Concern over plan to move HE out of main cities

The Danish government recently proposed introducing 25 new higher education programmes in smaller towns across the country while cutting university admissions in the largest cities by 10%, reports The Local.

At least 10 new programmes related to welfare sector qualifications will be introduced in smaller towns as part of the plan. The specific welfare sector qualifications are in teacher, nursing, social worker and education assistant training. In order to achieve that goal, places on similar programmes in the four main cities (Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg) will be cut. Additional places will also be created in other locations.

The University of Copenhagen’s rector, Henrik C Wegener, expressed concern that the plan could “damage the quality of education and research environments we’ve sought to build for decades” and that the university could be forced to close some of its programmes.
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