University of Southern Denmark

University of Southern Denmark or Syddansk Universitet (SDU) - public higher education institution in Denmark.

University of Southern Denmark - Description

Knowledge is one of the prerequisites for growth in Denmark, where social welfare and competition within industry are increasingly dependent on research, highly skilled workers, and an industry with a flair for innovation and renewal. The University of Southern Denmark, with campuses located in the southwestern part of Denmark - i.e. Funen, Southern Jutland and Sealand - is a research and educational institution with deep regional roots and an international outlook. Reaching even further south, the university offers a number of joint programmes in co-operation with the University of Flensburg and the University of Kiel. Contacts with regional industries and the international scientific community are strong. Every day approximately 1,200 researchers in Odense, Kolding, Esbjerg, Sønderborg, Slagelse and Copenhagen are engaged in the search for new know­ledge and insight, while 18,000 students are working to further their education. The University of Southern Denmark offers comprehensive programmes in five different faculties - Humanities, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, and Health Sciences. It incorporates approximately 35 institutes, 30 research centres, and a well-equipped university library. The University offers a wide range of traditional disciplines as well as a broad selection of business and engineering studies. In recent years the number of options available... The University of Southern Denmark is a comprehensive university with research and teaching in a broad range of fields. The University has about 29,000 students and 4,000 employees and is represented in 6 cities: Odense, Esbjerg, Kolding, Copenhagen, Slagelse, and Sonderborg within in the Region of Southern Denmark - all with main focus on research and education. The research, teaching, communication and the transfer of knowledge at the University of Southern Denmark are grouped into five academic faculties. The Faculty of Social Sciences: As the University’s largest Faculty, Social Sciences offers a wide-ranging expertise and significant internationalization, the Faculty offers students and researchers the education required to deliver mature and contemporary analysis of society. The theory of society is a relatively new science in perpetual symbiosis with the surrounding society. Social science is influenced by society and the other way around it can influence society. The Faculty of Social Sciences offers high standard research and education. An extensive network of public and private institutions benefits directly from research at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Faculty of Humanities: As the University’s second largest Faculty, Humanities offer students and researchers an expansive and dynamic learning environment where new academic areas complement traditional studies. The Faculty’s strong interdisciplinary approach and progressive research have achieved recognition at national and international level. Humanities cover a wide range of programs and research fields which all have basis in human beings and their relationship with the outside world in common. Focus and concern is on human thoughts, arts and communication from different perspectives and in many historical and geographic settings. The Faculty of Science: Learning is hands-on at the Faculty of Science, where modern laboratories and an emphasis on fieldwork provide the opportunity to put theory into practice. The Faculty’s wide-ranging expertise, which includes research areas such as biotechnology and nanotechnology, offer the chance to explore different areas of interest alongside leading international specialists. Science is alive – it moves and speeds up the world. Science is alive because it is developed by engaged researchers in vivid settings and surroundings. The researchers of Science conduct research in first life on earth, synthetic biology, medicinal products of the future and of course proteomics, where University of Southern Denmark is in the top-class of the world. The Faculty of Health Sciences: One of only four in Denmark, the Faculty of Health Sciences enjoys close cooperation with Odense University Hospital, industry and experts across the world. The Faculty’s expertise in public health offers students and researchers a first-class learning environment and the opportunity to play a key role in the treatment and prevention of disease. University of Southern Denmark has a strong image when it comes to health science research, education and communication. We take part in securing quality and development in the entire region of Southern Denmark. Consequently our research must reflect the future challenges of the hospital and health system. Our students are provided with qualifications and competencies in a way that makes it possible for them to meet these new challenges. The Faculty of Engineering: Engineering – education, research and future. Our engineers and researchers are responsible for the technology of the future. The research of the Faculty of Engineering is rooted in interactions between basic research and applied research in a network which consists in part of other research units at the University of Southern Denmark and in part of outside research institutions, and which has a strong tradition of cooperation with the industry – nationally as well as internationally. The faculties are supported by: The University Library of Southern Denmark, which provides relevant information for researchers, teachers and students at SDU. In addition to library services for SDU staff and students, the library also provides services for other interested external users, the business community and other libraries. Joint services, which consists of all the administrative and service units that support the academic environments