Aarhus University (AU)
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Founded Date January 1, 1900
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Aarhus University (AU) is a leading public research university located in Aarhus, Denmark. Established in 1928, it is the country’s second-largest and second-oldest university. AU is an active member of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, the Utrecht Network, and the European University Association, strengthening its position as a globally connected institution.
The university is organized into five faculties—Arts, Natural Sciences, Technical Sciences, Health, and Business and Social Sciences—covering 27 departments. It is home to more than 30 internationally recognized research centers, including 15 Centres of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation. Over the years, Aarhus University has produced prominent alumni such as Bjarne Stroustrup, inventor of C++, Queen Margrethe II, King Frederik X, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Danish Prime Minister and NATO Secretary General.
AU’s academic achievements also include Nobel Prize winners. Jens Christian Skou received the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the Na/K-ATPase, and two Nobel Laureates in Economics, Trygve Haavelmo (1989) and Dale T. Mortensen (2010), were affiliated with the university.