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Kaospilot () is a disruptive education provider and facilitator of learning experiences for individuals, communities and organizations located in
Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
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, and surrounded by the creative and vibrant areas of Filmbyen and Sydhavn, at the edge of the city harbor.


Details

Founded by Uffe Elbæk in 1991, Kaospilot is today funded by the
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and student fees. The education accepts around 35-37 students each year with a minimum age of 21, through a rigorous selections process. Kaospilot programs teach in the fields of leadership, business design, process design and project design. The educational philosophy focuses on personal development, value-based
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, creativity and social innovation. The Kaospilot program has been named as one of the world's 10 best schools for innovation and entrepreneurship by ''
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'', and by ''
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'' as one of the top design schools in the world. Kaospilot has inspired schools in Australia, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The education was in Danish until August 2005 as the students were mainly from the Scandinavian countries. Now the official language at Kaospilot is in English, the most commonly spoken secondary language in the region. In the summer of 2013 the Kaospilot school moved from their old address in Mejlgade to the neighborhood of Filmbyen.


Lecturers of note

Kaospilot invites external lecturers to deliver the content of the semesters, and throughout the years hundreds of lecturers have engaged with the students.


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