DTU IS AN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

DTU is an international university with a Scandinavian work culture. Employee relations are characterized by equality, even between a manager and an employee. This means that you will find that your manager prefers to reach consensus through dialogue. As an employee, you are expected to be involved in decision-making while, of course, respecting that the final decision always lies with the manager.

If you are familiar with Danish culture, DTU’s dialogue-based and cooperative working methods will not be new to you. However, some of our international employees may find this consensus-oriented approach to work puzzling, and perhaps experience it as a lack of management. On the contrary—the consensus-oriented approach is a management style where your input is both expected and valued. At DTU, everyone is expected to participate in dialogue, regardless of their position. Employees are expected to be curious and inquisitive.

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