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Brief News

11/03-10

Students leave auditorium voluntarily in Vienna
03/03-10

Swedish agents to get paying students
02/03-10

Not enough business out of new European university research
02/03-10

Lecture: The politics of intolerance
02/03-10

Lecture: Olin Wright on the morality of social science
01/03-10

Party for Life Sciences students
26/02-10

Law internationals brace for weekend camp
16/02-10

Brush up your language skills
12/02-10

Copenhagen scientists in malaria breakthrough
08/02-10

No ill-smelling experiments please

All Brief News

Education

04/03-10 kl. 06:00 Education / Science

Selfish ant queens sacrifice their colony

Queen ants attempt to look after number one, even if the colony must pay. And this does not go unpunished, shows new Copenhagen research

See also:: Army ants can also make new friends, study shows

24/02-10 kl. 11:54 Education

Copenhagen PhDs held back for lack of funding

University is determined to meet 2010 targets via new strategies, it says

14/01-10 kl. 11:36 Education / Life Science

Leaner, greener food production at Life

'LeanGreenFood', a new international network based at the Faculty of Life Sciences, will train food scientists to take account of social and environmental aspects when developing new food production processes

08/12-09 kl. 06:00 Education

Students learn Danish to fit into the culture

Many international students in Copenhagen attend courses in the Danish language. Why? To look for jobs, to be taken seriously, and to immerse themselves in Danish culture

05/12-09 kl. 06:00 Education / Health Science

New master´s programme in HIV

A brand new master's programme in HIV virus at the University of Copenhagen has just opened its doors to admissions

04/12-09 kl. 16:07 Education / Life Science

English language check for Life Science lecturers

250 staff members who teach courses in English at the Faculty of Life Sciences will undergo language certification. The aim is to ensure high quality teaching

03/12-09 kl. 10:00 Education

Call to abolish Norwegian bachelor degree

Bachelor degrees should be abolished, says respected Norwegian education researcher. The rector of the University of Oslo agrees with him

03/12-09 kl. 06:00 Education / Theology

Islam, Christianity and Judaism side by side ...

Theology, religious studies and religions united in new Nordic cooperation

See also:: Taking the Apostle Paul seriously

19/11-09 kl. 15:46 Education

Copenhagen staff: Yes to more courses in English

Teaching staff at the University of Copenhagen accept the need for more courses taught in English but also fear the consequences for the Danish language

See also:: English? Nej tak, say humanists; Teaching in English makes a difference

19/11-09 kl. 15:42 Education

Teaching in English makes a difference

Students can be made part of their discipline, using English terminology, or they can be made part of their society, using their own language. Swedish students illustrate the stark choices

See also:: Copenhagen staff: Yes to more courses in English; English? Nej tak, say humanists

19/11-09 kl. 15:41 Education / Humanities

English? Nej tak, say humanists

Pharmaceutical staff like English-language teaching - theology and humanities staff don’t

See also:: Copenhagen staff: Yes to more courses in English

18/11-09 kl. 13:01 Education

Prize to make Copenhagen an IQ magnet

STUDENT LIFE – The University of Copenhagen has for the first time given out a DKK 100,000 award for improving the international study environment. It is part of a larger scheme, Prorector Lykke Friis says.

See also:: Jan is students´ favourite; Trumpet fanfare for Queen, honorary doctors, staff and students

26/11-09 kl. 12:32 Education

Get better at Danish - or English

Language courses for students and staff offered. Remember to sign up

29/10-09 kl. 06:00 Education / Health Science

Med students also had recycled exams

Pharma is not the only place students have been presented with old exam papers. Students of medicine have experienced it twice in the course of just six months. They feel unfairly treated

09/10-09 kl. 13:00 Education / Pharma

Exposed: Pharma Faculty in exam scam

Exam questions, along with correct answers, were available to pharmacy students before this summer’s exam. Lazy lecturers or cheating? Students speak out

08/10-09 kl. 13:43 Education / Humanities

Humanities reel in the Ph.D.’s from abroad

From zero to 25 pct. internationals in just a few years. The humanities have overcome Danish candidate favouritism

07/10-09 kl. 23:01 Education

Updated: Copenhagen slips a bit on rankings

The results are in. Take a look at the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings for 2009. University of Copenhagen did, well, OK. A distinguished position, says rector.