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Putting an end to plagiarism

Master’s students thinking about plagiarising material for their thesis ought to think again. The University of Copenhagen will soon be checking all theses using an improved comparison system

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Education

Minister of Education wants fewer international students

According to a new analysis, foreign students at colleges and business academies go home when they have finished their education. Now, the Minister for Higher Education and Research wants to check how many university students stay in Denmark

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Education

Top 10: Here are the most popular subjects in quota 2

The number of applicants has dropped a bit, but getting through the Danish universities’ quota 2 application system is still tough at the University of Copenhagen. And the most popular education programme has just got even more difficult to get into.

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Education

Cap on education programmes has young people waiting to enroll

According to a recently completed survey of study programme choices by studentum.dk the Danish cap on education programmes has more young people deferring their education

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Education

Here is the new UCPH student ambassador

Bo Gad Køhlert is to start as the new student ambassador 1st April. He has 15 years experience in administering programmes at Roskilde University (RUC) and the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU). At UCPH he is to help give guidance and counselling to students in their encounter with the university’s administration.

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Education

PhDs in Denmark have got better - despite admissions explosion

Things are moving in the right direction for the quality of PhDs in Denmark. This is according to supervisors and a group of international reviewers who took part in a large study of the PhD programmes’ quality and relevance.

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How does UCPH fare in the great quality measurement

120,000 students and recent graduates from across the country have rated the quality of their education. Teachers at the University of Copenhagen get top marks, but on other measurements UCPH is in the middle of the Danish university field.

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Education

Sofie got depressed and took sick leave. She lost her grant and welfare benefits

It came as a shock to a graduate student that she could neither receive a Danish SU study grant nor any welfare payments when she went on sick leave. Patient association criticizes UCPH counselling on the issue

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Education

More dyslexic students get the chance to study at UCPH

Of all the students at the University of Copenhagen with a disability, the largest group has dyslexia, and the group is growing. There may be a good explanation

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Education

Hated printer requirement dropped by Faculty of Law

Students at the Faculty of Law were required to bring their own printer for the exams. Not anymore.

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