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VIA University College is Denmark’s largest University College and covers all of Central Jutland. We have: - Approx. 18,000 students - More than 40 bachelor degree programmes - Approx. 2,000 employees - 7 campuses VIA University College is Denmark’s third-largest educational institution and offers bachelor degree programmes within the areas of health, social education, technology, trade, design, business and animation. VIA also offers continuing education and lifelong learning programmes and participates in various development activities in the region. VIA has cooperation-agreements with educational institutions almost all over the world and the focus is on student mobility, on cooperation between lecturers and on long-term development and research projects. VIA has 18 Research Centres which ensure that the focus is always on new and relevant knowledge in order to develop the bachelor degree programmes. VIA is a certified holder of an extended ERASMUS charter under the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme and is also an independent state-recognised Higher Education Institution. The study programmes are approved by the Danish Ministry of Education.

As an experienced studio with a global presence, a balance of hands-on capabilities and artistic sensitivity is at the core of our design language. With it is an unending call for adaptability and responsiveness. We are redefining beauty by the lasting impact of our designs. Founded in 1959 by Danish architect Henning Larsen – whose legacy of creativity and learning we carry today – we navigate the complex connections that bind together our built environment, ecological systems, and societies at large. Working across architecture, landscape, urban design and interiors, we maintain acute attention to detail whilst never losing sight of the bigger picture. It is this that enables us to manifest lasting change as we co-create, innovate, and cultivate desirable futures through design. With more than 600 employees, our design community is spread across studios in eight countries.

Snøhetta is an international integrated architecture and design firm. The practice has a global presence, with offices spanning from Oslo, Paris, and Innsbruck, to New York, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Melbourne. For almost 40 years, Snøhetta has designed some of the world’s most notable public and cultural projects. Snøhetta kick-started its career in 1989 with the competition-winning entry for the new library of Alexandria, Egypt. This was later followed by the commission for the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, and the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the World Trade Center in New York City, among many others. Since its inception, the practice has maintained its original transdisciplinary approach, and often integrates a combination of architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, product design and art across its projects. The collaborative nature between Snøhetta's different disciplines is an essential driving force of the practice.