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New subsidies for graduation ceremonies for all Health degree programmes

Health has decided to financially subsidise the graduation ceremonies for all faculty degree programmes. The initiative will come into effect for graduation next summer.

When students at Health graduate in future, the faculty will be there to give a helping hand. Whereas some degree programmes have previously received subsidies from the faculty, while others have provided their own funds, it has now been decided to give the departments a specified amount per graduate to hold the graduation. The amount will be calculated on the basis of the duration of the degree programme, so that the highest subsidy per graduate will be given to the longest degree programmes. 

"Celebrating graduation is an important way for everyone to mark the end of a long and good education at the university. It is something to celebrate with fellow students and maybe guests and the faculty naturally wishes to support such a great day. We have therefore made our financial subsidies uniform so we also underline that all degree programmes in the main academic area are equally important," says Dean Allan Flyvbjerg.

He also hopes that the graduates will look back on their time at Aarhus University as something really special.

"To be completely candid, what I hope is that in future all of our graduates will act as ambassadors for Aarhus University in all of their activities," says the dean.

In future the departments will receive funding before themselves deciding whether they will contribute with further financing of the graduation ceremony. The actual task of organising the graduation ceremonies will not be affected by the new initiative.

The total amount of subsidies for the holding of graduation amounts to slightly more than DKK 200,000 per year.

Annual faculty subsidies as of summer 2015

Degree programme

Faculty subsidy per graduate (DKK)

Annual number of graduates (estimate)

Total per year (DKK)

Medicine

350

330

115,500

Odontology

300

60

     18,000

Sports Science

300

30

          9,000

Public Health Science

300

First graduates 2015

 

Dental Hygienist

250

50

       12,500

Dental Surgery

250

70

        17,500

Clinical Dental Technician

200

12

           2,400

Molecular Medicine

200

25

          5,000

Nursing

200

60

        12,000

Healthcare Master’s degree programmes

200

25

           5,000

Master in Clinical Nursing

200

25

           5,000

Optometry

200

First graduates 2016

 

Total

 

 

      201,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Further information

Dean Allan Flyvbjerg
Aarhus University, Health
Direct tel: +45 8715 2034
Mobile: +45 5177 9548
dean.health@au.dk