeting in the new year. It will take place at the Women's Museum's Café downtown Aarhus, next to Aarhus Cathedral.