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New exchange agreement between UC Berkeley and The Technical University of Denmark

New exchange agreement between UC Berkeley and The Technical University of Denmark

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Feb 16, 2012 02:40 PM |

UC Berkeley and The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) establish new cooperation in photonics for master and PhD students. At the same time DTU offers a new international M.Sc in photonics.

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Denmark second most innovative country in Europe

Denmark second most innovative country in Europe

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Feb 09, 2012 12:15 PM |

According to the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011, Denmark is one of of the world's most innovative countries: an indication of the academic quality you can expect as a student here

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The US and Denmark best to produce and attract talent

The US and Denmark best to produce and attract talent

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Jan 26, 2012 12:50 PM |

The US and Denmark outperform all other countries in their capacity to produce and attract talent - acccording to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s the 'Global Talent Index’

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Aalborg University moves into former Nokia headquarters in Copenhagen

Aalborg University moves into former Nokia headquarters in Copenhagen

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Jan 20, 2012 05:20 PM |

With its main campus located in Denmark's fourth largest city (Aalborg), Aalborg University now extends its campus to the Danish capital with a continued focus on creating synergy between education, research and business

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How do we educate a new generation of responsible leaders?

How do we educate a new generation of responsible leaders?

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Jan 19, 2012 12:50 PM |

In cooperation with UN, Aarhus University is now launching a competition among students and teachers worldwide to get their ideas on how to develop a new generation of leaders who can handle the world's environmental and societal challenges

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OECD: Denmark has world's healthiest work-life balance

OECD: Denmark has world's healthiest work-life balance

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Jan 16, 2012 09:35 AM |

Denmark ranks first in work-life balance - with the lowest child poverty among developed nations and a higher than average time spent on leisure and personal care

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Danish Education Fosters Young Super-Democrats

Danish Education Fosters Young Super-Democrats

Posted by admin at Jan 12, 2012 12:00 PM |

A new democracy barometer shows that no country in the world is more democratic than Denmark. According to another recent study, young Danes are world champions in democratic thinking. What is the connection?

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Copenhagen tops in quality of living for expatriates

Copenhagen tops in quality of living for expatriates

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Jan 11, 2012 05:25 PM |

Copenhagen beats popular European cities like London, Barcelona and Stockholm in a recent survey of the quality of life for expatriate executives and their families

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Danish study exibition in Iceland

Danish study exibition in Iceland

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Jan 07, 2012 09:45 AM |

As an Icelandic student, you can explore your opportunities to study in Denmark at the Danish study exhibition on 18 February in Reykjavik

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Danes behind groundbreaking DNA technique

Danes behind groundbreaking DNA technique

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Dec 13, 2011 12:15 PM |

New DNA research turns up and down on our monitoring of nature. With a single soil or water sample biologists can now estimate the number and variety of species in an ecosystem

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Danish researchers find treatment for multi-resistant bacteria

Danish researchers find treatment for multi-resistant bacteria

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Dec 09, 2011 11:05 AM |

Danish scientists have developed new medicine that could cure millions of patients worldwide who are infected with previously incurable bacterial infections

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Danish scientists help to discover Earth-like planet

Danish scientists help to discover Earth-like planet

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Dec 06, 2011 11:50 AM |

A team of researchers from Aarhus University have helped discover an Earth-like planet using the Kepler spacecraft, launched by NASA in March 2009

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Aarhus University is northern Europe's most innovative

Aarhus University is northern Europe's most innovative

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Nov 29, 2011 07:40 PM |

Aarhus University, Business and Social Science has been voted northern Europe´s most innovative business school ahead of world-renowned schools like London School of Economics

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Monocle survey: "Denmark is a pioneer of sustainable energy and a world leader in architecture and urban planning

Monocle survey: "Denmark is a pioneer of sustainable energy and a world leader in architecture and urban planning

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Nov 25, 2011 07:35 PM |

Global affairs magazine Monocle´s newly launched 'Denmark Survey' offers a panomara of Danish society, economy, culture, architecture, retail, urbanism and more

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Danish cities among world's 'smartest' ...

Danish cities among world's 'smartest' ...

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Nov 22, 2011 06:40 PM |

By 2050, more than 6 billion people will live in urban areas. Denmark has set ambitious goals to optimize sustainable urban development, energy consumption and economic activity

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Imminent cancer breakthrough in Denmark

Imminent cancer breakthrough in Denmark

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Nov 21, 2011 05:40 PM |

Danish scientists are heading a pioneering research project: a scanning procedure that can show immediately whether a patient's cancer will spread

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Energy made tangible & wonderful - through design

Energy made tangible & wonderful - through design

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Nov 08, 2011 01:30 AM |

Leading design thinkers and students from around the world came together at DesignCamp 2011. Their mission: to make electricity tangible and wonderful - through design

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Denmark 1st in entrepreneurship and opportunity

Denmark 1st in entrepreneurship and opportunity

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Nov 03, 2011 08:10 PM |

Upon completing your studies in Denmark, you can stay and look for a job in, knowing that it´s a great place to create opportunities for yourself if you have a talent, use your initiative and work hard

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The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Oct 31, 2011 12:45 PM |

What´s it like to study in Denmark? And how are bright minds encouraged to study in Denmark?

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Denmark is a European startup hotbed

Denmark is a European startup hotbed

Posted by Thomas Alexander Hoelgaard at Oct 09, 2011 12:40 PM |

Denmark is becoming one of Europe's major startup hubs, especially Copenhagen, where some of the hottest startups in Silicon Valley have grown from

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