Press releases 2011

University applicants must apply digitally from next year. The science minister believes that young people have the necessary competences and universities must be at the forefront of digitalisation.

There was yet another historical intake at Danish universities in July this year, with significant increases in science and technical education. There was also significant interest in Aalborg University and the University of Southern Denmark.

The Danish Agency for International Education assesses foreign educational qualifications. And the Science Minister's recent annual report on the assessment and recognition of foreign educations shows that more and more highly-educated foreigners are having their degrees assessed.

Danish students take the longest sabbatical, get the most state support and are among the most mobile of all European students. These conclusions and more have been revealed in the latest Eurostudent study that compares student living conditions across Europe. The report is being published today.

The Science Minister has announced that neuroscientist Milena Penkowa has had her EliteForsk Award revoked.

A new study concludes that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have difficulty accessing research articles, patents, technical reports and market information. Easier and cheaper access will create both innovation and growth in society.

The renowned biology professor has received the award for communicating his ground-breaking DNA discoveries in an exciting and engaging manner

Denmark has achieved the Barcelona objective of investing at least 3 percent of GDP in research and development – and reached the objective a year ahead of schedule.

Copenhagen (Denmark) has been selected as the host for the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) in 2014, to take place June 21-26.

Denmark has been ranked second out of 31 European countries in the recently published Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010.

The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation and the Minister for Education have established a taskforce aimed at presenting a strategy for how Denmark can improve foreign language education from school right through to university.