AU Alumni just reached member number 20,000, Lisette Gonge (MSc, ‘95). She has her own company Gonge Intelligence, and wanted to join AU Alumni to learn more about networking and the MBA-courses AU has to offer.

Sydbank CEO Karen Frøsig (MA ´83) is one of the most powerful women in the Danish banking world. On the 20th of June 2014 Karen became a BSS Alum of the Year. ‘I am very proud to receive this prize’, Karen tells AU Alumni. ‘Things are so difficult these days because of the financial crisis. There have been a lot of problems to deal with, and then suddenly you get this prize. It was so nice!’

Managing Director and CEO Anders Christian Dam (MSc ’81) will be celebrating his 20-year employment anniversary at Jyske Bank next year. The honor of becoming a BSS Alum of the Year is therefore great timing. ‘I am looking forward to receiving the award’, Anders says to AU Alumni.

Recently, the 15,000th alum became an active member of Aarhus University's alumni network. Therefore, we went to Aalborg to meet the Russian girl, who put a milestone in the history of AU Alumni.

Gautier Garin came to Aarhus University in 2009 to do the last semester of his master degree in international business and management. Little did he know he'd still be in Denmark four years later.

Aarhus Mayor Jacob Bundsgaard (MSc '08) sees the great potential of the city and has a clear vision on its future. The born and raised 'Aarhusianer' (The Danish word for someone from Aarhus) is very committed to make Aarhus a significant international player.

Music fanatic John Fogde (MA '03) is spokesperson and booker at NorthSide. After years of voluntary and freelance work in the music business, John was asked to work for Aarhus' annual music festival. He is now responsible for NorthSide's press relations and supports the booking of festival acts.

It’s no longer called Aarhus School of Business (or Handelshøjskolen), and a lot has changed on campus over the years. Nevertheless, the place still brings back memories from 20 years ago – back when a group of exchange students were hanging out in Aarhus, playing football and drinking beer at Klubben. They haven’t seen each other since 1994, but now they are back in Aarhus to catch up and commemorate their time in Denmark.