Aarhus University, Institute of Business and Technology

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native_name =Aarhus Universitet, Handels- og Ingeniørhøjskolen


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established =January 1 1995
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students =1.600
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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.

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).

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

External links

* [http://www.hih.au.dk/Default.aspx?ID=478 Aarhus University, Institute of Business and Technology Website]
* [http://www.au.dk/en University of Aarhus website]