About the program

AU Summer University offers 95 English-taught courses by AU lecturers and invited international guest lecturers from all over the world. All teaching at AU Summer University is based on current research and has a strong international perspective. All courses will be taught in English.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible to participate in the AU Summer University, you must meet the following criteria.

• Be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program
• Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (CGPA).
• Completed at a minimum of 24 credits toward your current degree program by the time you leave for the program.

Placement Fee

Once you accept your Partner Summer Program offer, you are required to pay a $75 CAD placement fee.

• The placement fee is non-refundable

• Payment is required to confirm and secure your offer 

• Detailed payment instructions will be provided after you accept your offer

Please ensure you are fully committed to participating in the Partner Summer Program before accepting your offer.

Program dates

Students choose between 1 of 2 terms or can stay for both terms:

• Term 1: July 6, 2026  - July 24, 2026
• Term 2: July 27, 2026 - August 14, 2026

Program courses

All courses 2026 course offerings at AU Summer University is credit bearing. You will be able to receive ECTS credits by attending the course and taking the exam. The portfolio of courses will differ in workload, duration, credits awarded, and level depending on the academic focus area. Concordia students must enrol in a minimum of two 5 ETCS credit courses or one 10 ECTS credit course for each term they attend.

• Students from the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Faculty of Fine Arts must complete and submit a Student Request form to their faculty.
• JMSB students can take the following course only: Diversity in the Workplace: a managerial perpective which will be MANA B. 
• You will only be able to attend one course at a time since all courses are intensive courses. 

5 ECTS courses have a workload between 125 - 150 hours depending on academic focus area. Teaching takes place between 2-4 weeks with a total number of contact hours between 25-30 of 45 min. depending on preparation time and workload, evaluation format and academic focus area. 

10 ECTS courses have a workload between 250 - 300 hours depending on academic focus area. Teaching takes place between 3-4 weeks with a total number of contact hours between 50-60 of 45 min. depending on preparation time and workload, evaluation format and academic focus area.

Estimated cost & bursary

Host institution fee: There is no program fee. 

Concordia tuition: 3 (10 ECTS) or 6 (15 ECTS) credits of Concordia tuition to be paid to Concordia University depending on the number of courses taken at Aarhus. For an estimate of tuition fees, please use the Concordia tuition fee calculator. 

Additional costs: Participants are responsible for paying their own airfare, meals, spending money, accommodations, books, immigration documents, optional social activities.

Quebec Mobility Bursary

To help with the costs of going abroad, Concordia offers a $1,425 CAD Quebec Mobility Bursary to students participating in Term 1 and a $1,425 CAD Quebec Mobility Bursary to students participating in Term 2.

To qualify, you must be a Concordia student enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree program and approved to participate in the summer school program. 

Important to note: 

• Summer school program applicants do not need to submit a bursary application as it is part of the on-line summer school program application, and you will automatically be considered for the Quebec Mobility Bursary.
• Approved students will receive the bursary payment upon arrival and reception of the mandatory Confirmation of Arrival form.
• Details on the payment of the bursary will be sent to successful applicants.  

Contact Concordia International if you have any questions about the Quebec Mobility Bursary.