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The study programme that is driving people nuts

The bachelor's degree in animal science and the master’s degree in animal science are part of the same programme of study. Yet they belong, administratively, to two different faculties. For students, this has turned life into an administrative obstacle course.

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Dead students walking

What is it like to follow a study programme that is soon to shut down? We asked two humanities students

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Tanja took extra course - now she can’t enter master’s programme

Tanja Andersen finished her bachelor's degree in Japanese studies last summer and has spent a semester improving her skills outside university. But now her application to continue with her master’s has been rejected, and she is left with no way to finish her education

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Education

In Sweden where the grass is greener

Four Danish students talk about why they have chosen to study at Lund University on the other side of the Øresund, in Sweden instead of the University of Copenhagen: They point to interdisciplinarity, and the freedom to select your own education from 2,000 courses

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Education

Denmark's first student ambassador quits job

Tina Kaare has announced her resignation as of 31 January, 2017, with no further comment. The University says that the system of student ambassador will continue when a successor is found

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13 tips from an experienced medical student

As a new student you will have to choose between many academic and social options. How do you find your way? Here are 13 good student tips from someone who has been there - PhD student Jonas Olsen from the Faculty of Health and Medicine

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“I am locked into a study program that I don’t want to do at all”

A new law against double studies will hold back Caroline Bayer Frøhling from achieving her dream to study biology. She already has a bachelor in landscape architecture.

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Disabled students lose study grants if delayed

Students with disabilities are being hit hard by the Danish government’s Study Progress Reform. Even if they manage to get an exemption from the reform’s requirements to finish their studies faster, they lost their Danish SU study grant if they fall behind. ‘Disgraceful’ says a spokesman for the students

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Humanities students block Dean's Office

Students blockade the Dean's Office, Faculty of Humanities, Tuesday, 15 November, in response to rumours that it plans to shut down and merge department libraries

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Education

Plan to cut SU student grants shelved – but not scrapped

Plans for a major overhaul of the Danish SU student grant system postponed indefinitely. Centre-right can’t reach agreement on overarching 2025 deal

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