AU was founded in 1928 and today it has several world class research fields. It is a top-ten university among universities founded within the past 100 years, a top 100 university in the ranking of Shanghai ARWU and Taiwan NTU and close to top 100 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, The Leiden Ranking and US News Best Global Universities Ranking (https://international.au.dk/about/profile/rankings/). Aarhus University has a long tradition of partnerships with some of the world's best research institutions and university networks.