The close cooperation between German and southern Danish universities expanded

Cross-border cooperation between universities in Schleswig-Holstein and Region South Denmark Knowledge Region of Southern Denmark Schleswig-Holstein expanded and extended until 2014. It has rectors from universities confirmed with their signatures on the official cooperation contract. The contract was signed at the University of Southern Denmark, Campus Alsion, in Sønderborg. - I am very pleased that household Region continued and expanded. From 2012 we have University College South Denmark and University College Little Belt as new partners, says Philipp A. Ostrowicz, project manager in the Knowledge Region. The partners in the Knowledge Region since 2009 with funding from the European Regional Development Fund Interreg4a built a joint Danish-German secretariat with two project managers at the university, which has supported the cooperation and produced more than 100 million. crowns of external financing to partners.

joint research projects

From 2012, among other things, work on joint research projects and especially with joint programs. The collaboration makes it feasible for students to take a double-degree education and get a diploma, which is applicable both in Denmark and in Germany. At the same time the new courses aimed at business needs. - This is a partnership we value highly, and we look forward to expanding in the years to come. This will help to strengthen Southern University's research and our offer to the students, says Jens Oddershede, rector of the University of Southern Denmark. The partners in the Knowledge Region of Southern Denmark / Schleswig-Holstein is: University, University College South Denmark, University College Lillebælt, University of Kiel University of Applied Science Kiel, Universität Flensburg and Flensburg University of Applied Science. Source: SDU