Copenhagen students do not want to go to Funen or Jutland

Cross the Great Belt for a job? Nej tak.

A survey of students at business schools and universities in Copenhagen has revealed that only one in four are ready to look for a job on Funen or in Jutland upon graduation.

As many as 71 percent said they would prefer to be in Copenhagen. A full three out of four Copenhagen students actually expressed horror at the thought of having to go to Funen or the southern part of Jutland for a job.

The students were even more repulsed at the idea of moving to northern Jutland. Only 14 percent of the students surveyed said they would head ‘up north’ for their careers.

“I have mostly focused on jobs in Copenhagen because there are very few companies in the provinces that offer jobs in my field,” Saima Mir, a student from CBS in Copenhagen, told Metroxpress.

Nobody wants to go to Odense?
It is not only Copenhagen students who want to be in the capital. The study also showed that six out of ten students from Funen and Jutland are ready to cross the bridges and head to Copenhagen.

The study was conducted in February by  CA Karrierepartner and a-kasse. Some 10,646 student members were polled. Of the 2,180 who participated, 664 were from Aarhus.

TOP STORIES

  • Danish Intelligence Service: Threat from Russia has intensified

    Danish Intelligence Service: Threat from Russia has intensified

    In the internal Danish waters, Russia will be able to attack underwater infrastructure from all types of vessels. The target could be cables with data, electricity and gas, assesses the Danish Defense Intelligence Service

  • Denmark to explore screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic sentiments

    Denmark to explore screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic sentiments

    A few weeks after Alex Vanopslagh’s comments about “right values,” the government announced that an expert committee would be established to examine the feasibility of screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic attitudes.

  • The Future Copenhagen

    The Future Copenhagen

    The municipality plan encompasses building 40,000 houses by 2036 in order to help drive real estate prices down. But this is not the only huge project that will change the shape of the city: Lynetteholmen, M5 metro line, the Eastern Ring Road, and Jernbanebyen will transform Copenhagen into something different from what we know today

  • It’s not you: winter depression is affecting many people

    It’s not you: winter depression is affecting many people

    Many people in Denmark are facing hard times marked by sadness, anxiety, and apathy. It’s called winter depression, and it’s a widespread phenomenon during the cold months in Nordic countries.

  • Crime rates are rising, but people are safer

    Crime rates are rising, but people are safer

    Crime in Denmark is increasing for the second consecutive year, but it is more focused on property, while people appear to be safer than before. Over the past year, there were fewer incidents of violence

  • Novo Nordisk invests 8.5 billion DKK in new Odense facility

    Novo Nordisk invests 8.5 billion DKK in new Odense facility

    Despite Novo’s announcement that its growth abroad will be larger than in Denmark, the company announced this morning an 8.5 billion DKK investment for a new facility in Odense. This is the first time the company has established a new production site in Denmark this century.

Connect club

Connect Club is your gateway to a vibrant programme of events and an international community in Denmark.

Sign up here

Career

Want to advertise your job with CPH Post?

Contact us

Jobs