During the two-hour session you will learn more about the AU workplace, get answers to typical questions about your professional life at the university, including everyday working practices, occupational health, terms of employment, salary negotiations and workplace assessments.
The event is held twice a year in the spring and autumn.
The AU Workplace in Focus is an event for international staff hosted by the International Staff Office (ISO). The event is aimed at all international staff (including PhD students) who have been at the university for up to six months. Have you worked at AU longer than this but still are left with questions unanswered, you are also welcome to join.
Date: Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Time: 10:00-12:00 & 12:00-13:00 (optional lunch and guided tour)
Place: AU Conference Centre, Preben Hornungstuen, Fredrik Nielsens Vej 4, 8000 Aarhus C
| 10.00 | Welcome, introduction of participants and services for international staff by the International Staff Office (ISO) |
| 10.20 | Your daily work life and terms of employment by HR administrator |
| 10.45 | Break and Q&A |
| 11.05 | Your daily work life (continued) |
| 11.30 | Trade unions and your trade union representative by Joint union representative |
| 11.40 | Occupational health and safety by Occupational health and safety representative |
| 11.50 | Wrap up |
| 12.00 | Lunch (optional) |
| 12.30 | Campus tour: a guide to AU’s historical highlights by (optional) |
| 13.30 | End of programme |
The International Staff Office (ISO) supports the university in recruiting, onboarding, and retaining international staff at Aarhus University.
We provide guidance and services for international researchers, accompanying partners and families, as well as PhD students and guest researchers.
We are part of Human Resources (HR), within the central administration, and our services and programmes reach across all five faculties.
International Staff Office is situated at Trøjborgvej 82-84 in Aarhus.
The International Citizen Service is the central point of access for all relevant authorities for foreign employees and their accompanying families, and for foreign jobseekers upon their arrival in the Central Denmark Region in Jutland. At the International Citizen Service you can among other things get guidance about your social security number (Cpr. nr.) and tax card.
Find address, contacts and office hours here:
https://lifeindenmark.borger.dk/settle-in-denmark/ics-international-citizen-service
At the website NewtoDenmark.dk you can find immigration rules for spouses and other information.
International Community supports international employees and their families during their stay in the Aarhus region. The venture of the Community to create social and professional networks to the benefit of expats encompasses a wide range of events, seminars and online activities. They also offer support to companies in their efforts to recruit and retain international employees.
As a member of International Community you will have access to a social as well as a professional network. On their website you will find the online community InterCom, where you can get in touch with other expats and Danes, share experiences and get advice from other members.
You can read the International Community's welcome letter here
The vast majority of children under the age of six are looked after by a childminder or at a day care centre or nursery every day. It is the task of municipal authorities to provide day care facilities, and the options vary from authority to authority.
You can read more about the different options at the International Centre's website
You must apply for a place
It is your job to contact the municipal authorities to book a place for your child. If there are not any places immediately available, the child's name will be placed on a waiting list. The earlier you put down the child's name, the greater the chance of finding a place when you need it.
Contact information and information on how to apply for childcare in Aarhus can be found here.
Information on how digital pay slips work can be found here.
A NemKonto (Easy Account) is an account into which all payments from the state, such as wages, the State Education Grant and Loan Scheme (SU in Danish), housing subsidies, tax rebates, pensions, etc. are paid. When you open a bank account, you therefore also need to choose a NemKonto.
A NemKonto is an ordinary bank account – one you already have. All you need to do is choose which account you want it to be. In other words, you do not need to open a new account.
More information on NemKonto can be found here
When you come to Denmark to work, you must pay tax on your wages to the Danish state. These taxes pay for the Danish welfare system, including child care, education, elderly care, and access to doctors and hospitals. You also benefit from these welfare services.
More information on tax rules for researchers can be found here
The Staff Mobility Unit has prepared a list of practical things you might find helpful when you are about to leave Denmark read more here.
We have prepared an A-Z list of things that are good to know when you are new at iNANO and/or in Denmark.