The mission of the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS) is in alignment with the overall strategy of Aarhus University as AIAS functions to help fulfil parts of Aarhus University’s core vision principles, which are to promote:
AIAS is a space for critical thinking and advancement and exchange of transformative knowledge for researchers of the highest international level. Fellows at AIAS are offered the time for individual critical thinking, and at the same time they are transformed by the open dialogue and thinking-together with the diverse AIAS Community. The questions and different insights and ideas from fellows from other academic research disciplines will challenge and transform the fellows’ own discipline(s) and bring novel insights, perspectives and breakthroughs to their research.
AIAS is an intellectual and institutional platform that fosters interdisciplinarity and connects researchers, research groups, institutions and the public across disciplinary, institutional, sectoral and national boundaries. New collaborations will emerge that bring interdisciplinary breakthroughs and solutions to help solve societal and research challenges. Diversity, equity and inclusion are central values and points of continuous attention and action at AIAS.
AIAS contributes to putting pressing issues and major challenges on the agenda in collaboration and exchange with the surrounding society - and aspires to bringing transformative insights, perspectives and solutions to these agendas. We are well-connected with the Nordic region, across Europe and globally through our active membership in three international networks: NordIAS: Nordic Network for Institutes of Advanced Study; NetIAS: European Network for Institutes of Advanced Study and UBIAS: University-Based Institutes for Advanced Study.
AIAS is also an active member of NetIAS, the European Network for Institutes for Advanced Study and its EURIAS Fellowship programme. On 3-6 April 2019 AIAS will host the NetIAS annual business meeting and EURIAS conference.
