Erasmus+ & Exchange Students

As an ERASMUS+ student you must have a high level of English. The study programmes, which you can choose between, are taught in English, and we do not offer additional lessons in English. We do not demand an official language test, but we expect applicants to have a level equivalent to for instance Oxford Placement B2 or IELTS 6,0 (overall band) or TOFL 550/213/79-80.

Before you apply

First of all, you need to contact the International Office at your home institution about going on exchange. This is to ensure that your home institution has a bilateral exchange agreement with Business Academy South West.

If your home institution does not have an agreement with Business Academy South West, your International Office can contact us at international@easv.dk to explore the opportunity of entering into a bilateral agreement or even come as a “free mover” – which means that you plan the semester abroad without an agreement. In this case you will have to organize everything by yourself.

Nomination

If you get selected to take a semester or an academic year abroad your home university will send a nomination list to our academy and the international office here at Business Academy South West will inform you directly about the application procedure and send you all relevant documents to apply for study and housing.

Nomination Deadlines

• 1st of June for entry in August/September (Autumn semester)
• 1st of November for entry in January/February (Spring semester)

Admission

The processing of your application will be after deadline of applying as we only have a limited number of available study places for Erasmus+ Students. You will receive an official “Letter of Admission” by e-mail from the International Office at Business Academy South West.

What type of housing do we offer?

As an exchange student at Business Academy South West you will be offered housing. We do not offer on-campus accommodation; instead we have access to a number of rooms in dormitories (kollegier) in various parts of Esbjerg, most of them just situated around our academy. These rooms are all furnished with access to kitchen, toilet and bathing facilities. Many Danish and international students from various educational institutions throughout Esbjerg live in dormitories.

If you choose to decline your housing offer, or you do not respond to the housing offer within the deadline stated in the offer, you take on the responsibility of finding housing on your own. As finding housing is quite difficult in Esbjerg – especially from abroad – we advise to accept the offer from the International Office.

Housing period

All exchange students will normally be offered housing for the period of 15th August – 15th January (for the autumn semester) or 15th January – 15th July (for the spring semester). Therefore, you need to pay rent for this six-month period even though you might only study for five months, otherwise it is not possible for us to secure housing for exchange students.

Price

The typical monthly rent for a room in a hall of residence is approximately € 325. Deposit and maintenance fee is approx. € 810. On arrival you will have to pay the first rent and deposit If you accept the housing offer you are required to transfer the deposit and the maintenance fee of approximately € 810. Any damages to your room will be deducted from the deposit. Only the deposit and the maintenance fee are paid to Business Academy South West, as payments for the rent will be made directly to the accommodation office. The monthly transfer of rent will be elaborated on upon arrival.

House rules

When you live in a hall of residence, it is essential to ensure a pleasant and comfortable environment where everyone can live and study. It is important to respect your neighbours and for everyone to take part in the shared responsibilities at the residence.

Contract

Upon arrival you will be presented a contract for the dormitory and room you have been selected for. With this contract you also receive the house rules of the dormitory. It is important that you read these rules carefully.

The ECTS marking scale

ECTS credits indicate the student workload required to complete a course. They reflect the relationship between the quantity of work required for each course and the quantity of work required to complete a full year of academic study at Business Academy South West.

In the ECTS system, 60 points represents the workload for one academic year of study (two semesters), whereas 30 points represents one semester. Points are only granted for completed courses.

12 – A
For an excellent performance displaying a high level of command of all aspects of the relevant material, with no or only a few minor weaknesses.

10 – B
For a very good performance displaying a high level of command of most aspects of the relevant material, with only minor weaknesses.

7 – C
For a good performance displaying a good command of the relevant material but also some weaknesses. 

4 – D
For a fair performance displaying some command of the relevant material but also some major weaknesses.

02 – E
For a performance meeting only the minimum requirements of acceptance.

00 – Fx (not passed)
For a performance which does not meet the minimum requirements of acceptance.

-3 – F (not passed)
For a performance which is unacceptable in all respects.

Academic calendar Business Academy South West
If you come here on an international exchange, you will usually stay for one or two semesters.

 Semesters at Business Academy South West
Business Academy South West´s academic year is divided into two semesters: one starts in Autumn and the other one starts in Spring.

• Spring semester 2023: January 2023 – end of June 2023
• Autumn semester 2023: end of August 2023 – end of December 2023

Breaks at Business Academy South West

• Winter break: week 7: 13th February 2023 – 19th February 2023
• Autumn break: Week 42: 16th October 2023 – 22nd October 2023

During the Spring semester you will also experience a lot of public holidays which vary each year.

AP Degree Program in Computer Science

1ST SEMESTER – 30 ECTS*

Fall semester: 28th August 2023 – middle of January 2024

• Software Design I –  7,5 ECTS
• IT in Business Organizations I –  5 ECTS
• Databases and Operating systems – 5 ECTS
• Software Construction I – 12,5 ECTS

2ND SEMESTER – 30 ECTS*

Spring semester: 16th January 2024 – end of June 2024.

• Software Design II –  7,5 ECTS
• IT in Business Organizations II –  5 ECTS
• Databases and Operating systems – 5 ECTS
• Software Construction II – 12,5 ECTS

*Erasmus students must complete both 1^st (fall 2023) and 2nd semester (spring 2024) to enroll for Computer Science. The total of 60 ECTS points will be examined in June 2024.

4TH SEMESTER – 30 ECTS

Spring semester 23th January 2023 – end of June 2023
Specialization* – 30 ECTS

* The specialization are courses chosen by the students in the class.
Here are examples of what they can choose:

• Autonomous Agents
• Mobile Apps
• Network / Datacenter
• Cyber security
• Advanced Web Apps

Exam
After each semester there will be an exam – either written or oral in each subject for all Erasmus Exchange students – the exam can also be developed as a project.

Learning Agreement
Before arrival you hand in your Learning Agreement and according to this you will be registered for the exams.

Certificate
Transcript of Records and Erasmus Certificate will be sent to your home address after you return to your home institution.

AP Degree Program in Multimedia Design

AP DEGREE PROGRAM IN MULTIMEDIA DESIGN

1ST SEMESTER – 30 ECTS

Fall Semester: 28th August 2023 – middle of January 2023

• Design & Development – 10 ECTS
• Content Creation – 7,5 ECTS
• User Experience – 7,5 ECTS
• Photography and video production– 5 ECTS

2ND SEMESTER – 30 ECTS*

Spring semester: 31th January 2024 – end of June 2024.

• Design & Development – 7,5 ECTS
• User Interface/User Experience – 7,5 ECTS
• CMS (Content Management Systems) Basic – 5 ECTS
• Content Creation – 5 ECTS
• Video Production – 5 ECTS

*Erasmus students entering the 2^nd semester of Multimedia Design must have basic knowledge of programming and coding (HTML5, CSS, Java).

3RD SEMESTER – 30 ECTS

Fall semester: 14th August 2023 – end of December 2023

Mandatory subjects:

• CMS (Content Management Systems) – 7.5 ECTS
• Digital Marketing – 7.5 ECTS

Electives (choose three cources: 3 * 5 ECTS = 15 ECTS)

• Advanced JS App (5 ECTS)
• Version Control & Techinal SEO (5 ECTS)
• DTP adobe (5 ECTS)
• VR Development (5 ECTS)
• Drone pilot (5 ECTS)
• Entrepreneurship (5 ECTS)
• Inclusive development (5 ECTS)

Exam

At 1st and 2nd semester you will be graded individually based on a project exam in groups where all courses will be included (written hand-in + oral exam). One exam for each semester.

At 3rd semester you will be graded individually in a group project including the courses CMS and Digital Marketing. Furthermore, you will be graded in each course within your chosen elective courses.

Learning Agreement
Before arrival you hand in your Learning Agreement and according to this, you will be registered for the exams.

Certificate
Transcript of Records and Erasmus Certificate will be sent to your home address after you return to your home institution.

BA Top-up Degree Program in Web Development

2nd Semester – 30 ECTS

Spring semester: 23rd January 2024 until end of June 2024

• Development Environments – 10 ECTS
• Progressive Web Apps – 10 ECTS
• API Development – 5 ECTS
• AR/VR Development 5 ECTS

Exam
At the conclusion of the semester there will be exams – either written and/or oral – in each module for all Erasmus exchange students. However, in some instances a project exam including all/some modules is also possible. No matter the form of exam you will get a grade in each of the completed modules.

Learning Agreement
Before arrival you hand in your Learning Agreement and according to this you will be registered for the exams.

Certificate
Transcript of records will be sent to your home address after you return to your home institution.

BA Top-up Degree Program in Software Development

1st semester – 30 ECTS

Spring semester: 24th January 2024 – end of June 2024.

• Databases for developers – 10 ECTS
• System Integration – 10 ECTS
• Development of large systems – 10 ECTS

2nd semester – 30 ECTS

Autumn Semester: 15th August 2023 – end of December 2023.

• Test – 10 ECTS
• Parrallel Programming – 5 ECTS
• Machine Learning – 5 ECTS
• Discrete Mathematics – 5 ECTS

For those completing Discrete Mathematics:
Syntax & Semantics – EXTRA 5 ECTS

Exam
Each course have an oral exam at the end of the semester.

Learning Agreement
Before arrival you hand in your Learning Agreement and according to this you will be registered for the exams.

Certificate
Transcript of Records and Certificate will be sent to your home address after you return to your home institution.