...completely smashed after a long day and night's trip home from San Diego, the Danish Ministry of Science announced their plans for the future of Danish Universities. Talks of mergers (integrating smaller universities and research institutes into bigger universities) have been going on for some time now. The IT University, my workplace, did, in the first response to the government suggest that ITU became the leader of one big Danish IT University or remained independant. This is apparently not the Danish Governments intention. Though it is unclear how or when or finally if, the press release today states that it is the "intention" that ITU becomes a part of the University of Copenhagen.

I will hold my breath and see what happens, it seems that there is currently not much more people outside management can do. But I do hope that the future of ITU holds the possibility of continuing as some form of independant institution, I believe we have built and created an unique environment which would be lost, if we were to be absorbed by various traditional departments of a more traditional university.
- Meanwhile I will still most likely be going on leave from ITU for a year, pursuing a temporary research position elsewhere, this has been in the cards and planned for a while, and has nothing to do with the above initiative. Will keep you posted.
# posted by Lisbeth at: 16:50