- Roskilde University
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name =Roskilde University
native_name =Roskilde Universitetscenter
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motto =In tranquillo mors - in flucto vita
established =1972
type =Public university
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staff = 893 (554 teaching staff) (2007)
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students = 8211 including part time students (2007)
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city =Roskilde
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country =Denmark
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affiliations =EUA
website = [http://www.ruc.dk/ www.ruc.dk]Roskilde University ( _da. Roskilde Universitetscenter, "RUC") is a Danish
public university founded in 1972 and located in Trekroner in the Eastern part ofRoskilde . The university awardsbachelor andmaster's degrees as well as Ph.D. degrees.Departments
Roskilde University has 6 departments "(institutes)" specializing in very different areas from Mathematics to International Development:
* Communication, Business and Information Technologies (CBIT)
* Culture and Identity (CUID)
* Environmental, Social and Spatial Change (ENSPAC)
* Psychology and Educational Studies (PAES)
* Science, Systems and Models (NSM)
* Society and Globalisation (SOGL)The university offers four basic studies programmes:
* Basic Studies in the Humanities
* Basic Studies in the Social Sciences
* Basic Studies in the Natural Sciences
* Basic Studies in Humanistically applied Natural SciencesHistory
The university was founded in 1972 and was initially intended as an alternative to the traditional Danish universities which had been the scene of several student uprisings in the late 1960s. The students considered the traditional universities undemocratic and controlled by the professors and wanted more influence as well as more flexible teaching methods.
In the 1970s the university was known for its very liberal education as opposed to the usual lectures provided by the more traditional universities of Copenhagen and Århus. The focus was shifted from traditional lectures to group orientated methods and projects rather than traditional exams.
Today the university is not as liberal as in the 1970s; however, the students still have more influence on the planning of the teaching than most other Danish universities. The university is, however, governed the same way as the traditional Danish universities.
Some notable alumni and professors from RUC include:
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Vincent F. Hendricks
*Claus Bryld External links
The website of Roskilde university: http://www.ruc.dk About Roskilde university in brief: http://www.ruc.dk/ruc_en/about/ About Roskilde university in detail: http://www.ruc.dk/ruc_en/about/RU-history/
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