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University of Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Latin: Universitas Hafniensis
MottoLatin: Coelestem adspicit lucem
Motto in English
It (the eagle) beholds the celestial light
TypePublic research university[1]
Established1 June 1479; 544 years ago (1479-06-01)
Academic affiliation
IARU
LERU
EUA
Europaeum
Universities Denmark[2]
BudgetDKK 8.908 bn
($1.338 bn) (2018)[3]
RectorHenrik C. Wegener[4]
Academic staff
5,286 (2019)[5]
Administrative staff
4,119 (2017)[5]
Students37,493 (2019)[6]
Undergraduates21,394 (2019)[6]
Postgraduates16,079 (2019)[6]
Doctoral students
3,106 (2016)[7]
Location
Copenhagen
,
Denmark
CampusUrban
94.2 ha (total)
Student newspaperUniavisen
Colors   
Maroon and gray[8]
Websitewww.ku.dk

55°40′47″N 12°34′21″E / 55.67972°N 12.57250°E / 55.67972; 12.57250

University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
University Main Building at Frue Plads

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.

  1. ^ "About the universities". Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Universities Denmark". Universities Denmark. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Økonomi". University of Copenhagen. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Rector". University of Copenhagen. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Employees". University of Copenhagen. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Students". University of Copenhagen. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Forskning og formidling" [Research and circulation] (in Danish). University of Copenhagen. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  8. ^ "University of Copenhagen Design Guide". University of Copenhagen. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Faculties of the University of Copenhagen". University of Copenhagen. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Departments at the University of Copenhagen". University of Copenhagen. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Museums". about.ku.dk. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Areas of research". research.ku.dk. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  13. ^ https://www.science.ku.dk/fakultetet/organisation/feltstationer/ Archived 12 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish). Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  14. ^ Larsen, Jørgen Falck; Engelbrecht, Nils: Københavns Universitetshospital in 'Den Store Danske' at https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/K%C3%B8benhavns_Universitetshospital Archived 24 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish). Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  15. ^ Kommunikation (5 October 2022). "Nobelpristagere". universitetshistorie.ku.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Peter Naur - A.M. Turing Award Winner". Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

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