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WEL COME

T O THE DEP AR TMENT OF AR CHITEC TURE,
DESIGN AND MEDIA TECHNOL OG Y

The Department of Architecture, Design and Media VISION
Technology is located in Aalborg and Copenhagen. We The department’s vision is to utilize and investigate the
are approx 150 employees and Ph.D. students. We are a interplay between creativity and technology for devel-
part of the Technical Faculty of IT and Design at Aalborg opment of new growth areas in research and education
University and we are organized in four sections covering directed towards the user or participants. The new ar-
a broad range of research areas all concerning technol- chitecture, urban design, products, and media solutions
ogy and ways of developing sustainable and attractive with the user or participants in focus that we develop
ways of living. address future societal challenges regarding develop-
ment of sustainable and attractive ways of living. The
The department is unique in the Danish context, as it impact on the physical environment and user interac-
comprises disciplines within architecture, design, media tion will be subjects for investigation, paving the way
and technology under one roof providing the foundation for new technologies and solutions that take the user
for a powerful new field of research and development experience fully into account. The ambition is to deliver
of competence within the field of technology and design excellent human design centered technology research.
with a human focus.

The department provides teaching to about 1200
students and we take pride in educating the future
Engineers and Masters of Science supported by state
of the art facilities, laboratories and equipment. The
Department is home to the two study boards affiliated
with the educations of Architecture & Design and Media
Technology. They ensure that our students are educated
to face the challenges of the future labour market and
are able to address the challenges of the future within
our common goals of sustainable development.

HANS JØR GEN ANDERSEN
Head of Department
hja@create.aau.dk

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