Technical University of Denmark
The Technical University of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and it is today ranked among Europe's leading engineering institutions. It is located in the town Kongens Lyngby, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of central Copenhagen, Denmark.
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet | |
Other name | DTU |
|---|---|
Former names | Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt (1829–1933) Danmarks Tekniske Højskole (1933–1994) |
| Motto | Technology for people |
| Type | Public, Technical |
| Established | November 5, 1829 |
| Chairman | Karin Markides |
| President | Anders Bjarklev |
| Provost | Rasmus Larsen |
| Dean | Philip Binning and Martin Vigild |
| Director | Claus Nielsen |
| Senior Vice President | Marianne Thellersen and Carsten Orth Gaarn-Larsen |
Academic staff | 2,003 |
Administrative staff | 1,540 |
| Students | 11,031 |
| Undergraduates | 7,197 |
| Postgraduates | 3,834 |
| 1,330 | |
| Location | Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, Copenhagen , Denmark |
| Affiliations | EUA, TIME, CESAER and EuroTech |
| Website | www.dtu.dk/ |
Along with École Polytechnique in Paris, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Eindhoven University of Technology, Technical University of Munich and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, DTU is a member of EuroTech Universities Alliance.
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