Even though Sonderborg is not the biggest educational city in the world, it is a city where it is manageable to get an overview and where you can find a close-knit community among the people here. This is attractive to many young people that find themselves in Sonderborg – not only does Sonderborg have a strong and active student environment, but it is also very international and open and there is room for everyone!
Sonderborg is known for its close cooperation between educational institutions and companies, for example in regards to teaching, projects, internships, and study projects.
Here you can find some of the country’s biggest global industrial groups with about 2000 smaller companies. A substantial part of these work with technology. The area has strong cluster networks especially regarding mechatronic and green energy, CLEAN, but also in regards to food safety and welfare technology.
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Education facilities –
our secondary and higher educations
Secondary education facilities
- Business College Syd
Upper secondary school, vocational educations etc. - Sønderborg Produktionshøjskole
Pre-education that leads to a vocational or secondary education - Alssundgymnasiet (AGS)
Upper secondary school - Sønderborg Statsskole
Upper secondary school - VUC Syd
Preparatory adult education, courses and higher preparatory examination - EUC Syd
Vocational Educational Centre South and IB Diploma
Other schools
- Sonderborg School of Music
Musical courses in order to prepare you for secondary school - Southern Jutland’s School of Arts
Basic arts courses, which prepares you for an academy of arts, architecture etc.
Higher education facilities
- The University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
Bachelor, masters and engineering educations - Business Academy Southwest (EASV)
Business programs - Gråsten Landbrugsskole
Agricultural school
The students of Sonderborg spend time together after school on and around the educational institutions.
At Alsion, you will find the Friday bar for students from Alsion, SDU and EASV. There is also a team of students, Introteam, which makes sure that new students are being introduced thoroughly to the town through various activities. In addition to that, Sønderborg Student Foundation makes sure that there are loads of activities and events for young people and students that take place around town.