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News on education and edcuational administration at SDU
Status of the restructuring, continuous updates
15.01.2026
Collaboration agreements are taking shape
The collaboration agreements are a key tool in the transition phase. They are intended to clarify tasks, responsibilities and interfaces so that the collaboration between the study administrations of the faculties and SDU Education works in practice.
About rules
14.01.2026
Actual administrative activity or a decision under the Public Administration Act?
There are now guidelines to help administrative employees assess whether a case should be treated as actual administrative behaviour.
About staff mobility
09.01.2026
Apply Now: Staff Mobility Funding through UArctic
North2north call for staff mobility
Status of the restructuring, continuous updates
08.01.2026
The transition phase is now underway
Most employees will continue with their current tasks during the initial period. The focus is now on describing the tasks with a clear division of responsibilities and establishing good relationships in the new contexts to ensure stable operations during the transition period.
About SDU UP
19.12.2025
Newsletter from SDU UP
Newsletter December 2025: TAL2025 – Teaching with AI
Status of the restructuring, continuous updates
18.12.2025
Guidance in change – unified student counselling in Student Services
Study, well-being and academic counselling will be gathered in a single unit at SDU.
Status of the restructuring
18.12.2025
New unified study administration to take effect on 1 Januar
Strengthened coherence and clearer framework across SDU.
Status of the restructuring, continuous updates
11.12.2025
Changes in campus cities
Local adjustments in line with the overall transition.
About education quality
05.12.2025
Guiding principles for education at SDU updated
The Council for Education has approved an updated version of the principles that were first adopted in 2012.
Status of the restructuring, continuous updates
03.12.2025
Transition phase in sight – work on processes and collaboration agreements is taking shape
We will soon be entering the transition phase that we have talked about earlier. Initially, all employees will continue in their current functions and tasks, unless otherwise agreed.
News from SDU and from SDU Analytics
15.01.2026
Now you can drink the water in Esbjerg again
The drinking water in Jerne Nord - which includes SDU in Esbjerg - can once again be drunk without first having to be boiled. The authorities have cancelled the boiling recommendation on Thursday afternoon.
15.01.2026
New name for the Rector's Office
At the turn of the year, the Rector's Office has been renamed to SDU Rector's Staff. The tasks remain the same, so the contact to the SDU Rector's Staff for the rest of the organisation will be the same as before.
EPICUR
15.01.2026
New call for Applications: Funding for Collaboration with EPICUR Partners
We are pleased to announce a fourth SDU call to apply for funding to initiate, support and strengthen cooperation with EPICUR partners.
Status of the restructuring
14.01.2026
Survey on the way – how is programme administration perceived?
In early 2026, SDU will be conducting a survey among all lecturers and heads of programme about the perceived quality of programme administration.
Esbjerg
12.01.2026
Contaminated water at SDU Esbjerg: Boil the water first - until friday!
Contamination in the supply lines to SDU Esbjerg means that water must be boiled before consumption until the alert is cancelled – expected during Tuesday 13 January.
Staff policy
12.01.2026
SDU launches new staff policy
A new staff policy has been approved by SDU’s management and the Central Liaison Committee, who look forward with great joy and anticipation to seeing it being adopted and providing a strong framework for the University of Southern Denmark as an outstanding workplace both professionally and socially.
Exhibition
08.01.2026
Can you see what I see? Photo exhibition about psychoses on Stenten in the SUND building
What does the world look like when reality starts to shift? The photo exhibition Can you see what I see? conveys personal experiences of psychosis through images, sound and storytelling. It can be experienced on the Stenten in the SUND building until 16 March 2026.
EPICUR
07.01.2026
EPICUR is much more than individual courses and calls
– it is a coherent SDU initiative across faculties and units.
Data center
07.01.2026
SDU creates advanced and energy-efficient data center for Danish AI and supercomputing research in collaboration with Danfoss and HPE
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) establishes a new supercomputer in Sønderborg that combines more sustainable energy management and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The data center, to be developed with Danfoss and HPE, will serve as the framework for a joint research and development project that demonstrates the potential of energy-efficient data centers internationally.
Phishing campaign
19.12.2025
Did you fall into the trap too? Here are the results of this year's phishing campaign
At the end of November 2025, SDU IT ran a phishing campaign based on an older SDU news item about drones. Here are the results of the campaign.
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