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Feature: Bringing the cash to Kiev, Ukraine

One month ago, and on the brink of a civil war, a University of Copenhagen student from the Ukraine took a night drive. He wanted to help bring money to the then-occupied central square of Maidan in Kiev. Here is his account

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Education

German universities now free everywhere, as Lower Saxony ditches tuition fees

The introduction of fees into German universities has been gradually overturned, with the last hold-out federal state stopping them this year. Good riddance, says a German student in Copenhagen

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Campus

Science fiction festival with laptop orchestras, artificial intelligence

Get culturally reloaded and party all night when Department of Arts and Cultural Studies (IKK) opens its doors for its Science Fiction Festival

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Politics

On Minister's new desk: Study abroad, alumni, job market

Danish universities should be more international, better at keeping in contact with graduates, and more oriented towards the jobs. New head of higher education Sofie Carsten Nielsen gives exclusive interview to the University Post

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Politics

New minister drops idea of English as Danish universities' corporate language

The goal is not to extinguish the use of the Danish language in higher education, says Sofie Carsten Nielsen. Choice of language should depend on subject, and is for universities to decide

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Student life

Review: Nordisk Kollegium

Sports enthusiasts, board game warriors and diligent students all come together when Nordisk Kollegium serves up food at the old traditional dormitory

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Culture

Student life is tough when you are a pop star

After a chance meeting at a party, she was whisked off to New York to record her first music video. Between law exams and posing on skyscrapers in her underwear, Marijana tells us about her crazy adventure

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Campus

See the photos: Students dig into tasty insect feast

Bee larvae soup and grasshopper crisps - culinary delights served at the Department of Plant and Environmental Science

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Culture

Classic: Fastelavn for beginners

This Sunday, the Danes will dress their kids up, bash barrels with wooden sticks and eat cream cakes. This article was published three year ago, but the whacky tradition hasn't changed!

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Campus

Second batch of textbooks makes it to Ethiopian universities

Volunteer student initiative has successfully shipped used textbooks to Ethiopian universtities for a second time. Now reaching even more libraries throughout the country

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