Science Minister Charlotte Sahl-Madsen invited Schleswig-Holstein's Science Minister Jost de Jager to a meeting at the Alsion campus in Sønderborg.
The purpose was to discuss how cross-border cooperation on research and university education can be strengthened.
In this connection, Charlotte Sahl-Madsen said:
"Knowledge and education are the foundations for growth. The business community needs competent university graduates. With the ambition to create more growth in society - not least in South Jutland - I have taken the initiative for discussing future cooperative relations between the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and universities in Schleswig-Holstein".
Besides the two ministers, the meeting was also attended by Jens Oddershede, President of SDU, and Lutz Rainer Reuter, President of the University of Flensburg.
"It is essential to strengthen cooperative relations between Danish and international universities. For one thing, we need to cooperate with the very best partners, and for another, we need to increase students' international understanding. So it was my starting point for the meeting to discuss possible future ways of cooperating with the best universities throughout Schleswig-Holstein".