KVL

The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) was founded in 1856. KVL is the only Danish university specialising in the agricultural and veterinarian area and the only place where veterinarians, agronomists, horticulturists and MSc's in forestry and agricultural economists are educated. KVL is also one the few universities in Denmark where MSc's in food science and technology are educated.

KVL cooperates with a number of Danish institutions: government research institutions under the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Technical University of Denmark, the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen Research Hospital).

KVL has 3,500 students, of whom 120 are foreigners and 400 are PhD students, attend KVL who employs 1,600 people and has a budget of DKK 960 million including DKK 300 million from external funding.