Roskilde University
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Roskilde University (Danish: Roskilde Universitetscenter, RUC) is a Danish state university founded in 1972 in Roskilde. It is a modern university providing higher education in the form of bachelor and master degrees as well as Ph.D. levels.
Faculties
Roskilde Universitet have 10 faculties(institutes) specializing in very different areas such as Mathematics to International Development.
- Faculty for Biologi and Chemistry
- Faculty for Mathematics
- Faculty for Geography and International development
- Faculty for Enviroment, Technology and Society
- Faculty for History
- Faculty for Language and Culture
- Faculty for Communication, Journalism and Computer Science
- Faculty for Political Science and Buisness
- Faculty for Psychology and Philosophy/Science Theory
- Faculty for Education
Also RUC have a center for Women's rights:
History
In the 1970s the university was known for its very free education as opposed to the usual lectures provided by the more old-fashioned universities of Copenhagen and Århus.
Today the university is not as free as in the 1970s; however, it is still one of the most modern universities giving the students more influence on the planning of the teaching than most other Danish universities. Graduates from Roskilde University are generally among the most wanted in the business community due to their skills in planning and teamwork alongside their major.
Some notable alumni and professors from RUC include:
Torben Dyrberg
Rasmus Jønson
Claus Bryld
Jesper Jespersen
Jacob Torfing
Kirsten Weber
External links
- The website of Roskilde university: http://www.ruc.dk
- About Roskilde university in brief: http://www.ruc.dk/ruc_en/about/
- About Roskilde university in detail: http://www.ruc.dk/ruc_en/about/RU-history/