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Communication

Following the new (2003) University Law, university teachers and researchers are required to communicate academic knowledge to the public. Indeed, communication is viewed as being as important as research and teaching. (See the official University of Copenhagen strategy plan on this issue—in Danish only.)

Here, I will post some of my endavours into this area. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your taste, most will be in Danish. For a look at my most important communication of academic knowledge, however, please go to my teaching page. There you will find detailed home pages covering my recent courses. Starting with the Fall 2007, however, access to such resources has been restricted to people affiliated with the University. Try out this link if you don't believe me, and note the peculiar sentence:

"This portal is the log-in site for individuals who wants to visit open areas
of the University of Copenhagen Virtual Learning Environment."
— https://absalon.ku.dk, 12 September 2007, 11:47

I have never understood the concept of an "open area" for which you need special access. A bit contradictory, or what? In any case, this is a peculiar way of communicating academic knowledge by a publicly-funded institution, and this shift towards less transparency in teaching is beyond my control (and me). I strongly believe in, and adhere to, transparency in this dimension.

On September 10, 2007, the newspaper Information ran a story on this issue. In can be acessed (by subscribers) here. Since then, nobody has really  bothered complaining about it.