1. The University of Southern Denmark - a short introduction

2. May 20112 SDU facts Etablished 1966. Merger of 4 partners in 1998. Another 6 mergers since. Income, 2010: 315 mill. EUR 5 faculties: Eng., Science, Health, Hum., Soc. Sc. 6 campuses Academic staff, FTE: 1.802 Technical and adm. staff, FTE: 1.415 Students, no: 20.000 (of which from other countries: 3.400) Programs, no: 210 (of which in English: 49) Leiden world ranking, No: 142

3. Faculties and campuses Faculty ofOdenseKoldingEsbjerg Sønderborg / Flensburg SlagelseCopenhagen Health Sciences ✔✔✔ Science ✔ Engineering ✔✔ Social Sciences ✔✔✔✔✔ Humanities ✔✔✔✔✔ May 20113

4. Characteristics of SDU 1.An internationally oriented, regionally rooted university with research and teaching at the highest level in several cities 2.Focus on international aspects of education and research 3.A broad selection of degree programmes - both classic university subjects and new areas of education, often at the interface between the traditional academic fields. 4.Quality assurance of all degree programmes 5.Cooperation between the university and the other parts of the educational system 6.Collaboration with the surrounding society, including the researchers disseminating their knowledge to the surrounding society. 7.Collaboration with partners in Northern Germany through the project "Videnregion Syddanmark Schleswig-Holstein“ May 20114

5. Construction plans, Odense at Campusvej May 20115 (SDU SUND) Research park Plans (with white): Move TEK from NBA 1 Expand SDU, Campusvej Move OUH Move SUND from WP Infra-structure Research park SDU TEK 49 51 Ørbæk- vej Niels Bohrs Allé Hjallese- vej Motorvej 50

6. Construction work, Kolding SDU moves from Engstien (9,500 m 2 ) til new, low energy building at the harbour (13,500 m 2) 280 mill. kr. excluding VAT May 20116 22 programmes Approx. 2000 studerende of which 1362 are full-time

7. SDU and world rankings May 20117 Ranking20092010 Leiden, Crown indicator-142 QS Top Universities (formerly THEQS)300298 THE World Universities Ranking-243 Shanghai ARWU303-401301-400 Taiwan Ranking World Universities256249

8. Good study environment  Intimate teaching environment  Well maintained teaching facilities, incl. labs  Recurring teaching environment surveys  Wide use of ICT  E-learning  Career and guidance centre  Housing assistance  Student involvement  Alumni network May 20118

9. Students, admission (KOT) (by faculty) May 20119

10. Collaboration with the business world Attracting employees through contact with students Internship and project collaboration Student jobs Newly graduated Industrial PhDs Developing the competencies of the corporation's employees Further education (e.g., continuing education at the level of master or bachelor (diploma programmes), courses, and conferences) The University Library at the University of Southern Denmark Rent of conference facilities Partnership for the development of products and business areas Contact with researchers Commercialisation and licence agreements Science Ventures Denmark, Ltd. May 201110

11. Thanks for your attention More information at WWW.SDU.DK May 201111