Aarhus University, Institute of Business and Technology

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Aarhus University, Institute of Business and Technology
Aarhus Universitet, Handels- og Ingeniørhøjskolen
Established January 1 1995
Type Business and Engineering University
President Erik Ernø-Kjølhede
Staff 225
Students 1.600
Location Herning, Denmark
56°7′46″N 9°1′39″E / 56.12944°N 9.0275°E / 56.12944; 9.0275Coordinates: 56°7′46″N 9°1′39″E / 56.12944°N 9.0275°E / 56.12944; 9.0275
Website http://www.hih.au.dk

University of Aarhus, Institute of Business and Technology (AU-IBT) is an educational institution offering study programmes in business economics, international business languages and communication as well as management and engineering at the same institution.

Several of the programmes offered at AU-IBT are directed towards both Danish and foreign students and are taught in English.

The institution has more than 1.600 students. About one half is full-time students and the other half part-time students.

In 2006 AU-IBT merged with the University of Aarhus.

[edit] History

AU-IBT was founded in 1995 as a merger between Engineering School Vestjysk Teknikum and the Business School Midtjysk Handelshøjskolecenter under the name Herning Institute of Business Administration and Technology (HIBAT). A new residence, drawn by Danish Architect Henning Larsen, was erected at Birk Centerpark 15 in Herning.

When, by January 1 2006, HIBAT merged with University of Aarhus the name was changed to Aarhus University, Institute of Business and Technology (AU-IBT).

[edit] Programmes in English

  • B.Sc. in Global Management and Manufacturing
  • B.Sc. in International Management
  • B.A. in International Communications and Multimedia
  • M.Sc. in Innovation Management
  • M.Sc. in Technology Based Business Development

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