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Record number of Danes studying abroad

Since 2011, the number of Danish university students studying abroad has nearly doubled

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Education

20 full-time positions in jeopardy as Humanities grapples with second budget ‘adjustment’

A new round of budget cuts for Humanities is likely to be felt throughout the faculty. The administration is considering measures ranging from the amount of time staff has for guidance to reduced library services

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Education

On the right, twisted, track

How does a mathematics student and aspiring forensic scientist end up working with victims of torture? Ahlam Chemlali, a master’s student from the University of Copenhagen, has fumbled, changed course and trusted her gut feeling. And along the way, this saved her life.

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Education

Pind’s reform of subsidies will hit universities hard

The Danish government will make ten percent of funding for universities dependent on students’ timely completion of their study programmes and on how quickly they get a job

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Education

Pind’s ministry: Student commitment is "relatively low"

Students in higher education have evaluated their fellow students' ‘commitment’ in a new study. The result shows a "relatively low" commitment according to the Ministry for Higher Education and Research - and Minister Søren Pind believes that students should "pull up their socks and take responsibility".

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Education

Making it safe to ask dumb questions again

Newly named chairman of the board Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen promises to work to give students more opportunity to learn from researchers.

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Education

Pind changes plans for control of Danish universities

After massive criticism, Minister of Higher Education and Research Søren Pind has changed his plans for controlling the country's universities. Students and staff will still have a place on the committee that is to appoint the chairman and external board members. But the agreement still curbs university autonomy, say critics.

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Education

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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