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Full text of speech by Rector at 2021 UCPH matriculation

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Academic life

Sissel-Jo Gazan finally protested: But only after simulating an orgasm in front of her fellow students

24 years ago the acclaimed Danish author was pressured by tutors to do things at intro camp that she has since been ashamed of.

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Student life

Student housing in Copenhagen: The guide

There are many types of accommodation in Copenhagen. Private rooms, dormitories for students, shared housing, and there is even the option of buying your own place. Here is an overview with links to the most important sites and facebook groups. (Updated 2021)

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Student life

5 tips for students who struggle to cope with all of it

What do you do if you want to study, do your student job, do volunteer work, see your family, and then still have time to party with your friends? And what about getting involved in politics on the side?

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Student life

Danish young people generally do what they are told. But not this one

Research has shown that Danish young people are obedient, conventional, and generally unwilling to engage in activism. We talked to a researcher and an activist student about this.

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Student life

Widespread cheating at exams, students claim: »Most people are doing it«

It is all monkey business doing digital tests, according to two students. More exam checks are on the way, says the University of Copenhagen.

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International

US student just wants to study in Denmark: »I really did not expect that it would be such a hassle«

Christian Pedersen is American. But he has a Danish father, speaks Danish and has a rather Danish-sounding name. This has turned out to be more a hindrance than a help in his encounters with the Danish immigration system. For the fourth year in a row, he is struggling to get a student visa.

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Student life

»I've had many a sleepless night over whether I should take on this struggle«

Flavio Saleh is part of the reason why UCPH management has banned a controversial intro week tradition at the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen. This is how he experienced the subsequent debate and the consequences of saying no.

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Opinion

Comment: The University of Copenhagen needs to step up its commitment to minority students

The monumental Black Lives Matter movement has reached the University of Copenhagen. But serious anti-racism efforts in the university's privileged bubble are yet to be seen, writes Maria Heines, who contradicts Danish ideals of equality with the help of anecdotal evidence from two minority students.

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Coronavirus

Students are raring to go: More than ever want to study abroad

While universities worldwide were closed due to corona, the number of students on exchange reached an all-time low. Now that the world is beginning to open again, more students are applying to study abroad.

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