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==Education== {{see also|List of educational institutions in Aarhus}} [[File:Aarhus Universitets hovedbygning set fra parken-cropped.jpg|thumb|right|[[Aarhus University]]]] Aarhus is the principal centre for education in the Jutland region. It draws students from a large area, especially from the western and southern parts of the peninsula. The relatively large influx of young people and students creates a natural base for cultural activities.<ref name=etb>{{cite web|url=http://australia.etbnews.com/117939/aarhus-denmarks-city-of-smiles-3/|title=Aarhus, Denmark's City of Smiles|publisher=ETB News|access-date=26 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808142527/http://australia.etbnews.com/117939/aarhus-denmarks-city-of-smiles-3/|archive-date=8 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Aarhus has the greatest concentration of students in Denmark, fully 12% of citizens attending short, medium or long courses of study. In addition to around 25 institutions of higher education, several research forums have evolved to assist in the transfer of expertise from education to business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aarhus2017.dk/projektet/aarhus-styrkepositioner/uddannelse|title=Uddannelse|publisher=Aarhus 2017|access-date=26 July 2014|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808142522/http://www.aarhus2017.dk/projektet/aarhus-styrkepositioner/uddannelse|archive-date=8 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is home to more than 52,000 students.<ref>Aarhus Kommune: [http://www.aarhus.dk/aarhus/Uddannelse-i-Aarhus/Boliger.aspx Boliger] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925115327/http://www.aarhus.dk/aarhus/Uddannelse-i-Aarhus/Boliger.aspx |date=25 September 2015}}</ref>{{when|date=October 2017}} Since 2012, [[Aarhus University]] (AU) has been the largest university in Denmark by number of students enrolled.<ref name="businessaarhus.dk">{{cite web |url=http://www.businessaarhus.dk/da/NewsList/2011/4-kvartal/Aarhus-Universitet-runder-40-000-studerende.aspx |title=Aarhus Universitet runder 40.000 studerende: Business Aarhus |publisher=Businessaarhus.dk |access-date=10 July 2014 |language=da |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011134105/http://www.businessaarhus.dk/da/NewsList/2011/4-kvartal/Aarhus-Universitet-runder-40-000-studerende.aspx |archive-date=11 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is [[University ranking|ranked]] among the top 100 universities in the world by several of the most influential and respected rankings. The university has approximately 41,500 [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor]] and [[Master's degree|Master]] students enrolled as well as about 1,500 PhD students.<ref name="businessaarhus.dk"/> It is possible to engage in higher academic studies in many areas, from the traditional spheres of [[natural science]], [[humanities]] and theology to more vocational academic areas like engineering and [[dentistry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.au.dk/en/about/profile/history/25kapitlerafuniversitetetshistorie/facultyoftheology/|title=Faculty of Theology|publisher=Aarhus University|access-date=1 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203040/http://www.au.dk/en/about/profile/history/25kapitlerafuniversitetetshistorie/facultyoftheology/|archive-date=12 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Aarhus Tech]] is one of the largest technical colleges in Denmark, teaching undergraduate study programmes in English, including [[vocational education and training]] (VET), continuing vocational training (CVT), and [[human resource development]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aarhustech.dk/english/english/aarhus-tech-international/services|title=AARHUS TECH International services|publisher=Aarhustech.dk|access-date=1 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043003/http://aarhustech.dk/english/english/aarhus-tech-international/services|archive-date=8 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Business Academy Aarhus]] is among the largest business academies in Denmark and offers undergraduate and some academic degrees, in [[IT]], business and technical fields. The academic level technical aspects are covered in a collaboration with Aarhus Tech, [[Aarhus School of Marine and Technical Engineering]] and [[Aarhus Educational Centre for Agriculture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baaa.dk/about-us/about-business-academy-aarhus/ |title=About Business Academy Aarhus |publisher=Business Academy Aarhus |access-date=16 May 2017}}</ref> The [[Danish School of Media and Journalism]] (DMJX) is the oldest and largest of the colleges, offering journalism courses since 1946, with approximately 1,700 students as of 2014. DMJX has been an independent institution since 1974, conducting research and teaching at undergraduate level, and in 2004, master's courses in journalism was established in a collaboration with Aarhus University. The latter is offered through the Centre for University studies in journalism, granting degrees through the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mundusjournalism.com/universities/uni-dsj|title=The Danish School of Media and Journalism|publisher=Mundusjournalism.com|access-date=1 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727121548/http://mundusjournalism.com/universities/uni-dsj|archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> The [[Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg|Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus]] (''Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium'') is a [[conservatoire]], established under the auspices of the [[Ministry of Culture (Denmark)|Danish Ministry of Culture]] in 1927. In 2010, it merged administratively with the Royal Academy of Music in Aalborg, which was founded in 1930.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masterstudies.co.uk/universities/Denmark/The-Royal-Academy-of-Music-Det-Jyske-Musikkonservatorium/|title=The Royal Academy of Music β Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium|publisher=Masterstudies.co.uk|access-date=1 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808061517/http://www.masterstudies.co.uk/universities/Denmark/The-Royal-Academy-of-Music-Det-Jyske-Musikkonservatorium/|archive-date=8 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under the patronage of His Royal Highness [[Frederik X|Crown Prince Frederik]], it offers graduate level studies in areas such as music teaching, and solo and professional musicianship. [[VIA University College]] was established in January 2008 and is one of eight new regional organisations offering [[bachelor's degree|bachelor]] courses of all kinds, throughout the [[Central Denmark Region]]. It offers over 50 higher educations, taught in Danish or sometimes in English, with vocational education and it participates in various research and development projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viauc.com/about/Pages/about-us.aspx|title=About VIA|publisher=Viauc.com|access-date=1 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729104641/http://www.viauc.com/about/Pages/about-us.aspx|archive-date=29 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Aarhus School of Architecture]] (''Arkitektskolen Aarhus'') was founded in 1965. Along with the [[Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts]] of Copenhagen, it is responsible for the education of architects in Denmark. With an enrolment of approximately 900 students, it teaches in five main departments: architecture and aesthetics, urban and landscape, architectonic heritage, design and architectural design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Arkitektur/Arkitekturinstitutioner/Arkitektskolen_Aarhus|title=Arkitektskolen Aarhus|publisher=[[Gyldendal]]|access-date=1 August 2014|language=da}}</ref>
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