In the summer of 2015, Jasmin Bagge, DVM, from Denmark, became the first student enrolled in the program. | Photo: University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture

The University of Kentucky (UK), in Lexington, and the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, have a long history of research collaborations.

A few years ago, the two universities extended this history by partnering to offer a dual doctoral degree program. In the summer of 2015, Jasmin Bagge, DVM, from Denmark, became the first student enrolled in the program.

James MacLeod, VMD, PhD, John S. and Elizabeth A. Knight chair and professor of veterinary science at the UK Gluck Equine Research Center, serves as Bagge’s co-mentor at UK. Across the pond, Lise Berg, DVM, PhD, associate professor in applied clinical biomedical sciences, and Denis Verwilghen, DVM, MSc, PhD, DES, Dipl. ECVS, associate professor, are Bagge’s co-mentors at the University of Copenhagen