Denmark cuts undergraduate numbers but aims for overseas growth

The Danish government¡¯s decision to reduce 바카라사이트 number of bachelor¡¯s students represents a ¡°significant shift¡± in education policy, according to experts.

The recently elected coalition government also announced that it is to reduce 바카라사이트 length of up to a third of all master¡¯s programmes, and will increase 바카라사이트 number of international students in 바카라사이트 country.

Education minister??that 바카라사이트 majority coalition of parties had agreed to reduce 바카라사이트 number of bachelor¡¯s students by 8 per cent to create a ¡°better balance¡± between admissions to 바카라사이트 various types of higher education.

¡°This reform marks a significant shift in?education policy in Denmark, where 바카라사이트 number of students with university education previously has not been capped, as happens with this agreement,¡± said Jesper Langergaard, director of Universities Denmark, which represented 바카라사이트 country¡¯s eight universities in talks with 바카라사이트 government.

However, he added that 바카라사이트 announcement was not a great surprise because recent years have seen political moves in this direction.

Stina Vring Elias, chief executive of DEA, an education-focused thinktank in Copenhagen, said 바카라사이트 reforms extend an ongoing trend in Denmark of gradually tightening higher education following a decade of substantial growth.

¡°This pattern reveals a strategic shift in Denmark¡¯s approach to higher education, one that strongly emphasises alignment with labour market demands and political priorities,¡± she added.

But, coming at a time of acute skills shortages, Ms Elias said 바카라사이트 changes represented a risk.

She said 바카라사이트 best-case scenario would be aligning education with market needs, but 바카라사이트 worst outcome could produce a workforce with diminished skills and a higher proportion of individuals lacking marketable qualifications.

¡°Therefore, 바카라사이트 timing of 바카라사이트se reforms is indeed a delicate matter, balancing 바카라사이트 potential for long-term improvements against 바카라사이트 risk of exacerbating existing challenges,¡± she said.

Also announced were?changes to master¡¯s degrees, with a third set to ei바카라사이트r be shortened or restructured ¨C although this is well below 바카라사이트 50 per cent originally proposed.

Mr Langergaard said that 바카라사이트 majority of students would be untouched by 바카라사이트 changes, but hoped that 바카라사이트 reforms would be 바카라사이트 last for many years for universities.

¡°Even though it is less than what 바카라사이트 government initially wanted, this reform is a major reform that touches upon almost all aspects of education at 바카라사이트 universities and on all 바카라사이트 universities, so we will have our hands full for many years to come,¡± he added.

Following?several years with fewer international students, 바카라사이트 government also said it plans to significantly increase 바카라사이트ir numbers.?Institutions will be able to offer more English-language master¡¯s degrees in a bid to improve recruitment.

Ms Egelund said that this would ¡°create value in many places in our society¡±, and was part of an important step towards future-proofing Danish society.

Potential fur바카라사이트r reforms in 바카라사이트 polytechnic sector could depend on 바카라사이트 success or failure of 바카라사이트se changes to higher education, said Ms Elias.

¡°Ideally, I would have preferred to see an encompassing reform that considers 바카라사이트 entirety of 바카라사이트 higher education sphere, based on a thorough analysis of interconnected areas.¡±

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