Goodbye to old KUA

Københavns Universitet Universitetsavisen - Danish Edition

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25/07-10 kl. 06:00 Campus / Humanities / KUA

The old, red KUA buildings have come to the end of their life. Now, they are being ripped, bashed and bulldozed to make way for the serene and clean lines of KUA 2, that will rise like a phoenix from the red rubble

Photos by Anne Trap-Lind

Doubt is the product

21/04-10 kl. 06:00 Campus / Hum

Surge in full-degree students to Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen attracts twice as many full-degree students as five years ago. This is according to data from its Education Strategy Unit.

Read the article 'Media department attracts internationals' here.

While the university had 1,795 matriculated full-degree students in 2005, the number had increased to 3,463 by 2009. The increase can be seen in both Nordic as well as non-Nordic students from the throughout the world.

21/04-10 kl. 05:34 Campus / Hum

Media department attracts internationals

Full-degree student Anna-Maria from Romania was one of the first students in a Master’s programme for Cognition and Communication. The programme was set up in 2009 by the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication and was specifically designed for English speaking students.

Read the article 'Surge in full-degree students to Copenhagen' here.

24/03-10 kl. 11:51 Campus / Hum

KUA is the place to eat

The University Post's reviewer Simone Bogner was impressed by the recently reopened Faculty of Humanities canteen at KUA.

The food was delicious, aesthetically pleasing, and, most importantly, affordable on a tight student budget, she raves.

See the newly renovated eating space, and samples of the food on offer in our gallery.

Photos by Simone Bogner.

22/03-10 kl. 11:55 Campus / Hum

Viking class tours Roskilde ancient ships

Students from 'The Vikings and Europe' intensive course took a field trip to the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde on Saturday.

They got a closer look at ancient Viking longboats, dressed up as Vikings and, of course, checked out the gift shop! The exhibition tells the story of the ships and and describes the lives of the Vikings in the Nordic countries.

University Post photographer Daniella Sasaki was there, and took some photos of the trip.

13/02-10 kl. 15:22 Campus / Hum

Humanities start of term bash

On Friday, he Meeting Place caf'e at University of Copenhagn Amager (KUA) was transfromed into a night club and cocktail bar , for the Humanities start of term party.

The University Post's photographer Daniella Sasaki was there to catch the action.

01/02-10 kl. 13:14 Campus / Hum

Blog of the week: CUMINet

CUMINet is an independent collective enterprise run and edited by the contributors. The target group for the blog includes students and scholars and secondarily of journalists, writers, opinion-makers, politicians, NGO associates, international organizations and, in general, anyone with an interest for the issues covered by the blog.

18/11-09 kl. 07:00 Campus / Hum

An Asian view on climate

Copenhagen is undeniably in the throes of a veritable climate frenzy. Now, The University of Copenhagen’s (U of C) Asian Dynamics Initiative and the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) add to the fray with a climate seminar with an Asian focus.

On 8 December, there will be an inter-disciplinary climate seminar at NIAS, Leifsgade 33, 3rd floor, 2300 København S. The event is in English and everyone is welcome.

Link between climate and war

18/09-09 kl. 06:00 Campus / Hum

End of an era for university’s arctic enclave

The University of Copenhagen’s Eskimology and Arctic Studies faces relocation after 16 years in Christianshavn’s North Atlantic enclave, Grønlands Handels Plads (Greenland Trade Square).

The department is now forced to move away from the square, which also houses the culture centre North Atlantic House, the Faroese Representation, the Greenland representation and the Icelandic Embassy. The government agency Danish Polar Centre was recently closed.