VIA University College

E888863

higher education institution university college

VIA University College is one of Denmark’s largest university colleges, offering a wide range of professional bachelor’s and applied sciences programs across multiple campuses.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
VIA University College canonical	9
VIA University College (campus Horsens)	1
VIA University College (campuses in Aarhus)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10852344 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: VIA University College
Context triple: [VIA University College Campus Herning, partOf, VIA University College]

A. Nord University
Nord University is a Norwegian public institution of higher education known for its regional focus, including programs that support indigenous languages and cultures.
B. Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School is a leading Danish university specializing in business and economics, renowned for its research, international focus, and extensive range of undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs.
C. Aalborg University
Aalborg University is a Danish public research university known for its problem-based learning approach and campuses in Aalborg and other cities in Denmark.
D. Østfold University College
Østfold University College is a Norwegian public institution of higher education offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs across several campuses in the Østfold region.
E. University College of Northern Denmark
The University College of Northern Denmark is a Danish institution of higher education offering a range of professional bachelor’s programs and applied research activities, primarily serving the North Jutland region.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: VIA University College
Target entity description: VIA University College is one of Denmark’s largest university colleges, offering a wide range of professional bachelor’s and applied sciences programs across multiple campuses.

A. Nord University
Nord University is a Norwegian public institution of higher education known for its regional focus, including programs that support indigenous languages and cultures.
B. Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School is a leading Danish university specializing in business and economics, renowned for its research, international focus, and extensive range of undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs.
C. Aalborg University
Aalborg University is a Danish public research university known for its problem-based learning approach and campuses in Aalborg and other cities in Denmark.
D. Østfold University College
Østfold University College is a Norwegian public institution of higher education offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs across several campuses in the Østfold region.
E. University College of Northern Denmark
The University College of Northern Denmark is a Danish institution of higher education offering a range of professional bachelor’s programs and applied research activities, primarily serving the North Jutland region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	higher education institution ⓘ university college ⓘ
abbreviation	VIA ⓘ
city	Aarhus ⓘ
country	Denmark ⓘ
focusesOn	applied sciences ⓘ professional practice-oriented education ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	CVU Jelling ⓘ CVU Midt-Vest ⓘ CVU Sønderjylland ⓘ CVU Vita ⓘ Vitus Bering Denmark ⓘ linked to: Vitus Bering
founded	2008 ⓘ
governedBy	Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Higher Education and Science of Denmark
hasCampusIn	Aarhus ⓘ Grenaa ⓘ Herning ⓘ Holstebro ⓘ Horsens ⓘ Randers ⓘ Silkeborg ⓘ Viborg ⓘ
hasInternationalStudents	true ⓘ
hasResearchAndDevelopmentActivities	true ⓘ
hasSchool	School of Design and Business ⓘ School of Education and Social Studies ⓘ School of Health and Nursing ⓘ School of Technology and Business ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	Danish ⓘ English ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Denmark Region ⓘ linked to: Region Midtjylland Jutland ⓘ
offers	AP degree programmes ⓘ continuing education programmes ⓘ part-time programmes ⓘ professional bachelor’s programmes ⓘ top-up bachelor programmes ⓘ
offersExchangeProgrammes	true ⓘ
offersFieldOfStudy	business ⓘ design ⓘ education ⓘ engineering ⓘ health sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
regionServed	Central Jutland ⓘ
sector	university colleges in Denmark ⓘ
staffSize	over 2000 employees ⓘ
studentPopulation	over 20000 students ⓘ
type	public institution ⓘ
website	https://www.via.dk ⓘ