Working environment

We asked organizational psychologist Malene Friis Andersen what the major changes at the University of Copenhagen mean in terms of employee well-being.

IT head at the University of Copenhagen says that it was ageing systems that led to a select group of employees having improper access to sensitive personal information from 310,000 students and employees over a longer period of time.

A group of employees has been able to access the Danish CPR numbers and other sensitive information from 310,000 students and employees affiliated to the University of Copenhagen. For several years.

A meeting in the staff-management co-ordinating body HSU has not done anything to allay concerns about the upcoming administration reform among staff representatives. Staff at the University of Copenhagen feel ignored and patronized, and want more answers from management.

Management will present further details prior to the Board meeting on the reform of the University of Copenhagen administration. But staff representatives want a plan for the allocation of tasks: This will not be ready until after the Board has approved the overall reform.

The first draft for the future administration at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is in consultation. We asked Director Søren Munk Skydsgaard where exactly the employees' influence can be seen in the proposal.

He cleared his office over the weekend. Monday he announced his resignation. Peter C. Kjærgaard has resigned after massive criticism of his management style.

Administration reform will mean a goodbye to 380 technical and administrative staff. The first half will be laid off in the fall of 2024. The remaining 190 staff, in terms of full-time staff equivalents, will be laid off towards the end of 2027.

The various stages of a comprehensive reform of the entire UCPH administration are now falling into place. Voluntary resignations will be optional starting from the summer of 2024.