The University of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Universitet, abbr.KU) is a public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia after Uppsala University.
The University of Copenhagen consists of six different faculties, with teaching taking place in its four distinct campuses, all situated in Copenhagen.[9][10] The university operates 36 different departments and 122 separate research centres in Copenhagen, as well as a number of museums and botanical gardens in and outside the Danish capital.[11] The University of Copenhagen also owns and operates multiple research stations around Denmark, with two additional ones located in Greenland.[12][13] Additionally, The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and the public hospitals of the Capital and Zealand Region of Denmark constitute the conglomerate Copenhagen University Hospital.[14]
As of October 2022, 10 Nobel laureates[15] and 1 Turing Award laureate have been affiliated with the University of Copenhagen as students, alumni or faculty.[16] Alumni include one president of the United Nations General Assembly and at least 24 prime ministers of Denmark.
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