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The following is a list of former universities and colleges in Denmark: Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg (1856–2007) [note 1] Pharmaceutical College, Copenhagen (1892–1942) [note 2] [26] Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus (1939–2007) [note 3] Danish Pharmaceutical College, Copenhagen (1942–2003) [note 4] [26]
When Schleswig-Holstein was conquered by German forces in 1864, the University of Copenhagen was once again the only university in the Kingdom of Denmark and remained so until 1928 when the Aarhus University was founded. Since then, more universities have been established, and Denmark now has eight universities.
The University of Copenhagen was founded on 1 June 1479 and is the oldest university in Denmark. In 1475, Christian I of Denmark received a papal bull from Pope Sixtus IV with permission to establish a university in Denmark. [21]
The Technical University of Denmark is located in Lyngby in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen. In 2013, it was ranked as one of the leading technical universities in Northern Europe. [253] The IT University is Denmark's youngest university, a mono-faculty institution focusing on technical, societal and business aspects of information technology.
In Denmark there are a wide range of higher educational institutions which offers a wide range of higher education at different educational levels such as short-length (1–2 years) educations, medium-length (3–4 years) educations and long-length educations (5–6 years).
A University colleges in Denmark (Danish: professionshøjskoler, lit. ' professional high school ' , also the English term is also sued) is a typer of higher education institution mostly offering medium higher education (MVU) and diploma courses, i.e., the professionsbachelor profession bachelor degree. [ 1 ]
Aarhus Business College was founded in 1865 under the name Aarhus Handelsforenings Aftenskole (English: The Aarhus Business Association Evening School). The Business Association had been established one year prior and its members had realized the need for education of businessmen and other traders and had started planning the school in 1864 with the first 36 students beginning in 1865.
Humboldt University, founded in Berlin in 1810, was a much emulated model of a modern university in the 19th century (photochrom from 1900). [1] University of London, founded in 1836, was established as an independent examining board for affiliated colleges, with King's College London and University College London as the founding colleges.