Universities in new report: Students from Bangladesh struggle academically and receive lower grades

26 August 2025 Article

The Ministry of Higher Education and Science has just published the results of a survey on the increasing number of students from Bangladesh and Nepal. Denmark’s eight universities report on the large influx of students from these two countries. The report paints a picture of a group of students facing academic challenges.

26 August 2025 Article

AU Encyclopedia: Aarhus University from A to Z

If you’ve come to study at AU from abroad, in addition to getting used to the climate, the food and biking up and down all those hills, you also need to learn the lingo you need to survive and thrive as a student here. What are academic regulations? What’s a Friday bar? And is an AU VIP some kind of celebrity? Hint: no... Or well, it depends on the ego of the VIP you ask...

26 August 2025 Article

Who are the new students of 2025 – besides being 21–22-year-old general upper secondary graduates with 2.1 gap years to their name

This year, 29,223 students have been offered a place at one of the country’s universities – 7,436 of them at AU. But what characterises the new cohort of students? At Omnibus, we have attempted to sketch an overall picture of the class of 2025.

25 August 2025 Article

New student at AU? Here’s how you life-hack your study start

How do you survive on state educational grant, how can you make the exam period easier for yourself, and how do you avoid social and academic panic at the start of studies at AU? We asked six experienced AU students for their best study hacks. Be patient and open-minded, the five students say. One of them reminds us that the sooner you fall behind with the books, the longer you have to catch up.

25 August 2025 Article

Usually off-limits – but now you can reach the top of the Book Tower

One of Aarhus’ best views is usually closed to the public. However, during Aarhus Festival, you have the chance to climb to the top of the Book Tower at the Royal Danish Library.

25 August 2025 Article

The Aarhus University Research Foundation is co-founder of new venture fund raising DKK 600 million for knowledge-based innovation

The Aarhus University Research Foundation is establishing a new venture fund in collaboration with HEARTLAND, Norlys and Salling Group. According to rector Brian Bech Nielsen, the foundation will, among other things, enable researchers and students at Aarhus University to transform research and innovation into knowledge-intensive businesses.

22 August 2025 Opinion

COLUMN: The choice you’ve made deserves respect – even from yourself

Do you doubt whether you’ve chosen the right course of study – and whether it’s taking you in the right direction? Most people do. Dean of Arts Maja Horst also had doubts about her choice of study on several occasions. Her advice is: leave the idea of the degree programme of your dreams behind but give your choice of study the respect it deserves. And allow yourself the time to shape a meaningful education together with your fellow students and instructors.