One chapter ends. And another begins.

There was a celebratory atmosphere at the graduation ceremony in January for engineers from the Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and the Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering at Aarhus University.

Parents, friends, researchers, teaching staff and representatives from the business community were all gathered to celebrate the young people and send them on their way with applause, bubbles and crisp diplomas.

See the 2025 winter graduation ceremony photos below (photos: Peer Klercke).

Vice-dean at the Faculty of Technical Sciences Finn Borchsenius congratulated the many graduates and praised them for their accomplishments. He encouraged them to take the university's spirit with them in their working life:

"It takes dedication to become an engineer, and you have my deepest respect and recognition. The world is your oyster now. I hope you will use your knowledge from the university to challenge conventional thinking. Keep asking questions. Maintain the drive that has led you through your studies and fight to make the world a little bit better every day. I’d like to thank you for your efforts on behalf of the entire Aarhus University. We are extremely proud of you."

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Fighting for a better future

One of the new engineers who will be fighting for a better future is Mathilde Heydorn Koopmann. Her diploma says Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology, and she will start a job as a research assistant already next month, where she will be working with sustainable transition of our energy supply and with developing new methods for pretreatment of grass for biogas plants.

"I'm looking forward to my future working life because I get to work on something that really interests me and is extremely important for the green transition," she says.

Magnus Verner Olsen is a chemical engineer graduate, and he also plans to work within energy – more specifically green hydrogen or Power-to-X.

"It's something I've developed an interest in during my studies and I'd like to build a career within this field," he says.

Even though several of the graduates have already signed employment contracts, some will be using the coming time to reflect on their future. Elisabeth Lennert is one of them. She is a Bachelor of Engineering in Software Technology and says:

"The most important thing I take away from my studies is a can-do attitude – you should never give up. Now I look forward to the next chapter and dream of a career in backend software development. I have several interviews lined up – the future is open!"

Plenty of jobs for graduates

Batteries for speakers. Smart robots. New medicine. Sensors for helicopters. Timber construction. Conveyor belts for airports and titanium 3D printing. These are just a small selection of projects that the new engineers will be working on in Danish businesses.

In general, the young graduates can look forward to exciting job opportunities on a labour market with virtually no unemployment, and many have already accepted their first real engineering job.

One of them is Nikolaj Mortensen, who is a structural engineer. He has found a job in a consulting engineering firm, where he will, among other things, supervise construction sites.

"I've specialised in geostatics, and one of the things I'll be working with is foundation projects, so I feel fairly well prepared for my first job. Most of the people I know from my studies have also been offered jobs, so I think that's quite normal when you're an engineer," he says.

Simon Bos is a software engineer, and he has also found the transition to the job market easy.

"I'm looking forward to starting my new job in a software company on Monday. I'll primarily be doing frontend, but what I like about my new job is that I get to try a little bit of everything," he says.

Some students have also chosen to work with entrepreneurship. Samuel Vesterlund just graduated as a mechanical engineer and, together with a fellow student, he has invented a trailer for golf equipment and founded the company Caddy Cruiser.

"We founded the company while we were still studying, so we've been busy. It'll be great to be able to dedicate more time to business development now. The next step will be to break into international markets," he says.

He adds:

"AU is a fantastic place to be an entrepreneur. We’ve learned a lot and been able to develop our product on a solid foundation of knowledge."