
{"id":4552,"date":"2015-10-28T02:19:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T01:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=4552\/"},"modified":"2017-01-20T21:35:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T21:35:04","slug":"humanities-dean-cuts-are-without-vision-or-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/humanities-dean-cuts-are-without-vision-or-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanities dean: Cuts are &#8216;without vision or perspective&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late October and the sky turns dark early. <\/p>\n<p>Dark times for the University of Copenhagen (UCPH), with cuts planned on universities&#8217; education and research. The Faculty of Humanities (UCPH has been particularly hard hit and was the logical venue Tuesday for a public meeting of upwards of 140 professors, staff and students. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I joined the student Council one and a half years ago and this is one of the biggest challenges we have ever had at the University of Copenhagen,&#8221; said Laura Bech Hansen, Chairman of the humanities chapter of the group.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/31602\" title=\"\"><picture><img src=\"\/old_files\/the-meeting-as-seen-from-ou_0.gif\" class=\"\"  decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/31602\">Poem: Seek shelter against the impending storm<\/a>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The University of Copenhagen will be hit by a spate of reductions including, a 2 per cent budget reduction year-on-year, an 8 per cent re-distribution of funding 2016-19, a 1 per cent limitation each year, and a DKK 1.4 bn reduction in research funding and fines for slow students as a result of the so-called &#8216;Study Progress Reform&#8217;. Total cuts are estimated at DKK 300m over the next two years.<\/p>\n<h2>Hopes only for demonstration<\/h2>\n<p>Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Ulf Hedetoft called the cuts a part of a government &#8220;policy without vision and perspective&#8221; in a country where there is a tradition to view education as an investment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><picture><img src=\"\/old_files\/water.gif\" class=\"\"  decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><em>Humanities by night. Photo: Yifan Liu<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The goal of the meeting was to inform students about the issue, what impact of the budget cut will have to the UCPH especially to the Humanities department and how it will influence students\u2019 life. It also provided information about the upcoming huge demonstration against the budget cut on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/31566\" title=\"\"><picture><img src=\"\/old_files\/demonstration_2015_teaser.jpg\" class=\"\"  decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/31566\">Thousands to march against education cuts<\/a>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It already has more than 12,000 people signed up in Copenhagen. &#8220;I hope that we together can change something\u201d says Laura Bech Hansen.<\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a good story? We would like to <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/how-share-stories-university-post\" target=\"_blank\">hear from you<\/a>. In the meantime, like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Twitter<\/a> for links to other Copenhagen academia news stories.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a country where education has been seen as an investment. 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The Faculty of Humanities (UCPH has been particularly hard hit and was the logical venue Tuesday for a public meeting of upwards of 140 professors, staff and students. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I joined the student Council one and a half years ago and this is one of the biggest challenges we have ever had at the University of Copenhagen,&#8221; said Laura Bech Hansen, Chairman of the humanities chapter of the group.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/31602\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/the-meeting-as-seen-from-ou_0.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/31602\">Poem: Seek shelter against the impending storm<\/a>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The University of Copenhagen will be hit by a spate of reductions including, a 2 per cent budget reduction year-on-year, an 8 per cent re-distribution of funding 2016-19, a 1 per cent limitation each year, and a DKK 1.4 bn reduction in research funding and fines for slow students as a result of the so-called &#8216;Study Progress Reform&#8217;. Total cuts are estimated at DKK 300m over the next two years.<\/p>\n<h2>Hopes only for demonstration<\/h2>\n<p>Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Ulf Hedetoft called the cuts a part of a government &#8220;policy without vision and perspective&#8221; in a country where there is a tradition to view education as an investment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/water.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Humanities by night. Photo: Yifan Liu<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The goal of the meeting was to inform students about the issue, what impact of the budget cut will have to the UCPH especially to the Humanities department and how it will influence students\u2019 life. It also provided information about the upcoming huge demonstration against the budget cut on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/31566\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/demonstration_2015_teaser.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/31566\">Thousands to march against education cuts<\/a>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It already has more than 12,000 people signed up in Copenhagen. &#8220;I hope that we together can change something\u201d says Laura Bech Hansen.<\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a good story? 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