Every year in the month of October, the Times Higher Education (THE) publishes ranking lists – including rankings for subject areas at the top 100 universities. The main objective is to give students a tool that helps them to choose where they want to study. This year the Faculty of Arts at Aarhus University has moved up the list, and is now in 65th place on the “Arts and Humanities” list.

The faculty was measured in terms of 13 parameters which were divided into five groups: 1. Research; 2. Teaching; 3. Citations; 4. Internationalisation; and 5. External funding from industry. In particular, the faculty has made major strides in terms of internationalisation and citations.

“I’m delighted because this positive trend proves that all the faculty’s hard work with regard to research and internationalisation is paying off,” says Johnny Laursen, Dean of the Faculty of Arts.

Facts about Times Higher Education

Every year in the month of October the Times Higher Education (THE) publishes a ranking list called THE World University Rankings covering the best 400 universities in the world. Ranking lists are also produced for specific subject areas in the top 100 universities, and are published in October/November each year. The main objective is to give students a tool that helps them to choose where they want to study.

The ranking list measures universities in terms of various indicators which are divided into five groups. 

1. Research
2. Teaching
3. Citations
4. Internationalisation
5. External funding from industry

Facts about the Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts was established in 2011 when the former Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Theology and Danish School of Education merged. This made the Faculty of Arts one of the largest research and education environments in northern Europe, focusing on Man’s cultural and social forms of expression and practices.

The Faculty of Arts employs about 750 full-time academic staff and has about 15,000 students. There are also about 250 enrolled PhD students. 

Further information

Dean Johnny Laursen e-mail: dekan.arts@au.dk Mobile: +45 2029 4180