Linda Maria Koldau

Jante Universitet Linda Maria Koldau Danish edition

THE WRITING ON THE WALL The trilogy "Jante Universitet" offers a comprehensive critique of the Danish university system, showing the general consequences of New Public Management for a country's educational standards and its economy. HANDBOOK AND NOVEL-LIKE STORY The trilogy offers the unique combination of a handbook and an authentic story. The novel-like story line is based on the experiences of a German professor, documented over 3 years at a Danish university. As a systematic handbook, "Jante Universitet" offers two "short cuts" that can be read within two hours. The individual episodes depict the absurdities of everyday life at a university, from department structures and petty intrigues through a scandalous teaching strategy to the questionable management methods of administrators who have total power over the academic staff. The handbook is a tool for those who are interested in and have responsibility for university education - not only in Denmark, but in all countries where New Public Management has begun to dumb down higher education. VOLUME 2: UDDANNELSESKATASTROFENProfessor Liane's persistent attempts at establishing well-founded academic work in a more and more stifling atmosphere at her institute are met with rejection, censorship and eventually with chicanery. As a last resort, she turns to the media to make her concerns public. Her public criticism triggers a tremendous debate about the disastrous standards in Danish education in the Humanities. UDDANNELSESKATASTROFEN shows in its true light the worthless nature of education focusing on so-called "market-orientation" and "competences". The consequences adversely affect the whole of society and decisively weaken a country's competitiveness. BACKGROUND The trilogy is based on the so-called "Koldau Case" that caused a major scandal in Denmark in 2012, concerning? the right of university staff to freedom of speech,? the mismanagement of and totalitarian structures within Danish universities,? the low standar