Editing Roskilde University (section)

==Organization and administration==
[[File:Roskilde University II.png|thumb|right|The former main building at Roskilde University]]
The university is governed by a board consisting of 9 members: 5 members recruited outside the university form the majority of the board, 1 member is appointed by the scientific staff, 1 member is appointed by the administrative staff, and 2 members are appointed by the university students. The Rector is appointed by the university board. The rector in turn appoints deans and deans appoint heads of departments. There is no faculty senate and faculty is not involved in the appointment of rector, deans, or department heads. Hence the university has no faculty governance.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.ruc.dk/ruc/omruc/bestyrelse/| title= Roskilde Universitet - Bestyrelse| access-date= 2009-11-20| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091124032159/http://www.ruc.dk/ruc/omruc/bestyrelse/| archive-date= 2009-11-24 }}</ref>

=== Partnerships ===
Roskilde University is an active member of the [[University of the Arctic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |url=https://www.uarctic.org/members/member-profiles/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic |language=en-US}}</ref> UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.uarctic.org/about-us/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic - University of the Arctic |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Degree programs===
Roskilde University offers higher education at bachelor-, master, and [[PhD]] levels within four main areas: [[humanities]], humanistic technologies, [[social science]] and [[science]]. The traditional educational setup at RU was based on two years of general studies in one of the main scientific areas and four years of specialization. Today, the university follows the general educational structure in Denmark based on three years of bachelor studies qualifying for a two-year master study.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sam.sdu.dk/e/study/guide/seks.shtml|title=The Danish Educational System|access-date=2015-01-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118194153/http://www.sam.sdu.dk/e/study/guide/seks.shtml|archive-date=2015-01-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rektorkollegiet.dk/typo3conf/ext/naw_securedl/secure.php?u=0&file=fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/uni-edu-den.pdf&t=1190564872&hash=d5dd32654ff19b2356cc15b295a0241e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118193744/http://www.rektorkollegiet.dk/typo3conf/ext/naw_securedl/secure.php?u=0&file=fileadmin%2Fuser_upload%2Fdownloads%2Funi-edu-den.pdf&t=1190564872&hash=d5dd32654ff19b2356cc15b295a0241e|archive-date=2015-01-18|title=University Education in Denmark: A guide for foreign students and institutions of higher education}}</ref>

Roskilde University has 4 departments ''(institutes)'' specializing in very different areas from Mathematics to International Development:
* Department of Communication and Arts (DCA)
* Department of Science and Environment (DSE)
* Department of People and Technology (DPT)
* Department of Social Sciences and Business

The university offers three international bachelor programmes:

* International Bachelor Study Programme in the Humanities
* International Bachelor Study Programme in the Natural Sciences
* International Bachelor Study Programme in Social Science <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruc.dk/en/education/full-degree-undergraduate-programmes|title=Full Degree Undergraduate Programmes at RUC|access-date=2014-12-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205050138/http://www.ruc.dk/en/education/full-degree-undergraduate-programmes|archive-date=2014-12-05 }}</ref>