Coming up soon: Play readings, practising languages and planning the next big event

 

Listen to the Energy Mondays sessions lecture by Davide Tonini to gain knowledge about sustainability, renewable energy and take part in a discussion. The event and snacks are free (Oct 19, 19:00; Købmagergade 52, Cph K)

energy crossroads event (istock)

Want to help plan the next TEDxCopenhagen main event? Familiarise yourself with the TEDxCopenhagen concept and use your personal and professional skills to create something really great (Oct 22, 16:30-19:00; Flæsketorvet 26, Cph V)

Language cafe (istock)

Learn or practise foreign languages and and make new friends at the Language Cafe. The languages include Danish, English, Italian, Spanish, and French (Oct 17, 15:00-17:00; Studenterhuset, Købmagergade 52, Cph K, upstairs to the right in the Main Hall)

Discussing project

If you‘ve never tried acting before, play readings are a good place to start. Or you can always just seat back, relax and enjoy other performances! (Oct 19, 19:00-21:00; The Globe, Nørregade 43-45, Cph K, free adm)

Public speaker at Business Conference.

play reading event (istock)

Learn investment and business tips from expert Mikael Bak, a founder and developer of a leading Danish private equity company (Oct 21, 13:00-14:30; Vesterbrogade 26, Cph V; tickets available at billetto.dk




  • Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    A Wall Street Journal article describes that the US will now begin spying in Greenland. This worries the Danish foreign minister, who wants an explanation from the US’s leading diplomat. Greenlandic politicians think that Trump’s actions increase the sense of insecurity

  • Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    What do King Frederik X, Queen Mary, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and Jaime Lannister have in common? No, this isn’t the start of a very specific Shakespeare-meets-HBO fanfiction — it was just Wednesday night in Denmark

  • Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    For many years, most young people in Denmark have preferred upper secondary school (Gymnasium). Approximately 20 percent of a year group chooses a vocational education. Four out of 10 young people drop out of a vocational education. A bunch of millions aims to change that

  • Beloved culture house saved from closure

    Beloved culture house saved from closure

    At the beginning of April, it was reported that Kapelvej 44, a popular community house situated in Nørrebro, was at risk of closing due to a loss of municipality funding

  • Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    With reforms to tighten the rules for foreigners in Denmark without legal residency, and the approval of a reception package for internationals working in the care sector, internationals have been under the spotlight this week. Mette Frederiksen spoke about both reforms yesterday.

  • Tolerated, but barely: inside Denmark’s departure centers

    Tolerated, but barely: inside Denmark’s departure centers

    Currently, around 170 people live on “tolerated stay” in Denmark, a status for people who cannot be deported but are denied residency and basic rights. As SOS Racisme draws a concerning picture of their living conditions in departure centers, such as Kærshovedgård, they also suggest it might be time for Denmark to reinvent its policies on deportation

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