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For those who get it: SU reform details

Here are the main points in the just agreed SU student grant reform, of interest to those who already get the grant

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Education

Students to help hire professors

Student representatives will, from now on, take part in academic appointment committees

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Education

Review: Danish academia - an ideology like communism

Linda Koldau's new book on Danish universities is not supposed to be a scandal book. But is this embarrassing, or what?

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Education

Jante University: Excerpt from Linda Maria Koldau's book

In a passage from Linda Maria Koldau's new book 'Jante University', a christmas party speech turns into an embarassing powerpoint show with pictures of walruses, comparing Aarhus to Copenhagen

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Education

New book by professor slams Danish universities

Three volume documentary novel by Linda Maria Koldau lampoons Aarhus and other universities for systematic repression of expertise, vacuous language use and abuse of management ideology. But is is not about revenge, or her bearing a grudge, she explains to the University Post

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Education

Mathematics programme hit by language rule

New language rules mean that from now on all mandatory courses in mathematics on undergraduate level will be taught in Danish only. A setback for internationalisation, say critics

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Education

Key manager quits in wake of prorector job release

It is just after the University of Copenhagen announces that a new position as Prorector for Education will be available. Now the deputy director who is responsible for education, resigns

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Education

Two prorector jobs instead of one

A new prorector is to supplement Prorector Thomas Bjørnholm and focus on the study environment, education, internationalisation, and communication with students

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Education

UCPH courses on 'revolutionary' online network

Free online courses will showcase the University's strength, and attract the best students, say University of Copenhagen sources to the University Post, as it opts into the 2.6 million user Coursera platform

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Education

Class of a million students

Founded by two Stanford University professors, Coursera hopes to bring top class university courses to the masses

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