School of Business and Social Sciences (BSS) has just received the official letter from EFMD’s Awarding Body stating that the school’s activities that pertain to the field of management and business studies (i.e. the Departments of Business Administration, Business Communication and Economics of Business) are granted EQUIS accreditation for the next three years.

Aarhus University’s department in Herning received a lot of praise and good advice last week, when the department hosted a business conference focusing on the development of the area of Central and Western Jutland, including AU Herning.

The total intake of new students at AU Herning has been calculated, and this year AU Herning is seeing the largest increase of students on the BDE programme and the English-language BSc in Economics and Business Administration. This year’s intake of new full-time students roughly corresponds to last year’s intake.

There is a natural and healthy competitive relationship between the larger and minor cities in Central and Western Jutland, but the cities need to work together in contributing to the common cause of raising the level of the education in the area. It is a prerequisite for securing the positive development of our region.

It is possible to ensure a positive approach to the new school reform if the employees involved are equipped with useful tools for coping with – and reducing – uncertainties. These are the results of a new innovation process in the Municipality of Ikast-Brande, which a researcher from Aarhus University has been involved in.

As a new initiative in connection with the commencement of the semester, AU Herning has organised a series of visits for the students to companies in Skjern, Holstebro, Struer and Lemvig. The purpose is to build more bridges between the students and the business community.

The 38,700 square meter Navitas building on the Aarhus Docklands has been inaugurated and is now home to AU Herning’s business engineering programme. Prior to the move, the programme was based at the Aarhus University School of Engineering.

Sofie Carsten Nielsen, the Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science, will give the opening speech at a conference at Aarhus University’s department in Herning on how AU Herning can contribute to strengthening Central and Western Jutland.