• Aalborg University values
• Strategic objectives
• Quality assurance at AAU
• Communication Strategy for AAU
• Development Contract for AAU

University Strategy, Vision and Mission

Strategy for Aalborg University

The strategy for Aalborg University serves as a supporting framework for the development of the university as well as a strategic management platform. The strategy is founded on the following pillars:

• Mission
• Vision
• Distinguishing values
• Underlying values
• Strategic objectives

The strategy serves to support Aalborg University in utilising the possibilities and meeting the challenges encountered by the university. The university strategy forms the basis of Aalborg University’s development contract with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The mission outlines the raison d’être of Aalborg University, whereas the vision lists the goals of the university. The underlying values set out the special values of Aalborg University as well as the general values on which the university builds its everyday activities. The strategic foundation for management decisions describes the goals which the university is seeking to attain.

• Read the strategy for Aalborg University (PDF) or
• Read the short version of the strategy for AAU (PDF)
   

Vision for Aalborg University

The vision is for Aalborg University to offer an open and attractive environment for internationally oriented research and education. This vision implies that research and education should be prioritized equally. This will imply that students and researchers alike should have their scientific curiosity satisfied and developed to the full extent of their commitment and talent – and in close interaction with one another as well as with the surrounding society.

The vision also implies that Aalborg University should achieve international recognition as a leading university within advanced education with a special emphasis on problem-based project work. Furthermore the university should be internationally recognized for establishing world-class interdisciplinary research environments, and it should be among those innovative universities in Europe that are in the lead internationally.

Mission for Aalborg University

Aalborg University will contribute to the pool of knowledge of the global society as well as the prosperity, welfare, and cultural development of Danish society. This will be achieved through research, research-based education, and the exchange of knowledge with our surrounding society – and always up to the highest international standard.

Aalborg University perceives itself as an internationally oriented network university based in Aalborg, and with a special mission within:

Problem-based learning

Aalborg University will ensure close interaction between theory and practice, thus bridging the gap between the university and the surrounding society. This we will achieve through implementation and development of the problem-based project work format.

Interdisciplinarity

Aalborg University will generate new knowledge and understanding through interaction across professional and academic fields as well as across the fields of basic and applied research.

Innovation

The university will function as a knowledge-generating and culture-bearing institution that contributes to technological, economic, social, and cultural innovation in our surrounding society through entrepreneurship and the communication and exchange of knowledge.