Legal Services and Executive Support

The division consists of two sections:

Executive Support

  • ensures efficient and qualified administrative support to the Rectorate
  • works closely with other units at the University to ensure smooth and efficient case handling in the Rectorate
  • contributes to integrated and coordinated administrative support for the University’s strategic goals and day-to-day operations.
         

 

Emails:

  • Handling the Rectorate's mailboxes and various shared mailboxes, including the University's main mailbox.
     

Calendar management, meeting preparation and bookings:

  • Calendar management, preparing for internal and external meetings 
  • Supporting the Rectorate and the Management Team in Rector’s Office, including case handling and case flow 
  • Supporting and following up on orders from the Rectorate and supporting various events and large meetings.
      

Coordination:

  • Managing and coordinating VIP visits 
  • Coordinating security clearances at UCPH 
  • Coordinating various consultations, recommendations and appointments 
  • Coordinating the Rectorate's strategic funds.
      

Super users:

  • WorkZone and KUPA

 

 
Legal Services

Legal Services is responsible for dealing with a wide range of legal tasks across the University of Copenhagen. This includes consultancy and support in various legal areas that may affect the University's operations and administration.

To ensure that all legal tasks are dealt with, Legal Services holds network meetings with the legal advisors in UCPH Innovation and External Partnerships, UCPH Education, UCPH HR and UCPH Buildings.   
   

 

Legal Services deals with

  • general legal counsel to the Rectorate, faculties and the University Administration 
  • delegations and instructions 
  • the University’s standard rules of procedure 
  • quality assurance of rector approvals in faculty funding applications 
  • requests for access to documents at faculties and in the Rector’s Office 
  • compensation and insurance cases, litigation and arbitration, inspection cases and Ombudsman cases 
  • complaints (not PhD) 
  • national and international contracts 
  • copyright issues 
  • the University's portrait policy (portrait paintings, busts etc. of UCPH employees), including dispensation applications to the rector 
  • foundations, including the Sonning Foundation and UCPH's General Foundation 
  • legal matters regarding the University Library in collaboration with the Royal Library 
  • legal matters regarding information security, consultancy and sparring with the student ambassador, UCPH’s whistleblower unit.

 

   

Management

Head of division: Lise Wied Kirkegaard
Email: lwk@adm.ku.dk

Head of Executive Support: Hjalte Frederik Dalsgaard Myrup
Email: fhd@adm.ku.dk