News from the Master’s Degree Committee

Who is participating in the Master’s Degree Committee?
All rectors from the eight Danish universities and officials from the Ministry of Higher Education and Science, including Permanent Secretary Hanne Meldgaard, who chairs the committee. In addition, representatives from the National Union of Students in Denmark are participating. The committee meets approximately once per month. As the work of the Master’s Degree Committee is subject to complete confidentiality, I cannot tell you about the specific content of our discussions at the moment. On the other hand, I will endeavour to report regularly on the progress of the process that has now been initiated and which will be completed in October next year.  

Are there other meeting forums that supplement the Master’s Degree Committee?
In addition to the Master’s Degree Committee, there is a preparatory working group in which Pro-Rector Helle Waagepetersen and University Director Thomas Buchvald Vind are involved. In addition, other working groups, such as faculty working groups and thematic working groups, may be established to work on specific themes.

What is the task of the Master’s Degree Committee?
In October next year, the Master’s Degree Committee will submit a report to Christina Egelund, Minister for Higher Education and Science, and the parties behind the political agreement. The report will contain a plan for which master’s degrees are to continue as 2-year programmes and which programmes are to be restructured. It is therefore ultimately a political decision as to what the university landscape will look like in the future. Among other things, the reform means that in the future, universities will divide master’s admissions between several different types of study programmes, and we will admit fewer students to master’s programmes of 120 ECTS. Instead, we will admit a larger portion of applicants to business master’s programmes and new master’s programmes of 75 ECTS, for example.