Roskilde University's New Rector Is From Aalborg University

The Board of Roskilde University has appointed Rasmus Antoft as the new rector. Rasmus Antoft comes from a position as Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Aalborg University and has previously been Head of Department and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.  

Dea Forchhammer, chair of the board at Roskilde University, says that Rasmus Antoft is "exactly what Roskilde University needs" in a news item from Roskilde University, highlighting, among other things, his leadership profile. 

"The Board looks forward to working together to strengthen Roskilde University's academic quality and research impact – regionally, nationally and internationally," she says. 

The soon-to-be rector himself emphasises that Roskilde University should increasingly become the university for the whole region of Zealand. 

"The university must become even better at solving the challenges faced by businesses and municipalities throughout Zealand."  

Rasmus Antoft will take up his post on 1 March, replacing Hanne Leth Andersen, who has been rector of Roskilde University for the past 12 years.  

The university got a new chair of the board last year when Carsten Toft Boesen resigned from the position in the wake of criticism that the university had admitted too many students from Bangladesh. 

This text is machine translated and post-edited by Lisa Enevoldsen.