https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Copenhagen University is looking for foreigners living in Denmark for 'Where have all the people gone?', a sociological study on life under coronavirus lockdown. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200403/copenhagen-uni-seeks-expats-for-life-under-lockdown-study Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:52:39 +0200 copenhagen-uni-seeks-expats-for-life-under-lockdown-study Thousands of Danish students will take to the streets of the Scandinavian country Thursday in protest at government changes to university education. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171005/danish-students-to-demonstrate-in-five-cities Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:52:59 +0200 danish-students-to-demonstrate-in-five-cities Copenhagen uni students now have the chance to be Crazy in Love, after the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies introduced a class on American superstar Beyoncé Knowles. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170901/university-of-copenhagen-to-offer-beyonc-class Fri, 01 Sep 2017 14:54:57 +0200 university-of-copenhagen-to-offer-beyonc-class The University of Copenhagen was the highest-ranking Scandinavian university in the latest edition of an annual global university ranking. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170816/copenhagen-uni-is-highest-nordic-in-new-ranking-of-worlds-top-universities Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:59:18 +0200 copenhagen-uni-is-highest-nordic-in-new-ranking-of-worlds-top-universities On Friday, 65,165 Danes had cause to celebrate after being informed that they had been accepted to a programme of higher education. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170728/number-of-danes-accepted-into-higher-ed-falls-for-first-time-in-years Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:46:43 +0200 number-of-danes-accepted-into-higher-ed-falls-for-first-time-in-years More Danes are applying to study subjects in areas where there is a shortage of labour, such as in IT, according to Denmark's Ministry of Higher Science and Education. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170706/more-danes-applied-for-study-programmes-with-best-job-prospects-ministry Thu, 06 Jul 2017 20:18:42 +0200 more-danes-applied-for-study-programmes-with-best-job-prospects-ministry Aalborg University climbed eight places as Times Higher Education (THE) announced its Young University Rankings list Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170407/danish-uni-upwardly-mobile-on-young-university-rankings Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:54:48 +0200 danish-uni-upwardly-mobile-on-young-university-rankings When the Danish parliament in December passed a bill barring students from taking a second university degree, the move was greeted by protests and accusations that the move to meant to free 300 million kroner to shore up funding in the unemployment benefit system was “short-sited”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170131/denmark-backs-off-controversial-education-cap Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:34:57 +0100 denmark-backs-off-controversial-education-cap The Danish parliament on Monday passed a bill that will bar students from taking a second university degree. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161219/denmark-passes-education-cap-despite-protests Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:06:55 +0100 denmark-passes-education-cap-despite-protests Nordic nations once again dominated the annual International Student Satisfaction Awards in 2016, but Denmark fell four spots from last year’s fourth place rank. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160928/denmark-falls-in-international-student-satisfaction-rank Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:35:00 +0200 denmark-falls-in-international-student-satisfaction-rank The 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), released on Monday, placed the University of Copenhagen as the 30th best university in the world and the second best in Continental Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160815/university-of-copenhagen-second-best-in-continental-europe Mon, 15 Aug 2016 09:42:38 +0200 university-of-copenhagen-second-best-in-continental-europe Three Danish universities have placed within Europe’s top 100 after the Times Higher Education published its European University Top 200 Rankings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160310/three-danish-universities-among-europes-best Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:33:41 +0100 three-danish-universities-among-europes-best The University of Copenhagen announced on Wednesday that it was cutting 532 jobs as a result of funding cuts laid out by the government’s budget. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160203/university-of-copenhagen-slashes-over-500-jobs Wed, 03 Feb 2016 12:38:08 +0100 university-of-copenhagen-slashes-over-500-jobs An international student at Aarhus University passed three exams in one day, all with the highest possible grade, after finding out he is to be deported from the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151222/deported-african-university-student-blitzes-danish-exams-aarhus Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:55:20 +0100 deported-african-university-student-blitzes-danish-exams-aarhus Tens of thousands of Danish university and upper secondary school students on Thursday demonstrated against cuts to Denmark's education budget by Copenhagen's right-wing government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151029/thousands-protest-against-danish-education-cuts Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:38:00 +0100 thousands-protest-against-danish-education-cuts Nordic countries dominated the 2015 International Student Satisfaction Awards, with Denmark named the fourth best destination country for students. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150919/denmark-ranked-fourth-in-student-satisfaction Sat, 19 Sep 2015 20:12:08 +0200 denmark-ranked-fourth-in-student-satisfaction The University of Copenhagen was Denmark’s sole representative among the world’s 100 best schools in the newly-released QS World University Rankings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150915/university-of-copenhagen-named-best-in-nordics Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:23:20 +0200 university-of-copenhagen-named-best-in-nordics Saying that access to education and improved health are vital to refugees’ ability to integrate into Danish society, the University of Copenhagen has announced two new initiatives aimed at giving refugees and migrants a better start in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150914/university-of-copenhagen-refugees-health-education Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:13:46 +0200 university-of-copenhagen-refugees-health-education The minister for higher education, Esben Lunde Larsen, says that a “culture shift” is needed among Danish university students who often show up unprepared for their state-paid educations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150828/higher-education-minister-to-danish-students-shape-up Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:33:27 +0200 higher-education-minister-to-danish-students-shape-up Young students from southern Europe are increasingly coming to Denmark to carry out their studies an jumpstart their careers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150811/southern-students-come-to-denmark-to-work-and-study Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:48:46 +0200 southern-students-come-to-denmark-to-work-and-study