Rector Hanne Leth Andersen Administrative staff 402 (2014) Founded 1972 | Established 1972 Academic staff 538 (2014) Total enrollment 9,500 (2015) Phone +45 46 74 20 00 | |
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Motto in English In silence, death; in the surge, life Motto In tranquillo mors - in fluctu vita (In silence, death; in the surge, life, Latin) Budget 775 million DKK (2014, $ 117,100,005) Undergraduate tuition and fees Domestic tuition: 9,000 DKK (2010), International tuition: 3,900 EUR (2010) Notable alumni Johanne Schmidt‑Nielsen, Simon Emil Ammitzbøll, DJ Encore, Signe Molde, Katja K Similar Copenhagen Business School, University of Southern Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Aalborg University, Aarhus University Profiles | ||
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 Ph.D. degrees in a wide variety of subjects within social sciences, the humanities, and natural sciences.
Contents
- Coming to roskilde university
- History
- Organization and Administration
- Degree programs
- Rankings
- Notable alumni
- References
Coming to roskilde university
History
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 Anglo-Saxon concepts of interdisciplinarity and less well-defined boundaries between academic fields.
Organization and Administration
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.
Degree programs
Roskilde University offers higher education at bachelor-, master, and Ph.D. 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.
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: