The new department was formed on 18 April 2005.
In 1965, a principal department was formed to support the work of the commission.
The last two barely existed when the department was formed in 1977.
The former four departments were formed into an evening program added in 1963.
That was not the case after the paid department was formed in the 1960's.
In 1965 a department for history of science was formed at Aarhus.
Two years later in the year 1987, two more departments were formed.
The fourth department - Computer science - was formed in 1987.
The department of civil engineering was formed in 1868.
In 1873, the department was formed with 26 officers.