Aarhus University, Aarhus

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), founded in 1928, is a prominent public research university located in Aarhus. It is recognized as the largest and the second-oldest university in the country. The university is a member of several prestigious international and European academic associations such as the Coimbra Group, the Guild, the Utrecht Network, and the European University Association, underlining its significant role in the global academic community.

The university's academic structure includes five faculties-Arts, Natural Sciences, Technical Sciences, Health, and Business and Social Sciences-spanning twenty-seven departments. This broad spectrum of disciplines supports a rich environment for research and education, evident in its thirty internationally recognized research centers and fifteen Centres of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation.

Aarhus University has achieved international acclaim, being ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide. It is also noted for its aesthetic appeal, having been ranked in the top 10 of the most beautiful universities in Europe by Times Higher Education in 2018.

The university has an impressive list of alumni who have made significant contributions in various fields. Notable figures include Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of the C++ programming language; Queen Margrethe II of Denmark; Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark; and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, a former Prime Minister of Denmark and Secretary General of NATO. Additionally, the university has ties to Nobel Laureates such as Jens Christian Skou (Chemistry, 1997), who conducted his award-winning research on the Na/K-ATPase at the university, as well as Trygve Haavelmo (Economics, 1989), and Dale T. Mortensen (Economics, 2010), enhancing its reputation as a center of scholarly excellence.