173 applications compared to 2018<\/secret> which is a decrease of 2.9 percent.<\/p>\nAssociate Dean Jens Erik Mogensen calls the continued decline in applications \u00bbtroubling\u00ab. In his view, the continued downturn may have something to do with an increased focus on wage levels and post-graduation unemployment among the applicants.<\/p>\n
\u00bbYoung people are constantly told that it\u2019s important to secure a well-paid job immediately upon graduation. Humanities graduates generally take longer finding a job, but they do succeed eventually. We don\u2019t have a specific, inherent problem at the faculty compared to the other fields,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n
\u00bbOf course the humanities bashing we\u2019ve witnessed for years now has probably also affected the development.\u00ab<\/p>\n
Continued crisis in language studies<\/h2>\n
The Associate Dean hopes that the downturn is a sign that only the best students have applied, so \u00bbthe programs can focus on quality of education.\u00ab He also points out that humanities programs still have more applicants than they can accommodate.<\/p>\n
But he is worried about the smaller language studies programs that have been widely ignored by this year\u2019s applicants. The preliminary numbers indicate that for instance French language and culture is down a quarter of their applicants (from 98 to 74), German language and culture is down close to a fifth of their applicants (from 79 to 65), and Spanish language and culture is down by a tenth (from 137 to 122). The preliminary numbers do not reveal the priority applicants have given the individual programs, but to Jens Erik Mogensen the news is alarming.<\/p>\n
\u00bbIt is a problem for Denmark that we won\u2019t have graduates with foreign language expertise other than English. But the problem arises in other parts of the educational system. It is difficult to recruit applicants in these fields, because very few students in Danish high schools take other languages besides Danish and English. It is a structural problem inherent to the educational system as a whole.\u00ab<\/p>\n
Why is such a significant problem?<\/em><\/p>\n\u00bbBecause it will be a great loss to the country in an international perspective, if we are no longer able to read and understand languages like Spanish, Russian, or German and have to interpret everything from an English language perspective. The project of globalization will be too myopically focused on the Anglo-Saxon perspective. Ultimately, I think this is a democratic problem.\u00ab
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\nPernille Kindtler also notes that language studies are suffering, and like Jens Erik Mogensen she attributes the problem to the negative emphasis on employment opportunities post-graduation.<\/p>\n
\u00bbIt\u2019s a real shame. Some of the language studies program play an important part in the business community, and there small language studies programs that we really want to maintain.\u00ab<\/p>\n
It is a problem for Denmark that we won\u2019t have graduates with foreign language expertise other than English.<\/p>\n
Jens Erik Mogensen, Associate Dean for Education, Faculty of Humanities<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
But isn\u2019t it a good thing that the applicants\u2019 priorities mirror a political desire and that more applicants seek out STEM-fields as opposed to the humanities?<\/em><\/p>\n\u00bbYes, you can. It was a political decision to downsize Humanities, so I suppose it is a positive development that applicants are looking elsewhere. That said we want qualified applicants in the Humanities, so we hope students with the right set of qualifications apply.\u00ab<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, the Faculty of Humanities downsized which resulted in 35 resignations, 11 of which were involuntary. Among other things this was due to the dimensioning model which has meant a decrease in students and thus a decrease in revenue for the faculty.<\/p>\n
The exact number of applicants and admitted students at the Faculty of Humanities this year will be revealed on July 26, when all applicants receive a reply in the mail.
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In fact, all faculties have seen an increase \u2013 except for the Faculty of Humanities. And the continued decline has the Associate Dean worried: \u00bbIt is a problem for Denmark.\u00ab","use_post_excerpt":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":true,"contributors":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>Over the course of the last two years, the dimensioning model and the new grade point average requirements has meant that University of Copenhagen has seen a decline in the number of applicants, but this year the trend has been reversed.<\/p>\n<p>This much is clear in light of the 24,829 applications for quota 1 and 2 admissions the university has received. It is an increase of close to five percent compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the country\u2019s other seven universities, University of Copenhagen sets itself apart in a positive way: While all other universities except Copenhagen Business School has received fewer priority 1 applications this year, University of Copenhagen has been raking them in and has received <secret text=\"from 10,865 to 11,275\">410 more<\/secret> applications than last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbSeeing an increase is lovely, because we want as many qualified applicants as possible. But we obviously have to take into account that we don\u2019t know how many of the applicants meet the grade point average requirement of 6.0. We hope that the numbers indicate an actual increase,\u00ab says Head of Guidance & Admissions at University of Copenhagen, Pernille Kindtler.<\/p>\n<p>She is careful not to speculate about the reason why University of Copenhagen is seeing an uptick in applicants compared to other universities, but she does highlight the university\u2019s recruitment campaign. This year\u2019s campaign focused on concrete solutions to the problems in the world today \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/we-asked-a-youth-researcher-to-predict-which-degree-programs-will-be-most-popular\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which according to youth researcher Noemi Katznelson is very important to the coming generations of students<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThe campaign may have caught the attention of some, but I fundamentally believe that we\u2019re seeing this increase because of the quality of our programs,\u00ab says Pernille Kindtler.<\/p>\n<h2>Humanities sees a decrease<\/h2>\n<p>Among this year\u2019s applicants the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and the Faculty of Social Sciences in particular are very popular. The former has seen an increase of 7.1 percent and the latter an increase of 8.5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, all faculties at the university have received more applications this year. All except the Faculty of Humanities.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It was a political decision to downsize Humanities, so I suppose it is a positive development that applicants are looking elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Pernille Kindtler, Head of Guidance & Admissions<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Compared to numbers from recent years, Humanities has to some extent stopped hemorrhaging applicants \u2013 for instance the total number of applicants dropped 16.2 percent from 2016 to 2017 \u2013 but the Faculty is still down <secret text=\"From 5,885 applications in 2018 to 5,712 in 2019\">173 applications compared to 2018<\/secret> which is a decrease of 2.9 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Associate Dean Jens Erik Mogensen calls the continued decline in applications \u00bbtroubling\u00ab. In his view, the continued downturn may have something to do with an increased focus on wage levels and post-graduation unemployment among the applicants.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbYoung people are constantly told that it\u2019s important to secure a well-paid job immediately upon graduation. Humanities graduates generally take longer finding a job, but they do succeed eventually. We don\u2019t have a specific, inherent problem at the faculty compared to the other fields,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbOf course the humanities bashing we\u2019ve witnessed for years now has probably also affected the development.\u00ab<\/p>\n<h2>Continued crisis in language studies<\/h2>\n<p>The Associate Dean hopes that the downturn is a sign that only the best students have applied, so \u00bbthe programs can focus on quality of education.\u00ab He also points out that humanities programs still have more applicants than they can accommodate.<\/p>\n<p>But he is worried about the smaller language studies programs that have been widely ignored by this year\u2019s applicants. The preliminary numbers indicate that for instance French language and culture is down a quarter of their applicants (from 98 to 74), German language and culture is down close to a fifth of their applicants (from 79 to 65), and Spanish language and culture is down by a tenth (from 137 to 122). The preliminary numbers do not reveal the priority applicants have given the individual programs, but to Jens Erik Mogensen the news is alarming.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIt is a problem for Denmark that we won\u2019t have graduates with foreign language expertise other than English. But the problem arises in other parts of the educational system. It is difficult to recruit applicants in these fields, because very few students in Danish high schools take other languages besides Danish and English. It is a structural problem inherent to the educational system as a whole.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p><em>Why is such a significant problem?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00bbBecause it will be a great loss to the country in an international perspective, if we are no longer able to read and understand languages like Spanish, Russian, or German and have to interpret everything from an English language perspective. The project of globalization will be too myopically focused on the Anglo-Saxon perspective. Ultimately, I think this is a democratic problem.\u00ab<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ExternalPromo","style":"printed_paper","headline":"New student?","twitter_feed":null,"image":{"ID":88684,"id":88684,"title":"37232","filename":"37232-e1561706289599.png","filesize":75,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/studiestart\/attachment\/37232\/","alt":"","author":"71","description":"sort firkant","caption":"","name":"37232","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":87422,"date":"2019-06-28 07:17:44","modified":"2019-07-18 14:15:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":50,"height":25,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","thumbnail-width":50,"thumbnail-height":25,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","medium-width":50,"medium-height":25,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","medium_large-width":50,"medium_large-height":25,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","large-width":50,"large-height":25,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","1536x1536-width":50,"1536x1536-height":25,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","2048x2048-width":50,"2048x2048-height":25,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","featured-soft-width":50,"featured-soft-height":25,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","featured-hard-width":50,"featured-hard-height":25,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","narrow-width":50,"narrow-height":25,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","extended-width":50,"extended-height":25}},"external_link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/new-student\/","cta":"Everything you need to know"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>Pernille Kindtler also notes that language studies are suffering, and like Jens Erik Mogensen she attributes the problem to the negative emphasis on employment opportunities post-graduation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIt\u2019s a real shame. Some of the language studies program play an important part in the business community, and there small language studies programs that we really want to maintain.\u00ab<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It is a problem for Denmark that we won\u2019t have graduates with foreign language expertise other than English.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Jens Erik Mogensen, Associate Dean for Education, Faculty of Humanities<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>But isn\u2019t it a good thing that the applicants\u2019 priorities mirror a political desire and that more applicants seek out STEM-fields as opposed to the humanities?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00bbYes, you can. It was a political decision to downsize Humanities, so I suppose it is a positive development that applicants are looking elsewhere. That said we want qualified applicants in the Humanities, so we hope students with the right set of qualifications apply.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Faculty of Humanities downsized which resulted in 35 resignations, 11 of which were involuntary. Among other things this was due to the dimensioning model which has meant a decrease in students and thus a decrease in revenue for the faculty.<\/p>\n<p>The exact number of applicants and admitted students at the Faculty of Humanities this year will be revealed on July 26, when all applicants receive a reply in the mail.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ExternalPromo","style":"printed_paper","headline":"New researcher?","twitter_feed":null,"image":{"ID":88684,"id":88684,"title":"37232","filename":"37232-e1561706289599.png","filesize":75,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/studiestart\/attachment\/37232\/","alt":"","author":"71","description":"sort firkant","caption":"","name":"37232","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":87422,"date":"2019-06-28 07:17:44","modified":"2019-07-18 14:15:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":50,"height":25,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","thumbnail-width":50,"thumbnail-height":25,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","medium-width":50,"medium-height":25,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","medium_large-width":50,"medium_large-height":25,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","large-width":50,"large-height":25,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","1536x1536-width":50,"1536x1536-height":25,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","2048x2048-width":50,"2048x2048-height":25,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","featured-soft-width":50,"featured-soft-height":25,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","featured-hard-width":50,"featured-hard-height":25,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","narrow-width":50,"narrow-height":25,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","extended-width":50,"extended-height":25}},"external_link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/new-researcher-in-copenhagen\/","cta":"Everything you need to know"},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"Read more","hand_picked_posts":true,"references":[{"reference":{"ID":89033,"post_author":"67","post_date":"2019-07-01 15:05:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-07-01 13:05:03","post_content":"<span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span>n this year\u2019s student recruitment campaign, the University of Copenhagen is trying to appeal to potential students\u2019 sense of civic responsibility. Rather than choosing a degree for your own sake, choose one for the good of society. Society on a global scale, that is.\r\n\r\nVia posters at bus stops and train stations the campaign attempts to address young people\u2019s sense of indignation and social responsibility. One of the posters features an image of a pair of hands behind a fence and a call for \u00bbethical solutions\u00ab. Another states that the world is in need of a greener economy, and an image of a dead fish on a littered beach is accompanied by the message: \u201cBecause the world\u2019s problems aren\u2019t going to fix themselves.\u201d\r\n\r\nCentre Director at the Danish Centre for Youth Research, Noemi Katznelson, believes the campaign echoes a broader tendency in society.\r\n\r\nWhen asked to predict young people\u2019s preferences when applying to a degree program this year, she highlights the fact that many young people want to put their knowledge to good use, and they are less worried about what their degree can do for them on a personal level.\r\n\r\nWe may even see this shift in perception as early as July 5 when this year\u2019s [secrettext face=\"quota 1\" text=\"Quota 1 is for people applying solely on the basis of their grades, quota 2 is for applicants who ask to be judged on other qualifications.\"] applications deadline is up.\r\n\r\n\u00bbMy guess is that we will see an increase in young people who want to make a difference in the world and not just for themselves. I think we are witnessing a shift in perception where the emphasis is on making a difference in society as opposed to personal gain,\u00ab says Noemi Katznelson.\r\n\r\nFuture students belong to a generation who are not necessarily content with consuming the preexisting knowledge of their teachers, as she puts it. They want to help create that knowledge. And they want to work towards breaking down the traditional distinction between mind and matter, so that theoretical knowledge can be applied as practical solutions.\r\n<blockquote>I think we are witnessing a shift in perception where emphasis is on making a difference in society as opposed to personal gain.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Noemi Katznelson, Centre Director at the Danish Centre for Youth Research<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\u00bbYoung people are not interested in isolating themselves from the rest of society for five years. They want to be part of something that holds meaning for them, and they want to seek out knowledge that is useful and can be applied in the real world,\u00ab she says.\r\n\r\nShe is careful not to highlight specific degree programs \u2013 after all, predicting the future is easier said than done \u2013 but she does expect fields of study that address some of the most pressing global issues will grow.\r\n\r\n\u00bbThose could for instance be interdisciplinary degree programs that focus on climate, sustainability, and technology.\u00ab\r\n\r\n<em>In your opinion, will we see this tendency play out as early as in the coming admission?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u00bbYes, I believe so. I expect that will be the case. In the past, we have had a hard time selling young people on the various scientific disciplines, but I believe this shift will add new meaning to the STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, ed.)\u00ab\r\n<h2>Patience is not a virtue<\/h2>\r\nNoemi Katznelson\u2019s prediction dovetails neatly with young Danes\u2019 increased interest in climate activism. Across the country\u2019s many schools, students have staged large scale strikes, and at the University of Copenhagen students have demanded more climate specific topics in their coursework \u2013 preferably with an interdisciplinary scope.\r\n\r\nAccording to a report from the Danish Evaluation Institute, the shift in perception has the potential to influence the drop-out rate as well. Students who apply to a degree program on the basis of a professional interest have a relatively high likelihood of completing their studies.\r\n\r\nBut according to Noemi Katznelson the future students\u2019 enterprising spirit could become a challenge for the universities, because many will not be patient enough to bury themselves in books and studies for half a decade. They want to accomplish something right away.\r\n\r\n\u00bbIn previous times, the university has typically had its pick amongst the best and brightest, but in the future the most innovative students may look elsewhere. They may think, \u2018where will I be able to make the biggest impact in the shortest possible time?\u2019\u00ab she says.\r\n\r\n\u00bbTime is of the essence to them. \u2018Why on earth should I spend five years at a university, before I can put the knowledge and skills I already possess to good use? I don\u2019t want to spend five years being groomed for the job market.\u2019\u00ab\r\n<blockquote>The popular degree programs will definitely be the ones, where young people feel they have a secure future ahead of them. The classic fields of study will probably suffer even more from this.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Noemi Katznelson, Centre Director at the Danish Centre for Youth Research<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\nIt all comes down to a shift in perception of knowledge as a concept, says Noemi Katznelson. A lot of young people experience that they already possess a lot of knowledge and skills before applying to the university.\r\n\r\n\u00bbIt is much easier to start earning a living today than it was when the concept of accumulated knowledge was dominant. It is no longer necessary to spend years adding on to preexisting knowledge, before you can go out and apply your skills in the world. More and more young people are starting to question the lengthy process of education. They ask themselves: Why not now?\u00ab\r\n<h2>Job stability in times of uncertainty<\/h2>\r\nNoemi Katznelson is, however, quick to point out that a degree from a university still carries a lot of weight in society. She also predicts that many young people will continue to apply for long degree programs, because they worry about unemployment. Maybe even more so than in previous times.\r\n\r\nYoung people today are faced with a lot of uncertainty in the job market where the part-time and freelance economy is growing rapidly and has given rise to a new \u2013 and to some frightening \u2013 notion: the precariat. Being well-educated no longer guarantees job safety.\r\n\r\n\u00bbWe are talking about a generation of young people who are very concerned about the future and who are faced with the reality of an uncertain job market. So, the popular degree programs will definitely be the ones, where young people feel they have a secure future ahead of them. The classic fields of study will probably suffer even more from this.\u00ab\r\n\r\nShe predicts that degree programs in Political Science, Medicine, and Law will see an uptick in applicants in the coming years.\r\n\r\nIn any case, we will soon have a better picture of whether or not the predictions hold true for the immediate future. July 5 is the deadline for quota 1 applications at universities across Denmark.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"We asked a youth researcher to predict which degree programs will be most popular","post_excerpt":"We sat down with Centre Director at the Danish Centre for Youth Research, Noemi Katznelson, and asked her to predict which degree programs young Danes will apply to in the coming years. Her crystal ball indicates that social responsibility and job security will be among the top motivating factors.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"we-asked-a-youth-researcher-to-predict-which-degree-programs-will-be-most-popular","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-07-05 12:57:59","post_modified_gmt":"2019-07-05 10:57:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=89033\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":89021,"post_author":"69","post_date":"2019-07-01 12:38:04","post_date_gmt":"2019-07-01 10:38:04","post_content":"<strong><span class=\"dropcap\">O<\/span>ne of the first things I noticed when I got here<\/strong> was how open Danish professors are with each other. Everyone is very helpful and willing to share their ideas and research insights. They are not afraid that others will steal their ideas, and you are free to cooperate with everyone. That goes for professors at other universities as well. It was a very positive surprise.<strong>\r\n<\/strong>\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">SUmmer Series<\/p>\r\nAt the University of Copenhagen more than a third of all researchers and teachers come from abroad. Over the summer, the University Post will present you to some of them and you will hear their stories of arriving in Denmark and working at the university.\r\n\r\nHow does Danish work culture differ compared to their home countries, what have the biggest surprises been, and how would the describe their Danish colleagues?\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<strong>It took me three months<\/strong> to get used to addressing my colleagues by their first names. In India you address colleagues \u2018Sir\u2019 as a sign of respect. That\u2019s not how you do that in Denmark, I was told. Here everyone calls each other by their first names. Getting used to that was difficult at first.\r\n\r\nWhenever I would meet a colleague in the hall, or if I needed help with something, I just could not bring myself to address them by their first names. To me it seemed so disrespectful that at first, I would just say \u2018hey\u2019. I have had a lot of time to practice this in the meantime, and I no longer think twice about it.\r\n\r\n<strong>I like the informal tone and the flat hierarchical structure<\/strong> at the university. Professors here are very open and forthcoming, much more so than I am used to from working in India and South Korea. That has been a marvellous experience coming here as a young professor. I have learned so much from my senior colleagues at the Department of Chemistry.\r\n<blockquote>In India if you are a teacher, people regard you as a guru.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Manish Tiwari<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<strong>There is a greater sense of equality here.<\/strong> That goes for the relationship between students and teachers, too. The students are more prone to asking questions and there is a lot more communication between students and teachers here than many other places. The students do not look up to the professors, in the same way that I looked up to my professors, when I was a student. In India if you are a teacher, people regard you as a guru. It is the most highly esteemed profession you can have. That goes for university professors as well as ordinary school teachers.\r\n\r\n<strong>I love the dialogue with Danish students.<\/strong> I have something to teach them, but as an educator I also have a lot to learn from them. They have a lot of fresh ideas and a different perspective on the world.\r\n\r\n<strong>Here in Denmark people speak their minds<\/strong> and call it like they see it. In a professional setting as well as in a private. Danes are very honest about what is on their minds and they are very straightforward. I like that. It provides clarity, and you do not waste people\u2019s time with polite conversation and longwinded small talk.\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Manish Kumar Tiwari<\/p>\r\n\/ 36 years old\r\n\r\n\/ Lives in Charlottenlund\r\n\r\n\/ Born and raised in India\r\n\r\n\/ PhD from Konkuk University in South Korea\r\n\r\n\/ Came to Denmark as a postdoc at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in 2013\r\n\r\n\/ Assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry since 2015\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<strong>Many people think Danes are very serious and industrious people<\/strong>, and they certainly are, but they are also lively and fun loving. The first time I experienced that first-hand was at a conference I attended in Budapest with my colleagues. We went sailing on a boat and all of a sudden everyone got up and started dancing and partying. Since then I have gone to plenty of Christmas parties and social gatherings with my colleagues and it is never a dull experience.\r\n\r\n<strong>My dream is to continue working in Denmark<\/strong> and start a family here. Career wise there are many exciting opportunities for me here. At the same time, it is a wonderful and safe country to live in. You are safe walking the streets, and you can bike anywhere you want. The Danes have a healthy lifestyle. The elderly ride their bikes and exercise in the parks, even when the weather is bad. It is highly motivating.\r\n\r\n<strong>What I miss the most<\/strong> are the colours, the crowds, and the food in India. They provide a stark contrast to Denmark. Sometimes when you are waiting for the S-train or riding the bus, you are the only person around. In India you are always surrounded by other people. I do miss that occasionally. But on the other hand, I lead a very exciting professional life here in Denmark of which I am very fond.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-narrow wp-image-88411\" src=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/dsc4010web-700x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"Outside perspective: \u00bbDanes call it like they see it\u00ab","post_excerpt":"Manish Kumar Tiwari loves the flat hierarchical structure, the emphasis on a healthy lifestyle, and the informal tone in Denmark. He was born and raised in India but has taught at the University of Copenhagen for four years.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"outside-perspective-danes-call-it-like-they-see-it","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-10-04 11:54:14","post_modified_gmt":"2019-10-04 09:54:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/set-udefra-danskerne-siger-tingene-direkte-uden-omsvoeb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":84906,"post_author":"70","post_date":"2019-04-23 07:54:42","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-23 05:54:42","post_content":"<h3>32 per cent: The Danish stress record<\/h3>\r\n32 per cent of university students say they have dealt with stress during the first semester of their education. The survey participants were asked six months after they started their studies. Students at Danish universities are more likely to be stressed than students from other types of educational institutions.\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">This is how we did it<\/p>\r\nThe data has been retrieved from a number of studies, mainly by the Danish trade unions <strong>DJ\u00d8F <\/strong>and <strong>DM<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nIn addition, some statistics have been provided by the <strong>University of Copenhagen.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSome data comes from elsewhere \u2013 like <strong>DR <\/strong>and<strong> Uddannelseszoom.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe data is, in all cases, <strong>the latest available.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3>7.7 per cent experiment with drugs<\/h3>\r\n7.7 per cent of Danish students experiment with performance enhancing drugs in the course of their studies. Some studies include caffeine pills. Others do not. But this said, setting up an IV line with coffee running through it is not to be recommended.\r\n<h3>Congestion and hassle at uni<\/h3>\r\nDo you find that it has become more difficult to get through the lobby? And have the queues for the coffee become suspiciously longer since last time? If so, you are not the only one. Half of students reckon that there is more congestion at their place of study over the past few years. This year (in the wake of the university corona lockdown in the spring of 2020) more new students have been admitted than ever before. Classroom distancing guidelines are, as a minimum, expected.\r\n<h3>They insist on top (or inflated) grades<\/h3>\r\nHalf of Danish university students find it difficult to be satisfied with anything less than two digits on the 12-scale Danish grade sheet. And there is, of course, nothing wrong with that. If it was not because it is also linked to increased stress indicators. They also find it hard to take time off, and some are reluctant to take part in class for fear of appearing stupid.\r\n<h3>Drink a lot<\/h3>\r\nMake no mistake, Danish young people still swim in beer and they are still European champions [secretimage face=\"in alcohol consumption\" imageid=\"63863\"]. But studies have shown that their alcohol consumption is declining rapidly. But Danish students in longer and medium-length higher education programmes drink significantly more than other young people, Danes and otherwise. This means that they also drink more than their friends in other types of education programmes.\r\n<h3>28 Chlamydia diagnoses<\/h3>\r\nUniversity cities (and for some reason the towns of Gentofte, and Kolding) are some of the Danish locations most plagued by the sexually transmitted chlamydia. If you want to avoid the itch, you can move out to the island of \u00c6r\u00f8, which has the lowest number of chlamydia diagnoses. While Copenhagen has 28 chlamydia cases per 1,000 inhabitants, \u00c6r\u00f8 is laid back (likely with a condom on) on 8,5 cases.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n<h3>Rent is expensive<\/h3>\r\nIt is no secret that the Copenhagen housing market is overheated and expensive. If Danes are not fortunate enough to have rich parents or a dorm room, they will have to take up the fight on the housing market. And this is no cakewalk. By comparing rent and the latest Danish SU student grant payout level, one of the authors of this article reached the conclusion that she \u2013 on average \u2013 would have to pay 102 per cent of her SU (after tax) for a room in Copenhagen. A one-bedroom apartment would cost 155 per cent of a Danish SU student grant.\r\n<h3>Only 4 per cent of UCPH graduates actively apply to the public sector<\/h3>\r\nWhen Danes after 5+ years finally get their master's degree, the city council is not that appealing. Half of University of Copenhagen (UCPH) graduates want to get in to the private sector, and just under half are indifferent as to whether they end up in the private or public sector. This leaves an underwhelming 4 per cent of graduates who actively seek a public sector job.\r\n<h3>78 per cent have student jobs<\/h3>\r\nIf you are a Danish student, you probably have some kind of student job. 78 per cent of students do, in fact, have one. And this is far more than just five years ago. More graduate students have a job than undergraduate students, and 75 per cent of the students says that their job is relevant to their studies.\r\n<h3>For their thesis, they get 9.6 on their Danish grade scale<\/h3>\r\nThe average grade for Danish master\u2019s theses is 9.6. Female students generally get better grades than their male counterparts. Some things suggest that it is smart for Danes to continue on from their bachelor\u2019s to their master\u2019s degrees, if they want to come out with an impressive grade. Thesis grades are, paradoxically, higher than bachelor\u2019s grades.\r\n<h3>Theology has the best study environment in Copenhagen<\/h3>\r\n3.9. This is how the students at the Faculty of Theology rank their own programme on a 5-point scale. Students at the Faculty of Humanitites rank their programme with a 3.8 out of 5. the Faculty of Health and Medicial Science has a ranking of 3.6, just like the Faculty of Law.\n<!-- end of module 2 -->\n<h3>61.4 per cent female students<\/h3>\r\nAbout 60\/40 to the ladies: This is the gender distribution at UCPH. Only at the Faculty of Science are there more men than women enrolled, and men are overrepresented in subjects like economics, philosophy and musicology. Women, on the other hand, rule South Campus. At the Faculty of Humanities, the gender distribution is closer to 70\/30.\r\n<h3>10.2 per cent drop out<\/h3>\r\nIf Danes complete their first year of a course, they can give themselves a well-earned pat on the back. More than one in ten bachelor students drop out of their programmes during the first year.\n<!-- end of module 3 -->\n<h3>37.6 weekly hours of study<\/h3>\r\n37.6 hours per week. This is the number of hours that Danish students spend on their study programmes on average. This is pretty close to the 40 hours a week that the Danish Ministry for Education would like to see them using. The number crunchers say that to earn one ECTS credit Danes need 27.5 working hours.\r\n<h3>Love on the study programme<\/h3>\r\n11 per cent of all Danes reportedly met their current partner on their programme of study. This is according to a study that Megafon did for Tjek.dk in 2013.\u00a0 Note: This number is for all Danes, all age groups with some of them long past the studying age, and is for their current partner. What do these numbers show? Not much. Apart from the fact that love does, of course, still happen when you spend hours a day with like-minded people, who are beautiful, young, and who have the same interests as yourself.\n<!-- end of module 4 -->\n<h3>Danish students can look forward to an annual salary of DKK 368,965<\/h3>\r\nWhen Danes are done, they can multiply their generous Danish student grants by five. Graduates from UCPH get DKK 30,497 a month on average (2019 numbers) in their first five years in the labour market. Humanities graduates slightly less; the social sciences graduates slightly more than average.\r\n<h3>Only 38 per cent complete their studies in the prescribed time<\/h3>\r\nPoliticians struggle to push Danish students through their studies within the prescribed time limit. In 2019 only 38 per cent completed their master's degree within the norm.\r\n<h3>Unemployment is not (that) high<\/h3>\r\nWhen the Danish media talk about high unemployment among university degree holders, they are probably talking about <em>graduate<\/em> unemployment, that is, among people who have just graduated. The real unemployment for academic degree holders (prior to the 2020 corona crisis) was around 4 per cent. Graduate unemployment is volatile and always balloons out in August, September and October, when people graduate, and then falls during the course of a year.\r\n<h3>New Danish students are an average of 21.4 years old<\/h3>\r\nA new Danish student is currently an average of 21.4 years old, several years older than most other countries. If you are surrounded by Danish students that are considerably older, chances are they are studying Italian or Theology. Here the average age for starting the programme is 32.9 and 31.6 years respectively. The young guns you will find on the Danish study programmes with high admission grade averages. Both molecular biomedicine and actuarial mathematics are places where people on average are younger than 21.\r\n<h3>22 hours at campus<\/h3>\r\nEven though Danish students spend an average of 37.5 hours per week on their study programmes, they only spend around 22 hours at campus. Coffee breaks and parties included.\n<!-- end of module 5 -->\n","post_title":"20 facts about Danish students","post_excerpt":"Danish students can look forward to an annual salary of DKK 368,965. If you sit next to one of them in class, they are most likely to be a woman. They drink less than their parents did - but much more than their non-Danish, or non-university, friends.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"20-facts-about-danish-students","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-05-05 09:45:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-05-05 07:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/liste-20-facts-om-dit-uniliv\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":22371,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2015-05-08 09:56:54","post_date_gmt":"2015-05-08 07:56:54","post_content":"<em>This article was first published 8 May 2015. It has been updated 29 June 2019.<\/em>\r\n\r\nIt is time to make your Copenhagen space <em>feel<\/em> like home. Your room, flat or shared house is a cosy refuge from the social whirlwind and new experiences. Make it your own.\r\n\r\nHere is our top 5 list of places to scavenge, barter or buy cheap stuff in Copenhagen.\r\n<h3>1. Flea markets<\/h3>\r\nThe flea market, or <em>loppemarked<\/em>, is a central part of Copenhagen life. You can get everything from furniture to electronics, cutlery, paintings and rare vinyl. But patience and perseverance are required in order to find the best bargain.\r\n<blockquote>If you would rather spend your cash on drinks and travel, you can scavenge good free furniture at one of the city\u2019s recycling stations<\/blockquote>\r\nMost flea markets have a specialty (clothes, furniture, design), and many charge an entrance fee. Do some research before you embark on your loppenmarket quest, and find a place that suits your needs and wallet. A good place to start is <a href=\"http:\/\/markedskalenderen.dk\/marked\/kategori\/loppemarked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MarkedsKalenderen.<\/a>\r\n\r\nIf you want to add a charitable side to your bargain-hunting, very Saturday year-round there is a large <a href=\"http:\/\/svalerne.dk\/home\/fair%20trade%20%26%20genbrug\/loppemarked%20kbh\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indoor flea market<\/a> owned by a charity called Svalerne (Emmaus in other countries). All of the proceeds go to help children in India and Bangladesh.\r\n\r\nThe warehouse is in the Northern part of the city on Nattergalevej 6 and is open from 10-15 every Saturday (it is closed in the month of July).\r\n\r\nDon't forget the <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/studenterhusets-popular-flea-market-in-copenhagen-expands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monthly Studenterhuset flea markets.<\/a>\r\n<h2>2. Online bartering<\/h2>\r\nWhen Danes want cheap stuff, they go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dba.dk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Den Bl\u00e5 Avis (dba.dk.)<\/a>\r\n\r\nHere, you find anything from a new apartment to a cheap sofa, or even a stuffed fox. Remember to barter and get the price down!\r\n\r\nThe site is in Danish, so have a dictionary on hand.\r\n\r\nA Danish equivalent to the auction site Ebay is called<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qxl.dk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> QXL <\/a>. This site is also in Danish.\r\n<h2>3. When in Scandinavia, do flat-pack<\/h2>\r\nWhat could be more Scandinavian than mass-produced, colourful flat-pack ready-to-assemble furniture?\r\n\r\nIKEA is the place to go for the finishing touches of plaids, bedcovers, cushions and plants when you have found your funky retro furniture on the cheap elsewhere. Or, more likely, when you have found your second hand Ikea furniture.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\nWhile you are there, don\u2019t miss out on the famous IKEA meatballs (Swedish 'K\u00f6ttbullar', pronounced 'Shit-boola'!) and snag a DKK 5 cinnamon bun, or <em>kanelsnegl <\/em>('cinnamon-snail!').\r\n\r\nThe nearest IKEA is in Gentofte (to the North of the city). You can get there by taking bus number 150S from N\u00f8rreport Station, towards <em>Kokkedal Station<\/em>. Get off at the stop called <em>Brog\u00e5rdsvej.<\/em>\r\n<h2>4. Stolen bikes, the legal way<\/h2>\r\nMake (other people\u2019s) crime pay. Snag a bargain at a police auction!\r\n\r\nThe Copenhagen police regularly hold auctions (via the company Topauktioner) to get rid of all the stolen and lost property that they receive and can\u2019t reunite with its original owner.\r\n\r\nKeep an eye on the calendar for the next auction, and familiarize yourself with the rules, at <a href=\"https:\/\/topauktioner.dk\/cykelauktion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Topauktioner website. <\/a>\r\n\r\nHere is our latest report and review of a <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/bicycle-hunting-at-the-copenhagen-police-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police bike auction.<\/a>\r\n\r\nHere are our more general tips on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/used-bikes-in-copenhagen-how-to-get-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get a used bike in Copenhagen.<\/a>\r\n<h2>5. Free stuff<\/h2>\r\nIf you would rather spend your cash on drinks and travel, you can scavenge good free furniture at one of the city\u2019s recycling stations. On a good day you can find good quality furniture, lamps and even clothes. For those with mechanical skills, recycling stations are also a great place to find bicycle parts.\r\n<blockquote>Be prepared for some jostling around for furniture and electronic goods, but small items such as books are easily available<\/blockquote>\r\nMany stations have a separate section for unwanted but undamaged items, but be wary that lately professional flea market salesmen have started lurking around these places to grab the most valuable pieces. Be prepared for some jostling around for furniture and electronic goods, but small items such as books are easily available.\r\n\r\nOne of the best places to start is M\u00f8llegade Genbrugsstation in N\u00f8rrebro.\r\n\r\nSo that's it. Happy bargain hunting!\r\n\r\nDo you need a more general guide to living cheap?<a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/how-to-live-on-a-student-budget-in-copenhagen\/\"> Here is how to live on a student budget in Copenhagen<\/a>\n<!-- end of module 2 -->\n","post_title":"Finding cheap stuff in Copenhagen","post_excerpt":"Wherever you live - a new lamp, desk or picture can make it feel like home. And you also need a bike in Copenhagen. 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