About Us

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 subjects within humanities, social sciences, information technology, design, engineering, exact sciences, and medicine.

According to the 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings, Aalborg University is ranked 336th worldwide. The university is especially known for its engineering, ranked eighth worldwide and first in Europe in 2021 according to U.S. News & World Report. The motto of the university in Danish is ad nye veje (on new paths).

The idea of a university in the North Jutland Region started in 1961 when the North Jutland Committee for higher education institutions was established. On 19 August 1969 the Aalborg University Association was founded and a planning group was established with Eigil Hastrup as chairman. The same year in December, about 1,000 people from North Jutland demonstrated in front of the Folketinget (the Danish Parliament) for their cause.