Appointment committee

When new external members are to be appointed to the Board of the University of Copenhagen, the provisions of the Danish Universities Act and the University of Copenhagen statutes concerning the nomination and appointment of external board members and the Chair of the Board are followed.

The task of the appointment committee is to oversee the appointment of the Chair of the Board and the other external board members. This includes ensuring that the external members meet the requirements laid down in the statutes, seeking to achieve an overall board composition with an equitable balance of women and men in accordance with the principles of the Danish Equal Treatment Act, and considering the reappointment of external board members.

Members of the appointment committee are appointed for a four-year term, except for the student representative, whose term of office is two years. Members may be reappointed once, meaning that the maximum total term of office is eight years (four years for the student representative). Following a minimum waiting period of one year, external members may be appointed again in accordance with Article 9(1).

 

The appointment of new external board members and the Chair of the Board follows the provisions of the Danish Universities Act and the University’s own procedures through the establishment of an appointment committee. The appointment committee prepares a competency profile for the vacant external board member positions and for the position of Chair. Based on these profiles, candidates for the board positions are invited to apply through a public announcement. On the basis of the nominations received, the appointment committee decides on the appointment of new external board members and a new Chair of the Board.

 

 

  • Merete Eldrup, Chair of the Board, appointed by virtue of her role as Chair of the Board
  • Dorthe Mikkelsen, Professional Board Member, appointed by the University of Copenhagen Representative Assembly
  • Kristina Jaepelt, Director, Novonesis, appointed by the University of Copenhagen Representative Assembly
  • Thea Larsen, Chair of the GS Committee “New Technologies and Artificial Intelligence”, Innovation Fund Denmark, appointed by the University of Copenhagen Representative Assembly
  • Torben Jensen, Consumer Ombudsman, appointed by the University of Copenhagen Representative Assembly
  • Poul Erik Jørgensen, Former Head of Agricultural Finance at Nykredit, appointed by the University of Copenhagen Representative Assembly
  • Jesper Grodal, Professor, appointed by the University of Copenhagen Board
  • Ulla Tofte, Museum Director, appointed by the University of Copenhagen Board
  • Emma Due, University of Copenhagen student, appointed by the University of Copenhagen Board