In Esbjerg, you’ll make your home in one of the city’s 1,300 quality student residences. You’ll live centrally in a small city where everything is within easy reach – from the city to the countryside. Prices are reasonable, making it accessible for most students.

There’s a student housing guarantee, so if you haven’t found accommodation within 10 days, the municipality will help you find a place to live.

One of the benefits of studying at a small campus is the close connections you’ll form with fellow students and lecturers. Our lecturers have an open-door policy, making it easy for you to approach them with questions.

Classes are taught in small groups, allowing for easy interaction with your peers, quick answers to your questions and greater engagement with the subject matter.

Taking that big step doesn’t have to feel so big after all.

Community, student associations and leisure activities bring together young people from a variety of programmes. The local student organisation offers over 140 free events each year, with something for everyone – from beer tastings to yoga. Here, you can make lifelong friends, enjoy fun experiences and take part in a strong community. And it’s free when you study at SDU.

Esbjerg’s campus is bright and modern, with plenty of common areas and group rooms. We share the facilities with other higher education institutions, and you’ll experience a vibrant student environment with a diverse student population and joint events, activities and parties.

Esbjerg is located in West Denmark, close to both the North Sea and the unique nature of West Denmark. Though living in the city, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to enjoy fresh air and outdoor activities, with nature right at your doorstep.

For decades, the wind and sea have shaped the city’s growth, transforming Esbjerg from a fishing village into one of Denmark’s largest offshore industries. Today, Esbjerg is home to ambitious projects in communication technology and renewable energy, making it a city on the rise.

Perhaps your master’s degree programme follows on directly from your bachelor’s degree, and the University, your fellow students, theoretical methods and so on are well known to you. Or maybe you are switching from another education programme, or maybe even from another university, region or country, so you’ll be dealing with many new things all at once. 

Study Start is packed with academic and social activities that equip both seasoned and new students for the new challenges of the master’s degree programme. Take part in everything you can – it will give you a good foundation for student life, and the relationships you establish during Study Start will see you through the rest of your studies and perhaps also further in your career – and life!

The intro week at SDU Esbjerg ends on a Friday with fun, food and entertainment in the student bar, Lounge 81. And a massive party is guaranteed at the annual Semester Start Party with all of the students from UC SYD. The party is held on a Thursday in mid-September as part of UC SYD’s Professions Festival.  

As a master’s student, you’ll already be familiar with the daily life and routines of being a student, but you will still encounter new demands and new challenges. 

You have a great deal of freedom to plan your study time, but being a student is a full-time job. Even if not every hour of your weekly timetable is allocated to classes, you should expect to spend at least as many hours on self-study and preparation.

Teaching methods

On your master’s programme, there will be different forms of teaching and work, e.g. lectures, classroom teaching, group work, projects and perhaps even internships.

Get help along the way

You can contact the Study and Well-Being Counselling Service or the Student Counsellor if you experience challenges or dilemmas during your studies, and you can get guidance and good advice on study techniques, etc. via the library on campus. 

You can also book guidance and brainstorming with counsellors about job opportunities, your CV, applications, etc. at SDU’s Career Guidance.

SDU Esbjerg shares a campus with UC Syd, which means that there’s a great study environment with good facilities attended by students from many different fields of study.

• The entire campus is open 24/7
• Student bar Lounge 81
• Shared canteen with UC Syd
• Grab ‘n’ Go canteen
• Quiet zone
• Study booths with screens and whiteboards for group work
• UC Syd’s facilities, including sports hall, football field and athletics facilities
• Startup Station, where you can get help with your entrepreneurial dreams. 

And as a student, you can always tell us your good ideas if you think there’s something missing.