Viborg Municipality to offer student housing guarantee and transport for future students

Viborg Municipality has presented the first outline of its upcoming housing and transport offer for students at AU Viborg.

Aarhus University is working closely with Viborg Municipality on the development of AU Viborg. An important focus area for this collaboration has been to ensure housing and transport for the students starting at AU Viborg in autumn 2024. Viborg Municipality has presented the first outline of what they will be offering the students in terms of housing and transport.

See the municipality’s presentation on student housing and transport (in Danish) > >

Student housing for new students
Viborg Municipality has a student housing guarantee. This means that all young people embarking on a degree programme in the municipality are guaranteed a relevant housing offer according to their needs. In addition to the around 100 non-profit housing units for young people that the municipality has vacant at the moment, students can choose to rent a home with a private landlord in the city or in the fringe area around AU Viborg.

Transport to and from AU Viborg
In addition to the student housing guarantee, Viborg Municipality has also been working on a transport plan to secure transport for the new students. Under this plan, students will have public transport available between Viborg City and AU Viborg on weekdays, with two departures in the morning, two in the afternoon and one at around noon. The specific departure times will depend on the course plans currently being developed for the three new study programmes. Besides public transport, the municipality is also looking into more flexible solutions such as car sharing and electric bicycles.

If you have any questions or important input regarding student housing and transport, you are welcome to contact Jesper Bredmose Simonsen, the project manager for AU Viborg, at jesper.bredmose@au.dk or tel. +45 93509006.