Editing University of Southern Denmark (section)

==Campuses==
[[Image:Rustenborg.jpg|thumb|The university's campus Odense, also known as ''The Rusty Castle'']]
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The University of Southern Denmark has six campuses, mainly located in the southern part of Denmark: campus Odense on the island of [[Funen]], campus [[Slagelse]] and campus [[Copenhagen]] on the island of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]], as well as campus [[Kolding]], campus [[Esbjerg]] and campus Alsion in [[Sønderborg]], all on the [[Jutland]] peninsula.

The campus in Slagelse is officially being discontinued as of 2027, with the university citing issues finding another institution interested in taking over. <ref>{{cite web |title=FAQ about SDU Slagelse |url=https://mitsdu.dk/en/service/campusslagelse/faq |website=SDU |access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref>

The physical buildings of SDU cover an area of 272,554 m<sup>2</sup> (2007), a figure that has increased from 181,450 m<sup>2</sup> in 1999 when the university merger was implemented.<ref>[http://www1.sdu.dk/Adm/VirksRegnsk/Statbog/resultat/byg_arealer/ruter/arealerUniversitetetialtFrame.html Statistical Yearbook of the University of southern Denmark]</ref>

The university's campus in Odense is considered the main campus of the University of Southern Denmark, both because of its relative size and because the central administration of the university is situated there. Being an epitome of [[Danish Functionalism (architecture)|Danish functionalist architecture]], the campus has been [[nickname]]d ''Rustenborg'' (which roughly translates as ''The Rusty Castle'') by students and staff, because it is built from gray concrete slabs clad with [[weathering steel]], in an early architectural use of that material. Its architecture has also given rise to other nicknames and slang expressions among students and staff. For instance, the administrative block goes by the name of ''Førerbunkeren'' (''"[[Führerbunker]]"''), referring to the architectural similarities between the university building and a stereotypical military building. The students' magazine is simply called ''Rust''.

The university of Southern Denmark 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>

The university participates in UArctic's mobility program north2north. The aim of that program is to enable students of member institutions to study in different parts of the North.<ref>{{Cite web |title=north2north |url=https://www.uarctic.org/activities/north2north/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic - University of the Arctic |language=en-US}}</ref>