The University of Southern Denmark

The University of Southern Denmark  is a university in Denmark that has campuses located in Southern Denmark and on Zealand.

With its 29,674 (2016) enrolled students, the university is both the third-largest and, given its roots in Odense University, the third-oldest Danish university (fourth if one includes the Technical University of Denmark). Since the introduction of the ranking systems in 2012, the University of Southern Denmark has consistently been ranked as one of the top 50 young universities in the world by both the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of the Top 100 Universities Under 50 and the QS World University Rankings of the Top 50 Universities Under 50.

Since  2017 AUCA and SDU are on student exchange partnership that gives for both institutions to send up undergraduate and graduate students.

Requirements for the Exchange Program Applicants:

1. You should be a full time sophomore or junior student at AUCA (for BA, ECO and SOC departments)
2. You must be nominated by AUCA 
3. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.2out of 4.0 
4. Exchange students should be proficient in English to follow courses successfully and complete coursework (equivalent to minimum IBT TOEFL score 80 or above or IELTS 6.5 or above).

Admission Deadlines

Admission to SDU is carried out each academic year at AUCA.  Depending on the number of students participating in the exchange, the call for an exchange is announced either each semester (Spring and Fall) or once per academic year (Spring or Fall).  All AUCA students are notified through their institutional emails of the call for applications.  Furthermore, you can also obtain information about the opening of an exchange program through this website.  The site will be updated each time before the call for application.  

Application Process

All students, willing to apply for exchange programs, must do so through http://abroad.auca.kg/. The system will require students to login through AUCA account only. The recommendation letters are now must be filled in by AUCA professors only using a form within the electronic system. The AUCA students have to send a link to professors' AUCA emails, who will fill in a recommendation form for a student.  

The application will require students to upload/complete the following documents by Sunday 23:59 PM on February 2, 2025. After the deadline, the system will be closed automatically, and students will not be able to complete the application.  

I. Statement of purpose, explaining why you want to study at SDU, how it will benefit your studies at AUCA, and what you hope to achieve through this experience.

II. Transcript (non-official can be uploaded, too)
III. 2 (two) Recommendation forms from Professors (online submission)
IV. Resume/CV
V. Study Plan for the semester 

More information is available here.