Egaa Gymnasium

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Egaa Gymnasium
Type Gymnasium (Denmark)
Established2006
Rector Eigil Dixen2015
Students750
Location,
Website http://www.egaa-gym.dk/

Egaa Gymnasium is a school of secondary education and a Gymnasium in Aarhus, Denmark. The school offers the 3 year Matriculation examination (STX) programme divided in 4 main lines; language, arts, social sciences and natural sciences. [1] The school was subordinated to the Aarhus County until 2007 when the county was abolished and since then the school has been an independent self-owning institution.

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Building

The school was built in 2006, designed by Cubo Architects. The building costs were DKK 183 million and it is constructed in concrete, steel and glass as a rectangular cube and island in a flat, open landscape. Classrooms and workshops are placed around an open-air communal area and the building is characterized by open spaces and lightness. [2]

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References

  1. "Studieretninger" (in Danish). Egaa Gymnasium. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. "Egaa" (in Danish). Cubo Arkitekter. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

Coordinates: 56°07′28″N10°09′42″E / 56.124307°N 10.161626°E / 56.124307; 10.161626