Aalborg University Copenhagen, also referred to as AAU CPH, is a university campus operated by
Aalborg University
Aalborg University (AAU) is an international public university with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1974, the university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subje ...
in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
, Denmark. It is home to all of Aalborg University's educational and research activities in the
Greater Copenhagen area. The buildings, located at
Teglholmen, are a former
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications industry, telecommunications, technology company, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, originally established as a pulp mill in 1 ...
research & development center.
AAU CPH offers 10
undergraduate programmes (
bachelor degrees
A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years (d ...
) and 24 Master programmes
graduate programmes (
master degrees), both within the fields of natural sciences and humanities. The programmes are mostly taught in English. Aalborg University Copenhagen has approximately 4,000 students and 600 employees. The campus is also home to a number for innovative startup businesses at Sydhavnen close to central Copenhagen.
Research
Research activities at AAU CPH are an integrated part of Aalborg University's activities at the three campuses in Aalborg, Copenhagen, and Esbjerg and are carried out in collaboration with a wide variety of research institutions as well as public and private corporations. Researchers and PhD fellows from Aalborg Universities departments are represented at AAU CPH and contributes with research and knowledge production within as varied areas as virtual reality, sound and music computing, mobile communication, sustainable energy sources, organisational communications and processes of democracy in
Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...
.
Study and work method
A trademark of Aalborg University is its unique pedagogic model of teaching:
Problem-Based Project Work at AAU CPH
the problem-based, project-organized model. With this method a great part of the semester teaching and student work revolves around complex real-life problems that the students wonder about and try to find answers to in scientific manners while working together in groups. The more traditional forms of teaching are of course also used, e.g. lectures, courses, seminars, classroom training, laboratory work and workshops.
Research-based education
At AAU CPH the study programs are research based. Teaching materials at AAU CPH come not only from books but also from, for example, articles in current journals.
Danish Building Research Institute
On 1 January 2007 Aalborg University and the Danish Building Research Institute merged. The merger initiated a comprehensive centre for knowledge about the built environment. The goal of the centre is to become the leading place of its kind in Denmark and to be considered on par with similar centres internationally.
References
External links
Aalborg University Copenhagen - aau-cph.dk
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2005 establishments in Denmark
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Universities and colleges established in 2005
University and college campuses in Copenhagen
Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave