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Aarhus University (in Danish, Aarhus Universitet), located in the city of Århus, Denmark, is Denmark's second oldest and second largest university (after the University of Copenhagen). The university was founded in 1928 and has an annual enrollment of more than 37,000 students. Aarhus University housed Denmark's first professor of sociology (Theodor Geiger, from 1938–1952)[1] and in 1997 professor Jens Christian Skou received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the sodium-potassium pump.[2]
[edit] HistoryAarhus University was founded on 11 September 1928 as Universitetsundervisningen i Jylland ("University Teaching in Jutland") with an enrollment of 64 students. Classrooms were rented from the Technical College and the teaching corps consisted of one professor of philosophy and four associate professors of Danish, English, German and French. Until then the University of Copenhagen was the only university in Denmark.[3] In 1934 the faculty of humanities got state accreditation, state funding and the right to conduct exams. Until that time students had to go to Copenhagen to complete their studies. In 1936 a faculty of economics and law was created, in 1942 the faculty of divinity was created and the faculty of science was created in 1954. The use of the name Aarhus Universitet began in 1933. Even though the name of the city, Århus, has been spelled with Å since the reform of Danish orthography in 1948, the name of the university insists on the old spelling with Aa. The official English translation of the name is Aarhus University (formerly, The University of Aarhus). The entire campus was designed by the late C.F. Møller, whose firm, C.F. Møller Architects, has remained in charge of its further development, including its most recent additions: five new auditoria, completed in 2001.[4] [edit] British air strike during World War II During the German occupation of Denmark in the Second World War the Gestapo had set up its regional headquarters in two dormitories on the campus. At request of the Danish resistance movement the Royal Air Force bombarded the campus on October 31st 1944, completely levelling the two dormitories to the ground. However one of the aircraft was hit by German guns and was forced to drop its bombs on the main building. The architect C. F. Møller was present in the main building during the air strike but survived and was later dug free from the rubble. However ten workers were killed during the bombardement. It is said that the first thing C. F. Møller asked after his rescue was if "the arches had been destroyed", referring to the masonry arches decorating the main building. He knew that if they had been destroyed there would not have been money for reconstruction. However the arches were not damaged and survive to this day. The airstrike on the University of Aarhus took place in a heavily populated area and the campus was surrounded by two hospitals. To avoid civilian casualties the airstrike only took place after several months of intense training on a model of the campus. [edit] Organization and administrationThe university is governed by a board consisting of 13 members: 8 members recruited outside the university form the majority of the board, 2 members are appointed by the scientific staff, 1 member is appointed by the administrative staff, and 2 members are appointed by the university students. The Rector is appointed by the university board. The rector in turn appoints deans and deans appoint heads of departments. There is no faculty senate and faculty is not involved in the appointment of rector, deans, or department heads. Hence the university has no faculty governance. [5] [edit] FacultiesThe university is organised in eight faculties: 
[edit] Enrollment As of 2007, the number of students is c. 35,000. Each year more than 900 international exchange students come to Aarhus University to study for one or two semesters.[6]. [edit] Student organizationsThe largest student organizations at Aarhus University are the Student Union (Studenterrådet) and Studenterlauget. The Student Union represents the main student body at Aarhus University while Studenterlauget represents the students at Aarhus School of Business. Both the Student Union and Studenterlauget are represented on The University Board.[7] The Student Union also arranges annual concerts and seminars, and publishes the student magazine Delfinen (The Dolphin). There are political students organizations at the university, the largest of which include the Social-Democratic Students (Frit Forum), Conservative Students (Konservative Studenter), and Liberal Students (Liberale Studerende). The Conservative Students union publishes the student magazine Critique. The Liberal Students union publishes the leaflet Minerva. [edit] Campus The campus master plan competition was won in 1931 by the collaborative scheme of Danish architects, Kay Fisker, C.F. Møller, and Poul Stegmann with landscape architect C. Th. Sørensen. The design hosts a wide variety of buildings over a large space, but each building is composed of the same yellow brick and roofing tile, giving the whole campus a unified look. Construction commenced in 1932 and has continued into the 21st century. It was one of the first Danish, functionalist, public buildings and has been included in the Ministry of Culture's canon of Danish architecture. C.F. Møller and his company continued alone on the campus after 1942.[4] [edit] RankingThe university is ranked 93 in the 2008 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities among 17,000 universities in the world[8], and 126 in the world by THES- World University Ranking 2007[9].
The university is ranked number 63 in the 2009 THE–QS World University Rankings and ranked number 2 of universities in nordic countries in the same list An overview of the last years:
[edit] Courses   Aarhus University has both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the following subjects:
[edit] Cheminova controversy and academic freedom at AAUAarhus University is the owner of the chemical manufacturer Cheminova, who controversially has been selling the methyl parathion pesticide to Brazil farmers.[15] In 2009, senior researcher Mette Jensen emailed her colleagues at AAU, asking whether they thought Cheminova should stop selling the controversial pesticides. For this, the university threatened her with dismissal.[16] The university's Pro-Vice-Chancellor Søren E. Frandsen denies that the university had made any mistakes or threatened the freedom of speech and academic freedom of its staff.[17] [edit] Notable Alumni and Staff
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Universitetsparkens Kollegier are located on campus; the other residence halls are spread all over the city. [edit] Partner Universities
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Coordinates: 56°10′N 10°12′E / 56.167°N 10.2°E
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