"About ITU"

WEB DOCUMENTARY: The history of ITU

August 29, 2019

In August 2019, the IT University of Copenhagen celebrates its 20th anniversary. The university's first Vice Chancellor, Mads Tofte, tells the story of the university's journey from 'startup university' to becoming a leading educational and research institution within IT.

IT University of Copenhagen turns 20

About ITU Education Research Events Martin Zachariasen

August 29, 2019

On August 30, 1999, the first 147 students started studying at the IT University of Copenhagen. Since, the university has undergone tremendous growth. Today it is one of Denmark's largest educators of highly sought-after IT specialists – with plans for further growth in the coming years.

ITU research is 100 percent Open Access

About ITU Research Jens Christian Godskesen

April 9, 2019

As the first Danish university, the IT University of Copenhagen has achieved the national goal of 100 percent Open Access – meaning that all of its research articles are freely available online.

ITU’s new Vice Chancellor: Continued growth is the main task

About ITU Education Research Martin Zachariasen

January 31, 2019

The IT University of Copenhagen's new Vice Chancellor, Martin Zachariasen, is driven by a curiosity for technology and its effect on society. He will work to continue the university's growth by educating more IT specialists and attracting more researchers - and getting more women to take an IT education is a key issue for him.

ITU students are the most satisfied in the Nordic countries

About ITU Education career student life

October 22, 2018

A new survey from the research company Universum revelas that students at the IT University of Copenhagen are the most satisfied among IT and engineering students in the Nordic countries, both when it comes to their university, career services and job prospects.

Martin Zachariasen becomes new Vice Chancellor of the IT University of Copenhagen

About ITU Martin Zachariasen

September 27, 2018

Martin Zachariasen, Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Southern Denmark, will be the new Vice Chancellor of the IT University of Copenhagen. He will assume the position on January 1, 2019.

More women want an IT education

About ITU Education diversity

July 27, 2018

Interest in pursuing an IT education is on the rise among young women. In just two years, the share of women among students admitted to IT University of Copenhagen's bachelor programmes has risen from 25 to 34 percent.

Lars Frelle-Petersen and Kristine Stenhuus have been appointed as members of ITU’s Board of Directors

About ITU

July 13, 2018

The IT University’s Selection Body has appointed Kristine Stenhuus, Vice President of NNIT, and Lars Frelle-Petersen, Deputy Director General of Confederation of Danish Industry, as new external members of the university’s Board of Directors.

Record number of applicants for ITU

About ITU Education diversity

July 6, 2018

Once again, an IT education from the IT University of Copenhagen is at the top of the wish list for a record number of young people – the university has received 11 percent more applicants this year. At the same time, the share of female applicants has increased from 22 to 28 percent.

Mads Tofte is leaving the ITU at the end of the year

About ITU Mads Tofte

April 30, 2018

Vice Chancellor Mads Tofte is leaving his position when his fixed-term appointment expires at the end of the year.

98% of ITU research is freely available online

About ITU Research

April 25, 2018

The IT University of Copenhagen is the leading Danish university when it comes to using Open Access for scientific publications.

Three ITU faculty awarded for excellence in teaching

About ITU Business IT Department Computer Science Department Digital Design Department

October 18, 2017

At ITU’s annual party on September 29, three faculty members received ITU’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. The awards were given based on the students’ course evaluations. ITU faculty are generally ranked highly by students, according to a survey by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science from earlier this year.

Jørgen Staunstrup appointed Honorary Professor at ITU

About ITU Computer Science Department Jørgen Staunstrup

October 2, 2017

ITU has appointed Jørgen Staunstrup, former Pro-Rector and current Head of ITU Professional Courses, as Honorary Professor in the Computer Science Department.

IT University of Copenhagen welcomes record number of new students

About ITU Education student life

August 21, 2017

On the first day of the new semester, ITU welcomed 378 new bachelor students – the biggest year group in the history of the university.

ITU best at making research accessible

About ITU Research Jens Christian Godskesen

May 2, 2017

More than four out of five research articles from the IT University of Copenhagen can be accessed for free on the internet. Thus, ITU is well on its way to meeting the government's ambition of making all Danish research open access.

Innovation corps will bridge the gap between research and industry

About ITU Collaborations grants Georg Dam Christensen Jens Christian Godskesen Entrepreneurship

April 6, 2017

The IT University of Copenhagen is among four Danish universities to receive funding from The Danish Industry Foundation for transferring research-based knowledge, inventions and patents to the industry. ITU receives DKK 5 million to establish an innovation corps focusing on big data, fintech and artificial intelligence, among other areas.

ITU hosts blockchain summit: Denmark can become a frontrunner

About ITU Business IT Department business

July 27, 2016

Several Danish companies are discovering the potential of blockchain, and Denmark has the potential to become a leading player in the development of the promising technology, according to Professor Roman Beck from the IT University of Copenhagen. On August 18, ITU will host the first Nordic blockchain summit.

IT University of Copenhagen appoints new Pro-Rector

About ITU Jens Christian Godskesen

April 15, 2016

On April 14, the Board of Directors at the IT University of Copenhagen appointed Jens Christian Godskesen as Pro-Rector. Jens Christian Godskesen comes from a position as Head of Department at the university.

Research project on process modeling receives DKK 2.3 million grant

About ITU Research innovation

March 10, 2016

Tijs Slaats, a postdoctoral researcher at ITU, has received a major grant from the Danish Council for Independent Research for a project on how IT systems can become better at handling complex processes.

ITU increases intake of Software Development students

About ITU Education Computer Science Department Mads Tofte

January 20, 2016

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.

Networking paves the road for female coders

About ITU Computer Science Department diversity student life

October 14, 2015

Female_Coders is a new network for female students who are interested in programming. On Monday, October 12, the group held its first workshop at the IT University of Copenhagen.

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