Editing Roskilde University

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{{Short description|Danish public university}}
{{Infobox university
|name         = Roskilde University
|native_name  = Roskilde Universitet
|latin_name   = 
|image_name   = Ruc.png
|image_size   = 240px
|motto        = In tranquillo mors - in fluctu vita (Latin)
|mottoeng     = In silence, death; in the surge, life
|established  = 1972
|type         = [[Public university|Public]]
|budget    = DKK 774,956,000 ($ 117,100,005) (2014) <ref name="academics-and-staff">{{cite web|url=http://www.dkuni.dk/Statistik/Universiteternes-statistiske-beredskab|title=Danske Universiteter: Universiteternes statistiske beredskab|trans-title=Danish universities: Statistical preparedness of the universities|language=da|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108180842/http://dkuni.dk/Statistik/Universiteternes-statistiske-beredskab|archive-date=2017-01-08}}</ref>
|academic_staff        = 538 (2014) <ref name="academics-and-staff" />
|administrative_staff        = 402 (2014) <ref name="academics-and-staff" />
|faculty      = 
|rector       = Hanne Leth Andersen
|students     = 8,045 (2014)<ref name="academics-and-staff" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistikbanken.dk/INST08|title=Statistikbanken|website=www.statistikbanken.dk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826182810/http://www.statistikbanken.dk/INST08|archive-date=2014-08-26}}</ref>
|undergrad    = 4,751 (2014) <ref name="academics-and-staff" />
|postgrad         =  3,294 (2014) <ref name="academics-and-staff" />
|doctoral     = 299 (2014) <ref name="academics-and-staff" />
|city         = [[Roskilde]]
|state        = 
|country      = Denmark
|coor         = {{coord|55|39|10|N|12|08|25|E|display=inline,title|region:DK_type:edu}}
|campus       = Trekroner, Roskilde
|affiliations = [[European University Association|EUA]], [[UArctic]]
|logo         = 
|website      = [https://ruc.dk/en/ ruc.dk]
}}

'''Roskilde University''' ({{langx|da|Roskilde Universitet}}, abbreviated '''RUC''' or '''RU''') is a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[public university]] founded in 1972 and located in [[Trekroner]] in the Eastern part of [[Roskilde]]. The university awards [[bachelor's degrees]], [[master's degrees]], and [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD degrees]] in a wide variety of subjects within social sciences, the humanities, and natural sciences.

==History==

[[Image:Roskilde-University RUC.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Outside Roskilde University]]

The university was founded in 1972 and was initially intended as an alternative to the traditional Danish universities which had been the scene of several student uprisings in the late 1960s. The students considered the traditional universities undemocratic and controlled by the professors and wanted more influence as well as more flexible teaching methods.

In the 1970s the university was known for its very liberal education as opposed to the usual lectures provided by the more traditional universities of [[University of Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] and [[Aarhus University|Aarhus]]. The focus was shifted from traditional lectures to group orientated methods and projects rather than traditional exams.

Back in 1972, these educational ideas were both unorthodox and controversial, but the traditional universities in Denmark have now adopted much of the original RU concept themselves, not least the concept of group project work, which is today a recognised academic method. RU can also be said to have brought to Denmark the concepts of interdisciplinarity and less well-defined boundaries between academic fields, which originated in English-language academia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruc.dk/en/about-the-university/rucs-profil/the-history-of-roskilde-university/|title=The History of Roskilde University|access-date=2013-12-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213225328/http://www.ruc.dk/en/about-the-university/rucs-profil/the-history-of-roskilde-university/|archive-date=2013-12-13 }}</ref>

==Organization and administration==
[[File:Roskilde University II.png|thumb|right|The former main building at Roskilde University]]
The university is governed by a board consisting of 9 members: 5 members recruited outside the university form the majority of the board, 1 member is appointed by the scientific staff, 1 member is appointed by the administrative staff, and 2 members are appointed by the university students. The Rector is appointed by the university board. The rector in turn appoints deans and deans appoint heads of departments. There is no faculty senate and faculty is not involved in the appointment of rector, deans, or department heads. Hence the university has no faculty governance.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.ruc.dk/ruc/omruc/bestyrelse/| title= Roskilde Universitet - Bestyrelse| access-date= 2009-11-20| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091124032159/http://www.ruc.dk/ruc/omruc/bestyrelse/| archive-date= 2009-11-24 }}</ref>

=== Partnerships ===
Roskilde University is an active member of the [[University of the Arctic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |url=https://www.uarctic.org/members/member-profiles/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic |language=en-US}}</ref> UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.uarctic.org/about-us/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic - University of the Arctic |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Degree programs===
Roskilde University offers higher education at bachelor-, master, and [[PhD]] levels within four main areas: [[humanities]], humanistic technologies, [[social science]] and [[science]]. The traditional educational setup at RU was based on two years of general studies in one of the main scientific areas and four years of specialization. Today, the university follows the general educational structure in Denmark based on three years of bachelor studies qualifying for a two-year master study.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sam.sdu.dk/e/study/guide/seks.shtml|title=The Danish Educational System|access-date=2015-01-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118194153/http://www.sam.sdu.dk/e/study/guide/seks.shtml|archive-date=2015-01-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rektorkollegiet.dk/typo3conf/ext/naw_securedl/secure.php?u=0&file=fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/uni-edu-den.pdf&t=1190564872&hash=d5dd32654ff19b2356cc15b295a0241e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118193744/http://www.rektorkollegiet.dk/typo3conf/ext/naw_securedl/secure.php?u=0&file=fileadmin%2Fuser_upload%2Fdownloads%2Funi-edu-den.pdf&t=1190564872&hash=d5dd32654ff19b2356cc15b295a0241e|archive-date=2015-01-18|title=University Education in Denmark: A guide for foreign students and institutions of higher education}}</ref>

Roskilde University has 4 departments ''(institutes)'' specializing in very different areas from Mathematics to International Development:
* Department of Communication and Arts (DCA)
* Department of Science and Environment (DSE)
* Department of People and Technology (DPT)
* Department of Social Sciences and Business

The university offers three international bachelor programmes:

* International Bachelor Study Programme in the Humanities
* International Bachelor Study Programme in the Natural Sciences
* International Bachelor Study Programme in Social Science <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruc.dk/en/education/full-degree-undergraduate-programmes|title=Full Degree Undergraduate Programmes at RUC|access-date=2014-12-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205050138/http://www.ruc.dk/en/education/full-degree-undergraduate-programmes|archive-date=2014-12-05 }}</ref>

==Rankings==
*[[QS World University Rankings]] 2015/6: Politics & International Studies, 151-200,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2016/politics#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 - Politics & International Studies|date=17 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726035318/http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2016/politics#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=|archive-date=26 July 2016}}</ref> Communication & Media Studies, 151-200. 
*[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] 2017: ranked 501-600 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings|title=Rankings|work=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=2018-02-13|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102231424/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings|archive-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
*[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] 2016: unranked<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2016.html|title=ARWU World University Rankings 2016 {{!}} Academic Ranking of World Universities 2016 {{!}} Top 500 universities {{!}} Shanghai Ranking - 2016|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=2018-02-13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922151032/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2016.html|archive-date=2017-09-22}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
Some notable alumni and professors from RUC include:

*Andreas Bang Hemmeth ([[DJ Encore]])
*[[Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen]], politician
* Lars Hulgård, author<ref>{{cite web|last1=EMES|url=https://members.emes.net/members/?id=59091896|title= Lars Hulgård|website=Roskilde University|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille]], politician
*[[Vincent F. Hendricks]]
*[[Hartmut Haberland]]
*[[Jens Høyrup]]
*Pernille Andersen<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Pernille Andersen|url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Pernille_Andersen/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308195047/http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Pernille_Andersen/|archive-date=2014-03-08|website=The FMD}}</ref>
*[[Christine Lorentzen]]
*[[Eyðgunn Samuelsen]]
*[[Anders Bæksgaard]], journalist, [[political editor]] at [[Politiken]]
*[[Mette Abildgaard]], politician

==See also==
* [[List of universities and colleges in Denmark]]
* [[Open access in Denmark]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opendoar.org/countrylist.php?cContinent=Europe#Denmark|title= Denmark|work=[[Directory of Open Access Repositories]]|publisher=University of Nottingham|location= UK|access-date= 11 March 2018 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ruc.dk/en/ The website of Roskilde University ]
* [http://www.ruc.dk/en/about-the-university/ About Roskilde University ]
* [http://www.ruc.dk/en/about-the-university/ru-history/ History of Roskilde University]

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