The Danish Architecture Center is set to open its new exhibition, Recycle!, on April 11. Located on the second floor of the center, where the exhibition Water is Coming was previously displayed, this new showcase takes a close look at the growing trend of recycling and reusing materials in architecture.Unlike the permanent exhibition So Danish!, […]
New exhibition at Danish Architecture Center focuses on recycling and reuse in architecture
The successful exhibition Water is Coming closed a few weeks ago, and a new one is taking its place. The upcoming exhibition will showcase how architecture can look to the future, in the very traditional Danish way of envisioning it: not just beautiful, but also functional. The permanent exhibition So Danes! will remain in place.

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
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
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
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”
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
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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Facing a shortage in employees in elderly care, Denmark prepares reception package for internationals
In 10 years, Denmark may lack 15,000 social and health workers. Minister for the Elderly Mette Kierkgaard is preparing to hire many internationals, especially from India and the Philippines.
Media: Collective agreement terms may lead to more international labor in Denmark
The governing parties have been negotiating internally for some time on a proposal to attract more international labor to Denmark. According to media outlets, a proposal is almost due
Inside Denmark’s innovation engine
With half of its staff being international, the BioInnovation Institute reflects Denmark’s broader transformation into a global innovation hub. But can the country—and Europe—keep up the pace? “If reforms are made now, we can close the gap in ten years,” explains BII’s CEO
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