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Universities sidelined, yet again, in Danish reopening

While Denmark is reopening slowly, students at the country's higher education institutions still do not know when campuses will open again. »They have almost been forgotten in the public debate,« says interest group Universities Denmark. Virologist does not expect Danish universities back to normal until after the summer holidays.

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Education

Danes ‘inherit’ their level of education just like in the US

Young people in Denmark get a life that resembles their parents. According to a new study, there is low social mobility in education in spite of generous student grants and a welfare state. What can be done?

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Education

»I have often wondered if you can coach Donald Trump«

A group of students has just completed a course in coaching at the University of Copenhagen. We asked them what they learned.

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Education

New master's degree programme to study Islam »without safe spaces and trigger warnings«

A University of Copenhagen (UCPH) master's degree programme that was cut from the Faculty of Humanities has now been resurrected at the Faculty of Theology.

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Education

Take better notes: Five tips and tricks for university students

Personally, I take copious amounts of notes. One of the reasons: just taking them is beneficial

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Education

When you take notes you forge a deeper connection to your field

Why take notes? To remember, to understand or to become one with the subject matter? All three, in fact, according to a professor of educational sciences. And according to a handwriting expert, your note-taking techniques have their roots in Antiquity

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Education

Treatment of Chinese student »very sad«

Disproportionate response to throw a Chinese student into prison and deportation centre, and then repatriate her, just because she did not have time to renew her residence permit, according to a legal spokesman.

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Academic life

Bachelor's project: Students sought out pedophiles to try and understand them

Two sociology students left their comfort zone and did fieldwork in an internet forum for pedophiles that is against the abuse of children.

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Coronavirus

Five tips for university instructors to improve online teaching

Vary the teaching, follow-up questions on how students feel, be available. Danish youth well-being group unpacks five ideas for lecturers to get the distance learning working.

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Academic life

Need a butterfly expert? Call 23-year-old Emil

When others went to rock festivals, Emil Blicher Bjerregård went out into the wilderness hunting butterflies. Now his hobby, and his studies, have merged together. He hopes to reverse the imminent death of the Danish butterfly, but tells himself that there are also other things in life.

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