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Jesper Ovesen, son of an investigative journalist who exposed Cheminova <\/secret>and several absestos scandals, dropped out of high school because it was a little too quiet, and he wanted to go out into the world and earn his own money. He had also been an intern at the newspaper Det Fri Aktuelt and Radio Rita, because he planned to be a sports journalist.<\/p>\n

\u00bbIt was with the best intentions that my parents gave me huge freedom to decide. You could say that I got a little too much space to take the wrong track.\u00ab<\/p>\n

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GROUNDS OFFICER Jesper Ovesen<\/p>\n

50 years old. \u00a0Grounds officer at South Campus. Employed in 1999 at the student administration in Fiolstr\u00e6de, employed by the Humanities Faculty since 2009. Completed an apprenticeship in retail, and has been an independent driver and postman before his time at UCPH. Works out in the fitness centre 4-5 days per week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Jesper went on to become an apprentice at Golman Herrekvipering (Golman Haberdashery), but left the job because he \u00bbdidn\u2019t have the energy to stand and smile constantly.\u00ab This revelation seems slightly ironic, because Jesper has one of S\u00f8ndre Campus\u2019 biggest smiles.<\/p>\n

Today, Jesper does not need to spend time choosing his outfit, because he has a work uniform from Helly Hansen with \u201cThe Humanities Faculty\u201d embroidered in Danish across the chest of his fleece shirt.<\/p>\n

The working day begins at 7am. The classrooms and lecture theatres must be prepared for studies at UCPH\u2019s most populous faculty. The mail must be sorted, special arrangements and career fairs set up, handymen need to be hired. ID and key cards don\u2019t issue themselves, packages must be handled and students serviced.<\/p>\n

And along the way, there are jokes exchanged – both with close colleagues in the hallways, and with professors and students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get along well, all of us. We tease each other – in a good way, of course, and we look out for each other. I would not say that I am happy-go-lucky, but there is no reason to make things more difficult than they are.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019d take another 15 years<\/h2>\n

A sports enthusiast, Jesper spent many years as a football trainer for FREM<\/secret>\u2019s boys. However he has cut down on this to have enough time for his own fitness activities, his family in a house on R\u00f8de Mellemvej and walks with Freja, a beloved Danish-Swedish farm dog.<\/p>\n

As to whether Jesper is up for ten more years at UCPH, he answers:<\/p>\n

Jeg er ikke v\u00e5gnet en eneste dag i mine tyve \u00e5r p\u00e5 K\u00f8benhavns Universitet og har t\u00e6nkt \u00e5h nej, jeg gider ikke i dag.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00bbYes. And ideally 15, if it were up to me. I have not woken up one single day over my twenty years at the University of Copenhagen and thought, oh I don\u2019t feel like it today. I had plenty of those days in my years as a postman.\u00ab<\/p>\n

Jesper enjoys the environment and atmosphere of the buildings along Karen Blixen\u2019s Vej – and that is not because of the new HAY furniture, he smiles, but because he values his conversations with the faculty\u2019s employees. They discuss any topic, in particular politics, history and social conditions:<\/p>\n

\u00bbAnnette Lassen has written the best books on the Icelandic Sagas, which interests me! J\u00f8rgen B\u00e6k Simonsen knows everything about history – and he invited me to a lecture one day after we began chatting. The head of INSS and I both grew up on Gasv\u00e6rksvej, so we share stories about the neighbourhood of Vesterbro. And it\u2019s always exciting to meet Vincent Hendricks. The professors have no airs, and everyone wants to talk if you approach them with openness and curiosity.\u00ab<\/p>\n

However, one thing niggles at him. Jesper believes more people have become blind to others around them:<\/p>\n

\u00bbIt might be that I\u2019ve become old. But I\u2019ve begun to get bothered by the small things. Outside, there are six men on a bench, smoking under a no-smoking sign. I am a smoker myself, but it would be nice if people had a little more respect. Think about how nice it is here, and how good it could be, and pick up a cup and take it with you on the way to the canteen.\u00ab<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no reason to make things more difficult than they are.
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You could say that I got a little too much space to take the wrong track.\u00ab<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">GROUNDS OFFICER Jesper Ovesen<\/p>\n<p>50 years old. \u00a0Grounds officer at South Campus. Employed in 1999 at the student administration in Fiolstr\u00e6de, employed by the Humanities Faculty since 2009. Completed an apprenticeship in retail, and has been an independent driver and postman before his time at UCPH. Works out in the fitness centre 4-5 days per week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jesper went on to become an apprentice at Golman Herrekvipering (Golman Haberdashery), but left the job because he \u00bbdidn\u2019t have the energy to stand and smile constantly.\u00ab This revelation seems slightly ironic, because Jesper has one of S\u00f8ndre Campus\u2019 biggest smiles.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Jesper does not need to spend time choosing his outfit, because he has a work uniform from Helly Hansen with \u201cThe Humanities Faculty\u201d embroidered in Danish across the chest of his fleece shirt.<\/p>\n<p>The working day begins at 7am. The classrooms and lecture theatres must be prepared for studies at UCPH\u2019s most populous faculty. The mail must be sorted, special arrangements and career fairs set up, handymen need to be hired. ID and key cards don\u2019t issue themselves, packages must be handled and students serviced.<\/p>\n<p>And along the way, there are jokes exchanged – both with close colleagues in the hallways, and with professors and students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe get along well, all of us. We tease each other – in a good way, of course, and we look out for each other. I would not say that I am happy-go-lucky, but there is no reason to make things more difficult than they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>He\u2019d take another 15 years<\/h2>\n<p>A sports enthusiast, Jesper spent many years as a football trainer for <secret text=\"Danish football club located in the southwestern part of Copenhagen\">FREM<\/secret>\u2019s boys. However he has cut down on this to have enough time for his own fitness activities, his family in a house on R\u00f8de Mellemvej and walks with Freja, a beloved Danish-Swedish farm dog.<\/p>\n<p>As to whether Jesper is up for ten more years at UCPH, he answers:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Jeg er ikke v\u00e5gnet en eneste dag i mine tyve \u00e5r p\u00e5 K\u00f8benhavns Universitet og har t\u00e6nkt \u00e5h nej, jeg gider ikke i dag.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00bbYes. And ideally 15, if it were up to me. I have not woken up one single day over my twenty years at the University of Copenhagen and thought, oh I don\u2019t feel like it today. I had plenty of those days in my years as a postman.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>Jesper enjoys the environment and atmosphere of the buildings along Karen Blixen\u2019s Vej – and that is not because of the new HAY furniture, he smiles, but because he values his conversations with the faculty\u2019s employees. They discuss any topic, in particular politics, history and social conditions:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbAnnette Lassen has written the best books on the Icelandic Sagas, which interests me! J\u00f8rgen B\u00e6k Simonsen knows everything about history – and he invited me to a lecture one day after we began chatting. The head of INSS and I both grew up on Gasv\u00e6rksvej, so we share stories about the neighbourhood of Vesterbro. And it\u2019s always exciting to meet Vincent Hendricks. The professors have no airs, and everyone wants to talk if you approach them with openness and curiosity.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>However, one thing niggles at him. Jesper believes more people have become blind to others around them:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIt might be that I\u2019ve become old. But I\u2019ve begun to get bothered by the small things. Outside, there are six men on a bench, smoking under a no-smoking sign. I am a smoker myself, but it would be nice if people had a little more respect. Think about how nice it is here, and how good it could be, and pick up a cup and take it with you on the way to the canteen.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no reason to make things more difficult than they are.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"Dansk","identifier":"Nyhedsbrev","headline":"Modtag et ugentligt nyhedsoverblik i din inbox","button_text":"Tilmeld nu","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":false,"references":false,"category":false,"theme":false,"number_of_posts":"4","style":"default"}]},"taxonomyData":{"category":[{"term_id":44,"name":"Campus","slug":"campus","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":44,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1547,"filter":"raw"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":888,"name":"Mit job","slug":"mit-job-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":888,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":154,"name":"My UCHP","slug":"my-ucph","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":154,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":93,"name":"S\u00f8ndre Campus","slug":"soendre-campus-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":93,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":8,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":1090,"name":"TAP","slug":"tap-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1090,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw"}],"post_format":[],"expression":[{"term_id":18,"name":"Feature Article","slug":"feature_article","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":18,"taxonomy":"expression","description":"","parent":0,"count":1200,"filter":"raw"}],"translation_priority":[]},"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jesperovesenfeatured.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68642"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68644,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68642\/revisions\/68644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}