Tasks of the Academic Council

The Academic Council has the following tasks, which are stipulated in the University Act and SDU’s statutes:

1.  Awarding PhDs and doctoral degrees.
   
   
2. To make recommendations to the Rector or the person authorised by the Rector on the composition of expert committees to assess applicants for academic positions.
   
   
3. To make recommendations to the Rector or to the person authorised by the Rector about the internal distribution of funding.
   
   
4. To make recommendations to the Rector or the person authorised by the Rector about key areas of strategic research and education and plans for knowledge exchange.
   
   
5. To make recommendations about all academic matters of significance for the activities of the University. The Academic Council has an obligation to discuss academic matters put forward by the Rector.

In addition, the Academic Council has the task of discussing and advising Faculty Management in matters relevant to the development of the Faculty, its organisation and finances. This includes:

1. The Faculty’s work on development and strategy for research, education and knowledge exchange.
2. The Faculty’s contribution to the University’s development contract.
3. The organisation of the Faculty.
4. The quality assurance of the Faculty.
5. Finances and budget.
6. Employment policy in relation to education and research.
7. The physical and social framework for employees and students.
8. Student environment and well-being, including dropout rate.
9. Management decisions.

Composition of the Academic Council

The Academic Council is made up of five academic staff, three students and the Dean. In addition, three technical-administrative employees participate in the processing of cases relating to non-academic matters. In the processing of cases relating to academic matters, the technical-administrative staff participate as observers. Following a recommendation from the heads of studies, representative of the Faculty’s heads of studies is appointed by the Dean to attend the meetings as an observer.

At the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, it has also been decided that the Vice-Dean for Research, the Head of the PhD School and the Vice-Chair of the PhD Committee will attend the meetings as observers.

Composition as of 1 January 2025

Academic staff

• Matthias Döring, associate professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management
• Thomas Barnebeck Andersen, professor, Department of Economics
• Christina Pontoppidan, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management
• Jørgen T. Lauridsen, professor, Department of Economics
• Linda Kjær Minke, professor, Department of Law

Alternates

Marlene Paulin Kristensen, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management
Emily Rose Tangsgaard, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management

Administrative staff

• Kristina Bøhnke, Research Support Specialist, Department of Political Science and Public Management
• Morten Vestergaard-Lund, Principal Consultant, DQL-Hub SBS/Social Sciences, Administration Center SBS/Social Sciences (ABSS)
• Ida Rasmussen, Administrative Officer, Personnel, PhD & Finance SBS/Social Sciences, Administration Center SBS/Social Sciences (ABSS)

Dean’s Office

• Hanne Søndergaard Birkmose, Dean

Students

• Ibrahim Fadi El-Hassan, Department of Political Science and Public Management

Observers

• Christian Kronborg, Head of Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Economics
• Anne Clausen, PhD Fellow, Digital Democracy Centre

Secretary

• Line Bækgaard Mulbjerg, Specialist Consultant, Dean’s Office – Business and Social Sciences 

Meetings of the Academic Council

Find agendas and minutes from past and forthcoming meetings in Danish below.
The meetings are generally public. Contact the Academic Council’s Secretary for further information.

2022
8^th February: Agenda, Minutes
5^th April: Agenda, Minutes
5^th May: Agenda, Memorandum (with consultation notice)
7^th June: Agenda, Minutes
6^th September: Agenda, Minutes
25^th October: Agenda, Minutes
13^th December: Agenda, Minutes

2023
21^st February: Inaugural Agenda, Inaugural Minutes, Ordinary Agenda, Ordinary Minutes
21^st March: Minutes (extraordinary)
18^th April: Agenda, Minutes
24^th April: Minutes (extraordinary)
22^nd May: Minutes (extraordinary)
13^th June: Agenda, Minutes
12^th September: Agenda, Minutes
24^th October: Agenda, Minutes
3^rd November: Response (extraordinary)

2024
8^th February: Agenda, Minutes
11^th April: Agenda (extraordinary)
23^rd April: Agenda, Minutes
25^th June: Agenda, Minutes (canceled)
3^rd September: Agenda, Minutes
29^th October: Agenda, Minutes
10^th December: Agenda, Minutes

2025
14^th January: Inaugural Agenda, Ordinary Agenda
4^th March: Agenda, Minutes
27^th March: Minutes (extraordinary)
29^th April: Agenda, Minutes
2^nd September: Agenda
17^th September: Agenda, Minutes (extraordinary)
28^th October: Agenda, Response

2026
17^th February: Agenda, Minutes
7^th April: Agenda, Minutes
20^th May: Agenda, Minutes (extraordinary) 
2^nd June: Agenda, Minutes
21^st August: Agenda, Minutes (extraordinary)
1^st september: Inaugural Agenda, Inaugural Minutes
15^th September: Agenda, Minutes
3^rd November: Agenda, Minutes
15^th December: Agenda, Minutes

2027
9^th February: Agenda, Minutes
13^th April: Agenda, Minutes
8^th June: Agenda, Minutes

Archive
Link to agendas and minutes of meetings held before 2022.

Rules of Procedure
Read more about the formal framework for the Council’s activities in the Rules of Procedure (in Danish).