Visiting PhD students at ECON

We welcome PhD students from Danish and foreign universities who wish to spend a period of up to 6 months at Department of Economics and Business Economics as part of their PhD programme (change of environment). Would you like to invite a PhD student from another university to the department for a period of up to 6 months, please note the following:

• the PhD student should be far enough in his/her studies to have an ongoing research project
• the project should be relevant to the department and of a certain quality
• the quality can be assessed by asking for a CV and references – unless the student’s own academic supervisor has made the initial contact to a VIP at our department

We offer

• a shared office
• internet and telephone
• access to printers and photocopiers
• access to our library
• participation in seminars and courses
• coffee, tea and fruit

The PhD student must

• bring a laptop
• pay for own travel
• pay for own accommodation and subsistence
• pay for own insurance

Approval of the visit

The visit should be approved by the relevant head of section or research centre. 

Read more about background checks in connection guest PhD students from high-risk countries: https://medarbejdere.au.dk/en/administration/research-support-and-collaboration/uris/#c3491909

Academic host

The faculty member who invites the student acts as host and main point of contact.

Support contact

The relevant research secretary: https://econ.medarbejdere.au.dk/administration 

Helpful link

• website for international visitors: https://internationalstaff.au.dk/