Taking a semester abroad is becoming increasingly common among Danish university students. Since 2011, the number has almost doubled, and now stands at nearly 12,000. Similarly, in 2013, the Erasmus Plus exchange programme took in a record 3,500 Danes.<\/p>\n
Trine Sand, of University Education Services, which is responsible for student exchange programmes, explained that there are several reasons for the increase.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe changes the European Commission made to the Erasmus Plus programme making it possible to take a semester abroad helped. So does the fact that the university\u2019s educational counsellors are more cognizant of the benefits of study-abroad. Being able to get an Erasmus Plus stipend alongside SU helps a lot too,\u201d Sand said.<\/p>\n
Travelling is exciting, but it also expands your cultural horizons. In today\u2019s world, we need more, not less, international perspective<\/p>\n
Minister for Higher Education and Science, S\u00f8ren Pind<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
S\u00f8ren Pind, the education and science minister, welcomed the increase in the number of Danes in the Erasmus programme.<\/p>\n
\u201cTravelling is exciting, but it also expands your cultural horizons. In today\u2019s world, we need more, not less, international perspective. I highly recommend that students and their instructors travel around Europe and get a taste of what it is like to study or work in another country. It provides you with perspective and a new way of seeing things,\u201d Pind said.<\/p>\n
Fewer foreign students<\/h3>\n
At the same time as the number of Danes going abroad has risen, the number of students travelling the other way has fallen dramatically, due to changes in the way the university is funded.<\/p>\n
\n5 facts ABOUT Erasmus<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0The Erasmus programme is an exchange programme for students in EU<\/strong> and EEA countries<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Established by the European Commission in 1987 and named for Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a04,000 higher-education institutions in 37 countries<\/strong> take part<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0More than 9 million students<\/strong>, including 130,000 Danes, have taken part<\/p>\n
\u2022 In 2014, Erasmus was replaced by Erasmus+<\/strong>, which combines all of the EU\u2019s education, training, youth and sport programmes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Under the current \u2018taximeter\u2019 rule, the university receives compensation from the state for each exam a student passes. This can get costly if the number of foreign students completing exams in Denmark is significantly higher than the number of Danes who study abroad. In 2011, the imbalance resulted in the state paying an additional 30 million kroner to the university.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore 2011, we had a lot more foreign students taking a semester here than we had going abroad,\u201d Sand said. \u201cOnce the government became aware of that they set a limit on the amount they would pay. The rest we had to fund ourselves. Since then we\u2019ve tried to strike a balance between the two.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last year, 1,800 UCPH students studied abroad as part of an exchange programme such as Erasmus, while an additional 700 received a stipend to study abroad. In return, the university received 1,700 foreign students.<\/p>\n
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Since 2011, the number has almost doubled, and now stands at nearly 12,000. Similarly, in 2013, the Erasmus Plus exchange programme took in a record 3,500 Danes.<\/p>\n<p>Trine Sand, of University Education Services, which is responsible for student exchange programmes, explained that there are several reasons for the increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe changes the European Commission made to the Erasmus Plus programme making it possible to take a semester abroad helped. So does the fact that the university\u2019s educational counsellors are more cognizant of the benefits of study-abroad. Being able to get an Erasmus Plus stipend alongside SU helps a lot too,\u201d Sand said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Travelling is exciting, but it also expands your cultural horizons. In today\u2019s world, we need more, not less, international perspective<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Minister for Higher Education and Science, S\u00f8ren Pind<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>S\u00f8ren Pind, the education and science minister, welcomed the increase in the number of Danes in the Erasmus programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTravelling is exciting, but it also expands your cultural horizons. In today\u2019s world, we need more, not less, international perspective. I highly recommend that students and their instructors travel around Europe and get a taste of what it is like to study or work in another country. It provides you with perspective and a new way of seeing things,\u201d Pind said.<\/p>\n<h3>Fewer foreign students<\/h3>\n<p>At the same time as the number of Danes going abroad has risen, the number of students travelling the other way has fallen dramatically, due to changes in the way the university is funded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">5 facts ABOUT Erasmus<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0The Erasmus programme is an <strong>exchange programme for students in EU<\/strong> and EEA countries<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Established by the European Commission in 1987 and <strong>named for Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a04,000 higher-education institutions <strong>in 37 countries<\/strong> take part<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0More than <strong>9 million students<\/strong>, including 130,000 Danes, have taken part<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In 2014, Erasmus was <strong>replaced by Erasmus+<\/strong>, which combines all of the EU\u2019s education, training, youth and sport programmes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Under the current \u2018taximeter\u2019 rule, the university receives compensation from the state for each exam a student passes. This can get costly if the number of foreign students completing exams in Denmark is significantly higher than the number of Danes who study abroad. In 2011, the imbalance resulted in the state paying an additional 30 million kroner to the university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore 2011, we had a lot more foreign students taking a semester here than we had going abroad,\u201d Sand said. \u201cOnce the government became aware of that they set a limit on the amount they would pay. The rest we had to fund ourselves. Since then we\u2019ve tried to strike a balance between the two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, 1,800 UCPH students studied abroad as part of an exchange programme such as Erasmus, while an additional 700 received a stipend to study abroad. 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