Aarhus University has appointed the first nine of the fourteen new vice-deans who will play a central role in establishing and developing the university's new academic and administrative structure.

2011.02.22 | Thomas Sørensen

An internal round of applications has resulted in the appointment of the first nine of the fourteen new vice-deans who will work to strengthen AU's core activities. The new vice-deans will not only assume a major role in the daily management of the four main academic areas. They will also participate in the interfaculty fora which will soon become part of the university's structure as a consequence of the academic development process. In cooperation with other members of university management, including the four deans, the vice-deans will help develop joint strategies for education, research, talent development and outreach activities.

The nine new vice-deans will officially assume their duties on 1 March. Later this spring, they will be joined by five more vice-deans. The call for applications will be announced this week.

The new vice-deans are:

Aarhus Faculty of Arts

Vice-Dean for Knowledge Exchange: Associate Professor Jan Ifversen, Section of European Studies Head of the Department of History and Area Studies

Aarhus Faculty of Science and Technology

Vice-Dean of Education: Associate Professor Tom Vindbæk Madsen, Department of Biology Director of Studies for Biology, Sport Science, Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine

Vice-Dean of Talent Development: Professor Jes Madsen, Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy

Vice-Dean of Knowledge Transfer: Deputy Director General of NERI Dr Kurt Nielsen

Aarhus Faculty of Health Sciences

Vice-Dean of Education: Professor Berit Eika, Centre Director, Unit for Medical Education

Vice-Dean of Talent Development: Professor MSO Lise Wogensen Bach, Biochemical Pathology Research Laboratory, Institute of Clinical Medicine

Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences

Vice-Dean of Education: Vice-Dean of Education at ASB Dr Peder Østergaard

Vice-Dean of Talent Development: Head of the Department of Economics Dr Per Baltzer Overgaard

Vice-Dean of Knowledge Transfer: Associate Professor Frank Pedersen, Director of Studies for Master's degree programmes in business economics, ASB