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For Greek student, there is just the pizzeria

Evangelos, a Copenhagen graduate, wants to make a living in Denmark. Going back to crisis-ridden Greece is senseless. But the ‘networking’ here is also proving illusory

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Politics

Students stay if they have a job offer, love

Choosing to stay in Denmark is choosing a new identity, home, status and life stage. So what on earth is going on in international students’ heads? And how does the economic recession affect it?

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Politics

Board votes in favour of new Complaints Officer

University of Copenhagen's governing board passes a controversial motion to set up a DKK 2.0m student complaints office

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Science

EU Commissioner: EUR 80bn fund to revive Europe

Focus will be on climate and health, says Danish minister, as EU Commissioner slowly unveils huge research fund injection

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Science

EU ministers discussing huge science boost

On EU ministers' table right now in Copenhagen: A EUR 80 billion research programme that aims to save Europe

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Campus

Bogus heroin story: It was powdered painkillers

It was actually a mixture of pulverised headache remedies and caffeine – all completely legal

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Campus

War of the Wardrobes: Boston student fashion

New international students are our troops, defending Copenhagen's honour against a US challenge. See them square up in our fashion contest War of the Wardrobes

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Campus

Library helpless after mystery theft of laptops

Computers, mobile devices whisked away behind students’ backs, as library resorts to extra security and warning posters

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Politics

Staff, students: Democratic councils a sham

The University of Copenhagen is to set up democratically elected councils at 50 departments and institutes for staff and students. But staff and student reps says the University is only 'ticking boxes', and that the councils are just window-dressing

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Opinion

Comment: Switching over to English

Danes switching over from Danish to English is at first a relief, but once you've learned the language a bit and want to practice, it gets annoying, writes Kelly Draper

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