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SDU is a parallel language workplace, where both Danish and English are used as working languages. For this reason, in cooperation with the local language centres we offer our new international employees a variety of special and customised Danish language courses.

Pre-arrival online course with AOF

If you are interested in learning basic Danish before you arrive in Odense, you can also sign up for our pre-arrival course by contacting Jane Vinter Moscoso from AOF. 

Courses on arrival

If you are interested in learning Danish on arrival, we offer courses in all of our campus cities. Accompanying partners can also attend Danish classes by paying a deposit.

You must either sign up for the Danish Language Programme or postpone it by no more than 2 months after you have received your Danish CPR number. This means that by the time you have been to the International Citizen Service centre or the Citizen Service centre, you need to register or postpone within the next 2 months in order to participate in the Danish Language Programme for free.

  • The Danish course offered by the municipality is held at the language centre AOF Job og Dansk. The language centre is situated very close to the University at

    Spangsbjerg Møllevej 68
    6700 Esbjerg
    Phone: 7610 6350.

    You can read more about the language centre here.

    For accompanying partners and employees, who want to take extra Danish lessons, or those who no longer have the right to study on the Danish course offered by the municipality (after 3.5 years), we offer free FVU Danish lessons on campus once a week in cooperation with the FOF Language School.

    For information on Danish courses or registration, please contact HR coordinator Dorthe Magnussen.

  • In Kolding the Danish course offered by the municipality is organised by

    Sprogskolen Kolding
    Ågade 27
    6000 Kolding
    Phone: +45 7979 8300.

    You can read more about Sprogskolen here.

    For accompanying partners, free FVU Danish lessons can be organised either on campus or at Sprogskolen Kolding.

    For information on Danish courses or registration, please contact HR coordinator Dorthe Magnussen.

  • In order to enrol on the course, please send the following information to Jane Vinter Moscoso from AOF. 

    • Full name
    • Job title
    • Institute/department
    • SDU email
    • SDU employment start date
    • End date for temporary contract
    • Private address in Denmark
    • Date of birth
    • Have you previously participated in a Danish language course? If yes, which module/level?
    • Date of arrival, if you have lived in Denmark previously

    Odense Municipality will ask you to pay a deposit of DKK 2000. The deposit is determined by government regulations. The deposit is refunded if you pass your module test within a certain time frame.

    You can receive free teaching in our Danish language programme for a maximum period of 3.5 years within a timeframe of 5 years from the date of your initial arrival in Denmark. Please note that strict rules apply during these 5 years.

    Accompanying partners

    As an accompanying partner you can either choose to attend a Danish course at AOF or at SDU. You need to pay the deposit of DKK 2000 yourself.

    The deposit will be fully refunded if you change your mind and let AOF know before classes start. Once you have signed up for Danish classes, the deposit can be paid back to you if you complete the assigned module and test within a certain time limit.


  • The Danish course offered by the municipality is organised by A2B. The courses will usually take place on campus. The Danish language providers UC Plus and A2B offer Danish courses/FVU courses for spouses.

    Please contact Isabella Farnleitner for more information about the UC Plus course. 
    Phone: +45 5363 2176

    Please contact Kirsten Platz for more information about the A2B course.
    Phone: +45 2761 1666

    For general information on Danish courses or registration, please contact HR coordinator Dorthe Magnussen.

  • In Vejle, the Danish course offered by the municipality is organised by

    Sprogcenter Vejle
    Damhaven 13A
    7100 Vejle
    Phone: +45 76813800

    You can read more about Sprogcenter Vejle here.

    For information on Danish courses or registration, please contact HR coordinator Dorthe Magnussen.