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AARHUS UNIVERSITY
BASIC INFORMATION:
BRIEF HISTORY:
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Located in Aarhus, Denmark
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University's motto is: Solidum petit in profundis, meaning “Seek a firm footing in the depths”
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Aarhus university has approximately 38,000 students
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Student-faculty ratio is 5:1
• Founded on 11 September 1928 with just 78 students
• Established by King Christian X
MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES AND COURSES IN ENGLISH:
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The University of Aarhus offers only 3 bachelor’s programmes in English (Cognitive Science, Economics and Business Administration – this one is located in Aarhus and Herning)
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There are 71 master’s degree programmes taught in English such as Geophysics, Soils and Global Change, Visual Anthropology etc.
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Application costs 750 DKK (around 100€), the danish programmes are free for international students, programmes taught in English have to be paid
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As a non-Aarhus University student you can participate in one of Summer courses (list for next summer will be available in January)
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ALUMNI:
SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:
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3 Nobel Prize laureates
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4 Danish Olympic gold medal winners
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Margrethe II (current danish Queen)
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Frederik (Crown Prince of Denmark)
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Bjarne Stroustrup (developer of the C++ programming language)
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Jens Christian Skou (Nobel laureate in chemistry)
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Lene Vestergaard Hau (Physicist, Proffesor at Harvard University)
CAMPUS INFO:
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Aarhus University Campus is considered as one of the 10 most beautiful campuses in the world by Huffington Post
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Campuses in Aarhus, Herning, Emdrup
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Multiple libraries including The Royal Library
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6 University museums
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Students organizations prepare typical „Friday bars“
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canteens, cafés, sport facilities, parks and more
REQUIREMENTS:
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