News about Danish higher education
Quality of life: Denmark ranked 1st
The Social Progress Index 2017 capture three dimensions of social progress: Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity and found Denmark to have the best quality of life in the World.
RUC in the Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings
Roskilde University is now in the top 200 of Times Higher Education Young Universities
Denmark in top 13 of 100 most innovative universities in Europe 2017
Reuters’ 2017 ranking of the strongest institutions for advancing science and inventing new technologies puts University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark in 13th and 14th place
Denmark has the best work-life balance. This is why
According to the OECD only 2% of employees regularly work very long hours, which isn't much when you compare it with the OECD average of 13%. Instead, they spend around two-thirds of their day (16 hours) eating, sleeping and indulging in leisurely pursuits.
Denmark tops happiest country in the world 2017
Denmark ranks highly on all the main factors found to support happiness: caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, health, income and good governance, and comes in second to Norway in this year's World Happiness Report.
Copenhagen still among world’s most liveable cities
The Danish capital has retained its top 10 position in Mercer’s Quality of Living rankings this year, staying ninth in the 2017 survey.
Aarhus University advances in major international academic ranking
Aarhus University is now in the top 100 in 19 subjects – and in the top 50 in six of them.
Denmark is one of the world's best places to be young
Denmark has been named as the world’s second best place to be a young person in the latest Global Youth Development Index and Report by the Commonwealth
Aarhus, Denmark heads the chart as the world's most mindful city
Can a city be mindful? According to World Economic Forum it can. They have created a chart based on analysis of various databases including the World Bank's World Development Indicators, the UN World Happiness Report, OECD's Better Life Index, The Economist's Economist Intelligence Unit’s Most Liveable Cities, the Global Footprint Network and a Gallup World Poll, where we find Aarhus at the very top!
Danish Universities Top The World's Most International Universities 2017
According to the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s most international universities, Denmark is no. 8 overall.
Denmark is the least corrupt country in the world
For the 5th year in a row Denmark is the least corrupt country in the world according to Transparency International's annual Correption Perception Index. According to the President of Transparency International Denmark this is among other things because the Danish society is built on a high level of trust.
Alexandra from Romania landed a dream job at Simens
Romanian Alexandra Cirdei was educated in International Sales and Marketing Management at VIA University College in Horsens. Today, she is a permanent employee at Siemens.
Denmark has the happiest workforces in the world
According to this year's Global Workforce Happiness Index, Denmark has the happiest and most loyal workforce on the planet.
Danish universities among the best at producing employable graduates
The University of Copenhagen (KU) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) are among the four Nordic universities, which have been ranked among the top 100 universities in the world for delivering work-ready graduates
Denmark is in the top 10 list of "Best Countries for Education" 2016
Out of 65 countries Denmark takes the 9th place for the absolute best place to study in the world.
Denmark is one of the most LGBTQ-Friendly Study Abroad Destinations in the World
In addition to consistently being rated as the happiest country in the world, Denmark takes second place as the most LGBTQ-friendly country on the planet.
And the winner of the Top Talent Denmark 2016 contest is…
As a part of the Denmark Days 2016, Top Talent Denmark ran a contest for Brazilian talents to get the opportunity to explore their desired degree in Denmark. To win the contest, the participants had to answer the question: How can a Danish degree make you the professional of the future?
Aarhus University Moves Into Top 100 on the Rankings
The new Times Higher Education World University Rankings puts Aarhus in the top 100 for the first time since the first issue of the rankings in 2010.
TOP TALENT DENMARK EVENTS IN BRAZIL HAVE STARTED!
Join Denmark Days 2016 (September 9th to 14th) for your chance to expand your network, learn more about study as well as career opportunities and get a first impression of Denmark. This years events will be held in São Paulo and in Rio de Janeiro, where Danish higher education institutions and companies will be present.
Pivotal data centre opens in Copenhagen
The world's most advanced neutron spreading facility, European Spallation Source (ESS) is being built in Sweden. Meanwhile in Denmark, the data centre that will handle all the research data stemming from the ESS officially opened on August 26.
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- Introduction to the Danish education system – from primary school to higher education Mar 21, 2022
- Copenhagen ranks highest in the Safe Cities Index 2021 Aug 31, 2021
- Two Danish universities among world's 100 best Jun 10, 2021
- Nordic countries top 2021 World Press Freedom Index Apr 21, 2021
- Denmark ranks among the world's most peaceful countries Jun 30, 2020
- Denmark is the world's most prosperous country Jun 15, 2020
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 in Denmark Mar 12, 2020
- Danish Government Scholarships for exchanges in Denmark in 2020/2021 has opened Jan 24, 2020
- Denmark is the world’s best country in two areas Jan 23, 2020
- Denmark is, still, one of the safest countries in the world Jul 19, 2019
- Denmark has the fifth best higher education system in the world Jul 17, 2019
- Danish Government Scholarships for 2019/2020 has opened Feb 12, 2019
- Copenhagen is named top city to visit in 2019 Feb 12, 2019
- Denmark has the best work-life balance in Europe Feb 26, 2018
- Danish Government Scholarships for 2018/2019 has opened Nov 01, 2017
- Denmark invests the most in education Oct 04, 2017
- Aarhus BSS conducts world-class research in public administration Sep 12, 2017
