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Study FormMaybe you have already heard of the
”Aalborg-Model”. This model has contributed to Aalborg University's fame and
recognition. Since its foundation, Aalborg University has adopted a problem and
project-oriented approach.
From the first Semester, you will work together
in groups to solve specific problems. This cooperation gives you the possibility
to engage in larger and more complex problem areas than you could tackle on your
own. Each semester time is divided approximately equally between project-work
and classes.
Each semester starts with the forming of new groups of
about 5-7 persons. When this has happened the project group will be assigned its
own workspace at the institute. Additionally, everybody gets their schedules for
the semester, as well as catalogues of project-proposals, course-description,
literature lists and reading guides.
Classes & AssignmentsYou will
experience that, generally, the courses are theoretical and that the tempo
during lectures is high. Typically, a class for a day lasts 4 hours, with the
lecturing part taking 2 X 45 minutes. After this, the lecturer and assistants
will go around to the group areas to help you with assignments for the classes.
This means that you as a group will never be stuck during solving an assignment,
and that the lecturer may be able to explain parts of the class in another way,
if you have misunderstood something during the lecture.
At the end of the
semester some courses are evaluated through the project-exam (PE-courses) and
others are evaluated through individual exams (SE-courses).
Project WorkTo do a project takes a lot of
work, and that is why you will not be alone at doing it. Groups choose their
projects and will have at least one supervisor connected to them. The
supervisors are lecturers and researchers at the university, and they will help
you with the tough decisions. They will suggest good ideas in both technical
problems and how you communicate your project in the final project-report.
Among other things working in groups strengthens the contact between the
students and the supervisors at. The supervisor is there to support your group
on your journey through complex problems and to guide you in the right
direction.
In the first semesters of Medialogy, the projects are of a
nature that allows you to develop fundamental skills. However, on later
semesters the problems posed in project-proposal tend to concern contemporary
research and problems in industry.
As the last thing of each semester,
the group members defend their project at an oral exam, where each group
member’s performance is evaluated by the supervisor and censor.
Living in AalborgWith its 160,000
inhabitants (around 11,000 of these are students at Aalborg University) Aalborg
is the forth-largest city in Denmark as well as the regional capital of Northern
Jutland. It is situated at the narrowest part of the picturesque Limfjord in the
midst of wood-covered hills, moors and shallow marshes. The region is blessed by
nature with many hours of sunshine and just a 30-minute drive away from some of
the most beautiful sandy beaches
Denmark has to offer.
The history of
Aalborg can be traced back more than 1,000 years. The name “Aalborg” is first
mentioned in the 11th century, and in 1342 the city received a municipal
charter.
Activity and prosperity left their marks on the city’s
architecture, and many of the old buildings still function today. Over the years
the city has developed into one the busiest trading centres of Denmark and has
proud commercial and industrial traditions. Aalborg is known as an exciting city
with a wide variety of activities. In addition to a vast number of cultural
events, recreational and sporting facilities, Aalborg is renowned for its many
restaurants, cafés and bars - more per inhabitant than any other city in the
country.
You will find many of them in Jomfru Ane Gade, Aalborg’s famous
amusement street with Denmark’s longest continuous stretch of restaurants,
discos, pubs, clubs, cafés and bars.
Accommodation in AalborgThe
International Accommodation Office (AO) assists international students in
finding accommodation. None of the residences are on campus. Some are placed
near the centre of Aalborg, 5.6 kilometres from the university campus. Others
are placed between the city centre and the university, while others are placed
outside the city area, about a 20-minute bus ride from the university or the
centre of Aalborg.
In general there are two types of accommodation
available either in student’s halls of residence or in private homes. Rent is
between DKK 1,500 (app. 200 Euro) and 2,500 (335 Euro) per month. Foreign
students can apply for accommodation once they are accepted at a master
programme at Aalborg University.
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