University of Roskilde

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Roskilde University
Roskilde Universitet
logo
motto <unknown>
founding 1972
place Roskilde , Denmark
management Hanne Leth Andersen
Students 8400
Employee 900
including professors 89 (2006)
Annual budget DKK 774,956,000 ($ 117,100,005) (2014)
Networks UArctic
Website www.ruc.dk

The University of Roskilde ( Danish : Roskilde Universitet , until 2008 Roskilde Universitetscenter, short: RUC) is a state educational institution for natural sciences , social sciences and humanities east of Roskilde in Denmark. She is a member of the University of the Arctic .

University profile

The former logo consisted of a stylized coral . This metaphorically alluded to the property of a coral that it can only thrive in moving water and then develop large and beautiful colonies. When these die from the inside and calcify, they give the reef the strength it needs to be able to withstand the raging waters sufficiently.

organization

When it was founded in 1972 there were 723 students. The principal is Hanne Leth Andersen.

The university offers Bachelor , Magister and Ph. D. degrees , is divided into four institutes and occupies around 50 buildings. Most bachelor programs and some master’s programs can also be studied in English.

The building of the University Library (RUb) was designed by the architect Henning Larsen and extends over several levels over an area of ​​7600 m².

Academic orientation

Entrance to the University of Roskilde
Entrance to the University of Roskilde
Roskilde University campus
Roskilde University Library

The university was founded with the aim of doing academic teaching in a new, alternative way, which should deliberately differentiate itself in many points from the traditional practice of imparting knowledge in the style of frontal teaching . a. by involving the student to a high degree with a high degree of personal responsibility in all activities. The basic principles here are:

Institutes

There are four institutes:

  • Institute for Communication and Humanities
  • Institute for Science and Environment
  • Institute for People and Technology
  • Institute for Social Science and Economics

There was also a research center for women's rights (2002-):

  • CeLi (Center for Ligestillingsforskning)

Well-known lecturers

  • Paul Mattick (1904–1981), economist, councilor communist and political writer, visiting professor 1974/75
  • Nico Perrone (* 1935), historian and journalist, visiting professor in 1991
  • Herman Schmid (* 1939), sociologist, peace researcher and politician, MEP, lecturer at the university
  • Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (* 1940), linguist and educator, guest researcher from 1979 to 2007, lecturer from 1995 to 2000
  • Bernhelm Booß-Bavnbek (* 1941), mathematician, professor emeritus
  • Bent Sørensen (* 1941), physicist, professor since 1980
  • Utz Maas (* 1942), linguist, 1975 professor of text studies
  • Robert Phillipson (* 1942), linguist, former head of the Institute for Languages ​​and Cultures
  • Jens Høyrup (* 1943), mathematics historian, lecturer from 1973, lecturer in the history and philosophy of science in 1989, professor from 1995
  • Lutz Mez (* 1944), political scientist, visiting professor at the Department of Environment, Technology and Social Studies 1993/94
  • Peter Alheit (* 1946), educator, Humboldt Professorship 1994/95
  • Jörg Becker (* 1946), political scientist
  • Bernd Marin (* 1948), social scientist, guest lecturer at the university
  • Mechthild Bereswill (* 1961), sociologist, visiting professor
  • Giorgos Katroungalos (* 1963), lawyer and politician, editor and visiting professor

Well-known students

  • Helge Kragh (* 1944), science historian, doctorate in 1981
  • Per Bak (1948–2002), theoretical physicist, PhD 1974
  • Tor Nørretranders (* 1955), non-fiction author and science journalist, studied philosophy and the sociology of science until 1982
  • Kuupik Kleist (* 1958), politician (Inuit Ataqatigiit), member of the Folketing, former Prime Minister of Greenland, graduated as Socionom in 1983
  • Giampietro Stocco (* 1961), writer and journalist
  • Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen (* 1964), social scientist, doctorate in administrative sciences 1995
  • Christine Antorini (* 1965), social democratic politician, member of the Folketing, studied public administration from 1989 to 1994
  • Martin Lidegaard (* 1966), politician (Det Radikalische Venstre (RV)), member of the Folketing and Foreign Minister, 1985 to 1992 studied communication sciences, 1990 editor of the university newspaper RUC NYT
  • Katja Kean (* 1968), porn actress, Master of Business Administration 2009
  • Natasha Arthy (* 1969), director, studied humanities
  • Robert Habeck (* 1969), writer and politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), MdL Schleswig-Holstein, 1992/93 intermediate examination in philosophy, German studies and philology
  • Morten Bødskov (* 1970), social democratic politician, member of the Folketing, postgraduate studies
  • Signe Byrge Sørensen (* 1970), director and producer of documentary films, graduated from the University in 1998 in International Udvikling Studies and Communication
  • Casper Klynge (* 1973), diplomat, studied social and political science 1994–1996
  • Simon Emil Ammitzbøll (* 1977), politician, member of the Folketing, 2003 Bachelor in Social Sciences
  • Kirsten Brosbøl (* 1977), politician of the social democrats, member of the Folketing, environment minister, graduated as Cand.scient.soc in politics at the university
  • Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen (* 1984), politician (red-green Enhedsliste), member of the Folketing, social science Bachelor's degree 2004–2007
  • Emilie Turunen (* 1984), politician, MEP, 2009 Bachelor in Social Sciences
  • Rina Ronja Kari (* 1985), politician of the Folkebevægelsen mod EU, MEP; Study of business administration at the university
  • Joy Mogensen (* 1980), Mayor of Roskilde, Church and Culture Minister

Honorary doctors

See also

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The earlier motto of the university was In tranquillo mors - in fluctu vita (Danish: I stilheden døden, i bølgiegen livet , German: Death lies in silence, life in the surf ).
  2. ^ Roskilde University Organization> Management> Rectorship. Retrieved August 9, 2019 .
  3. ↑ 2019 About Roskilde University. Retrieved August 9, 2019 .
  4. ↑ 2019 About Roskilde University. Retrieved August 9, 2019 .
  5. ↑ https://www.uarctic.org/member-profiles/denmark/8697/roskilde-university
  6. ↑ RUC har udpeget ny rektor . In: www.b.dk . February 26, 2014 ( b.dk [accessed February 9, 2017]).
  7. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from August 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ CeLi

Coordinates: 55 ° 39 ′ 14 "  N , 12 ° 8 ′ 28"  E