The story
University colleges in Denmark were established through a series of mergers of smaller educational institutions in 2007, and VIA is one of the university colleges. VIA is not an abbreviation; its name comes from the Latin word via, meaning "by way of".
From January 2008, all medium higher education in the Central Region previously under CVU (Center for Higher Education) was reorganized into a single unit under VIA. As a result of these mergers, VIA became the third-largest educational institution, after Copenhagen University and Aarhus University, with approximately 2,000 employees and 20,000 students.
VIA University College offers the following vocational bachelor programmes:
pedagogy, health professions, and technical-commercial studies. In addition, VIA offers a two-year high school exam. Overall, VIA offers more than 50 higher education courses in Danish and a number of courses in English. VIA also participates in various research and development projects. VIA is headquartered in Aarhus, but the activities are anchored across eight campuses spread across 39 locations in the region. VIA's annual turnover is 1.6 billion DKK.
Applicants and enrollment
Most programmes operated by VIA University College enroll students twice a year: in February and September. The statistics below encompass both enrollment periods. The number of students VIA University College is able to enroll is determined by the Ministry of Education, based on factors average unemployment rates. Thus, a local VIA institution might have its enrollment reduced if the unemployment rate in its area of operation is higher than the average, and vice versa.
From Wikipedia’s article on VIA University College, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5