The Board

Purpose and composition

The Board is the University’s highest authority, and its mandate is to safeguard the University of Copenhagen’s interests as a research and educational institution. Among other things, the Board determines the frameworks for the university's organisation and sets long-term goals for its activities and development.

The Board is made up of six external members and five internal members. The members serve on the Board for a four-year period from the date they join. This does not apply for student representatives, who are up for election every other year. Board meetings are held approx. eight times a year with the participation of the University's top management.

The Board 2019

Photo: The Board and the Senior Management, October 2018.

Top row from the left: Board member Anja C. Andersen, board member Carsten Krogh Gomard, board member Birgitte Vedersø, board member Sine Sunesen and university director Jesper Olesen.

Middle row from the left: Former board member Elias Westergaard, board member Rebecca Ingemann Madsen, chairman Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, board member Kari Melby and rector Henrik C. Wegener.

Bottom row from the left: Board member Signe Møller Johansen, prorector Bente Merete Stallknecht and board member Eske Willerslev.

Not in the photograph: Board member Jakob Thomasen and board member Ida Karoline Bach Jensen.