Aarhus University (AU) was founded in 1928. It has 37.500 students; about 1.900 PhD students - of which one in four has a foreign nationality - and close to 700 postdoctoral scholars together with 8,000 employees. AU covers the entire research spectrum and a range of international master and doctoral programs. Specifically, the Department of Engineering/Operations Management Unit carries out research and teaching in the fields of biosystems engineering as well as innovative technologies to be applied in industrial production and bio-production system. Specific research research involves system engineering, operations analysis, supply chain management, logistics and optimisation, environmental engineering and innovative technologies, to be applied in specific production systems.