It is home to all of Aalborg University's educational and research activities in the Greater Copenhagen area.

[citation needed] Aalborg University Copenhagen has approximately 4,000 students and 600 employees.

The campus is also home to a number for innovative startup businesses at Sydhavnen close to central Copenhagen.

[1] Research activities at AAU CPH are an integrated part of Aalborg University's activities at the three campuses in Aalborg, Copenhagen, and Esbjerg and are carried out in collaboration with a wide variety of research institutions as well as public and private corporations.

Researchers and PhD fellows from Aalborg Universities departments are represented at AAU CPH and contributes with research and knowledge production within as varied areas as virtual reality, sound and music computing, mobile communication, sustainable energy sources, organisational communications and processes of democracy in Latin America.