Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Rector at the University of Aarhus Vice-Chairman at the Danish Rectors’ Conference

Public funding of higher education Indexed development in selected taximeters for HE in Denmark * * Source: FL *1999 and 2001 are calculated VTU information and includes graduation bonus. Deflated using net-price index Law, economics ect. Danish, history ect. Medicine Comp sci, physics Chem, biology ect. Odontology Language, culture ect. Engineering Pharmacology Veterinarian Math, statistics

Education Denmark has implemented the system of the Bologna Declaration ECTS classification since 2001: 1 year of study is 60 ECTS A new grading scale from 2007: Grades from -03 to 12 Learning outcome and qualifications in academic regulations New funding scheme for PhDs (doubling to 2000 per year) and Post.docs (very substantial increase)

Education at elite level Danish universities establish elite environments and specific elite study programmes Study programmes at elite level should be supplemented with increased taximeters and student grants Individual courses at elite level - more lessons, higher demands, entrance restrictions etc.

Tuition fees Tuition at Danish universities is free for EU/EEA citizens Students from non-EU/EEA countries will have to pay tuition fees from August 2006 Fees range from 5,000 to 15,000 € per academic year Tuition fees at the University of Aarhus: € 9,100 / 15,300 per academic year and Tuition Waiver program

Research funding The Danish Government proclaims that Denmark will reach the Barcelona goal in 2010 – 1 % of GNP will go to public research (17 billion DKK) Current level of investments is 9.5 billion DKK Additional investment - in billion DKK: 2007: : : : 4.6 The universities aim at full cost funding and 60 % overhead on all Research Councils projects

The Danish Government aims at a model

Income and expenditures University of Aarhus annual balance 0.5 billion Euro, st., 3000 fee st., 5000 staff, sqm

Financing research in Denmark

Cooperation with German institutions No formal cooperation between the Danish Rectors’ Conference and German institutions - only with the HRK Danish universities cooperate with German institutions in various fields The University of Aarhus (AU): 90 departmental Socrates agreements with 40 German universities (2006/07) Student exchange : From Germany to AU: 189 From AU to Germany: 127