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Københavns Universitet | |
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| Latin: Universitas Hafniensis | |
| Motto | Latin: Coelestem adspicit lucem |
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Motto in English | It (the eagle) beholds the celestial light |
| Type | Public research university[1] |
| Established | 1 June 1479 |
Academic affiliation | IARU LERU EUA Europaeum Universities Denmark[2] |
| Budget | DKK 8.908 bn ($1.338 bn) (2018)[3] |
| Rector | Henrik C. Wegener[4] |
Academic staff | 5,286 (2019)[5] |
Administrative staff | 4,119 (2017)[5] |
| Students | 37,493 (2019)[6] |
| Undergraduates | 21,394 (2019)[6] |
| Postgraduates | 16,079 (2019)[6] |
| 3,106 (2016)[7] | |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban 94.2 ha (total) |
| Student newspaper | Uniavisen |
| Colors | Maroon and gray[8] |
| Website | www.ku.dk |
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55°40′47″N 12°34′21″E / 55.67972°N 12.57250°E
The University of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Universitet, abbr. KU) is a public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia after Uppsala University.
The University of Copenhagen consists of six different faculties, with teaching taking place in its four distinct campuses, all situated in Copenhagen.[9][10] The university operates 36 different departments and 122 separate research centres in Copenhagen, as well as a number of museums and botanical gardens in and outside the Danish capital.[11] The University of Copenhagen also owns and operates multiple research stations around Denmark, with two additional ones located in Greenland.[12][13] Additionally, The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and the public hospitals of the Capital and Zealand Region of Denmark constitute the conglomerate Copenhagen University Hospital.[14]
As of October 2022, 10 Nobel laureates[15] and 1 Turing Award laureate have been affiliated with the University of Copenhagen as students, alumni or faculty.[16] Alumni include one president of the United Nations General Assembly and at least 24 prime ministers of Denmark.
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- ^ https://www.science.ku.dk/fakultetet/organisation/feltstationer/ Archived 12 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish). Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Larsen, Jørgen Falck; Engelbrecht, Nils: Københavns Universitetshospital in 'Den Store Danske' at https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/K%C3%B8benhavns_Universitetshospital Archived 24 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish). Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Kommunikation (5 October 2022). "Nobelpristagere". universitetshistorie.ku.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Peter Naur - A.M. Turing Award Winner". Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2016.