New Dean of Education at ITU

The IT University of Copenhagen has appointed Pernille Rydén as Dean of Education as of January 1, 2021.

Written 9 November, 2020 09:43 by Vibeke Arildsen

Pernille Rydén joins ITU from a position as Head of Studies and Associate Professor in Strategic Management at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

The role as Dean of Education is newly established and includes the strategic management of ITU's education programmes, including the development of new and existing programmes. As Dean of Education, Pernille Rydén will, among other things, lead ITU's growth efforts within education, in addition to contributing to the development of new teaching methods such as blended learning, collaboration with the industry and the effort to increase gender diversity in ITU's technical programmes.

“Pernille Rydén is fantastically strong in the strategic area, where she also has research experience, and she has extensive experience from both the digital arena and with educational development and management. She will be able to make an important difference in the development of ITU’s education programmes, ensuring a continuously high quality in education and in relation to our interaction with stakeholders,” says Jens Chr. Godskesen, Pro-Rector at ITU.

Pernille Rydén herself highlights two overall strategic ambitions for her new role at ITU:

"Firstly, I want to create the best basis for us to seek new exciting paths for the IT programmes of the future. Secondly, I want to ensure sustainable results through research, learning, well-being and mastery of new technologies for ITU students, leaders, employees and society. The most important prerequisites for success are ITU's experiences, competencies and relationships. I want to put these into play so that we dare to challenge ourselves and each other, as well as the students," says Pernille Rydén.

About Pernille Rydén

Pernille Rydén comes from a position as Head of Studies and Associate Professor in Strategic Management at DTU. Here she has been responsible for – and taught – Strategic Management, Organizational Development and Change and developed and taught Business Mindset and Big Data in DTU's Executive Management of Technology programme (E-MBA). In addition, she is affiliated with the Executive Board Training programme at CBS.

She holds an MSc in English and Business Economics from Roskilde University, a Diploma in Change Management and Philosophy from the School of Public Administration and Management, as well as a PhD in Strategic Cognition of New Technologies from CBS.

Her research addresses strategic understanding of social media, big data, and artificial intelligence with a particular focus on the human and organizational conditions for success with digital technologies in private and public organizations. Among other things, she has published in California Management Review, Industrial Marketing Management, and Journal of Interactive Marketing. In addition, she is the first author of the book "Disrupt your mindset to transform your business with big data".

Further information

Vibeke Arildsen, Press Officer, phone 2555 0447, email viar@itu.dk