News Archive
Wake Forest Student Earns Award of Academic Excellence
Dec 22, 2009
The DIS Concluding Ceremony and reception for the Fall 2009 students took place last Friday at the Folketeatret on Nørregade, with Emily Elisabeth Wild from Wake Forest University receiving the prestigious Award of Academic Excellence.
Copenhagen – Europe’s Greenest City
Dec 11, 2009
Sustainability study abroad students at DIS have an excellent case study on their doorstep, according to a new report.
Graffiti Trip Tagged a Success
Dec 3, 2009
The DIS European Culture & History students, in the Popular Culture of the 20th Century course, took a trip to a graffiti garden this week.
Nov 26, 2009
US President Barack Obama has announced he will attend next month's key climate change summit - but only at the start of the talks.
Connie Hedegaard to be Denmark's New Climate Comissioner
Nov 23, 2009
Hedegaard will swap her title as Climate and Energy Minister to the more long-winded Minister for the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in 2009.
Nov 17, 2009
In early November, the first DIS study tour headed off to the wild beauty of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland on a scientific expedition focused on climate change and global warming.
Optimistic Obama open to COP15 trip
Nov 10, 2009
US president Barack Obama could make his second trip to Copenhagen within three months this December when the climate summit gets underway in the Danish capital.
Copenhagen Named Cleanest City of Europe
Nov 9, 2009
The survey was conducted among readers of the TripAdvisors travel site, who voted Copenhagen Europe's cleanest city in its annual survey. 2,376 travellers participated in the survey.
Denmark Honored as the Second most Peaceful Nation in the World
Nov 9, 2009
Ambassador Mr. Friis Arne Petersen and Danish Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Mr. Klavs A. Holm attended a gala in Washington, DC on Sunday night where Denmark was honored as the second most peaceful nation in the world.
Obama coming to Copenhagen for 2016 Olympic Bid Announcement
Sep 28, 2009
President Obama will travel to Copenhagen this week to help make a big push for Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid. He will be joined by First Lady Michelle Obama in this first time appearance by a U.S. president at an IOC meeting.
DIS Climate Change Seminar Series is TONIGHT, Wednesday, September 23, 2009!
Sep 23, 2009
Today’s presentation theme: “Going green within architecture and design”
This Weekend's Bornholm Bike Trip
Sep 21, 2009
This past weekend, 98 DIS students had a great time cycling around the island of Bornholm in fantastic weather.
DIS Climate Change Seminars Begin
Sep 16, 2009
The DIS Climate Change Seminar Series kicks off on Wednesday, September 16, with “The developing world: sustainability, migration, and safety” being the first topic to come under the spotlight.
This Weekend Tall Ship Sailing Trip
Sep 16, 2009
This weekend DIS students set sail on a Tall Ship Sailing Trip through Øresunds, the straight between Sweden and Denmark...
CMM Debate: The Muhammad Cartoon Crisis
Sep 16, 2009
Students in the Communication and Mass Media program got the unique opportunity to experience the Danish Muhammad cartoon controversy first hand..