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Nuuk (Greenlandic pronunciation: ⓘ; Danish: Godthåb [ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) [1] is the capital of and most populous city in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the territory's largest cultural and economic center. Nuuk is also the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality.
Inuit were supposed to use English at school, work, and even on the playground. [10] Inuit themselves viewed Inuktitut as the way to express their feelings and be linked to their identity, while English was a tool for making money. [8] In the 1960s, the European attitude towards the Inuktitut language started to change.
It is in the capital city of Nuuk. Most courses are taught in Danish, a few in Greenlandic and classes by exchange lecturers often in English. The university had an enrollment of 205 students in 2018, [1] composed of mostly Greenlandic inhabitants. It has around fourteen academic staff and five technical-administrative employees. [2]
Being the most recent district incorporated with the city, it attracts younger people and the focus is on families with school-aged children. This is reflected in the demographics; it has on average the youngest population of all Nuuk districts. Qinngorput does not have many inhabitants, less than 200, but the number of buildings is steadily ...
While Greenlandic was dominant in all smaller settlements, most of the multi ethnic Inuit ancestors spoke Danish as a second language. In larger towns, especially Nuuk, this Danish group was more important for social matters. English is another important language for Greenland now taught from the first school year. [191]
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Danish is taught as a second language starting in the first grade. [ 2 ] Following primary school, Greenlanders can choose to go to a secondary education, either in a gymnasium (a Nordic type of school similar to high school ), or a vocational education . [ 3 ]
Sermersooq is one of two municipalities straddling the western and eastern sides of the island, but is the only municipality where settlements on both coasts are connected via scheduled flights from Nuuk Airport to Kulusuk Airport and Nerlerit Inaat Airport and reverse, operated year-round by Air Greenland. [9]