Character Animation

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• Housing

  Shortly after you have been accepted into The Animation Workshop/VIA University College, you will be contacted by the school’s Housing Coordinator with specific housing information. You can choose to:

  • apply for a dorm room
  • make arrangements with private housing providers, for example shared apartments with fellow students

  The school itself has no accommodations. Our role is to provide various housing options and help create contact between housing providers and new students and to assist with language barriers if necessary. If you have questions about housing or need language assistance, please contact taw.housing@via.dk.

  Dorm rooms

  Dorm rooms in Viborg typically cost between 2500-3500 DKK (250-470 EUR) per month depending on size and whether you are willing to share facilities. Utility expenses, like electricity, internet and heating, are often paid separately and cost around 600 DKK (80 EUR) per month.

  The dormitory Camp Logos is located across the street from the school and houses many of our students. Rooms at Camp Logos come with furniture, a bathroom and a small kitchen. You should bring your own pillow, duvet and kitchen utensils.
  
  Merkur Kollegiet (The Merkur dormitory) is located in a newer residential area in Viborg's eastern district, 3.8 km from The Animation Workshop. All rooms are furnished with a bed and a desk, and all have cable TV and free internet access. Each room has a storage room.

  Shared apartments

  The cost of private rooms in shared apartments varies depending on size, location and other factors, but they are not drastically different from the cost of student accommodation.

  It is our experience that the majority of our students prefer to move into a shared apartment in the city. Join our Facebook Housing group to team up with other students looking for roommates and new tenants for the apartments, they are vacating.

  These websites may also be helpful:

  • Boligselskabet Sct. Jørgen
    
    
  • Boligselskabet Viborg (Various rentals across city)

  • Danhousing (many large apartments in the city – suitable for sharing)

  • BoligPortal

  • Boligdeal.dk

• Fees and finances

  Tuition fee

  There are no tuition fees for students coming from Denmark, the Nordic countries, EU/EEA countries and Switzerland.

  Students coming from countries outside of EU/EEA must pay the tuition fee, unless they hold a permanent Danish residence permit or a temporary residence permit that grants them free tuition. Visit Who is eligible for free tuition for further information. Paying the first year’s fee is a precondition for obtaining a student’s residence permit.

  The tuition fee is billed in Danish kroner.

  • Payment schedule for Character Animation (PDF)
    
    
  • Payment schedule for Computer Graphic Arts (PDF)
    
    
  • Payment schedule for Graphic Storytelling (PDF) 

  Deadline for paying tuition fee

  Deadline for payment of tuition fee is 1 June.

  Terms and agreements

  Terms and agreement between partners and VIA University College can be seen in the different contracts under Code of conduct (pdf)

  Living Costs

  You should expect average monthly living costs between DKK 5000 and 7000 (roughly 650 - 900 EUR), including accommodation.

  Financial support

  Danish students can apply for SU. The bachelor's degree programme is approved for SU for the official duration:

  • Bachelor in Animation: 3½ years or 41 months
  • Bachelor in Graphic Storytelling: 4 years or 46 months

  Foreign students are not eligible for the Danish educational support scheme (SU). Some exceptions are made for refugees and relatives of refugees and other foreign citizens. EU citizens may be eligible for SU, if they have a contract for 10-12 work hours per week. More information about SU for foreign students

  Scholarships

  Each year, VIA awards a limited number of scholarships to highly qualified students from countries outside the EU and the EEA. The scholarship can be applied for by all current, international, and tuition-fee-paying students who have completed the first year of studies at VIA (2 semesters). A maximum of two full semesters can be awarded during studies at VIA.

• Visa and residency

  Students from a Nordic or EU/EEA country including Switzerland

  Coming to Denmark from a Nordic or EU/EEA country, including Switzerland, you are free to live, study and work in Denmark. However, you must register with the Danish Immigration Service as well as the local municipality, if you intend to stay more than 3 months.

  Students from outside the EU/EEA

  If you are coming to Denmark from outside the EU, you need a tourist Visa (valid for up to 3 months) or a residence permit (for stays exceeding 90 days). Check the Danish Immigrations Service’s website, nyidanmark.dk, or with your local Danish embassy or consulate, whether you need a Visa.  Applying for a residence permit is a part of the enrolment process for the bachelor's degree programmes and is initiated by the Admissions Center after you have paid for the tuition fee.

  When the assessment of your application has been completed, you will receive a contract. After having read this carefully, you must return a signed copy of the contract to the Admissions Center.

  Once the Admissions center has received your signed contract and payment of tuition fee, the application for a Student Visa from SIRI (The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration) will be initiated by the Admissions Center.

  Once the application has been initiated you will receive a mail with a reference code that you need in order to fill in part 2 of the application form. This form must be filled in no later than 30 days after the initiation of the application.

  If further documentation is needed by SIRI, we advise you to send in all requested documents as soon as possible in order to speed up the process of the Student Visa application which must be ready before study start.

  You can find the fees and payment schedules in the Fees and finances section.

  For detailed information about the application process and requirements, please visit the website of the Danish Immigration service.

• Tech & Equipment

  Students admitted to Character Animation and Computer Graphic Arts in 2023 and onwards are recommended to bring their drawing tablets.

  Workstations as well as the software we teach will be provided.

  Read the PDF below for more information on equipment recommendations.

  • Equipment Recommendations for Animation (pdf)