A Consortium of 12 Universities in the Øresund Region

Øresund University is a cross-border consortium of 12 universities that are internationally recognised within a broad range of research and study areas. The universities collectively have an enrolment of approximately 140,000 students and employ more than 10,000 researchers.

The universities are located in two different countries - in the Swedish province of Scania and the Danish province of Zealand.

This consortium of universities is based on the geographical proximity and a long common history and culture. Aiming at becoming a significant science region, the consortium increases quality and efficiency among the participating institutions by opening up all courses, libraries and other facilities to all students, teachers and researchers. All involved in Øresund University are to have easy access to "the other side" of the region. The education and research of both countries thus complement each other in making Øresund a scientific and educational stronghold.

Øresund University is directed by the 12 vice-chancellors of the participating institutions. A secretariat manages the day-to-day running of Øresund University and is responsible for co-ordinating all projects in which it participates. The various co-operation efforts within Øresund University take place mainly at faculty and departmental level as projects, networks or formalised agreements about education and research. Co-operation also comprises many other university sectors such as study administration, contacts with the surrounding community, international issues and information.

Although Øresund University works in two countries with two different languages, it is our policy not to translate any documents from Swedish to Danish or vice versa. We want to stress the importance of Danes and Swedes being able to understand each other's respective languages without turning to English as a lingua franca.

For more information please visit:
www.uni.oresund.org