Opinion

Europe may be tottering on the brink of economic recession and may have fears for its place in the world. But it has one thing going for it: Its Erasmus student exchange programme. Former Indian student Ankit Khandelwal thinks that India - diverse just like Europe - needs it

Every choice I make, shapes my future. This is really frightening but, at the same time, an important experience to gain, writes Linda Jørgensen, doing her PhD in marine biology

In this featured comment for the University Post, a Chinese University of Copenhagen student explains how six weeks of volunteering in Indonesia changed her world

Lifestyle diseases like obesity, alcohol and tobacco consumption, are often seen as inevitable: An upcoming tsunami of disease, and an economic and social threat, that is just too big to do something about. But we should focus on the opportunities instead, argues Copenhagen health scientist

Our prime responsibility is to promote the quality of the study programmes, argue Rector and Prorector in this featured comment. The Danish student loan and grant scheme SU is a distinctly political issue about redistribution, and it must be determined in the Danish parliament

Denmark is a microcosm of anomalies, paradoxes and hype. But in terms of happiness, it is neither better, nor worse, argues Colin Feltham

From the clinic to the kitchen: Alessandro Demaio reckons that cooking classes on the curriculum of medical doctors would be a recipe for a healthier community

In industry, speaking and writing in English goes without saying, argues a University of Copenhagen scientist. And if Danish science wants to make it internationally, the university has to actively counter its provinciality

It tires me that the additional year of the student grant is being called a 'year of slacking'. My education does not prepare me for the labor market. I need to do unpaid internships, on top of a part-time job, if I am to be prepared for the labor market when I graduate.

With the red tape, the customs and the extra VAT fees, Denmark's postal and tax regime has gone beyond ridiculous. Alex Berger is unimpressed