Silkeborg Højskole

Arts I Ceramics I Jewellery Design I Music I Sport I Outdoor I Brewmaster

A stay at Silkeborg Højskole is the gift of new experiences, insight and knowledge that will broaden your world and deepen your roots. While living with people from different cultural backgrounds you discover who you are and that your contribution to the community matters.

Meet the internationals

Join us for a spring term (January to mid June) or autumn term (August to mid December).

Teaching Style

Our teaching style is based on equality between students and teachers. You are encouraged to speak your mind and partake in discussions from your standpoint. That way we all benefit.

The Danish folk high school is a unique, informal kind of school with no grades, no exams and no formalised objective other than provide meaningful learning experiences for you together with others.

Silkeborg Højskole offers you a combination of challenging classes and a rich social life 24-7. Højskole is about making you forget that you are here to learn by making you engage in every experience in a manner that you have never tried before; whether it is in a class room, on sea kayaking, hiking in nature, planning the next event with your friends, using your hands or mind or enjoying a day in quiet retreat. At Silkeborg Højskole we offer the facilities for all of the above.

How can we help?

Check out our FAQ

Email us at info@silkeborghojskole.dk or call +45 86 82 29 33. 

Are your dreams accompanied by a soundtrack? Do you sleep best under an open sky and with your favourite outdoor gear within easy reach? Do you think in artistic images and see the world in colours? Is exercise as important to you as breathing? Do you have a host of ideas just waiting to be given physical and ceramical shape? ... Or do you just want to try something new? 

Main Subjects

At Silkeborg Højskole we offer five main subjects suitable for non-Danish-speaking students. You attend one main subject for the duration of your stay.

• Art

• Jewellery Design

• Brewmaster

• Ceramics

• Music

• Nature and Outdoor Life

• Sports and Water sports

Existential subjects

Choose two existential subjects. 

Existential subjects explore different aspects of human life. We aim for students to reflect on and gain knowledge of the existential wonders of life. 

Subjects may adhere to a wide range of themes such as:

• Sustainability
• Religion 
• Culture
• Philosophy
• Art 

The list of existential subjects is updated each semester. 

Elective subjects

Choose 3-4 elective subjects. 

Elective subjects often have a practical, physical or creative scope ranging from e.g. handicrafts and arts through song writing to outdoor activities, cooking and beer brewing.

The list of elective subjects is updated each semester. 

Have a look at our facilities

Silkeborg Højskole offers beautiful and well-equipped facilities for all our subject acitivties.

Music: A fully-equipped music house with sound studios, control room and rehearsal rooms.

Ceramics: Two well-equipped pottery workshops, 16 electric pottery wheels, glaze department, two pottery kilns, three raku kilns and everything in tools.

Art: Large art workshop and studio.

Nature and Outdoor life: Sustainable open-air building, nature park with a large firehouse and shelter, kayaks and canoes.

Sports and water sports: Indoor pool, sports hall and fitness room. Mountain bikes, kayaks and a outdoor double beach volleyball court.  

Jewellery Design: A brand new and fully equipped jewelry workshop with space for 16 students. Here you will have access to professional tools, materials, and a calm working environment.

Brewmaster: Private brewery with a capacity of up to 450 liters and professional barista equipment.

A Danish folk high school in the lake district

Silkeborg Højskole is located in beautiful central Jutland right by the lake; Silkeborg Langsø.

As a student you have easy access to explore the local landscape, and city life is just a short walk, bike or canoe ride away. The town of Silkeborg offers a host of shops, cosy cafes and cultural sights as well as train and bus connections if you wish to visit Aarhus; Denmark’s second-largest city only 35 minutes out.