Territorial Review Copenhagen - Region Hovedstaden

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figures in the THES rankings of 50 best universities in social sciences (45 th
position), but not in life sciences, natural sciences and technology.
Copenhagen however scores well on life science indicators in the University
of Shanghai rankings. European rankings of natural science disciplines
allow a more precise benchmarking in fields such as biology, chemistry,
physics and mathematics. Copenhagen University scores well in both
biology and physics, but has strong competition from universities in several
European cities, such as Oxford, Cambridge, London, Leiden, Leuven,
Munich, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich (CHE Excellence Ranking, 2007).
Copenhagen has a relatively good reputation, but not an outstanding ranking
in business education. Copenhagen Business School figures in some global
rankings of business schools, but not in all. 26 All in all, it is difficult to
establish whether universities in Copenhagen are particularly advanced in
the subjects that are most relevant to some of the leading economic clusters
in Copenhagen, such as life science and business administration.
The share of foreign students and foreign university staff is relatively
limited. As has been reported in the OECD Review of Higher Education in
Denmark, Danish higher education has expanded its international
connections, but overall cross-border flows could be considerably higher, as
is illustrated by the experiences in other OECD countries (OECD, 2005).
This moderate degree of internationalisation is confirmed when focusing on
business education, a sector that is arguably one of the best suited to offer
education on a global market. The Financial Times‘ Top 40 of masters in
management provides a comparison of business schools in Europe.
Copenhagen Business School appears to be less internationalised than many
other business schools (Figure 1.20). It is not surprising that business
schools in the United Kingdom have the most international composition of
staff employed and students enrolled, as they are considerably less
hampered by language barriers. However, it is clear that several cities in
France (Paris, Grenoble, Marseille and several others), Netherlands
(Rotterdam, Maastricht), Spain (Barcelona) and Austria (Vienna) manage to
offer masters in management with a more international outlook. At the same
time, the student body and staff is more international at Copenhagen
Business School than in Helsinki, Stockholm and several other cities.