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Changed rules for clinical positions at universities
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om stillingsstruktur for videnskabeligt personale ved universiteter
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The executive order sets out which positions universities can use for researchers and teachers.
- The changes mainly concern clinical positions.
- Clinical assistant professors are now a fee-paid position.
- Previously they were part-time positions.
- Clinical professors are also fee-paid.
- There are new rules for clinical associate professors and professors outside medicine.
- They must have relevant clinical experience and at the same time be employed clinically, typically at a hospital.
- There they must, among other things, examine, treat or care for patients.
- Who: The rules apply to the academic staff at universities under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and Digital Affairs.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 18 June 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 23 June 2026
- In force · 1 August 2026