Jørgen Jørgensen was appointed Acting Rector of EHU on October 3, 2016.
Mr. Jørgensen earned his Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Copenhagen. During his managerial career he also completed the European Health Leadership Program at France’s prestigious business school INSEAD.
Before coming to EHU Jørgen Jørgensen served as Administrative director at the Aarhus University, Denmark’s second largest university. Prior to that Mr. Jørgensen fulfilled his career at the Danish Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of the Interior and Health, Copenhagen city municipality, and for over 20 years Mr. Jørgensen served as Chief Executive Officer at Denmark’s leading hospitals being responsible for implementation of structural, financial and organizational reforms