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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