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300 gamers are taking over ITU on April 1-3

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The student organization ITU LAN is organizing a weekend full of non-stop gaming, intense tournaments and friendly banter in front of the screen.

ITU launches intensive courses for IT professionals

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The new professional education concept ITU Professional Courses gives IT professionals an opportunity to boost their skills in just 1-5 days.

Talented computer scientist receives EliteForsk scholarship

PhD student Stefan Stanciulescu has received a travel scholarship of 200,000 kroner from EliteForsk. He is soon departing for the US, where he will be studying at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University.

ITU welcomes two new Associate Professors

ResearchDr. Alexander RichterOliver MüllerComputer Science Departmentbig data

New faculty members to strengthen ITU’s Information Management section.

ITU spin-out company sold for three-digit million sum

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Configit has achieved enormous success since its establishment as a spin-out from the IT University of Copenhagen. The founders have sold the majority of its shares to the private equity firm Polaris and now want to become leading in the global market.

Social media can save lives when disaster strikes

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Twitter, Facebook and other social media have created new opportunities to inform and respond when disaster strikes. In her PhD project at the IT University of Copenhagen, Alivelu Mukkamala looks into how data from social media can be used to improve disaster response.

Communication of cultural heritage: Is digitization a must?

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Massive amounts of money have been spent to digitize the Danish cultural heritage. However interactive installations and comprehensive websites far from always have the desired effect. The research project ‘Det digitale Glyptotek’ will investigate if and how communication of cultural heritage can be enriched by the use of IT.

ITU researcher receives major grant from the Villum Foundation

ResearchgrantsComputer Science DepartmentRasmus Ejlers Møgelberg

Associate Professor Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg has received 6.4 million kroner for a research project within theoretical computer science.

ITU increases intake of Software Development students

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As a consequence of the rising demand for highly educated IT specialists, ITU increases the intake of students in the BSc programme in Software Development by 50 percent from the fall semester.

Concerns about video games: Conference at ITU on January 20-22

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An upcoming conference at the IT University of Copenhagen sheds light on the latest research on computer games and asks why the relationship between violence and computer games continues to be the subject of heated debate.