Aarhus University has established itself as a leading international institution. The old main campus is situated in the centre of Aarhus in a beautiful, yellow-brick campus in the centre of Aarhus. This main campus includes an attractive park that hosts student social activities and events, concerts and is available for all city residents to enjoy.
The city of Aarhus is situated on the Eastern cost of Jutland, the large peninsula in Denmark. The city is thus surrounded by cost line and beaches to the east, forests to the south and to the west beautiful hilly area with lakes and streams. The city of Aarhus is home to more than 300.000 people.
Aarhus University was established in 1928 and is today the largest educational institution in Aarhus with a total of 37,000 students covering nine scientific areas and a staff of 10,00o employees.
The university consists of nine main scientific areas along with commercial research activities.
Aarhus University is a comprehensive research-based university that gives priority to graduate and PhD level. Currently Aarhus University has 1,500 PhD students with an aim to double this number within the next few years. Similarly graduate students outnumber bachelor students at AU.
Aarhus University is a leading European research institution managing 13 centres of excellence supported by the Danish National Research Foundation. In all degree programmes, research and education are closely associated to ensure the depths of the programmes. As evidence of the successful research carried out at AU, Professor Jens Christian Skou was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his mapping of the sodium-potassium pump.
AU ranks 63 on the 2009 THE-QS and 97 on the 2009 Shanghai Jiao Tong University list.
Aarhus University has been a highly active participant in the Bologna Process and is the only Danish university with the ECTS-Label.
Education
- 79 Bachelor degrees, of which 8 is taught in English.
- 104 Master’s degrees, of which 42 is taught in English.
- 43 part-time Master’s degrees, of which 1 is taught in English
Aarhus University, Denmark
Web: www.au.dk/en
Contact: University of Aarhus
Poul Bounde, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ulla Gjørling, ug@adm.au.dk
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