What is University of Copenhagen?
[[File:University Main Building.jpg|thumb|The main building of the university]] The '''University of Copenhagen''' was founded in 1479. It is the oldest [[university]] and [[research]] [[institution]] in [[Denmark]].<ref>''Green Education: An A-to-Z Guide'', ed. Julie Newman (Los Angeles: Sage, 2011), p. 392</ref> it is the second oldest institution for higher education in [[Scandinavia]] after [[Uppsala University]] (1477).<ref>''National, Nordic Or European?: Nineteenth-Century University Jubilees and Nordic Cooperation'', ed. Pieter Dhondt (Leiden: Brill; Biggleswade: Extenza Turpin, 2011), p. 145</ref> The university has 23,473 undergraduate students, 17,398 postgraduate students, 2,968 doctoral [[student]]s and more than 9,000 employees. It has four [[campus]]es located in and around Copenhagen. The [[headquarters]] are located in central Copenhagen. Most courses are taught in Danish. However, many courses are also offered in English. A few are taught in German. The university has several thousands of foreign students. About half come from [[Nordic countries]]. The university is a member of the [[International Alliance of Research Universities]] (IARU). The Academic Ranking of World Universities, compiled by [[Shanghai Jiao Tong University]], ranked the University of Copenhagen as the leading university in [[Scandinavia]]. It is ranked 39th best university in the world in 2014. It is ranked 45th in the 2014 QS World University Rankings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2014?page=1&search_theme_form=campinas&op=Search&form_build_id=form-8573010647160d79d0ba13e30d05f98a&form_id=search_theme_form#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search= |title=QS World University Rankings® 2014/15 |author= |date= |work= |publisher= QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited |accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons|University of Copenhagen}} * [http://ku.dk/ University of Copenhagen Website] {{DEFAULTSOR