Aalborg University Copenhagen/Copenhagen Institute of Technology
Aalborg University has had a campus in Ballerup close to Copenhagen since 2005 as a result of a long and close cooperation with the Copenhagen University College of Engineering (IHK). Both institutions are situated on the same campus, which currently has approximately 1,900 students. More students will follow since we are continually offering a more diverse portfolio of study programmes
Aalborg University Copenhagen also go by the name “Copenhagen Institute of Technology.”
A special work method
At Aalborg University Copenhagen the study programmes are research based. This means that the staff conduct research within the same area as they teach. This gives our students access to the most recent knowledge within the various academic areas, and furthermore they are taught by dedicated people who are enthusiastic about their fields and draw upon a wide variety of teaching materials. This means that teaching materials can come not only from books but also from, for example, articles in current journals.
At Aalborg University we are both nationally and internationally acknowledged for our teaching method, which is known as problem oriented, project work, also often referred to as problembased learning (PBL).
Top-class research
Just as in Aalborg, the activities in Copenhagen are based on research, and span many topics, from Virtual Reality to Mobile Communication to Microbiology. New programmes are continuously being developed and you can find an updated list here.
The Danish Building Research Institute
On January 1, 2007 Aalborg University and the Danish Building Research Institute merged. The merger initiated a comprehensive center for knowledge about the built environment. The goal of the center is to become the leading place of its kind in Denmark and to be considered on par with similar centers internationally.
The new centre offers the best expertise in the country within research, education, consultancy, cooperation with companies, and knowledge dissemination with regard to the built environment, i.e., building and physical planning. Aalborg University and the Danish Building Research Institute currently have 281 researchers and Ph.D. students and the intention is that this number will grow.