Mikkel Bülow Skovborg

Research and Innovation Attaché

Why choose Denmark?

#1 ”Happiest people in the world" (The World Map of Happiness from the University of

Leicester)

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DK researchers are (also) among the most satisfied

#2 ”Most satisfied researchers in the world”(Nature’s 2012 Salary and Satisfaction Survey)

80 percent content in DK

67 percent content worldwideHigh satisfaction with salary and

independence(Nature’s 2010 salary survey)

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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D, 2010 (OECD)

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Strong in R&D within Life Science

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• #3 in number of publications per million inhabitants in a range of international scientific journal

• #2 if number of citations per publications is taken into account.

Source: Forskningsbarometer 2009, Ministry of Research, DK

Danish Research among most cited publications

PhD in Denmark? • You are treated like fellow

research colleagues (also when it comes to pay!)

• Funding is secured before you begin (tuition and pay)

• Fixed 3 year period

• Everyone can apply regardless of citizenship - overall goal of research should benefit Danish Research

• Read more at www.fi.dk

Industrial PhD

• 3 year PhD project in a private company

• Fully funded (tuition + pay)

• For Danes and foreigners

• Best and brightest together with industry

• Applying research to relevant problems

• Project has to take place in Denmark

• http://en.fi.dk/research/industrial-phd-programme

Sapere Aude

• A talent development program for the elite

• Career program focused on research talents – keep researching!

• Internationalization is a key aspect

• Strengthen network and career

• http://en.fi.dk/councils-commissions/the-danish-council-for-independent-research/sapere-aude

Mikkel Bülow Skovborg, ICDK Silicon Valley

Research and Technology Attaché

E-mail: mbs@innovationcenterdenmark.com

Thank you for your attention!