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PETER DAMGAARD KRISTENSENKOMMUNIKATIONSMEDARBEJDER

AARHUSUNIVERSITY 16 AUGUST 2010

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Destination Europe: Washington DC, 11 April 2013

Ole Steen Nielsen, Vice Dean for ResearchFaculty of Health, Aarhus University, Denmark

Opportunities in DenmarkFocus on Aarhus University

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›Young, modern and international university ›Among the world top 100 universities

(Leiden 51)›Leading public research university ›Covers the entire research spectrum›4 faculties›43,000 students. 10% international ›11,000 staff members. 79 different

nationalitiesArts

Business and Social Sciences

Science and technology

Health

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Our overall mission is to improve the population’s health

through:

Research

Talent development

Education at an international competitive level

Ensure the dissemination and knowledge

exchange across the full range of fields in the health profession

Mission of Health

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What makes AU Health special?• Strong scientific environment• Many international groups• Well developed PhD program• Unique campus• Strong local support/infrastructure• Close to city and surroundings• A foreseeable city• “Buses on time”

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Five strong institutes at Health

BIOMEDICIN

PUBLIC HEALTH(Sport)

ODONTOLOGYFORENSIC MEDICINE

CLINICAL MEDICINE

900 researchers. 670 PhD

students

Largest

University

Hospital in

North Europe

(2018)

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International interdisciplinary centres

at Health EMBL

Nano research Neuroresearch Psychiatry Molecular medicine Public health Diabetes Academy Cancer research and many more

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Aarhus University is an international university and therefore integration has a

high priority!

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› Online resource for internationals working/living in Denmark

› Helpdesk open daily. Welcome packages and guides

› International employee-seminars about staff related issues

› Free language courses on campus

› Everybody speaks English

Integration means high services to international academic staff at Health

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› Obtaining the necessary permits and documentation

› Individual job search planning for spouses

› Spouse community and family activities

› International kindergarten and school

› Free welfare (GP and hospitals)

› And many more

Integration means high services to international spouse and family

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT?

› Mobility stipends› Personal national scholarships› Travel grants› Support for networking› Guest professorships› Company supported stipends› Tenure track (from 2013)› Aarhus Institute of Advanced

Studies (2013)

April 2013

AARHUSUNIVERSITYAarhus Institute of Advanced

Studies30-40 attractive fellowships (1-3 years)

Freedom to pursue your own research full time

Connect with world class research environments at AU

Located on campus in state-of-the-art facilities

www.aias.au.dk

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Aarhus is an attractive Aarhus is an attractive possibility possibility

Hope to see some of you!Hope to see some of you!