Midtjylland, Denmark
Aarhus University Alumni
International Students
10.5
% of international students in the university
4000
Total International Students in the university
A quick, conversational look at some of Aarhus’s most influential alumni—spanning leaders, innovators, cultural icons, and Nobel laureates:
|
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree(s) |
Graduating Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
Former Prime Minister of Denmark; NATO Secretary General |
MSc (Economics) |
1978 |
|
Bjarne Stroustrup |
Inventor of the C++ programming language |
MSc (Mathematics & Computer Science) |
1975 |
|
Lene Vestergaard Hau |
Physicist; slowed down light; Harvard professor |
PhD (Physics) |
N/A |
|
Jørgen Vig Knudstorp |
Former CEO & Executive Chairman of LEGO |
MSc & PhD (Economics) |
MSc 1995, PhD 1998 |
|
Jens Christian Skou |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1997) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
Former Prime Minister of Denmark |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Steen Riisgaard |
Former CEO of Novozymes (biotech leader) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Bille August |
Film director; Cannes Palme d’Or winner & Academy Award recipient |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Eske Willerslev |
Evolutionary geneticist; ancient DNA research pioneer |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Tim Bollerslev |
Inventor of the GARCH model in econometrics |
MSc (Economics & Math) |
1983 |
|
Yildiz Akdogan |
Member of the Danish Parliament |
MSc (Political Science) |
2006 |
|
Morten Albæk |
Former senior VP at Vestas; noted marketing innovator |
MA (History, minor in Philosophy) |
N/A |
|
Svend Auken |
Danish politician; party chairman |
MSc (Political Science) |
1969 |
|
Lene Hau |
Danish physicist known for slowing light (alternate entry via alumni list) |
MSc & PhD (Physics) |
MSc 1986, PhD 1991 |
|
Michael E. Caspersen |
Computer scientist and educator |
MS & PhD |
MS 1987, PhD 2007 |
|
Crown Prince Frederik |
Crown Prince of Denmark |
MSc (Political Science) |
1995 |
|
Bjørn Lomborg |
Author, environmentalist; global public figure |
MSc (Political Science) |
1991 |
|
Lars Rasmussen |
Co-founder of Google Maps; computer scientist |
MSc (Math & Comp Sci) |
1990 |
|
Naser Khader |
Danish–Syrian politician; former parliament member |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Tøger Seidenfaden |
Editor-in-chief of Politiken (major newspaper) |
MSc (Political Science) |
1983 |
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