University of Southern Denmark

University of Southern Denmark

Syddansk Universitet
Motto	Fructus Increscit Opera Novo In Agro .
Type	Public
Established	1998[1]
Rector	Jens Ringsmose
Administrative staff	3,772 (2016)[2]
Students	29,674 (2016)[2]
Location	Odense, Esbjerg, Kolding, Sønderborg, Copenhagen, Slagelse (Until 2027) [3] , Denmark
Campus	Odense Esbjerg Kolding Sønderborg Slagelse Copenhagen
Colors	Black and white
Nickname	SDU
Affiliations	EUA
Website	sdu.dk

The University of Southern Denmark (Danish: Syddansk Universitet, lit. 'South Danish University', abbr. SDU) has campuses located in Southern Denmark and on Zealand. It offers a number of joint programmes in co-operation with the University of Flensburg and the University of Kiel. Contacts with regional industries and the international scientific community are strong.

With its 29,674 enrolled students (as of 2016),^[2] the university is both the third-largest and, given its roots in Odense University, the third-oldest Danish university (fourth if one includes the Technical University of Denmark).^[4] Since the introduction of the ranking systems in 2012, the University of Southern Denmark has been ranked between 36th (2012 ^[5]), 38th (2013 ^[6]), 37th (2014^[7]), and 44th (2015 ^[8]) in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in the Top 100 Universities Under 50 List.^[9] It is also one of the Top 50 Universities Under 50 according to QS World University Rankings from 2012-2015.^{[10][11][12][13]}