The University Evaluation 2009 Evaluation report

Contents

1. SAMMENFATNING

• 1.1 Introdution
• 1.2 Overordnede konklusioner

1. SUMMARY

• 1.1.Introduction
• 1.2.Overall conclusions

2. THE EVALUATION – BACKGROUND, PURPOSE AND PROCEDURE

• 2.1 The Terms of Reference
• 2.2 Procedure for the evaluation
• 2.3 The Evaluation Panel

3. THE WIDER CONTEXT

• 3.1 Global governance reforms
• 3.2 The European context
• 3.3 The Nordic dimension
• 3.4 Globalisation strategy in Denmark
• 3.5 Panel’s evaluation perspectives

4. UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE

• 4.1 University autonomy
  • 4.1.1 University autonomy: a central objective
  • 4.1.2 Continuing constraints
  • 4.1.3 Universities’ progress regarding autonomy
  • 4.1.4 Recommendations on autonomy
• 4.2 Codetermination and academic freedom
  • 4.2.1 Codetermination
    • 4.2.1.1 Changes brought by the 2003 University Act
    • 4.2.1.2 Experience and problems
  • 4.2.2 Freedom of research
  • 4.2.3 Freedom of debate
  • 4.2.4 Recommendations on codetermination and academic freedom

5. THE MERGERS

• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Research
  • 5.2.1 International impact of Danish university research
  • 5.2.2 Attracting EU funding
• 5.3 Education
  • 5.3.1 Study programmes
  • 5.3.2 Student intake,progress and completion
  • 5.3.3 Conditions of study
• 5.4 Innovation and relationship to the business sector
  • 5.4.1 Relationship to private sector companies
  • 5.4.2 Integrating the GRI swith universities
• 5.5 Non-merged universities and government research institutions
  • 5.5.1 Three non-merged universities
  • 5.5.2 The non-merged GRIs
• 5.6 Food Forum
• 5.7 Recommendations on mergers

6. ANNEXES

• 1. Terms of reference for the evaluation
• 2. Proposal for minimum contents of the 2009 evaluation of 18 November 2008
• 3. Brief presentation of the Evaluation Panel Members
• 4. Reference list of background documents for the evaluation
• 5. List of abbreviations used in the evaluation report
• 6. Meeting schedule for the evaluation, including programme for the Evaluation Panel’s site visits in August 2009
• 7. The Danish university sector – a factual overview

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