RUC was originally established in order to challenge academic traditions and to experiment with new ways to create and acquire knowledge. RUC cultivates a project and problem oriented approach to knowledge creation, because we believe that the most relevant results are obtained by solving real problems in collaboration with others.

Top reasons to study here

  • RUC's pedagogical approach, using project and problem-based learning, is the education model of the future.
  • The university is research-driven and provides education for future generations of managers, teachers and experts based on advanced knowledge.
  • RUC is characterised by bringing university and society together.

About

History

Roskilde University was formed under the Act of Copenhagen University's Siting and University Centres of 1970. The Act was passed only after a great deal of debate between the conservative-liberal coalition government in power at the time and the opposition. Roskilde University opened its doors to students, 723 of them, on 1 September 1972.

Education

The education of the future is project and problem-oriented.

Future graduates from RUC will contribute to a society in which the creation of value and knowledge will be increasingly achieved through collaboration across businesses, organizations, government agencies, teams and individuals worldwide. This will require very specialised competencies. It is not sufficient that students acquire the highest level of expertise within their subject areas. They must also develop the ability to bring their academic knowledge effectively into play with others.

Research

The University's research is organized into six Departments that are characterised by multi-disciplinary approaches across traditional discipline boundaries. The research has a special focus on responding to societal needs for knowledge and addressing complex issues in more holistic ways than is typically the case with traditional single disciplinarity.

Career

For potential employees

  • RUC offers a unique pedagogical approach to education.
  • We are continually working to develop new forms of learning and we particularly encourage forms that interact with the outside world.
  • The basis for all education and the development of education is a strong focus on quality.
  • Research at RUC is based on openness, both internally and externally in interaction with our surroundings. We are constantly endeavouring to find new ways to interact with the outside world.
  • You work directly and engagingly with students who have a high level of professional commitment, within both teaching and research.

Bachelor's programmes

Applied Sciences & Professions (1)
Humanities (1)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (1)
Social Sciences (1)

University Ranking

World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2018
401 100
2017
501
2016
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Services

Student services

For prospective students

  • You will be prepared for the society and labour market of the future by learning to identify and solve real problems in collaboration with students from other disciplines, in dialogue with companies and organizations outside RUC and in close interaction with our researchers.
  • Your academic training will employ modern and motivating learning methods from day one.
  • You will acquire the most up to date academic knowledge in one or more subject areas.
  • You will be a co-creator of value for society during the course of your studies.
  • You will be the driving force in your own education.

Housing services

There are 4 kinds of university accommodations:

  • single room with own bathroom and kitchenette and shared common rooms/big kitchens
  • shared flat with 4 single rooms, 2 bathrooms and shared kitchen/common room.
  • single room with own kitchenette and shared bathroom
  • single room with own bathroom and shared kitchen and common room
Exchange students
  • Roskilde University has secured a limited number of rooms for our exchange students. Information on how and when to apply for a room is sent along with the Letter of Acceptance.
  • The residence halls that Roskilde University has access to, are located on campus. The residence halls have kitchen and laundry facilities.

Library services

Roskilde University library (RUb) is located just off the RU main entrance and is built as an open, bright and welcoming library space. RUb is specially designed to be a workspace for students and staff at the Roskilde University - and in the best possible way accompany them in their studies.

Student Life

Campus life

RUC is a meeting place where you become part of a strong community. It is a campus where ideas and free thinking are brought into play in the dialogue between people with different perspectives and nationalities. An interdisciplinary approach and project work immerses the students in social and professional contexts that form lasting ties.

The culture at RUC is therefore characterised by a high degree of openness and room for many different positions. The core of RUC's culture is freedom of thought, democracy and tolerance.

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