Roskilde University

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Roskilde University
Roskilde Universitet
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MottoIn tranquillo mors - in fluctu vita (Latin)
Motto in English
In silence, death; in the surge, life
Type Public
Established1972
BudgetDKK 774,956,000 ($ 117,100,005) (2014) [1]
Rector Hanne Leth Andersen
Academic staff
538 (2014) [1]
Administrative staff
402 (2014) [1]
Students8,045 (2014) [1] [2]
Undergraduates 4,751 (2014) [1]
Postgraduates 3,294 (2014) [1]
299 (2014) [1]
Location
Roskilde
,
Denmark

55°39′10″N12°08′25″E / 55.65278°N 12.14028°E / 55.65278; 12.14028
CampusTrekroner, Roskilde
Affiliations EUA, UArctic
Website ruc.dk

Roskilde University (Danish : Roskilde Universitet, abbreviated RUC or RU) is a Danish public university founded in 1972 and located in Trekroner in the Eastern part of Roskilde. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subjects within social sciences, the humanities, and natural sciences.

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History

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Outside Roskilde University

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 of Copenhagen and Aarhus. 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 former main building at Roskilde University

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

Roskilde University offers higher education at bachelor-, master, and PhD levels within four main areas: humanities, humanistic technologies, social science and science. 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:

The university offers three international bachelor programmes:

Rankings

Notable alumni

Some notable alumni and professors from RUC include:

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