Roskilde University
Roskilde Universitet | |
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| Motto | In tranquillo mors - in fluctu vita (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | In silence, death; in the surge, life |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1972 |
| Budget | DKK 774,956,000 ($ 117,100,005) (2014)[1] |
| Rector | Hanne Leth Andersen |
Academic staff | 538 (2014)[1] |
Administrative staff | 402 (2014)[1] |
| Students | 8,045 (2014)[1][2] |
| Undergraduates | 4,751 (2014)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 3,294 (2014)[1] |
| 299 (2014)[1] | |
| Location | , Denmark 55°39′10″N12°08′25″E/ 55.65278°N 12.14028°E |
| Campus | Trekroner, Roskilde |
| Affiliations | EUA,UArctic |
| Website | ruc.dk |
Roskilde University(Danish:Roskilde Universitet,abbreviatedRUCorRU) is aDanishpublic universityfounded in 1972 and located inTrekronerin the Eastern part ofRoskilde.The university awardsbachelor's degrees,master's degrees,andPhD degreesin a wide variety of subjects within social sciences, the humanities, and natural sciences.
History
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The university was founded in 1972 and was initially intended as an alternative to the traditional Danish universities which had been the scene of several student uprisings in the late 1960s. The students considered the traditional universities undemocratic and controlled by the professors and wanted more influence as well as more flexible teaching methods.
In the 1970s the university was known for its very liberal education as opposed to the usual lectures provided by the more traditional universities ofCopenhagenandAarhus.The focus was shifted from traditional lectures to group orientated methods and projects rather than traditional exams.
Back in 1972, these educational ideas were both unorthodox and controversial, but the traditional universities in Denmark have now adopted much of the original RU concept themselves, not least the concept of group project work, which is today a recognised academic method. RU can also be said to have brought to Denmark the concepts of interdisciplinarity and less well-defined boundaries between academic fields, which originated in English-language academia.[3]
Organization and administration
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The university is governed by a board consisting of 9 members: 5 members recruited outside the university form the majority of the board, 1 member is appointed by the scientific staff, 1 member is appointed by the administrative staff, and 2 members are appointed by the university students. The Rector is appointed by the university board. The rector in turn appoints deans and deans appoint heads of departments. There is no faculty senate and faculty is not involved in the appointment of rector, deans, or department heads. Hence the university has no faculty governance.[4]
Degree programs
[edit]Roskilde University offers higher education at bachelor-, master, andPhDlevels within four main areas:humanities,humanistic technologies,social scienceandscience.The traditional educational setup at RU was based on two years of general studies in one of the main scientific areas and four years of specialization. Today, the university follows the general educational structure in Denmark based on three years of bachelor studies qualifying for a two-year master study.[5][6]
Roskilde University has 4 departments(institutes)specializing in very different areas from Mathematics to International Development:
- Department of Communication and Arts (DCA)
- Department of Science and Environment (DSE)
- Department of People and Technology (DPT)
- Department of Social Sciences and Business
The university offers three international bachelor programmes:
- International Bachelor Study Programme in the Humanities
- International Bachelor Study Programme in the Natural Sciences
- International Bachelor Study Programme in Social Science[7]
Rankings
[edit]- QS World University Rankings2015/6: Politics & International Studies, 151-200,[8]Communication & Media Studies, 151-200.
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings2017: ranked 501-600[9]
- Academic Ranking of World Universities2016: unranked[10]
Notable alumni
[edit]Some notable alumni and professors from RUC include:
- Andreas Bang Hemmeth (DJ Encore)
- Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen,politician
- Lars Hulgård, author[11]
- Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille,politician
- Vincent F. Hendricks
- Hartmut Haberland
- Pernille Andersen[12]
- Christine Lorentzen
- Eyðgunn Samuelsen
- Anders Bæksgaard,journalist,political editoratPolitiken
- Mette Abildgaard,politician
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"Danske Universiteter: Universiteternes statistiske beredskab"[Danish universities: Statistical preparedness of the universities] (in Danish). Archived fromthe originalon 8 January 2017.
- ^"Statistikbanken".statistikbanken.dk.Archivedfrom the original on 26 August 2014.
- ^"The History of Roskilde University".Archived fromthe originalon 13 December 2013.Retrieved6 December2013.
- ^"Roskilde Universitet - Bestyrelse".Archived fromthe originalon 24 November 2009.Retrieved20 November2009.
- ^"The Danish Educational System".Archived fromthe originalon 18 January 2015.Retrieved18 January2015.
- ^"University Education in Denmark: A guide for foreign students and institutions of higher education".Archived fromthe originalon 18 January 2015.
- ^"Full Degree Undergraduate Programmes at RUC".Archived fromthe originalon 5 December 2014.Retrieved4 December2014.
- ^"QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 - Politics & International Studies".17 March 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 26 July 2016.
- ^"Rankings".Times Higher Education (THE).Archivedfrom the original on 2 November 2017.Retrieved13 February2018.
- ^"ARWU World University Rankings 2016 | Academic Ranking of World Universities 2016 | Top 500 universities | Shanghai Ranking - 2016".shanghairanking.Archivedfrom the original on 22 September 2017.Retrieved13 February2018.
- ^EMES."Lars Hulgård".Roskilde University.Retrieved12 April2018.
- ^"Pernille Andersen".The FMD.Archivedfrom the original on 8 March 2014.
- ^"Denmark".Directory of Open Access Repositories.UK: University of Nottingham.Retrieved11 March2018.
