University of Copenhagen to Reorganize Faculties Starting in 2028

The University of Copenhagen is changing its administrative faculty structure starting in 2028. Most students will not experience changes to their degree contents or structures.

The university will keep six faculties in total. However, leadership will merge and split existing academic departments.

The Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Humanities will merge into one. The Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences will also merge.

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences will split into two new faculties. One will cover pre-clinical disciplines, while the other handles clinical ones.

The Faculty of Science will also split into two new faculties. One will focus on natural sciences, and the me other on life sciences and geoscience.

Changes for humanities, theology, law, and social sciences take effect on January 1, 2028. The other four faculties will implement changes on January 1, 2029.

Rector David Dreyer Lassen stated that faculties evolved differently over 15 years. Reorganization will create better strategic balance across the university.

University leadership will make the final decision in January 2027. Discussions will take place in academic councils and faculty boards until then.