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About 2,700 new students were welcomed by UCPH rector and deans (and the University Post) at the Matriculation Ceremony last Friday. Our photographer was there too.
For years now the politicians have given students the stick with reforms and admonitions. Now the politicians and pundits suddenly feel sorry for them. Studies show that students are not happy. But can Generation Stress believe that things will get any better, the author of this article asks, and recalls his own life as a slacker.
The majority of students at the Department of Psychology are women under 25 from affluent families. The department’s management calls for more diversity on the programme and has set off a debate on future admission procedures.
The University of Copenhagen admitted 6,873 students this year. Women make up 63% of them. What are they studying? What aren’t they studying? This list breaks it down.
The University of Copenhagen intranet can be tougher to get your head around than even the most complicated scientific theory. Here is a guide for new students who may want some shortcut tips.
While most of the academic staff at UCPH are men, there are more female students. Is this a problem at all, and is one imbalance worse than the other?
There is an urgent need for 22,000 student homes for in Denmark, according to the Danish Construction Association. And 8,400 homes are needed in Copenhagen alone. The Social Liberal Party proposes setting up a general fund to build 20,000 new student homes.
Flower of youth or prime of life? There are large age differences among the batches of students starting in September at UCPH.
The Royal Library has stopped lending out master’s theses in the wake of new regulations on data protection and privacy. They are awaiting a response from the Danish Data Protection Agency – and then probably a huge practical task – before all the theses are available again.
This year it is not only Humanities, but also the subjects of Science at the University of Copenhagen that have been hit by falling applicant numbers. Associate Dean points to the new grade requirements as an explanation. But she believes that the new students are better qualified for UCPH life.
