10 Most Read Omnibus Articles in 2025
This year, you read about dropouts, exam cheating and a lecturer who ran into strong headwinds. But also about the AU management's decision to withdraw the university's participation in Aarhus Pride, about the transition from Bachelor's to Master’s degree - and about love.
10. Explainer: Are you affected by the SU reform?
The upcoming SU (Education Grant and Loan Scheme in Denmark) reform, which will take effect from January 2027, affects students who began a new education (both Bachelor's and Master’s degrees) in the summer of 2025. This has probably led many to click on this article, which was first published in 2024.
9. Not just at AU: Students from Bangladesh flock to Danish universities
In January, Omnibus brought, as one of the first media, the story of applications from students from Bangladesh who have flocked to AU in the past two years. In February, we could report that Aarhus University is not alone in experiencing a large influx of students from Bangladesh — the picture was the same at the University of Southern Denmark, Roskilde University and Aalborg University.
Not just at AU: Students from Bangladesh flock to Danish universities
8. Get an overview of how many students complete and drop out of your degree programme
There seems to be a lot of searching for dropouts — at least this 2023 article on dropouts and transposition has made its way into the top 10.
Get an overview of how many students complete and drop out of your degree programme (in Danish)
7. AU STUDENT AND HIS GIRLFRIEND FEATURE IN A POPULAR TV PROGRAMME
In the fall, the DR program ‘Døm vores forhold' (Judge Our Relationship) rolled across the screen. Among the participants was Magnus Lindharth, who is a history student at AU. Together with his girlfriend, Signe Tandrup Hansen, he shared the challenges of their relationship with three other young couples — and all of Denmark.
AU-student and his girlfriend feature in a popular tv programme
6. Guide: Here's everything you need to know about the transition from a Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s degree level
What deadlines are too important to miss? What about the rules of unemployment benefit? What is the legal right of admission? And what does the Master's degree admission rule actually mean? Each year, students grapple with these questions as they transition from Bachelor’s to Master’s students. And perhaps that’s why the 2023 guide continues to be found in the top 10.
5. DROPOUT RATES: Find out when students at Aarhus University drop out of their degree programmes
This year, we brought the news that all faculties at AU have managed to reduce dropout rates. That news made it into the top 10.
DROPOUT RATES: Find out when students at Aarhus University drop out of their degree programmes
4. Aarhus University is not participating in this year’s Aarhus Pride
In 2024, during Aarhus Pride, rainbow-coloured banners had AU’s logo on them. But by 2025, the AU management didn’t want the university to be linked to the pride, which was accused of politicising. The university remains committed to diversity and inclusion, but doesn’t wish to be associated with other political causes as an organisation, the rector states. That decision drew criticism.
Aarhus University is not participating in this year’s Aarhus Pride.
3. AU ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FACES BACKLASH OVER COMMENT ON CHARLIE KIRK – HERE'S HOW AARHUS UNIVERSITY IS RESPONDING
Charlie Kirk became the most Googled person in 2025, and his name has also found its way into this top 10. An associate professor from AU ran into strong headwinds for his comment about Kirk. Even the Minister of Higher Education and Science commented on the matter. On AU's part, the line was that the university doesn’t regulate what employees write or think as private individuals on social media. "As a public employee, he has freedom of speech like other citizens, even if the statements may be perceived as controversial," said Dean Maja Horst, among other things.
2. Exam cheating: Ten students expelled for one semester – the number may increase
In the wake of this summer's exams, Omnibus reported that ten students had been expelled for one semester due to exam cheating.
Exam cheating: Ten students expelled for one semester – the number may increase
1. DROPOUT RATES: Get an overview of how many students complete and drop out of your degree programme
At the top of the list, for the third time, we find dropouts. Here, in the form of an overview of the courses that most - and the fewest - complete.
DROPOUT RATES: Get an overview of how many students complete and drop out of your degree programme
This text is machine translated and post-edited by Lisa Enevoldsen.