 Population in the Municipality in Aalborg:
210.027
 Number of students: 64.505 students(about
4.000 international at UCN and AAU)
 Aalborg is a knowledge and industrial city
 English video: https://vimeo.com/188618577
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What’s Aalborg
International House North Denmark
One-Stop-Shop for international residents in North Denmark
Regional focus
Main purpose is to attract receive and retain international
qualified work force in North Denmark.
Diversity
Creativity
Innovation
Growth
Project justification
Target group
• The number of employed
international residents in the
region has risen by 73 %
since 2009.
• We wil need more work force
in the furture in North
Denmark
•26 % of the work force in the
private sector work for
international owned
companies
• In 2016 there were 25.935
internationals in jobs.
Number of employed international
residents in Nordjylland
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Residence in Denmark
Without residence in Denmark (commuters)
Total number of employed foreign nationals
• In addition, there are accompanying
spouses, refugees and students from other
countries living in Nordjylland.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
North Denmark
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
UCN / AAU
International students
International staff department
COMPANY NETWORK
access2innovation
advisory board
Business departments / clusters
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Ethnic Danish Entrepreneurs Network - EDEN
International Startup Service
The Business Factory and KICKSTART
CIVIL SOCIETY
Organizations for students (AIESEC, Studylife, I-Life, ASR)
Organizations for expats (Xpat Network North, Rotary International,
Aalborg International Friends)
JOBCENTER INTERNATIONAL
Job seeking and job counseling. Information about
løntilskud, internships, education, and work and
living conditions in Denmark.
PUBLIC SERVICES
One-Stop Shop of public services
International Citizen Service, SKAT, Statsforvaltningen,
STAR, WorkinDenmark
SERVICES
Job seeking
• Guidance in relation to job
seeking and job counseling
• Information about løntilskud,
internship and education
• Jobs for spouses through
Workindenmark’s spouse program
• Guide and information about
work and living conditions in
Denmark
Networking and leisure / cultural
offers
• Events
• Sports and culture fair
• Social networking through AIESEC,
I-Life, Aalborg Student Radio, Xpat
Network North, Elsk Aalborg,
Aalborg International Friends
Entrepreneurship
•International Startup Service:
support program for start-up
companies run by international
citizens
• Networking and counseling
• Workshops and courses for
entrepreneurs
•International Startup Café
Global Growth Agents
 Acceptance fra Language centre, UCN og AAU
 Global Growth Agents programme (2 year programme)
 28 students pr year (14 from UCN og 14 from AAU based on
applications)
 Educational programme with Danish language classes,
understanding working culture and rules etc.., innovation,
individual mentor, enterpreneurseminars and possible SME
training
 Result= student job or internship
Job and business-related programs 2016-2018
 Global Growth Agents - 1 programs per year of 28students - in total 3 programs for 84 students. Inspiration
from Work-Live-Stay program in Southern Denmark.
 Expat Host Program -2 programs per year of 25 students - in total 6 programs for 150 students. A mixture
of CPHs host program and mentor program.
 Spouse Space - 8 training courses throughout the project period. In total 100 accompanying spouses
participating in 8 training courses on how to enter the Danish labor market.
 Market focus - 4 events throughout the project period involving a total of 40 companies from North Jutland
and 100 international citizens.
 Individual business seminars - 4 seminars by large companies based in North Denmark with the
participation of 100 international citizens.
 Building of international contacts and network - Participate in at least two EU funded projects - Actively
participate in the Nordic TAM cooperation - Be visible at foreign seminars / fairs - Visibility in social and
professional media.
 Global Outlook Strategy Program- 3 training courses on diversity management and other topics related to
expanding abroad
 EURES - recruitment of qualified labor across national borders within the EU
Entrepreneurship activities 2016 – 2018
 The actors in the house cover all of the links in the
entrepreneurship value chain:
- Starting a business (International Startup Service)
- Development of business plan (International Startup
Service and Ethnic Danish Entrepreneur Network)
- Upscaling (The Business Factory and KickStart AAU)
- Investing in the business concept (The Business
Factory)
• 3 matchmaking seminars between newly started ethnic
entrepreneurs and North Denmark businesses
How many companies participated and
how many answered the survey?
The survey was sent to around 500 companies in
North Jutland:
 78 opened the survey
 64 filled out the survey
What types of companies participated?
 67 from the private sector
 9 public sector organizations
 2 ‘other’ – organizations that lie
between the private and public sector
Who answered the survey?
 75% are in positions of leadership
 13% work in human resources
 12% are in communications
Has your company had difficulty finding
the staff they need in North Jutland?
7%
Yes
35%
58%
No
Don't know
35% of the responding companies
have had difficulty finding the
workers they need in North
Jutland. This points to a need for
attracting more qualified workers
to the region.
Does your company employ international staff?
0
Yes
51%
49%
No
Don't know
A high percentage of the
responding companies have
international staff.
Would your company consider hiring more
international employees in the future?
(Companies that already have international
staff)
100%
Yes
100% of companies that already
have international employees
would consider hiring more in
the future.
0%
0%
No
Don't know
What percentage of the companies who
have international staff are satisfied with
those employees?
5%
95%
95% of companies that have hired international staff
members are satisfied with them.
Advantages of having international staff
members
13%
Language knowledge in a language other
than Danish
19%
Market knowledge knowledge of a
particular market
7%
Cultural knowledge knowledge of a
particular culture
Good work Ethic
16%
23%
No benefit
22%
Other
Especially 1) Market knowledge, 2) Cultural knowledge and
3) Language skills are the biggest advantages of international
employees. The relative large group "Others" covers several
elements, but the most important factor is number 1., that the
foreign workforce is more highly qualified and competent in general.
Challenges of having international workers
(Companies that have international staff)
5%
3%
Lack of Danish language skills
17%
52%
Lack of understanding about the
Danish culture and rules
Employee having difficulties with
integration at the workplace
Employee having difficulties with
integration in North Jutland
32%
Accompanying spouses having
difficulties with integration
23%
41%
5%
5%
Official paperwork (it is practically
difficult to hire international
employees)
Difficult to understand the
international employees'
competences
No challenges
Thank you for your time and attention
Contact: Lasse Frimand Jensen
[email protected]
www.ihnd.dk