Editing Odense (section)

== Education ==
[[File:Knud holscher, KHR arkitekter, odense university.jpg|thumb|Odense University (1966) designed by [[Knud Holscher]] of KHR Arkitekter]]

===Odense University===
[[Odense University]], established by law in 1964, was the first of three new provincial universities created to relieve pressure on the universities of [[Copenhagen University|Copenhagen]] and [[Aarhus University|Aarhus]]. Teaching began in 1966. By the end of the 20th century, there were 11,000 students and some 5,000 employees. Before it became part of the [[University of Southern Denmark]] in 1998, it had four faculties covering arts, medicine, and natural and social sciences. The university building which opened in 1971 was designed by [[KHR Arkitekter]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Erhverv,_karriere_og_ledelse/P%C3%A6dagogik_og_uddannelse/Danske_universiteter/Odense_Universitet|title=Odense Universitet|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|access-date=5 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref>

===University of Southern Denmark===
[[File:The Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark.jpg|left|thumb|The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark's Odense Campus]]
The University of Southern Denmark (''Syddansk Universitet'') was established in 1998 as a merger of Odense University, the Southern Denmark Business School (''Handelshøjskole Syd''), the Southern Engineering School (''Ingeniørhøjskole Syd'') and the South Jutland University Centre (''Sydjysk Universitetscenter''). The main campus is in Odense but there are also departments in Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Kolding, Slagelse and Sønderborg. With some 26,000 students (2012), the establishment is Denmark's third largest university.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Erhverv,_karriere_og_ledelse/P%C3%A6dagogik_og_uddannelse/Danske_universiteter/Syddansk_Universitet?highlight=syddansk%20universitet|title=Syddansk Universitet|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|access-date=12 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref> The Faculty of Engineering (''Det Tekniske Fakultet'') combines several institutions: ''Odense Maskinteknikum'' (a mechanical engineering college which was established in 1905 and in 1962 became the Southern Engineering School), the Mads Clausen Institute and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Erhverv%2c_karriere_og_ledelse/P%C3%A6dagogik_og_uddannelse/Danske_universiteter/Syddansk_Universitet/Det_Tekniske_Fakultet|title=Det Tekniske Fakultet|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|access-date=5 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref>

The Odense campus of the University of Southern Denmark is known to host all faculties and study programs at the same place, contrary to, for instance, [[University of Copenhagen]] where the institutes and disciplines have been spread out in the city. This, too, is reflected in the strategy of the university which stresses cross-disciplinary research. In 2024, [[University of Southern Denmark|The University of Southern Denmark]] campus and Nyt OUH – the new buildings for [[Odense University Hospital]] – will be physically connected to promote cooperations between the two institutions. The combined university and hospital will cover 500,000 square meters,<ref>{{Cite web |title=NytOUH/SDU |url=https://www.sdu.dk/da/nytouh-sdu |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=sdu |language=da}}</ref> making it one of the [[List of largest buildings|largest buildings]] in Europe.

===Other educational institutions===
[[File:University College Lillebaelt.jpg|thumb|University College Lillebælt, Odense]]
Odense also includes departments of the [[UCL University College]] headquartered in [[Vejle]]. The university is the result of a merger between several further education institutions on Funen and in [[Jelling]], Vejle and [[Svendborg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ucl.dk/om-os/generel-information/fortid-og-fremtid/historie/|title=UCL's historie|publisher=ucl.dk|access-date=5 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref> UCL is currently undertaking comprehensive renovation of the buildings on Niels Bohrs Allé from the 1960s where it will concentrate its Odense interests. It intends to open University College Lillebælt Campus Odense in August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.building-supply.dk/article/view/125345/stor_renovering_af_ingeniorhojskolen_i_odense#.U7fG47Hm4ZY|title=Stor renovering af ingeniørhøjskolen i Odense|author=Lars Dalsgaard Adolfsen|publisher=Building Supply|date=13 March 2014|access-date=5 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref>

Aimed at improving employment opportunities in business, the Lillebaelt Academy of Professional Higher Education (''Erhvervsakademiet Lillebælt'') was established in 2009 as a result of a merger between Tietgen Business College, SDE college, Kold College and Vejle Business College. In 2014, it had 3,200 students and a staff of 300. Its programmes are offered at various locations in Odense and Vejle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eal.dk/eal/site.aspx?p=810|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917204138/http://www.eal.dk/EAL/site.aspx?p=810|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 September 2011|title=About Lillebaelt Academy of Professional Higher Education|publisher=eal.dk|access-date=5 July 2014}}</ref> Under the auspices of the municipality, the Odense School of Music (''Odense Musikskole'') offers educational courses with an emphasis on music to children and young people up to the age of 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odensemusikskole.dk/topmenu/praktisk|title=Musik for alvor|publisher=Odense Musikskole|access-date=5 July 2014|language=da|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714130618/http://www.odensemusikskole.dk/topmenu/praktisk|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Kold College is a privately run institution offering vocational courses in food, agriculture and gardening. Founded in 2004, after a merger between Datum Tekniske Skole and Gartnerskolen Søhus, it changed its name to Kold College in 2008. It also offers secondary education courses in the natural sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koldcollege.dk/en-GB/Home.aspx|title=Welcome to Kold College|publisher=Kold College|access-date=5 July 2014}}</ref> The college is named after [[Christen Mikkelsen Kold|Christen Kold]] who founded vocational schools on Funen in the mid-19th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koldcollege.dk/da-DK/Kold-college/Om-Kold-College/Virksomhedsgrundlag/Skolens-historie.aspx|title=Skolens historie|publisher=Kold College|access-date=5 July 2014|language=da|archive-date=15 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515032028/http://www.koldcollege.dk/da-DK/Kold-college/Om-Kold-College/Virksomhedsgrundlag/Skolens-historie.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Funen Art Academy]] is an independent, nationally recognized educational institution centrally located at the premises of Odense's first museum and former Funen Museum of Art. The academy offers a 5-year course in the visual arts, as well as various exhibitions, workshops, and artist talks.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://detfynskekunstakademi.dk/en/history/| title= Funen Art Academy|publisher= Funen Art Academy| access-date= 5 March 2025}}</ref>

Odense is home to eight [[Gymnasium (Denmark)|gymnasium]]s (Grammar schools), 21 state [[grade school]]s as well as a number of [[private school]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odense.dk/topmenu/borger/familie%20boern%20og%20unge/skole|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001302/http://www.odense.dk/topmenu/borger/familie%20boern%20og%20unge/skole|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2014|title=Her kan du læse om de uddannelser, der er i Odense|publisher=Odense Kommune|access-date=5 July 2014|language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uuo.dk/download/Fri-ogPrivatskoleriOdenseKommune_2009070814350400_1106.pdf|title=Fri- og Privatskoler i Odense Kommune|publisher=UUO Ungdommens Uddannelsesvejledning Odense og Omegn|access-date=5 July 2014|language=da|archive-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715201004/http://www.uuo.dk/download/Fri-ogPrivatskoleriOdenseKommune_2009070814350400_1106.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>