Located in the Copenhagen area, DTU is ranked as one of the foremost technical universities in Europe. In 2010, DTU was ranked by the Leiden Ranking as No. 1 technical university in Scandinavia and No. 7 in Europe. For the tenth consecutive year DTU has received a record-breaking number of applications from students who want to pursue a degree from a technical elite university with a global outlook.

History

Technical University of Denmark was founded by H.C. Ørsted, the father of electromagnetism, in 1829. Just after the turn of the last century, under the headship of the great industrialist, G.E. Hagemann, DTU achieved an international level of excellence. DTU vision is to develop and create value to benefit the society.

Education and research

DTU offers departments of Aqua, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environment, Food, Photonics, Informatics, Management Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotech, Physics, Space, Systems Biology, Transport and Veterinary.

DTU has elite researchers in all its fields of research with special strength in Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information and Communication Technology, Energy and Environmental Technology, Food Science and Medico Technology and Space and Robotic Technology.

DTU is a relatively small and specialized university of high standards hosting 6.000 students of whom: 12 per cent are international students. With approximately 1.500 employees involved in research and teaching DTU has a remarkable low ratio of students per researcher.

Vision

• To be recognized and respected globally as a leading technical university because of the quality of its research, its alumni, its values and its university culture.
• To be among the world’s leading research centers, including private and public centers, within three to five well-defined fields.
• To expand and optimize its integrated system of innovation.

International students

For international students, DTU offers unique advantages:

• A truly international atmosphere: DTU welcomes around 750 international students per year.
• 25 MSc programs (all fully taught in English).
• A variety of dual MSc degrees within alliances such as Erasmus Mundus and Nordic 5 Tech.
• A limited number of tuition fee waivers to MSc students with an excellent academic record. 
• A popular exchange program with over 400 courses in English
• The exchange program is free of charge to students from DTU partner universities in China.

Exchange agreements with China

Technical University of Denmark has established exchange agreements with the following Chinese universities:

• Beijing University of Technology
• Tongji University
• Tsinghua University

University Alumni

If you are a former student at Technical University of Denmark you may join the DTU Alumni Network and connect to former classmates and professors.