AU Herning is Aarhus University's department for research and higher education located in Herning, Denmark. AU Herning is part of School of Business and Social Sciences and the department's focus is on education excellence and offers six undergraduate and two graduate study programmes as well as a number of part-time studies all within engineering, business economics, management and communication and multimedia.

AU Herning’s study programmes are based on interaction across professional boundaries as well as close interaction with students and the surrounding business community. However, AU Herning is developing distance- and e-learning to provide educational opportunities in evolving markets. Furthermore, all study programmes have an innovative and international perspective. For example approximately 40% of our students spend at least six months of their period of study at a foreign engineering college, university or company.

Furthermore, AU Herning is home to a number of externally funded knowledge and research centres, including one Nordic Centre of Excellence. Research is anchored with four professorships and includes innovation and business development, entrepreneurship, energy technologies, IT development, climate adaptation and the wind energy industry.

AU Herning has approximately 2,000 students (about 1,500 are full-time students and 500 part-time students). Approximately 20% of the full-time students come from other countries than Denmark. AU Hernings has around 100 full time employees, including technical and administrative personnel. Additionally, AU Herning employs 100 part-time teachers.

AU Herning has an annual budget close to DKK 100 mio. plus DKK 50 mio. in external funding. Unique in the Danish university system, AU Herning receives funding from five surrounding municipalities supporting entrepreneurial studies and business mentor programmes of its students.

AU Herning offers full-time courses leading to the following degrees:

• Bachelor of Science in International Business - taught in Danish
• Bachelor of Science in International Business - taught in English
• Bachelor of Arts in International Communication and Multimedia - taught in English
• Bachelor of Engineering in Global Management and Manufacturing - taught in English
• Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Design Engineering - taught in English
• Bachelor of Science in Business Development - taught in Danish
• Master of Science in Marketing and Business Innovation - taught in English
• Master of Science in Engineering (Technology Based Business Development) - taught in English

In addition, AU Herning offers a full-time 1 year course leading to access to tertiary education and a number of bachelor-level part-time studies leading to diplomas in:

• Business Administration - taught in Danish.
• Leadership

Besides offering degree courses, AU Herning is also home to a number of R&D centres and projects. Read more about the R&D centres.

General information on higher education in Denmark can be obtained from the following homepages:

• Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation: www.vtu.dk
• Danish Ministry of Education: www.uvm.dk
• CIRIUS: www.ciriusonline.dk