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Countdown: I am homeless in two weeks time

Student from Barcelona hopes for a miracle, and another flat, as he prepares to be kicked out when his friend comes home

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International

Student mulls mystery China invitation

To go or not to go? E-mails from China have got a Copenhagen forestry student thinking

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Campus

Students should get out of ‘rooms and libraries’

New club to make international students in Copenhagen’s universities and faculties more active in events

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Culture

Provo speaker: Wants Danes to be f...ing friendly

Danes should turn a ‘negative’ politeness into ‘positive’, says author before Copenhagen’s TEDtalk. But Non-Danes can learn something too

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Science

Making software that was tested on NASA planes

Computer science student once hated functional programming. Then he ended up getting an internship with US space agency NASA to do a project in...you guessed it...functional programming

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Education

Leave Denmark, earn more, says OECD

A low lifetime compensation for going to university may tempt the most educated to seek employment outside Denmark, says a new OECD report on education. This said, the well educated have higher chances of keeping their jobs during a crisis here

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International

And the richest people in Denmark are...

A Danish newspaper has released its list of the richest people in Denmark, see the top 10 here

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Politics

IT service responds to criticism

»Yes, no, no and yes«, writes the Vice-president of University IT, responding to criticism of the UCPH intranet from Professor Kondrup and staff and students from the University of Copenhagen

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Campus

Professor recounts tale of salary and IT system nightmare

Heated debate after Professor criticises the intranet, the salary system and IT systems

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Opinion

Comment: What is a university?

In this featured comment, Rector Ralf Hemmingsen argues that the university is not just a means to an end, like getting a job. It also has value in itself. He offers three tips to get the most out of your time at university

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