Aarhus University

public university in Aarhus, Denmark

Key facts

Motto: Solidum petit in profundis ( Latin )
Motto in english: Seek a firm footing in the depths
Type: Public research university
Established: 11 September 1928 ; 97 years ago ( 1928-09-11 )
Academic affiliation: Coimbra Group , EUA , Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities
Budget: DKK 7 Billion (EUR 933 Million) (2021)
Rector: Brian Bech Nielsen
Administrative staff: 8,300 (FTEs)
Students: 38,000 (2021)
Colours: AU-Blue
Website: international.au.dk

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Aarhus University (Danish: Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Utrecht Network of European universities and is a member of the European University Association.

The university was founded in 1928 in Aarhus, Denmark. It comprises five faculties - Arts, Natural Sciences, Technical Sciences, Health, and Business and Social Sciences - and a total of twenty-seven departments. It is home to over thirty internationally recognised research centres, including fifteen centres of excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation.