Visiting scholars at the Department of Communication

Information and policy

The Department of Communication at the University of Copenhagen welcomes visiting scholars at various stages in their academic careers, ranging from PhD students to full professors. The aim of such visits is to further enhance and accelerate research at the department and to establish lasting collaborative relationships with national and international scholars. To apply to become a visiting scholar at the Department of Communication, it is the responsibility of the prospective visitor to identify a faculty member with whom she/he would like to collaborate during the visit. The faculty member must agree to serve as faculty host for the visitor and collaborate with the visitor throughout the stay. Visitors can contact potential hosts at the department website.

Bench fee

For scholarly visits lasting longer than two months there is a bench fee of DDK 3500 per month. There is no bench fee for visiting scholars staying for less than 2 months. The department does not provide funding for visitors.

Activities during visit

The faculty host is responsible for organizing activities of both a professional and social character. The visiting program is always planned by the host. Consequently, the program will vary from scholar to scholar. The typical activities for a visiting scholar would be to:

• Conduct research
• Collect data
• Confer with relevant scholars
• Develop methodology
• Participate in research- and social activities in the section/center.

Practical information

Visiting for less than 2 months

Visiting scholars staying for less than 2 months at the department receive a guest access card to the building during the stay. Guest Wi-Fi access is available at the campus. The visitor will not have access to a permanent office space, library card, IT services, and will not be registered in the university’s IT systems. The host is responsible for facilitating and organizing the visitor’s stay at the department and for handling practicalities in terms of access to the building and introduction to the section/center.

Visiting for more than 2 months

Visiting scholars staying for more than 2 months at the department will be registered as visiting scholars in the university’s systems and have library privileges, access card to the building and internet access. The visitor will be offered office space in a shared office, if possible. The department does not provide computer equipment for visiting scholars. For practical reasons, agreements for visiting scholars staying at the department for more than 2 months must be completed at least 3 months prior to arrival.

Maximum stay of 12 months

Visiting scholars may stay in the department for a maximum of 12 months at a time. In exceptional cases, a longer stay may be granted, subject to approval by the Head of Department.

Visiting PhD students

Visiting PhD students, who need formal PhD supervision during their visit, must pay a separate fee for this. PhD supervision should be agreed upon before the invitation letter is issued and will depend on the availability of the relevant supervisor.

Before a host agrees to welcome a scholarly visitor, it must be clarified if the visitor is from a high-risk country. In that case, the Head of Department must be contacted before pursuing the visit.