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Trine Lisberg Toft is one of 18 women on the television series Sled Patrol, fighting to prove that she is strong enough for the elite naval unit Sirius.
According to the Danish Minister for Higher Education, thousands of international students will be on their way to the Danish universities of the future. Prorector for Education at UCPH Kristian Cedervall Lauta likes the idea. But it does worry him a bit.
A debate has been set off about instructors' use of language after a group of University of Copenhagen students walked out of a lecture in protest. But we should also discuss the display of violent images, according to an associate professor whose specialty is the visual documentation of violence.
It's time for this year's round of university elections. Here are this year's leading candidates for the positions on the UCPH Board.
You hold yourself to a high standard. You sometimes feel lonely. And you do not complete your studies within the prescribed time. If this is you, then you are like many other students in Denmark. We have looked at the numbers.
In the dawn of time, Danish university students were men studying to become priests. Then they turned into exalted, rebellious youths reading poetry and wanting to overthrow society. But who are the students today? Some say they are self-absorbed and coddled. Others say they are critical and reflective.
Martha Flyvholm Tode followed her University of Copenhagen programme while in Cairo. The city overwhelmed her, and now she has written a book about a young Dane's encounter with the Middle East. It is about knowing your privileges and being challenged on your view of the world and humanity.
The beautiful old university library has been almost deserted for 14 years. This has now changed. The general public can now experience the historic architecture.
