Denmark will take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July 2025. Therefore, a number of major conferences will be held across Denmark from July to December, focusing on highly topical EU agendas within, among other things, research, innovation, and space.
Registration is now open for four webinars in May about ESA’s new 2040 strategy and the programmes presented at ESA’s ministerial meeting on 26-27 November 2025 in Bremen. The webinars are tailored to the Danish space ecosystem and Andreas Mogensen will launch the first one.
The European Space Agency, ESA recently published a new strategy which will lead the prioritisation and content of programmes to be presented at ESA’s ministerial meeting on 26-27 November 2025. UFS has asked ESA to present the strategy on four webinars tailored to the Danish space ecosystem.
Join the debate on the potential and risks of artificial intelligence in Danish research and innovation.
In line with the growing interest in space exploration, the conference will, for the first time, span over two days and include six dedicated tracks. The online programme contains a number of confirmed speakers and an in-depth description of the highly relevant topics on today’s space agenda.
The Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science has renewed an agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which provides access to research stays at MIT until December 2025.
The Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science is planning an information campaign focused on new applicants for Horizon Europe. You can help form the campaign by spending five minutes answering a short survey about participation in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.
All restrictions that apply to higher education institutions will be lifted. COVID-19 is no longer a public health issue, and from Tuesday 1 February students and staff can return to normal everyday life.
On the basis of a recommendation from the Epidemics Commission, the government has received support from the Parliamentary Epidemics Committee to extend a number of measures aimed at reducing the rate of COVID-19 infection in society.
COVID-19 - and especially the new Omicron variant - is spreading with increasing rapidity throughout Denmark. In order to limit the spread of infection, new restrictions will apply to higher education institutions from Sunday 19 December 2021.
In the light of recent trends in COVID-19 infection figures, a corona passport will be required in higher education institutions from 29 November 2021. The aim of this measure is to limit the spread of infection.
The Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science has awarded 32 grants under the 13th Call for the International Network Programme.
Students and higher education institutions can return to a normal working day from 14 June. The government has entered into an agreement with a broad majority of the parliamentary parties on when the various corona restrictions will be phased out.
In the Copenhagen Metropolitan Area, including North and East Zealand, the permitted general attendance ratio for students will be increased from 20 to 30 per cent on 6 May, and it will also be possible to use outdoor areas for teaching.
The updated social distancing recommendations require that from now on you are allowed to maintain a social distance of at least one metre, though maintaining a distance of two metres when possible, or when there is a particular risk of infection.
Once more, higher education has been given political priority in the negotiations concerning reopening. In those parts of the country outside the Copenhagen metropolitan area the ratio of attendance for students in general will on 21 April be increased from 20 to 30 per cent.
The extended COVID-19 restrictions that apply to higher education will be extended up till and including 5 April, with the exception of institutions on Bornholm
The Government and a number of parties in the Danish Parliament have agreed on a financial stimulus package that also includes an extension of the extended options for SU loans.
The extended COVID-19 restrictions are prolonged in the whole country. The restrictions are extended up to and including 28 February 2021.
The extended COVID-19 restrictions are prolonged in the whole country. The restrictions are extended up to and including 7 February 2021.
The more contagious English variant of coronavirus is spreading in Denmark. In order to maintain control of the epidemic, a number of stricter measures and restrictions are therefore being introduced throughout Danish society.
The extended COVID-19 restrictions are prolonged in the whole country. The restrictions are extended up to and including 17 January 2021.
The extended restrictions, which up to now have applied in 69 municipalities, will now apply to the whole country.
From 11 December, further restrictions will be introduced for higher education institutions located in: Region Zealand, Central Denmark Region, Aalborg Municipality, Vejle Municipality and Fredericia Municipality.
From 9 December, more restrictions within higher education will be introduced in a further 20 municipalities, so that the restrictions will apply to a total of 38 municipalities in various parts of the country. Moreover, national restrictions that apply to educational institutions will be prolonged.
As a result of the present COVID-19 restrictions, students are being offered a financial helping hand. This is being done by resuming the options of extended student grants and loans (SU).
From Thursday 29 October, a partial requirement to wear masks at educational institutions will come into force. This is due to the recent serious increase in the number of people infected by COVID-19 in Denmark.
The newly established International Arctic Hub in Nuuk, Greenland, which is a joint initiative between Denmark and Greenland, has appointed a board of directors to manage the important task of the hub’s implementation.
As part of the political agreement concerning the second phase of a controlled reopening of society, it has been decided that activities at institutions of higher education that require in-person attendance are to be reopened from May 18.
Following the Government's announcement that certain critical health science programmes would reopen for students who are due to complete their programmes soon, the Minister for Higher Education and Science has decided that seven health sciences programmes can be reopened in a controlled manner.
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