1. Merging Danish Universities Tove Bang, ASB Library
11. januar 2019
Merging Danish Universities
Tove Bang, ASB Library

2. Major changes in the university sector in Denmark
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Major changes in the university sector in Denmark
The Goal of the Danish government is to: - enhance quality
- strengthen Danish research and university education – in an international context
- increase the level of business collaboration and innovation of the universities
- increase the ability to attract international funding
- enhance research based services for the public authorities
- increase Danish participation in the EU Framework Programmes
The means to achieve this goal are:
- merging universities and governmental research institutions
The result as of January 2007 is:
- a substantial restructuring of the Danish university sector

3. Reduction in number of universities
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Reduction in number of universities
Until Dec the number of universities in DK was 25 (12 universities and 13 research institutions)
January the number of universities is 8 and 3 research institutions (later may be 7 universities and 3 research institutions)
97% of public research activities will be concentrated at 7 universities
University of Copenhagen (KU)
University of Aarhus (AU)
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Aalborg University (AaU)
University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
Roskilde University (RUC)
Danish Pedagogical University (DPU)
3% of public research activities will be devided between 4 smaller institutions

4. Among the biggest universities in Europe
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Among the biggest universities in Europe
3 Danish universities will be among the biggest in Europe in terms of resources
University of Copenhagen
University of Aarhus
Technical University of Denmark
App. 2/3 of public research and university education in DK will take place here in the future.

5. Implementation results
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Implementation results
Universities after Merging
Merging institutions
University of Copenhagen
Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences
The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
University of Aarhus
Aarhus School of Business
Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences
National Environmental Research Institute
Technical University of Denmark
Risø national Laboratory
Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary research
Danish national Space Center
Danish Institute for Fisheries Research
Danish Transport Research Institute
Aalborg University
Danish National Building Research Institute
University of Southern Denmark
National Institute of Public Health

6. Aarhus School of Business University of Aarhus
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Aarhus School of Business University of Aarhus
Business as usual or…?

7. 11. januar 2019
AU – all over Denmark

8. The NEW University of Aarhus
11. januar 2019
The NEW University of Aarhus

9. Characteristics of the NEW University of Aarhus
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Characteristics of the NEW University of Aarhus
Appr students
More than ph.d.- students
New and broader educational competencies
New commercial educations
New agricultural educations
New civil engineering competencies
Yearly budget app. 4,5 billion Dkr = app. 600 million EURO
App employees
25% of all Danish public research

10. The University Library at the NEW University of Aarhus
11. januar 2019
The University Library at the NEW University of Aarhus
Since mid-80’ties there has been a Library co-operation Agreement between the State and University Library and Aarhus University
The State and University Library belongs to the Ministry of Culture
The University of Aarhus belongs to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Problem???
The NEW University Library will be the result of a merge/a co-operation between 27 libraries coming from the old and the new institutions
Planning the NEW University Library structure will start in a Library task force demanded by ASB (March?)

11. The University Library at the NEW University of Aarhus
11. januar 2019
The University Library at the NEW University of Aarhus

12. Schedule for strategy & planning at the NEW University of Aarhus
11. januar 2019
Schedule for strategy & planning at the NEW University of Aarhus