The financial restructuring announced by Danish Government and its supporting Danish People\u2019s Party (DF) may cost 200 PhD positions at the University of Copenhagen, says rector Ralf Hemmingsen.<\/p>\n
This is according to the Danish daily Berlingske Tidende.<\/p>\n
The University of copenhagen usually hires 800 researchers in PhD positions each year. <\/p>\n
With the planned cutbacks in the university\u2019s funding of DKK 500 million over two years, the number of PhD positions will be reduced to 600. <\/p>\n
\u00bbWe could save 100 million by reducing the intake of PhD\u2019s by 200 positions. But this will be catastrophic for research,\u00ab says rector Ralf Hemmingsen. <\/p>\n
He estimates that up to 700 university employees face redundancy in the next two years. <\/p>\n
The University of Copenhagen has signed a development contract with the Ministry of Science, including goals for how many students are admitted to the university each year.<\/p>\n
The contract is effective until the end of the year, but Ralf Hemmingsen feels that its entire foundation has been undermined. <\/p>\n
\u00bbThe grounds for keeping to the contract have changed so dramatically that is it is impossible to live up to the agreements,\u00ab he says. <\/p>\n
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