Roskilde University (Roskilde Universitetscenter, RUC) is a Danish state university founded in 1972 in Roskilde. This modern university awards bachelor and master's degrees as well as Ph.D. degrees.

Departments

• Communication, Business and Information Technologies (CBIT)
• Culture and Identity (CUID)
• Environmental, Social and Spatial Change (ENSPAC)
• Psychology and Educational Studies (PAES)
• Science, Systems and Models (NSM)
• Society and Globalisation (SOGL)

In addition to this three basic studies programmes:

• Basic Studies in the Humanities
• Basic Studies in the Social Sciences
• Basic Studies in the Natural Sciences

History

Today the university is not as liberal as in the 1970s; however, it is still one of the most modern universities giving the students more influence on the planning of the teaching than most other Danish universities.

Some notable alumni and professors from RUC include:

• Vincent F. Hendricks
• Karen Sjørup
• Kenneth Renicike
• Bent Greve
• Henning Salling Olesen
• Jørgen Poulsen
• Ib Poulsen
• Claus Bryld
• Henrik Jensen
• Brian Patrick McGuire
• Morten Thing
• Knud Illeris
• Jeppe Dyre
• Kurt Aagaard Nielsen
• Jesper Jespersen
• Jacob Torfing
• Eva Sørensen
• Peter Bogason
• Peter Høilund
• Rasmus Willig
• Rasmus Jønsson

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