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.
The newest version of the Statutes of the University of Copenhagen (from July 2012) can be found here.
| Name |
Occupation |
Organisation |
| Chairperson Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen |
Executive vice president and chief science officer | Novo Nordisk |
| Eske Willerslev | Professor | University of Copenhagen |
| Birgitte Vedersø | Headmaster | Gefion Gymnasium |
| Rebecca Ingemann Madsen | Student | Law, University of Copenhagen |
| Anja C. Andersen | Professor |
University of Copenhagen |
| Signe Møller Johansen | Senior consultant | University of Copenhagen |
| Kari Melby | Professor | NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| Ida Karoline Bach Jensen | Student | Medicine, University of Copenhagen |
| Sine Sunesen | CEO | Akademikerne (AC) |
| Jakob Thomasen | Professionel Board member | Former CEO of Maersk Oil |
|
Professionel Board member |
Former CEO of Netcompany |
Contact
Inquiries about the Board:
Nele Høgsbro
Rector's Office
Nørregade 10, POB. 2177
DK-1017 Copenhagen K
+45 35 32 26 02
nele.hoegsbro@adm.ku.dk
Statutes
The newest version of the Statutes of the University of Copenhagen (from January 2018) can be found here: