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第86章 Aarhus University: Seek a firm footing in the dept

奥胡斯大学:在深奥的领域中站稳脚跟

英文导读

Aarhus University (Danish: Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public university located in Aarhus, Denmark. Founded in 1928 as “University Studies in Jutland”, it is Denmark’s second oldest university. The university is dedicated to four strategic core activities: research, talent development, knowledge exchange, and education in all fields—from the humanities to business and social sciences, and from science and technology to medicine. In recent years, Aarhus University has been advancing in the most important international rankings. Arhus University has produced two Nobel Prize Laureates in the past fifteen years and is currently ranked in the worldwide top 100 by leading university rankings.Aarhus University’s main campus is located in central Aarhus. The main buildings of the university are placed in and around a beautiful hilly landscape, The University Park, which has been expanded throughout the years. In a harmonic interplay with the hilly park, the yellow buildings form a beautiful campus which has received international recognitions.Aarhus University also has a small campus in Copenhagen, where the university"s programmes in education and pedagogic are taught. In the city of Herning there is also a small campus where a few of the university"s business, engineering and technology programmes are taught, the AU Herning division.

Syetem: The University’s departments include: Department of Aesthetics and Communication, Department of Agroecology, Department of Animal Science, AU Herning, Department of Biomedicine, Department of Bioscience, Department of Business Administration, Department of Business Communication, Department of Chemistry, Department of Clinical Medicine, Department of Computer Science, Department of Culture and Society, Department of Dentistry, Department of Economics and Business, Department of Education, Department of Engineering, Department of Environmental Science, Department of Food Science, Department of Forensic Medicine, Department of Geoscience, Department of Law, Department of Mathematics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Political Science and Government, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Department of Public Health, Centre for Teaching Development and Digital Media.

City show: Aarhus is the second-largest city in Denmark. As the principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical centre of Denmark. It draws students from a large area, especially from the western and southern parts of the peninsula. The relatively large influx of young people and students creates a natural base for cultural activities.

It has many main sights, such as .rhus Domkirke(the tallest and longest cathedral in Denmark), Aarhus R.dhus (City Hall of Aarhus), Aarhus Theatre, the largest theatre in the city, etc.

生词助读

dedicate [f.l.f.l] vt. 致力;献身

strategic [str..ti:d..k] a. 战略上的,战略的

harmonic [hɑ:.m.n.k] a. 和声的;谐和的

interplay [..nt.ple.] n. 相互影响,相互作用

pedagogic [.ped..g.d..k] a. 教师的;教育学的

peninsula [p..n.nsj.l.] n. 半岛

influx [..nfl.ks] n. 流入;汇集

中文概述

奥胡斯大学,位于丹麦王国日德兰半岛的奥尔胡斯,是丹麦历史悠久、规模第二大的综合性公立大学(仅次于哥本哈根大学)。奥胡斯大学校园地处丘陵地区的一个堆石成墙、满是橡树的峡谷之中,风景如画的校园里耸立着的黄色砖墙建筑是其特色之一。

奥胡斯大学开设了丰富的本科和硕士专业,比如艺术史,语言与传播学,工商管理学,生物学,天文学,古典哲学,计算机科学,教育社会学等。学院开设了本科课程、研究生课程和博士课程,本科课程都是丹麦语授课和某些硕士课程是英语授课,可供外国留学生入读。学校提供免费的英语和丹麦语课程供学生选读。

奥胡斯大学培养出两位诺贝尔奖获得者:1997年诺贝尔化学奖得主延斯.克里斯蒂安.斯科和2010年诺贝尔经济学奖得主戴尔.莫滕森。

奥胡斯大学位于丹麦的第二大城市——奥胡斯市,该市是除了哥本哈根以外,丹麦最重要的商务、文化和娱乐中心,也是高校聚集之地。

梦想成功录

The more we do, the more we can do; the busier we are, the more leisure we have.

事越做越能,人越忙越有空。

Grace thou thy house, and let not that grace thee.

为你的家增光,别让家为你添彩。