Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment  

The university was founded in 1928 and today it has several world class research fields. It is ranked among the top 100 world's best universities, and has a long tradition of partnerships with some of the world's best research institutions and university networks.

The university’s goal is to contribute towards solving the complex global challenges facing the world. The university therefore strives to combine the high level of academic standards of its researchers with collaboration across disciplinary boundaries to combine research in new ways.

This takes place in close contact with the world around us and creates the basis for the university to be internationally competitive within the areas of research, education, talent development and knowledge exchange.

Facts about AU

• Number of students 38,000
• Number of employees 8,000
• Number of Bachelor’s degree graduates 2018  4,512
• Number of Master’s degree graduates 2018      5.203
• Number of PhD graduates 2018 417
• Turnover in 2018 DKK 6,5 billion