Aalborg University is a Danish public university with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen founded in 1974.
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20 Facts About Aalborg University
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On 19 August 1969 the Aalborg University Association was founded and a planning group was established with Eigil Hastrup as chairman.
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On 1 September 1974, Aalborg University Center was inaugurated by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
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Aalborg University Copenhagen was formed in collaboration with the engineering college in Copenhagen in 2003.
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In 2010, Aalborg University established a faculty of Medicine and created a medical education.
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Since Aalborg University was founded in 1974 the university has had a total of 5 rectors in office.
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Aalborg University is highly ranked within the subject of engineering and has, for the last five years, been ranked in top 10 by US News.
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Aalborg University is governed by a board consisting of 11 members as follows:.
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Aalborg University Esbjerg was created through a merger of Engineering College Esbjerg and Aalborg University in 1995.
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Since the merger, the number of applicants for Aalborg University Esbjerg has risen steadily and therefore there have been a need for extensions of the physical environment in several stages.
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Aalborg University offers programmes in information technology, with a Department of Software and Media Technology.
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Aalborg University Library is a public research library for the North Jutland region.
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The library's primary mission is to support research and education at Aalborg University by providing appropriate information and documentation.
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The main branch of the University Library is located at Kroghstræde 3 in Aalborg, which is linked to smaller branches located on other campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen.
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Aalborg University Press was founded in 1978 and it focuses on political science, sociology, media and cultural studies.
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The majority of authors are affiliated with Aalborg University, but few of the authors are international scholars, since AU is an international orientated University.
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Aalborg University is among the leading universities in the world within health technology research, wireless communication, energy, computer science, innovation economics and comparative welfare studies.
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Aalborg University is a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities, which was founded in 1997 by 10 European universities.
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