DTU Facts and Figures 2023

Technology for people

FACTS & FIGURES 2023

Content

President’s introduction

Our mission Research Rankings Research facilities

Education

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Scientific advice

Equal opportunities

Sustainability

International relations Organization

Finances and human resources

Campuses and locations

Cover: Khadija Tariq is studying towards a degree in Biomedical Engineering, which focuses on the design of future diagnostic techniques and methods of treatment at the clinic as well as outside the hospital. Here she is participating in an Engineering World Health training course offered at DTU, learning to troubleshoot for uneven temperature inside an infant incubator. Photo: Jesper Scheel

Published: April 2023.

Managing editor: Miriam Meister. Facts and figures: This report is based on DTU’s Annual Report 2023. Rankings as per 1 April 2023. Photos: Mikael Schlosser, Kasper Witte Larsen, Bax Lindhardt, Jeppe Michael Jensen, Kasper Løjtved, Colourbox, Thomas Steen Sørensen. Production: Marianne Tingkov

We live in stormy times. Last year as the end of the COVID pandemic was in sight, new dark clouds gathered around us: War on the European continent, escalating energy and supply chain crises, sky high inflation. They joined other protracted crises we are facing due to e.g., climate change and biodiversity loss.

However, throughout history crises have provided mankind with opportunities to bring about change. And at DTU the current crises are indeed providing us with the momentum to find solutions to the challenges we face.

We choose to be motivated by the future we hope for rather than the one we fear. And as engineers we can take action. We have the knowledge to create the tools that can bring about sustainable change.

This is what motivates us to roll up our sleeves every day as we set about developing technology for people. This is what motivates us to educate the engineers of the future as we strive to provide Europe’s best engineering study programmes. This is what motivates us to form collaborations across disciplines, industries, and borders for the benefit of society.

So even in these stormy times, we can see the sun behind the clouds because we recognize that technology continues to give us hope for a better, more sustainable future for all.

Anders O. Bjarklev, President

“During times of stormy weather technology continues to give us hope.”

We develop and create value through the technical and natural sciences for the benefit of society

The future is shaped by people who develop solutions to the challenges facing the world. In response to the global climate challenge and accelerating depletion of Earth’s resources, DTU strives for a sustainable future by developing technology for people.

Such innovative technologies will also help to achieve well-being, good health, and education, as described by the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. At DTU, we believe we can create a better world through collaboration and partnerships, and by working with people from different academic backgrounds to develop and deploy value-added technology.

Our collaborations with various research partners— from institutions to universities across the globe— benefit people, societies, and the world. We employ

digitalization to drive research breakthroughs and innovation at the intersection between academic disciplines and the data-driven technologies of the future.

In 1829, Hans Christian Ørsted—who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields—took the initiative to set up DTU with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering for the benefit of society.

DTU continues to grow and pursue Ørsted’s original mission. DTU students and staff collaborate, research, share knowledge, and find new solutions to global problems.

We have a vision for a better world and invite the world to join us in realizing that vision.

DTU develops technology for the benefit of people, societies, and the world.

Cutting-edge research projects and selected grants

Research is the basis of all our work. We develop new technology for people through research, education, innovation, and scientific advice. DTU researchers work across disciplines on cutting-edge projects, and they collaborate with leading academic, private, and public partners globally.

Research at DTU in the technical and the natural sciences provides society with innovative solutions for sustainable change by making new discoveries and driving change. Focus areas include a large spectrum of science and engineering disciplines, such as digitalization, energy technologies for a sustainable future, and life science and biotechnology.

Pushing the boundaries of science

In 2022, DTU researchers set a world record by transmitting 1.8 petabits per second in a fiber optic cable—corresponding to twice the total global Internet traffic—using only a single chip-scale light source. The transmission method enables significant reductions in power consumption for Internet transmission and thus a reduction of its climate footprint. In another world first, DTU researchers

in collaboration with the Niels Bohr Institute used an on-demand single photon source to demonstrate an unbreakable, quantum-encrypted video connection via the existing fibre network.

Also in 2022, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research along with the Danish National Research Foundation, the Carlsberg Foundation, the Lundbeck Foundation, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Villum Fonden granted EUR 40 million to the pioneer center CAPeX for the development of materials and Power-to-X technologies that will bring together leading researchers from around the world to accelerate the green transition. The center is housed at DTU. Aalborg University is co-leading on the center.

Selected grants in 2022

In 2022, DTU researchers received nine prestigious grants from the European Research Council—the largest number of ERC grants to be earmarked for research at DTU in a single year. They comprised four Advanced Grants, four Consolidator Grants, and one Starting Grant.

It was Professor Anja Boisen’s second Advanced Grant making her one of only a small handful of researchers in Denmark and only the second at DTU to have achieved this distinction. Her goal is to find new ways of administering more medicines through capsules rather than needles.

Professor Dorte Juul Jensen received the EUR 0.7 million Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award—the largest personal award for science in Denmark—for her research on ‘the inner life’ of metals. Furthermore, Professor Anne Ladegaard Skov received the 2022 Grundfos Prize for her transformative applied research into dielectric elastomers, potentially leading to artificial muscles.

Nationally, nine younger DTU researchers received the so-called Sapere Aude Starting Grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark in recognition of their top-class research.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation awarded DTU six excellence grants, including a Data Science Ascending Investigator grant to Professor Lars Kai Hansen for a project aimed at exploring whether artificial intelligence algorithms can learn to communicate in a language humans can understand.

Villum Fonden distributed seven Young Investigator grants to young and talented DTU researchers so they can pursue their own ideas and establish their own research groups. Two researchers received Semper Ardens Accelerate grants from The Carlsberg Foundation. The Lundbeck Foundation awarded a Fellow and an Ascending Investigator grant.

Additionally, DTU researchers received two Elite Research Travel Grants and two Elite Research Awards from the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Professors Anne Ladegaard Skov and Sune Lehmann Jørgensen were the recipients of the two latter, prestigious awards.

5,254 publications in 2022

1.51 category normalized citation impact*

73% of publications by DTU researchers are co-published with researchers from institutions outside of Denmark

17% publications in the top 10% most cited

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What is Power-to-X?

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Quantum-encrypted fibre connection dtu.dk/2023profile2

*Normalized citation impact: Citation impact (citations per publication) normalized for subject (Web of Science Category), year, and document type. A value of one represents performance on par with the world average. DTU’s citation impact is thus 51% above world average.

MINISCULE RESEARCH

WITH A HUGE IMPACT

Just in time for Christmas, DTU-researchers achieved a world record by cutting a 25-second snippet of Rocking Around the Christmas Tree onto a 40-micrometre-wide record using a new nano-sculpting machine—the Nanofrazor.

The Nanofrazor can engrave 3D patterns into surfaces with nanoscale resolution, allowing the researchers to create new nanostructures that may pave the way for novel technologies in fields such as quantum devices, magnetic sensors, and electron optics.

RESEARCH THAT WILL HELP DRIVE THE GREEN TRANSITION

World class research into wind technology of the future is carried out at DTU—both here at the university’s advanced wind tunnel and its test centres on the west coast of Jutland.

RESEARCH FACILITIES

World-class research infrastructure

DTU has several world-class research facilities, many of which are available for other organizations and industry to use. The facilities include:

A 1,350 m2 cleanroom used for micro- and nanofabrication and the most powerful group of electron microscopes in the world. dtu.dk/nanolab

Some of the world’s most sophisticated laboratory facilities within audio-visual research. dtu.dk/acoustic-technology

An experimental platform for technology development, testing, demonstrating, and training in the areas of electric power and energy. dtu.dk/powerlab

State-of-the-art equipment that can provide information about the molecular structure of both liquid and solid materials. dtu.dk/NMRcentre

A 750 m2 oyster hatchery that supports research into and development of sustainable ways to produce oysters as well as other shellfish and seaweed. dtu.dk/oyster-hatchery

An echo-free chamber where DTU—as the external reference laboratory to the European Space Agency (ESA)—calibrates and measures satellite antenna systems, e.g., for monitoring Earth’s climate and weather. dtu.dk/dtu-esa-facility

A science hub for neutron and X-ray imaging, which includes the Danish National X-Ray Imaging Facility. The hub is closely linked to the large international X-ray and neutron research facilities being built at MAX IV and ESS in Lund, Sweden. dtu.dk/imaging

Facilities for wind energy research including one of the world’s largest and most advanced university wind tunnels and two test centres that can test wind turbines as tall as 330 metres in real-world conditions. dtu.dk/wind-facilities

Facilities that support experimental research in the mechanics of structures and materials from micro- to full- and large-scale testing. dtu.dk/casmat

A chemical and biochemical engineering pilot plant for taking concepts and ideas that have been developed in a laboratory and testing them under real-life conditions on a larger scale. dtu.dk/pilot-plant

A collection of high-quality single molecules for use in biological screening assays as well as a platform for testing the biological activity of small molecules. dtu.dk/dk-openscreen

Supercomputers

Denmark’s National Life Science Supercomputing Center, Computerome II, is used for biotechnological and biomedical/personal medicine research. It has 49,000 CPUs and can store 20 petabytes of data. The system is GDPR-compliant and is ISAE3000approved. dtu.dk/computerome

Sophia, a high-performance computer cluster, used primarily for research in wind energy and mechanical engineering. dtu.dk/sophia

The Niflheim Linux cluster supercomputer of more than 24,560 CPU cores that is specially designed for materials and energy research. dtu.dk/niflheim

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Research infrastructure at DTU dtu.dk/2023profile3

EDUCATION: STUDY PROGRAMMES

Interdisciplinary exploration

DTU’s study programmes are interdisciplinary and centered on the technical and natural sciences. Our students work closely with industry to apply their theoretical knowledge with hands-on access to world-class facilities to solve real-life problems.

In 2022, female students at DTU accounted for 33% of all enrolled students. This is the highest proportion of female students to date.

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)

BEng programmes at DTU are 3.5-year industry and application-oriented engineering programmes based on the CDIO concept: Conceive, Design, Implement, and Operate. The language of instruction is primarily Danish, but students learn both Danish and English engineering terminology.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc Eng)

BSc Eng programmes at DTU are 3-year researchbased undergraduate engineering programmes that qualify students for further studies at the

master’s level. Students work in both Danish and English. DTU also offers an international BSc programme in General Engineering, which is taught exclusively in English.

Master of Science in Engineering (MSc Eng)

MSc Eng programmes at DTU are 2-year researchbased programmes operating at the highest technological level. In these programmes, students acquire the qualifications and skills necessary to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate theory and experiments relating to complex engineering systems, problems, and solutions. The language of instruction is English. Honours tracks are available for all MSc Eng programmes.

PhD

PhD students conduct scientific research projects of the highest international standard. DTU also offers industrial PhD programmes where students are employed by a company while also being enrolled at the University.

Lifelong learning

DTU offers a range of executive and specialized continuing education programmes, ranging from executive programmes, part-time diplomas, and master’s programmes to flexible education, open online courses, and single-course programmes. DTU Learn for Life coordinates these programmes to meet the growing need for lifelong learning in society.

Education in figures

* There continues to be a strong growth in interest and enrolments at DTU. This combined with the fact that it takes more than five years to graduate, means that the number of admissions is notably larger than the number of degree completions

** International MSc Eng students are defined as students with an entry-level degree from abroad.

Applying knowledge to solve real-life problems

All DTU’s study programmes are interdisciplinary and designed to promote sustainability, innovation, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Students have handson access to world-class facilities and receive an innovative education with industry partners where they can apply their theoretical knowledge to solve real-life problems.

Academic learning

Based on cutting-edge scientific knowledge, all teaching, supervision, and course development is carried out by educators who are actively involved in research and innovation. We teach using methods that reflect the way we work—innovation, critical thinking, collaboration, and engagement—all of which shapes our graduates.

Students develop analytical skills through independent study, group work, active participation in discussions, and close collaboration with fellow students and professors.

Amazing study environment

The study environment is vibrant and international, and most students stay after lectures to network, work on their own projects, or take part in one of our many extracurricular activities.

Great job prospects

A survey published in 2022 shows that 60% of DTU graduates were employed in jobs of relevance to their studies while enrolled at the university. And DTU graduates are sought after: Nine out of ten MSc and BEng graduates have found employment within a year of finishing their studies.

Extraordinary student projects

DTU’s nine Blue Dot Projects give our students the opportunity to participate in projects such as Denmark’s famous Roskilde music festival (roskilde.dtu.dk), and DTU’s annual student conference Green Challenge (groendyst.dtu.dk). The Blue Dot Projects are innovative, student-driven, and often multidisciplinary (dtu.dk/bluedot):

DTU Biobuilders

DTU DanSTAR

DTU Ecotrophelia

DTU EVenture

DTU Roadrunners

DTU RoboCup

DTU SensUs

DTU Solar Decathlon

DTU Wind Racers

Bringing ideas and inventions into the world

DTU has one of the most well-developed ecosystems for innovation and entrepreneurship among technical universities in Europe. This ecosystem brings new ideas and inventions from classrooms and laboratories into the real world, where they can create jobs and help solve some of the biggest challenges the world is facing.

Student innovation

One of our most significant contributions to society is the innovative and entrepreneurial mindset of our students, which stays with them when they find employment. Innovation and entrepreneurship are integrated into our study programmes, mandatory courses, and electives—for example through our Innovation in Engineering course, which is a mandatory course for all master’s students. Our students also gain experience and establish contacts with the business community through projects, events, internships, and student jobs.

Business collaboration

DTU has in-depth experience working with companies and organizations. This includes strategic research collaborations, continuing education, student projects and conferences. The business

community enjoys working with DTU because of our collaborative and innovative approach.

We collaborate across academic disciplines to find innovative solutions. In 2022, DTU was engaged in 1,884 projects with the business community.

Through the DTU Industrial Partnerships programme, DTU researchers and students collaborate with companies through strategic, interdisciplinary partnerships. By the end of 2022, DTU had formed 30 partnerships with companies such as Novo Nordisk, Maersk and Alfa Laval.

Start-ups

Our students and employees continue to create start-ups that translate innovative ideas into solutions that benefit society. In 2022, 71 new start-ups were established. Of these, 57 were established by students and 14 by employees.

Since 2000, staff and students at DTU have founded 844 start-ups of which 60% are still operating. In 2022, the three largest companies provided jobs for 953 people.

Commercialization

At DTU we foster a culture of innovation, where our researchers are encouraged to think about business development from the beginning of a research project, which increases the likelihood that the research is turned into technology for people. Thanks to this approach, a significant number of inventions are brought to market.

In 2022, DTU researchers notified 103 new inventions and 10 software notifications expected to create commercial value. 44 new sales, license, and option agreements were signed for 35 inventions, bringing DTU’s portfolio of active contracts on the utilization of intellectual property rights to 300. The income from these agreements significantly exceeded the expenditures on IPR protection.

DTU Skylab—an innovation hub

DTU Skylab is DTU’s innovation hub—a 5,000 m2 facility where students, start-ups, and researchers collaborate across disciplines with businesses and organizations on innovative ideas. Activities and services include business acceleration and funding for deep tech start-ups, advanced prototyping facilities, inspiring events, sprints, and hackathons.

In 2022, 326 start-ups received coaching through DTU Skylab.

DTU Skylab also runs a workshop where young entrepreneurs with disabilities develop solutions to problems that people with their disabilities experience. At DTU young entrepreneurs are generally encouraged to work with inclusive product design that aims to develop products that anyone can use.

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Technology Leaving No One Behind dtu.dk/2023profile4

Student Start-up of the Year 2022 dtu.dk/2023profile5

Just six years after the launch of DTU spinout BioPhero, which produces pheromones that can combat pests in a wide range of crops, the company was sold in 2022 for a staggering EUR 188 million. Pheromones are a more environmentally friendly approach than conventional pesticides. However, so far they have been produced chemically, which is very expensive, limiting their use to the organic sector. By using yeast cells to produce them, BioPhero has reduced costs significantly.

A unique Danish model for the benefit of society

To ensure that science underpins decision-making in society, DTU offers scientific advice to public sector authorities, industries, and international institutions.

National scientific advice

At DTU, scientific advice is firmly based on synergies between university research and applied research, as well as an in-depth understanding of sectorspecific challenges, acquired through extensive collaborations with our strategic partners.

DTU has strategic partnerships with Danish authorities on nutrition and food safety, toxicology, aquatic resources, waste management, geodesy, transportation, and radioactivity.

Our advisory services include complex problemsolving, risk characterization for informed standard setting, development of surveillance systems for ongoing risk assessments, and diagnostic capacity for contingency planning and crisis resolution.

DTU offers scientific advice on a wide range of topics ranging from advice on chemical and microbiological food safety to advice on sustainable utilization of living aquatic resources and the impact of human activities on the aquatic environment.

Another example is the scientific advice that DTU gives to the Danish Ministry of Transport covering areas such as transportation modelling, behavioral psychology, tariffs, and bicycle research.

International scientific advice

In addition to DTU’s national advisory activities, the University provides scientific advice to international authorities and organizations, such as the European Food Safety Authority, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, and the European Commission’s Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries.

DTU is proud to serve also as EU reference laboratory for pesticides in cereals and feedstuffs; food processing contaminants; metals and nitrogenous substances in feed and food; antimicrobial resistance; and fish and crustacean diseases. Moreover, DTU serves as the FAO Reference Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens and Genomics.

A climate friendly diet might include protein from sources that humans have not commonly consumed e.g., lucerne or insects. Knowing whether they contain harmful substances or can cause allergies is crucial before authorities can approve them for human consumption.

Entrepreneurs with disabilities and DTU students develop new technology at an innovation bootcamp in DTU Skylab. The project is part of DTU’s efforts to make inclusion and accessibility a natural part of the development of new technology solutions.

Leaving no one behind EQUAL

At DTU we are committed to embracing and promoting diversity so we can continue to create technology that can make the world a better, more sustainable, fair, and inclusive place.

Having a diverse pool of staff and students and an inclusive environment for all is key to a broad perspective in research and problem solving. Diversity and inclusion help promote technological solutions that are inclusive in their nature.

Our aspirations are set out in a plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion, which guides our approach to disrupting barriers and supporting equal opportunities for all, regardless of who they are.

We work proactively to ensure more diversity, equity and ultimately inclusion. One step is to recruit not just the obvious, but in every respect the right candidate—regardless of our own biases and presumptions. Another step is to support an inclusive environment in which diversity can thrive.

Initiatives include training in inclusive and biasaware leadership, and student recruitment processes and initiatives designed to attract a

broad pool of student profiles. DTU also has a continued focus on providing students with physical or mental disabilities with access to flexible teaching options.

Clearing hurdles posed by disabilities

At DTU we also work on long-term initiatives to promote diversity outside our university. One such initiative is the Technology Leaving No One Behind project, which was created in 2019 in collaboration with the Danish Association of the Physically Disabled and Bevica Fonden.

The project is focused on making inclusion and accessibility a natural part of the development of new technological solutions. One component of this project is an innovation boot camp where young entrepreneurs with disabilities team up with DTU students and develop ideas that address real-world problems faced by people with disabilities.

For example, they have come up with an idea for a slide-in-slide-out battery solution for electric wheelchairs that would enable users to singlehandedly replace batteries, when they are running low.

Bootcamp participants also work on universal solutions that can benefit all people. One such idea is a vibrating bed sheet for people with impaired hearing, who can’t hear the sound of an ordinary alarm clock. It can also be used by those who unwittingly turn off their alarm clock and oversleep.

Working across geographical boundaries

Through the Technology Leaving No One Behind project, DTU also aims to develop technologies that can address challenges faced by developing countries—such as lack of access to potable water.

This is done through the annual Next Generation initiative, which is run out of DTU Skylab. It allows DTU students to work with other young talents from leading universities and early-stage start-ups from around the world to address different issues and bring about sustainable change.

The 2022 topic was Next Generation Water Action. One of the challenges was to find ways to reduce flood risks in urban areas, which spawned out-ofthe-box ideas such as using the traditional Mexican farming method ‘chinampas’ to soak up rainwater through artificial islands with crops and plants.

Working towards a sustainable future

DTU strives to bring about sustainable change throughout society by means of research, education, scientific advice, and innovation. As part of this work, DTU has established the multi-disciplinary DTU Centre For Absolute Sustainability that promotes systemic and quantitative approaches to sustainability.

Sustainability is an integral part of education at DTU, and is incorporated into study plans and competency profiles across all undergraduate and graduate degree programmes. Moreover, DTU has introduced its own sustainability charter for engineers, which all our engineering students are encouraged to adopt.

Graduates adopt the sustainability charter and pledge to focus on excellent research and sustainable change, to develop and apply technology responsibly, and to engage in cross-disciplinary work and public discourse for the benefit of society.

Thoughtful use of resources

DTU is dependent on laboratories and research infrastructure that consume large amounts of energy and raw materials. Internally, as well as in collaboration with others, we strive to reduce our CO2 emissions and to develop circular solutions that minimize the drain on Earth’s resources.

To this end, DTU’s campuses are used as living labs for the development of sustainable solutions related to the construction of new buildings, building operations, maintenance, and waste handling. For example we do this by setting up solar cell systems that provide both power and research opportunities.

Building sustainably

The carbon footprint of building materials such as cement and concrete is immense. At DTU, all new buildings must comply with the DNGB Gold standard to ensure the continued focus on both environmental and social aspects of sustainable construction.

One of the new buildings at DTU will house a Climate Challenge Laboratory that will help researchers across disciplines find solutions to some of our biggest climate challenges. The 10,000 m2 Climate Challenge Laboratory is set to open in 2024.

Supporting biodiversity

DTU has a campus where wildflowers, insects, butterflies, birds, and amphibians can grow and thrive. Small things such as holding off on mowing the lawns in the spring make a big difference by encouraging wildflowers to grow for longer, which provides food and shelter.

DTU is committed to finding greener energy sources – e.g., through the UnitSun-project that aims to help to pave the way for solar cells to be integrated into the facades of buildings so they both look attractive and yield a good amount of power. Among those involved in the project are PhD Student Markus Babin (left) and Project Manager Sune Thorsteinsson.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Global outreach

Technology is created by innovative researchers who work through global partnerships. At DTU, we identify the best match between researchers, fields, and projects. We collaborate with other elite technical universities throughout the world, and we are active partners in strong, international alliances.

Alliances and strategic partnerships

DTU’s network of alliances and strategic partnerships spans across research, education, scientific advice, and innovation. Together we promote synergy, quality, impact, and visibility. One of these is the EuroTech Universities Alliance which has a vision that focuses on sustainability, education, and a technologically sovereign and resilient Europe.

DTU also looks to the global job market to attract international resources and talent, and we build on in-depth collaboration and a mutual match in excellence and values.

An international education

Students from more than 100 countries come to study at DTU every year, and we also encourage all our students to spend a semester or two abroad.

An exchange period helps students grow—both academically and personally—and fosters networks that will prove invaluable in a future career. Our students have the chance to work and study with the best research universities in the world. We invite students from all over the globe to study at our University and offer 33 MSc Eng programmes in English. We also offer joint international master’s programmes where students can study at two universities.

Exchange students

After a few years of very limited opportunities to travel, the number of exchange students between DTU and other universities bounced back considerably in 2022. In total, 716 international exchange students came to study at DTU, and 600 DTU students went abroad during the 2021/2022 academic year.

Top ten global exchange partners in 2022*: Technische Universität München, Germany

Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norway

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico

Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

University of British Columbia, Canada

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland

University of Texas at Austin, USA

Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain

Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

*in terms of volume

119 exchange partners

The EuroTech Universities Alliance

École Polytechnique (France), Technion (Israel), EPFL (Switzerland), TU Eindhoven (the Netherlands), TU München (Germany), and DTU (Denmark)

23 joint international programmes

Strategic alliance between six leading technical universities, committed to finding technical solutions to major societal challenges through cutting-edge research, education, and innovation. The alliance engages in EU intelligence and advocacy towards the European Commission through its joint office in Brussels. EuroTech collaborates with the extended EuroTeQ Alliance, which includes Taltech (Estonia) and CTU (the Czech Republic).

716 international exchange students came to DTU*

University of Queensland

Tec de Monterrey

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Nordic Five Tech

Aalto (Finland), NTNU (Norway), Chalmers , KTH (Sweden) and DTU (Denmark) Strategic alliance of five leading technical universities in the Nordic countries. By utilizing shared and complementary strengths within education, research and innovation, the alliance creates an extended campus for students and staff to conduct research, share knowledge, and follow joint educational programmes.

600 DTU students went abroad*

* during the 2021/2022 academic year

Nanyang Technological University

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Cornell University

University of Nairobi

Sino-Danish Center

Organization

DTU is an independent and self-governed university administered by a Board of Governors and under the leadership of the University President and the Executive Board.

The main tasks are carried out by departments, research centres and affiliated companies.

Departments

Support functions Campus

Boards

Board

Affiliated companies

Bioneer Ltd.

DFM Ltd.

PreSeed Ltd.

DTU Science Park Ltd.

Executive Board

DTU

Offshore

Danish Offshore Technology Centre

Centres

DTU

Biosustain

The Novo Nordisk Foundation

Center for Biosustainability

DTU

Learn for life

Centre for

Lifelong Learning

DTU

Entrepreneurship

Centre for Technology Entrepreneurship

DTU

Nanolab

National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization

DTU Skylab Innovation Hub

Anders O. Bjarklev President

Lars D. Christoffersen Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs Senior Vice President

Philip John Binning Dean of Graduate Studies and International Affairs Senior Vice President

Rasmus Larsen Provost Executive Vice President

Claus Nielsen University Director Executive Vice President

Carsten Orth Gaarn-Larsen Senior Vice President

Marianne Thellersen Senior Vice President Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Human resources

5,970 Total staff full time equivalent (FTE)

39% are women

2,218 Researchers and educator full time equivalent (FTE)

56% have an international background

38% have an international background

97 nationalities

1,683 PhD fellows

63% have an international background

2,588 in support functions full time equivalent (FTE)

12% have an international background

55% of faculty are below 50 years of age

40,388 Members in DTU’s alumni network

53% of all alumni have joined the alumni network

Campuses

DTU has research and test facilities in all parts of Denmark, and in Greenland, including four campuses.

DTU Lyngby Campus

DTU’s main campus is located 15 km north of Copenhagen. The campus covers a 106-hectare site, and is landscaped with wooded areas, sports fields, inner courtyards, and gardens.

DTU Ballerup Campus

DTU Ballerup Campus is located approximately 10 km west of Copenhagen and is home to many of our BEng students.

DTU Risø Campus

DTU Risø Campus is located 40 km west of Copenhagen and is the site of much of DTU’s groundbreaking research in wind energy technologies.

Arctic DTU Sisimiut—Ilinniarfeqarfik Sisimiut

DTU’s campus in Greenland is home to research as well as BEng and MSc Eng students who follow our arctic educational programmes.

Locations

Kalundborg

Campuses

Research facilities

Test facilities

Living lab collaborations

Femern (Rødby)