Rectorate newsletter
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Information about current activities and discussions at the University.
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Helle Waagepetersen, Pro-rector
How can SDU stand out in a new reality?
They did not go away this year! We are facing major structural challenges regarding student intake. Maybe it is time to try something new?
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Associate professor Marie Lützen and Associate professor Joe Alexandersen, SDU Mechanical Engineering
The new project fee – a boost or a hindrance?
SDU calls it a boost. We see the bill. The project fee may result in fewer applications, less research and an uneven distribution of funds.
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The SAMF Equality Committee
Diversity, Equality and Inclusivity are under pressure – SDU to stay the course and be vigilant
Initiatives to support diversity, equality and inclusivity (DEI) in academia are under pressure. Many academic institutions, including e.g. AACSB, have responded with ‘voluntary’ strategic compliance based on cost-benefit calculations and different forms of pressure.
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University Director Thomas Buchvald Vind
Reply to ‘The new project fee – a boost or a hindrance?’
In the column ‘The new project fee – a boost or a hindrance?’, Joe Alexandersen and Marie Lützen raise a number of questions about SDU’s new project fee, which comes into effect on 1 January 2026.
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