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Europe’s Talent Paradox: Why Skilled Migrants Stay Stuck

When the Danes Were the Migrants

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ADHD Is An Explanation, Not An Excuse.

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From London to Denmark via Covid: A Mother’s Musings – Episode 1

Expat kids and the Danish education system – is it all it’s cracked up to be? Constant comparison! That is what it has been like...

Seedlings: Early stage startups raising money summer of 2024.

Denmark is often framed as a country where businesses are easy to start, but difficult to grow. And for our community, it can sometimes...

Paralympics Prove that Sports are for Everyone and Danish Legal Coverage for Disabilities

With an infinite amount of sports during the month of August 2024, this last week will not disappoint: the Olympics are over, but now...

PISA results show declining reading and mathematics levels

Compared to the last PISA results (in 2018), the average level in reading and mathematics has declined, while the level in natural sciences has improved...

What are friskole or “independent schools”?

An “independent school” (friskole) is an alternative to the public school (folkeskole). They have been created on the basis of Article 76 of the...