The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university

University

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 and research institution in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 student

Student

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s, the majority of whom are female (59%), and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campus

Campus

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es located in and around Copenhagen, with the oldest located in central Copenhagen. Most courses are taught in Danish; however, many courses are also offered in English and a few in German.