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AU professor becomes new pro-rector at SDU

“Swapping one dream job for another,” Anne Skorkjær Binderkrantz writes of the transition from professor and researcher at Aarhus University to pro-rector at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU).

Earlier this summer, at Denmark's Political Festival on Bornholm, Anne Binderkrantz, Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University, took part in presenting and discussing her own research and that of her colleagues in connection with the Danish democracy and power study 2.0. Photo: Liv Rohde/AU Photo

Over the past 14 years,  Anne Binderkrantz has been a prominent and influential voice in research and public debate on the state of democracy. As a professor of Political Science, she has served as director of studies, researched the relationship between the political system and wider society, and been part of the research team leadership behind the Danish democracy and power study 2.0, which examines the state of democracy in Denmark. She has also served on Aarhus University’s Board for four years, giving her valuable insight into and experience of university leadership.

She will now take up the position of pro-rector at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), the university announced in a news release. She has also shared the move herself on LinkedIn (In Danish, ed.), describing it as "swapping one dream job for another". 

An experienced and highly accomplished academic

The rector of the University of Southern Denmark, Jens Ringsmose, is delighted that Anne Binderkrantz will be joining the university as pro-rector. He knows her as a highly accomplished researcher with extensive experience in educational leadership and strategic university work. 

“At the same time, she has a keen understanding of the university’s role in society and of the political and institutional conditions within which universities operate. Her experience and perspectives will strengthen our efforts to set the strategic direction for SDU and translate the university’s ambitions into tangible results. I am therefore very pleased that she has agreed to take on the role of pro-rector at SDU, and I look forward to working with her,” Jens Ringsmose states in the news release.

Anne Binderkrantz is also looking forward to the new challenge:

"As pro-rector, I look forward to becoming part of SDU's senior management and contributing to the university's strategic development. SDU is an ambitious university with strong academic environments and a clear commitment to creating value for society. I look forward to getting to know the staff and students and to working alongside the rest of the leadership team to translate the university’s ambitions into tangible results. “For me, it is essential that this happens through close dialogue across the university and with respect for the knowledge and experience that already exist at SDU,” Anne Binderkrantz states in the news release from the University of Southern Denmark.

She will take up her new position on 1 November.

This text is machine translated and post-edited by Mie Skov Jeppesen.