Climate and Supply Engineering 

About the Climate and Supply Engineering study programme

• Structure and content

  At the Climate and Supply Engineering study programme, you will work with engineering related tasks in the supply sector from day one.

  You will get relevant teaching in mathematics, physics and chemistry to form the scientific foundation for working with complex solutions requiring complex calculations.

  The programme consists of both general engineering-related courses in collaboration with our other engineering programmes, as well as courses specialised in the field of climate and supply. At all VIA’s engineering programmes, we have, independently from which field you are enrolled at, a focus on sustainability, digitalisation, innovation and entrepreneurship. You will also be able to specialise in a specific field if you wish.

  Teaching methods

  The programme consists of practice-oriented teaching with a mix of classroom lessons and project-oriented work. To the furthest extent possible, we plan the teaching, so that you learn theories through concrete assignments, tasks, cases and projects.

  We always use projects “from the real world”, to ensure that you work with solving actual problems, not textbook assignments.

  Information about computer requirements

  We recommend that you acquire a PC with the appropriate specifications before starting at VIA.

  Read about computer requirements before your programme start (pdf) 

  Programme structure

  1st semester – Sustainable Urban Development

  The overall theme of the 1st semester is ‘Introduction to climate change and sustainable supply’. Expanding cities are a challenge – how can we accommodate that growth in a sustainable way? In this context the semester project focuses on turning a green field into an environmentally friendly residential area.

  2nd semester – Climate Change Adaption and Supply Infrastructure

  At the second semester, you will complete a project, where you must plan an infrastructural project assignment. The project aims to provide students with the understanding of a basic concept of planning and distribution of supply lines for drinking water and district heating supply, and for a management of wastewater and rainwater.

  3rd semester – Process Engineering

  The overall theme of the 3rd semester is processes in water, wastewater and energy supply systems. You will complete a project with focus on analyses and calculations of processes related to optimising an existing supply process (drinking water, wastewater or district heating).

  4th semester – Urban Infrastructure and Climate Adaption

  At the fourth semester, project work is being carried out to focus on upgrading of intersections in urban areas with associated design, adaptation and modelling of the supply pipelines as well as planning of the execution of selected construction constructions. The project will be conducted in a multidisciplinary manner with Danish and International Climate and Supply Engineering students as well as students from Civil Engineering.

  5th semester – Internship

  During this semester, you will take part in an internship in a company. The internship is an important part of your education where you will test your knowledge and skills in practice.

  6th semester and 7th semester – Specialisation, electives and bachelor project

  On 6th and 7th semester, you may specialize your education by choosing elective courses within the same subject area. Alternatively, you can choose freely between all subject areas. Specialisations are e.g. Water Supply, Waste Water Supply, District Heating, all with a focus on climate change and climate adaptation.

  A bachelor project concludes the programme, accounting for 15 ECTS of the full 210 ECTS.

  See the course catalogue for Climate and Supply Engineering

  Facts

  • Language: The programme is taught in English
  • Curriculum: See current and former curricula
  • Executive order: See the executive order (only in Danish)
  • See surveys and legal documents

  More information

  • See the study activity model
  • See the average grade and statistics about VIAs programmes (only in Danish)
  • What is a professional Bachelor's degree?

• Student life

  The courses at the Climate and Supply Engineer programme consist primarily of classroom teaching. Classes are based on project work with emphasis on problem based learning. Project work is based on concrete cases from real businesses. Your lessons vary between theory and practice. This means, that your will learn academic theories of engineering and how to transfer theories to practical tasks, projects and cases. Project work takes place both individually and in teams. In the early stages of the study programme you will be introduced to your teammates.

  Company visits

  At VIA, we educate engineers in close cooperation with businesses. Therefore, we organise company visits during your studies, at which you can meet fully-trained engineers, who will introduce you to their workdays and tasks. By that, you will learn how different companies operate, what the day-to-day tasks are like for a Climate and Supply Engineer and what you can expect, when you finish your studies.

  Because of the close cooperation with businesses and the insight into the workdays of Climate and Supply Engineers you will get specialised skills which will motivate and dedicate you to your studies.

  Study start

  During the first days of your first semester, you will be introduced to your study programme and the study environment at your new campus. Study start is comprised of both academic introduction to your programme as well as social activities, where you get to know your fellow students. Furthermore, you will get an introduction to the Campus Horsens and the city of Horsens.

  As a part of study start, you will meet your lecturers, student counsellors and mentors. They are all ready to answer your questions and tell you about your new study programme. An experienced student from the Climate and Supply Engineering programme will be assigned to you as your mentor and help you settle in your new role as a student at VIA.

  Most of our programmes have study start in the end of August, but the final programme and dates will be announced at VIA’s intranet for students. You will get access to the site if you are enrolled at one our programmes.

  We are looking forward to meet you!

  Study environment

  You have the opportunity to emerge yourself in the study environment once you are enrolled.

  At VIA, we have a lot of different associations, which you are more than welcome to join. We have both social, academic and political, or you can join the social life at Friday bars, parties or by playing board games in the afternoon.  

  Campus Horsens

  The Climate and Supply Engineering programme is based at our Campus in Horsens.

  Our new campus based in the town center of Horsens. The new campus is located right next to the train station, and therefore, it is easy to commute to campus. As a student at Campus Horsens, you will be a part of a brand new study environment with 2,900 students, 27 study programmes and the centre of VIA’s engineering programmes.

  Campus Horsens has an international student environment with students from all over the world.

  Read more about Campus Horsens.

• Enrolment

  Admission requirements

  • Upper secondary school leaving certificate/high school exam or
  • The International and the European Baccalaureates or
  • Danish Admission course for Engineering programmes

  Specific admission requirements:

  In addition to the admission requirements, all applicants must also meet the following specific admission requirements:

  • Mathematics equivalent to a Danish A-level (min. 375 hours*) and
  • Physics equivalent to a Danish B-level (min. 190 hours*) or Geoscience equivalent to a Danish A-level (min. 375 hours)* and
  • Chemistry equivalent to a Danish C-level (min. 75 hours*) or Biotechnology equivalent to a Danish A-level (min. 375 hours*)
  • English equivalent to a Danish B-level (min. 210 hours*)

  *1 hour = 60 minutes. Study hours during the final three years in upper secondary school.   

  All of the above subjects must be passed with a min. average of 2.0 on the Danish grading scale.

  Non-Danish applicants must include a copy of the original exam certificate and a transcript of records plus a state-authorised translation of their transcript of records in either Danish or English.

  English proficiency certificates 

  All study programmes taught in English have requirements for English proficiency.  Go here to find English proficiency requirements and how to document these.

  Admission with special permission

  If you do not fulfil the entry requirements but have other professional qualifications that can be equated to the missing entry requirements, you can apply for admission with special permission. Read more here. 

  Verification form

  Applicants who hold a non-Danish entry qualification must fill in the verification form in order to verify the hours of instruction of every needed subject during the final three years of upper secondary school as well as last received grade. This helps us convert your qualifications to Danish levels. The verification form must be stamped and signed by your previous school in order to be accepted. The form must be submitted with your application at optagelse.dk.

  Download Verification form (pdf). 

  Math Syllabus

  Applicants with non-Danish entry qualifications should be aware that it is advisable that the Mathematics topics listed in the math syllabus were included in previous studies.

  Assessment of your application

  All applicants applying before 15 March, 12:00 noon will be assessed based on the following:

  • Grade point average of Mathematics equivalent to the Danish A level
  • Work experience. Please upload an Employers Declaration (pdf) at optagelse.dk. 
  • Relevant courses
  • Other relevant documented qualifications

  Qualified applicants may be called for a personal interview, if relevant.

  You can apply for the Climate and Supply Engineering programme via quota 1 or quota 2. The Climate and Supply Engineering programme enrolls 35 percent from quota 2 and 65 percent from quota 1.

  Credit transfer

  Students who have completed relevant study activities at an institution of higher education may be allowed to transfer their credits to VIA, which may exempt the student from exams/courses of a study programme. 

  Read more about credit transfer at VIA University College.

  Appeal – due to legal matters

  You may appeal the decision when the appeal concerns legal matters. The deadline for appealing due to legal matters is 2 weeks from the day that the decision was informed.

  This means that you can appeal if you believe that the decision is in violation of applicable law – it could, for example, be due to, lack of justification or interpretation of the legislations. Academic assessments and specific judgements cannot be appealed

  If you still believe that the decision is in violation of applicable legislation you may send your appeal to VIA University College apply@via.dk no later than 2 weeks after the decision is informed. If the case is not reopened VIA will forward the entire case to the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science.

  
  NB: We reserve the right not to create classes in the event of too few applicants.

• How to apply

  Apply online through optagelse.dk. The application portal opens on 1 February every year.

  Step-by-step guides on how to apply:

  EU applicants

  Non-EU applicants

  Danish applicants

  The area code for the programme is:

  Horsens 49705

  Application deadlines

  The application portal opens on 1 February every year.

  Deadline for international applicants is 15 March at 12 noon. Find deadlines for Danish applicants here.

  Available study places

  Any available study places will be published on 28 July here.

• Fees and finances

  Whether you need to pay tuition fee or not depends on several criteria. For further information, go to the Tuition Fees page

  Payment schedule and Terms of Payment for Climate and Supply Engineering (pdf)

  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 of the programme. 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). This means that first year students cannot apply for a scholarship. A maximum of two full semesters can be awarded during studies at VIA.

• Internship

  Experience the working world 

  Doing an internship is a great way to get first-hand work experience and gain access to the best graduate jobs. 

  Because the Climate and Supply Engineering degree programme is a professional Bachelor's degree programme, you are required to do an internship in the fifth semester. This will allow you to apply theory to real-world business tasks and practice a number of valuable skills. 

  Benefits

  You will benefit from working in a real-life environment and gain professional experience relevant to your future career as a Climate and Supply Engineer. 

  Your internship will also improve your employability, as work-readiness is a top priority for employers when they look for graduates to fill vacancies. 

  The internship has a dual purpose. You will get to know what your professional future holds while you are still preparing for it, and you will make contacts with employers within the field of your study. 

  Where to go? 

  You may do the internship in a company of your choice in Denmark or abroad. 

  Duration 

  The minimum period for a internship is 20 weeks of full-time work.

• Career

  As a fully trained climate and supply engineer, you will work with a sustainable supply of water and heat to the large urban communities of the future and protection against floods from cloudbursts. As a graduate climate and supply engineer, you will be able to find jobs in a supply company, a consulting engineering company, in the public sector or with an environmental organization. You also have the opportunity to study further on a master's degree

  As a Climate and Supply Engineer you will work with sustainable supply of water and heat to the large urban communities of the future and protection against floods from cloudbursts. You will get to contribute to ensuring a supply of clean drinking water, protecting groundwater, and developing the energy supply of the future. Skills that are in-demand all over the world.

  You can apply for jobs in utility companies, consultancy firms, contracting companies, in the public sector or an NGO.

  The opportunities are many, and Climate and Supply Engineers are in high demand in Denmark.

  With a professional bachelor’s degree in Climate and Supply Engineering you are well prepared for the labour market. At VIA, we educate engineers in close cooperation with the business community. During the entire education you will be in close contact with businesses, which could become your future employers. Practice orientation is the cornerstone of VIA’s study programmes, and it will prepare you for your future work life as an engineer.

  Do you want to be self-employed?

  You will not be limited to existing companies when it is times to find a job. Several VIA graduates have chosen to start their own companies. With your own business, you can choose to work with precisely the areas you think are most exciting.

  VIA offers counselling for budding entrepreneurs through our Student Incubators.

  Further education

  After a successfully completed programme, you also have the option of pursuing further education, for example a Master’s degree. Contact your student counsellor to learn more.

  Double-degree programmes

  Our double-degree programme also offers the possibility of obtaining two degrees in almost the same time as it would take to do two separate degrees. Contact your student counsellor to learn more.

  Career guidance

  Career Service Centre at VIA offers a range of career services to students. You can book a counselling session for advice on how to write a great CV or cover letter, updating your LinkedIn profile or how to look for jobs and internships in Denmark. 

  The Career Service Center regularly organises events and workshops where you can meet company representatives face-to-face in order to find a job, internship, project work or a full-time job related to your field of study.

  More about Career Service Center

• International opportunities

  To enrich the study experience and nurture cultural diversity on campus, we encourage our students to study abroad and welcome foreign students from partner institutions. 

  VIA University College has cooperation agreements with approximately 200 institutions in 33 countries in Europe as well as overseas. 

  This means that you have the opportunity to choose to study for one semester at one of our partner institutions in another country. 

  You may also choose to do your internship in an international company in another part of the world. Both possibilities give you an opportunity to experience the way of life in another culture. 

  Today's business world is a global marketplace, so having a study abroad experience can be positive for your CV. 

  Contact our international coordinators.

• Contact

  Questions regarding the programme:

  Contact the student counselling: 

  eng.studycounselling@via.dk

  T: +45 87 55 43 20 

  Questions regarding admission: 

  Marlene Sand
  Telefon: 87 55 43 20
  E-mail: stud.info@via.dk

  You are also welcome to contact us if you have any general questions about VIA

  VIA Climate and Supply Engineering
  Banegaardsgade 2
  DK - 8700 Horsens 

  T: +45 87 55 00 20
  E: horsens@via.dk 

  Opening hours

  Lines are open:
  Monday - Thursday at 07:30 – 15:30
  Friday at 07:30 – 14:30 

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