Aalborg University is a Danish public university. With more than 20.00 students, it was founded in 1974. Despite the other traditional universities, Aalborg University focuses on problem-centered, real-life projects of educational and research relevance. With the problem-based, project-organized model, its classes are centered around complex real-life problems which students attempt to find answers to in a scientific manner while working together in groups. It is also a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities, a group of 10 non-traditional institutes of higher education. Regarding research, Aalborg University is among the leading universities in the world within health technology research, wireless communication, energy, computer science, innovation economics and comparative welfare studies. The institution is ranked among the best 300 universities in the world by almost all the major international rankings.