VIA University College was established in 2008 as a result of a number of mergers of institutions of higher education. Today, VIA is the largest of the country’s seven university colleges, covering the Central Denmark Region.
VIA is not an abbreviation. It's Latin meaning is “by way of”. We see VIA as a station on life’s journey, where students learn and grow before travelling on as professionals ready to contribute to society and make a difference.
Our programmes build on strong Danish traditions for educating students in cooperation with professional practice. Some programmes, like teaching, nursing and social education go back more than 100 years. They still play an important role in developing the worldknown Danish welfare society and creating growth and innovation in private industries.
As the world becomes more global, VIA increasingly takes an international approach to education and research. Today, almost half of our programmes are taught in English and we offer international double degrees, student and staff exchange, summer schools and research projects.
In 2013, the Danish university colleges gained official status as research institutions. We follow the same scientific standards as traditional universities but focus on applied research.
Our goal is that by 2020, 30 percent of our employees will hold a PhD. Already, most students gain experience with research, innovation and development during their studies.
We take particular pride in our close collaboration with professional practice. As a result, the knowledge we produce helps solve real challenges for public and private organisations – in Denmark and internationally.
VIA University College is a publicly recognised and state-financed higher educational institution regulated by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science.
Public higher educational institutions in Denmark are regulated by the Act for University Colleges of Higher Education (Act no. 562 of 6 June 2007 with later amendments). The act concerns degree structures, teacher qualifications and examinations. All programmes are accredited by the Danish Accreditation Council.
VIA is a certified holder of an ERASMUS+ charter. We are a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and hold a Qualification Certificate from the People’s Republic of China.
We continuously develop our quality assurance procedures in line with international standards and practices. The methods we use in surveys and evaluations are widely acknowledged in the field of social sciences.
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Creative learning and Animation is one of the kind exchange programme! Perfect for anyone who loves to be creative in any way you can imagine...because imagination is the main ingredience here! You will do so many things, have so much fun and grow up as a person as well. And more importantly you will have a lot of practise with a real purpose and that is simply beautiful.
By Adele Halfarová (Mar, 2018) |
Definitely recommend the exchange "Creative Learning and Animation" as you will learn a lot of new perspectives, how to use animation as a learning tool, develop skills how to make different kinds of animation such as claymation or cut-out techniques. The program allows you to think outside of the box and work cross-cultural in several group work. Personally I believe that my exchange at VIA UC changed my viewpoints about education, learning process and self-development for the better. The program has a lot of variety and welcomes students from different educational backgrounds. You will experience that the teachers are very helpful, open-minded and take care of the needs of their students individually. BIG THUMBS UP.
By Gitte Fastré (Oct, 2017) |
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I’m a fourth semester student there and everything you need it’s there. Library 24hrs, showers in case you past all night study at university for the exams l, 3D printers, lasers machines and everything useful for create new projects.
By William (Feb, 2020) |