Academics
As of October 1, 2011, more than 34,000 students were enrolled in Aarhus University. Each year more than 1000 international exchange students come to Aarhus University to study for one or two terms. In 2009 close to 3000 international students were enrolled in full degree programmes. Aarhus University is an international university with a large proportion of students at the post-baccalaureate level: over half of its students are enrolled in Master's degree and PhD programmes. In 2011, 59 of the university's 113 Master's degree programmes were taught in English. Talent development of young researchers has been identified as one of the university’s core activities. This means that highly qualified students have the option of starting their PhD studies before completing their Master's degree. The university's doctoral programmes allow talented students to enroll in a combined Master's/PhD programme either right after completing the Bachelor's degree (the 3+5 track) or one year into their Master's degree programme (the 4+4 track). Since 2006 the number of PhD students has risen from approximately 1000 to approximately 1700 in 2010.
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