Organisation and management
The Board
The Board is Aarhus University’s highest authority, and its mandate is to promote the university’s interests as an institution of research and education. The Board determines the framework for the university's organisation and sets long-term goals for its activities and development.
The Rector’s Office
The Rector’s Office consists of the Rector, the Pro-Rector and the University Director. The Rector is responsible for the day-to-day management of the university within the framework set by the Board. The other two members of the Rector's Office perform their duties and responsibilities by authority of the Rector. The Rector’s Office is supported by the Rector’s Staff, the Management Secretariat and the Press Office.
The Rector’s Office publishes a weekly newsletter for staff with information on current activities and issues of interest.
Aarhus University management
In addition to the Rector’s Office, university management also includes deans and vice-deans along with department heads and directors of studies, all of whom perform their duties and responsibilities by authority of the Rector.
The main academic areas
The university’s core activities – research, education, knowledge dissemination and consultancy - are carried out by the departments, sections, centres and other units of the nine main academic areas.
The central administration
The central administration of Aarhus University serves the Board, the Rector's Office, the main academic areas, standing committees and other decision-making bodies. The central administration is managed by the University Director together with the Deputy Directors who head the university’s administrative departments: the Management Secretariat, AU Finance and Planning, AU Human Resources, AU Studies Administration, AU Communication and AU Information Technology.
The Technology Transfer & Entrepreneurship department works with the exchange of knowledge between university and society, including research collaboration, patents and entrepreneurship.