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For decades, the traditional Danish ‘rustur’ intro camp on the medicine programme has been shrouded in mystery and nervous excitement for thousands of new students. But the intro camp community is in transition throughout the country. The same goes for social etiquette and public debate. The University Post followed the intro camp tutors on the medicine programme to find out how an intro camp is organised, and how limits are defined on a study programme that, by definition, crosses people’s limits.
48 per cent of students at Danish universities have acquired digital textbooks unlawfully.
When you start at university you start to question your identity, your future, and even your own intelligence. The University Post’s student reporter, who is about to finish her bachelor's degree, shares a few tips: This is what she wished she knew when she started at uni.
»If anyone has found an online version and it is being sent around, then this is always pretty cool.« Three students from UCPH talk about their textbook expenses.
»It does not help that they increased the earnings ceiling«. Three students talk about how price increases have affected their finances.
Food price hikes are not only leading to student stomach ache. They are lowering the quality of life, and having them use up their savings. This is according to a new consumer survey of Danish young people between the ages of 18 and 30.
The Vartov Kollegiet dorm in the inner city is not that big. There is a strong community behind the walls of the red building. And the months pass via a series of permanent traditions which the residents take pride in.
More than 4,000 future students were at the annual party Friday to be welcomed by the Rector, listen to the band Artigeardit, and to meet new friends.
Rector Henrik C. Wegener welcomed new students at the Matriculation Ceremony Friday. Here is the full text of his speech
The University of Copenhagen has a women’s world champion in taekwondo as one of its students. Eva Sandersen is a student of pharmacy and balances her demanding sport with a full-time degree programme.
