For almost two centuries, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has been dedicated to fulfilling the vision of H.C. Ørsted, the father of electromagnetism, who founded the university in 1829 to develop and create value using the natural sciences and the technical sciences to benefit society.
Today DTU is a research-based, business-oriented and internationally oriented polytechnic university. Based in technical and natural sciences, DTU works to create sustainable value and welfare in society through education, research, research-based advice and innovation.
The University is at the academic and multidisciplinary forefront of the technical and the natural sciences with new initiatives in a number of demanding engineering disciplines, including sustainable energy technology, biotechnology, and life science.
As one of the highest-ranked technical universities in Europe, DTU comprises 22 departments and centres spread across five campuses—four in Denmark and one in Greenland—as well as at various test sites throughout Denmark.
13.400 students are educating themselves for the future, and 6,000 employees focus each day on education, research, consulting, and innovation, which contribute to creating value, welfare, and growth.
Great ideas change the world, and the university is driven by the desire to develop sustainable technologies that create jobs and new opportunities. At DTU, researchers and students collaborate with industry and government to create innovative solutions at the intersections of engineering and creativity, theory and practice, and university and society.