About Aalborg University in Copenhagen
About Aalborg University in Copenhagen
2.750 students
Organisation
The Aalborg University Board is the highest authority of AAU, and the University’s Rector Per Michael Johansen is responsible for the day-to-day management of AAU.
OrganisationDirector of campus and Shared Services CPH at Aalborg University in Copenhagen
The director of campus at Aalborg University in Copenhagen, Martin Vive Iv?, is responsible for the overall operation and development of campus. The campus director also manages Shared Services CPH which is the central administrative department on campus.?
The campus counsil
The campus council consits of members from different faculties and instituts who among other things shall ensure the development of the interdisciplinary collaborative projects and strengthen the professional and social environment at Aalborg University in Copenhagen. In addition, the campus council shall advice the executive management and the director of campus and shall serve as a forum for the development of ideas, cooperation, and coordination of joint efforts on campus.
| Aalborg University in Copenhagen: Overriding figures | |
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| 1992 | The master programme Social Work is initiated and is at first solely established in Copenhagen. |
| 2002 | AAU offers the study programme Medialogy in Copenhagen. |
| 2005 | A collaboration between AAU and Ingeni?rh?jskolen in Copenhagen is established and AAU moves most of its activities to Ballerup where Ingeni?rh?jskolen is located. |
| 2007 | The state's Department of the Built Environment researches (SBi) is formally infused at AAU. |
| 2012 | The collaboration between AAU and Ingeni?rh?jskolen ceases and AAU takes over Nokia's buildings at A. C. Meyers V?nge and Frederikskaj i Copenhagen's South Harbour and establishes an actual campus. At the same time, a wide range of study programmes are offered. |
| 2013 | The state's Department of the Built Environment researches (SBi) moves physically into campus. |
| 2014 | Around 4000 students are enrolled at AAU in Copenhagen and with it campus has its highest numbers of students ever. |
| 2015 | As part of the royal Danish state visit, the Dutch royal couple and the Danish crown prince couple visit AAU in Copenhagen, where they participate in round-table discussions on "the happy society" together with researchers and students of AAU. |
| 2017 | A collaboration between Samsung and AAU is established and the SMILE lab (Samsung Media Innovation lab) is subsequently established on campus. |
| 2020 | In several rounds, AAU further sharpens its profile in Copenhagen, closes a number of programmes and focuses in particular on educating students with a particular focus on filling the areas that are in high demand on the Copenhagen education market. New education programmes with a special focus on sustainability and IT are being established. |
| 2021 | A new basic research center, PREDICT, with a focus on chronic bowel disorders, is established at AAU in Copenhagen. |
| 2022 | The education portfolio is further strengthened in connection with the government's regionalization plan. From 2030 onwards, AAU in Copenhagen will primarily be a specialized STEM campus with a particular focus on sustainability and IT. |
