Københavns Universitet

University of Copenhagen

Københavns Universitet
Latin: Universitas Hafniensis
Motto	Coelestem adspicit lucem (Latin)
Motto in English	It (the eagle) beholds the celestial light
Type	Public university
Established	1479
Budget	DKK 8,305,886,000 ($1.5 billion) (2013)
Rector	Henrik C. Wegener
Academic staff	5,166 (2017)
Administrative staff	4,119 (2017)
Students	38,615 (2017)
Undergraduates	21,764 (2017)
Postgraduates	16,818 (2017)
Doctoral students	3,106 (2016)
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Campus	City Campus, North Campus, South Campus and Frederiksberg Campus
Affiliations	IARU, EUA
Website	www.ku.dk

The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) (Danish: Københavns Universitet) is the oldest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479 as a studium generale, it is the second oldest institution for higher education in Scandinavia after Uppsala University (1477). The university has 23,473 undergraduate students, 17,398 postgraduate students, 2,968 doctoral students and over 9,000 employees. The university has four campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the headquarters located in central Copenhagen. Most courses are taught in Danish; however, many courses are also offered in English and a few in German. The university has several thousands of foreign students, about half of whom come from Nordic countries.

The university is a member of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), along with University of Cambridge, Yale University, The Australian National University, and UC Berkeley, amongst others. The 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks the University of Copenhagen as the best university in Scandinavia and 30th in the world, the 2016-2017 Times Higher Education World University Rankings as 120th in the world, and the 2016-2017 QS World University Rankings as 68th in the world. The university has had 37 Nobel laureates affiliated as alumni, faculty members and researchers, and has produced one Turing Award recipient.