The Ministry of Higher Education and Science and Universities Denmark have agreed on an anti-harassment policy for Danish universities. The policy was published in December 2024.
The anti-harassment policy emphasizes that the safety and security of students and staff are fundamental to the operations of the universities. The reason for clarifying this is incidents that have occurred at Danish universities following the terrorist attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.
Four principles in the policy make it clear that students and staff must contribute to ensuring that the community, which the universities constitute for thousands of students and staff, is a safe place for study and work for everyone.
The policy builds upon the University of Southern Denmark's declaration on academic, teaching, and freedom of expression from 2022, as well as the existing rules of conduct for students and in SDU's personnel policy.
Read the new anti-harassment policy (on the Ministry’s website – in Danish only)
Read SDU's Declaration on Freedom of Research, Teaching, Debate and Expression