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About the faculty

Core areas

Research, education and knowledge dissemination are the three cores areas of the University of Copenhagen (the University) and the Faculty of Law (the Faculty). In all three areas, the University and the Faculty face a variety of challenges. The prerequisites for solving these challenges are good; but success requires a targeted effort on behalf of the entire staff.
The Faculty currently holds a position as one of the leading research and educational environments in the Nordic region.

This excellent standing must be upheld, while efforts continue to secure and develop the high quality of these two core functions as well as of the Faculty's other functions and contributions to prospective employers, students and society in general.
Within its academic fields, the Faculty must strive to be highly regarded in the international community and among the leading environments in Europe.


Values

Through academic independence and freedom of methods, the Faculty shall contribute in its core areas - both nationally and internationally - to the promotion of the values upon which democracy and universal human rights are based.

The Faculty's core areas shall be characterised by high academic standards - according to national as well as international measures. Our research shall be free of financial, ideological and political special interests. Further, it shall be challenging and critical, as well as responsible in terms of academic competence, methodology and the objects of research.
The Faculty's study programmes shall promote the academic competencies, commitment and independence of its students. Communication with the outside world shall be proactive, free, engaging, credible and challenging.

The Faculty shall be a workplace where everyone shares responsibility for research, education and knowledge dissemination, and where there are good incentives to be productive and to make an effort to help meet the Faculty's targets. The Faculty shall have a transparent management structure, with a management that is attentive and receptive and that appreciates and supports its employees. The workplace shall maintain a free and open, engaging and challenging dialogue with the acceptance of differences and mutual respect among colleagues.

The Faculty shall be a socially responsible and family-oriented workplace where the individual staff member can thrive and develop professionally and personally and where equality exists among the sexes.

Visions

Up to 2012, the Faculty has the following overall visions for its three core areas - research, education and knowledge dissemination:

  • Its research shall be of high quality and societal relevance, with a sharp focus, clear profile, high visibility and strong impact
  • Its study programmes shall have academic breadth and depth, its learning and study environment shall be stimulating, challenging and engaging, and there shall be increased intake of external users
  • Its communication with the outside world shall be proactive, free, engaging, credible and challenging