Education

Vice-provost Rie Snekkerup welcomes higher applicant numbers on the quota 2 system, as they often bring experience and contribute to a more diverse student population.

The Danish healthcare system is contributing to a massive waste of resources. And in some cases it is directly harming patients, says Professor John Brandt Brodersen. He calls for a paradigm shift and an end to »patchwork solutions« on medical and health education programmes.

With the mandated reduction in bachelor admissions, politicians are »cutting to the bone«, says Prorector for Education Kristian C. Lauta. At UCPH, 474 fewer students will be admitted compared to 2024.

What should happen to small subject disciplines if they fail to attract enough students? They can be important research fields that act as reservoirs of knowledge that help us understand and navigate through suddenly appearing conflicts and international events.

Around half of all students at secondary school and university are scared of being flagged for plagiarism, according to a new study. The fear may lead to poorer assignments.

The Danish parliament allocated DKK 40 million to strengthen language programmes in 2021. This funding has not been extended on the national budget.

Between 700 and 800 demonstration animals are used every year for teaching purposes, mostly on medical programmes. This will be changed in 2025.

Medicinal chemistry and Computer science-Economics to be hit the hardest when Faculty of Science reduces student places. The faculty's associate dean is concerned about it leading to labour market shortages.

He got on a plane for the first time in his life to go to an industrial district 90 km west of Copenhagen. Here, in the first year of a new Master's degree programme, Lokesh Venkatesan is specializing in bio-waste.