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24/01-12 kl. 11:30 World

Fake uni diplomas paid for Norway massacre

Anders Breivik killed 77 people last year in a bombing and shooting onslaught. Now the mass murderer claims to have earned more than one million dollars forging diplomas from top notch universities

GregoryRockson2012b
18/01-12 kl. 10:15 World

Copenhagen student to set world agenda in Davos

Global business leaders, statesmen and even royalty will listen to the opening speech of, and meet up with, Gregory Rockson at this year’s World Economic Forum

11/01-12 kl. 06:02 World

Stampede at Johannesburg University kills one

One person has died and several are injured as crowds of people rush to enrol at a university in the South African city of Johannesburg

20/12-11 kl. 08:30 World

Denmark most expensive in Europe

Yesterday Monday, data from PriceRunner showed the city of Copenhagen the fifth most expensive in the world. Now, a new release has the country the most expensive in the European Union

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Lund sing-a-long
19/12-11 kl. 09:01 World

Sweden: High costs deter foreign students

One in three international students who get a place at a Swedish university, end up not going anyway

19/12-11 kl. 08:09 World

Copenhagen fifth most expensive city

Things like petrol, diapers and bus tickets make sure Copenhagen stays one of the most expensive cities in the world, according to new price ranking

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Expensive Copenhagen means hard lifestyle choices
Denmark most expensive in Europe
12/12-11 kl. 09:38 World

Mixed Danish reaction to Durban deal

Empty words or the real deal. As the climate negotiators reach agreement in Durban, Danish politicians disagree on whether it is a good one or a bad one

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Durban city hall
07/12-11 kl. 07:31 World

Durban blog: How to learn the jargon

At the climate conference in South Africa, University of Copenhagen forestry student Walid Mustapha, compares the conference to university: Sure, being a delegate is like being a student, he says. But there is more jargon, and no professors to answer your questions

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Durban blog: A project to keep the forests
Roman
03/12-11 kl. 07:47 World

Russian voter: I am a Christian and a communist

In this report from St. Petersburg before elections Sunday, the University Post meets a law graduate and ex-soldier from the Chechnya war, who is nostalgic for the days of communism, but calls for stronger values

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St. Petersburg
02/12-11 kl. 08:41 World

Cold shoulder before Russia vote

Young people are provoked by University Post questions in this, a first report from St. Petersburg before parliamentary elections Sunday

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Russian voter: I am a Christian and a communist
Zulu Warriors
29/11-11 kl. 15:57 World

Durban blog: Deal impossible...until it is done

First day at the climate conference is tense and exciting, says Walid Mustapha, a University of Copenhagen student and forestry activist in this first report from South Africa

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
29/11-11 kl. 07:51 World

Lucky if global warming stops at 2-3 degrees

On the eve of COP 17, the University Post asked one of the most respected climate experts for his assessment of the state of the world

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Climate activist: Fate of humanity at stake
07/11-11 kl. 08:01 World

Young Greeks want to go to Danish uni

Denmark is an attractive destination for young Greeks who, disillusioned with the situation in their own country, are starting to look abroad for work and education

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Greek universities on verge of collapse
Greek students hit hard by economic meltdown
Greece: Protest, and you get no credit
Israel Palestine talks
06/10-11 kl. 09:57 World

Israel, Palestine met up at Copenhagen event

Diplomats from Israel and Palestine tried to put an end to one of the world’s longest standing conflicts in history

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Greek protests
26/09-11 kl. 06:58 World

Greece: Protest, and you get no credit

After student occupations and protests, crisis-struck Greek government starts to play hardball

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World map of research collaborations
18/07-11 kl. 09:00 World

See your university on network map

A new interactive map shows how international research collaborations connect the world's universities

Unemployed
28/06-11 kl. 10:11 World

Young Europeans struck down by unemployment

One out of every five under the age of 25 don't have jobs

Pick me up
21/06-11 kl. 07:18 World

Pick me up! I'm from Hong Kong

For months, Joephy Wong, a Hongkongese art student, has travelled around Europe leaving small, anonymous gifts to strangers. She hopes to start an exchange with people who pick up her gifts. University Post found a dried piece of fruit that she had left in the library in Fiolstræde and decided to track her down

Spanish student protest
24/05-11 kl. 07:40 World

Spanish ‘indignant’ protest in Copenhagen

Copenhagen student Alba shows her solidarity with Spanish protesters in Madrid

24 March Movement
17/05-11 kl. 05:42 World

Copenhagen student witnessed Jordan protest

University of Copenhagen student Line (cover name, her real name is known by the University Post) was there, when thousand of demonstrators first gathered in Amman, Jordan to demand a new constitution. Her report has come out from an event where two lives were lost, and a hundred of people were injured as the police broke up the demonstration

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