The School of Education, University of Aarhus
The School of Education, University of Aarhus, Denmark |
The Danish University of Education (DPU) was established on 1 July 2000 by the merger of three institutions: the Royal Danish School of Educational Studies, the Danish National Institute for Educational Research and the Danish School of Advanced Pedagogy. DPU is committed to the pursuit of excellence in teaching and research. The university aims to promote research and postgraduate education at the highest level across the full range of educational disciplines and strives to enhance the quality of educational research and pedagogical practice in Denmark. The university seeks to become a leading international centre for educational research and professional development. The university is a self-governing institution of higher education under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. It is made up of five constituent departments within the fields of: Educational psychology, educational sociology, educational anthropology, philosophy of education and curriculum research. In 2005 Learning Lab Denmark has been established as a department under the Danish University of Education and by this constitutes the sixth department. Learning Lab Denmark works within the field of experimental educational studies aimed at exploring learning and competence development. At the highest level, a board of governors is responsible for the overall leadership, direction and management of the university as an institution of higher education and research, and sets down guidelines for the university's long-term strategic policy and planning. DPU is a research-based university. Its research covers the entire field of educational studies. As a result, teaching programmes are similarly comprehensive, catering for the professional needs of educators in compulsory, further and higher education, as well as other professionals. Research conducted at the university reflects the profiles of its six constituent departments and is further shaped by an institutional research policy that promotes interdisciplinary research programmes across departmental boundaries. DPU offers a range of postgraduate courses at the following levels: The university is international in outlook and actively seeks collaborations and partnerships with universities and research institutions in Europe and overseas, including formal exchange agreements for staff and students. The university provides a stimulating working environment for visiting researchers and students and is in the process of developing degree programmes to be offered in English. Address |