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 a prospective visitor to identify a faculty member with whom they would like to collaborate during the visit. The faculty member must agree to serve as faculty host for the visit and collaborate with the visitor throughout the stay.
Visitors can contact potential hosts at the department website https://comm.ku.dk/. Once the host has agreed the visit can be arranged.
Bench fee
For scholarly visits lasting longer than two months there is a bench fee of DDK 3500 per month.
There will be 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 and therefore the program will vary from scholar to scholar. The most common activities for a visiting scholar would be:
- Collect data
- Conduct research
- Gather 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
The visitor does not have access to a permanent office space, IT services, or the library, nor is he/she registered in the university’s IT systems. It is the host's responsibility to facilitate and organize the visitor’s stay at the department and handle practicalities.
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 an office space in a shared office, if possible.
Visiting PhD students
Visiting PhD students, who need formal PhD supervision during their visit, will need to pay a separate fee for this. PhD supervision should be agreed upon before the invitation letter is issued and will be dependent on the availability of the relevant supervisor.