The Danish School of Journalism

The Danish School of Journalism (DSJ) is the oldest and largest of the higher educational institutions offering journalism education in Denmark, and has well-established contacts and strategical partnerships both nationally and internationally. At the school various centres for analytical journalism, sports journalism and centres for further education and research are established. The school runs a number of international teaching programmes; the Europe in the World course for students wishing to specialize in European affairs, an international TV journalism programme and an international photojournalism programme. A semester programme on risk and stereotypes reporting is also offered in English. Foreign reporting is one of the strong areas of both teaching and research at the DSJ.



DSJ participates in projects to support the development of a professional and independent media, and journalism education and mid-career training in a number of countries around the world.

DSJ and the University of Aarhus (AU) have had close teaching and research cooperation since the first Danish journalism course was established as part of the university in 1946. In 1971, DSJ was established as a freestanding institution doing research and teaching at the undergraduate level. It has more than 1100 students. In 2004, DSJ and AU established a new centre (Centre for University studies in Journalism), which formalized cooperation to offer master courses in journalism with AU as the degree awarding body.

Address: Olof Palmes allé 11, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. www.djh.dk



Fotograf: Esben Nielsen

Aarhus and surroundings

With a population of about 300,000 inhabitants, Aarhus is the second largest city in Denmark, and the capital of Jutland. It has a lot to offer journalism students!

Aarhus was founded around the year 900 by an unknown King of Denmark, at the time when the Vikings ruled the country. Today, Aarhus is a thriving business and commercial sector as well as many schools and educational institutions are located in the area. Thus, the city hosts more than 30,000 students of higher education, making Aarhus a young and vibrant city. Aarhus is situated right on the waterfront – close to the beaches, and Aarhus offers all the usual city comforts, such as restaurants, cafés, parks and gardens, theatres, art galleries, shopping centres and night clubs. It has also a variety of offers for all levels of sports enthusiasts. Foreign films are subtitled and cultural events take place all year round. The city has an international reputation as a living music venue with the Aarhus Festival every first week of September as one of the highlights.

Living in Denmark

Calculate with a budget of about 6.000 DKK (about 810 euro) per month for a reasonable level of living.

Contact for the Erasmus Mundus Masters in Journalism and Media

The Danish School of Journalism
Hans-Henrik Holm and Inger Munk
Tel.: +45 89 440440 Fax: +45 86 168910 Email:imu@djh.dk