International Office & Campus | |
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University name | Technical University of Denmark (DTU) |
Address | Anker Engelunds Vej 1, Building 101A |
Postal code and country | 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark |
Official website | |
Code (e.g. ERASMUS code | DK LYNGBY01 |
Name of president/Head of university | MEng, PhD, Dr. Techn. Rector Anders Bjarklev |
Official name of international relations office Address Postal code Phone | International Education Anker Engelunds Vej 1, Building 101A 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark +45 45 25 10 23 |
Head of International Education Phone | Mr. Morten Overgaard + 45 45 25 11 66 |
International Partnership Manager Phone | Ms. Laura Hammerschmidt +45 45 25 10 19 |
Exchange Admissions Officer Phone | Mr. Bjørn Sparre Johansson +45 45 25 11 80 |
International Study Services in Lyngby Phone | International Study Services in Lyngby +45 45 25 10 23 |
Website for incoming exchange students | https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/incoming-students/exchange |
Application procedure and deadlines | https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/incoming-students/exchange/ |
Information on Summer University options | https://www.dtu.dk/english/Education/Incoming-students/Summer-University |
Living expenses | https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/student-guide/living-in-denmark/ |
Accommodation |
Academic information | |
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Credit system & Credit load for a full-time student | • DTU uses the ECTS system as most of Europe. • ECTS stands for European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. • Within the ECTS system, 60 ECTS credits constitute the workload of one academic year. • 30 ECTS credits constitute the full workload for one semester. |
Grading system | DTU uses the 7-point grading scale, which applies to all institutions and levels of education in Denmark. There is no official conversion to the US grading scale. For further information about grade translation, please see https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/studentguide/studying-at-dtu/ |
Language of instruction | BSc programmes mainly in Danish All MSc programmes are in English |
Course information | https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/incoming-students/exchange/ |
Course catalogue | |
Academic calendar | https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/student-guide/studying-at-dtu/ |
Other relevant information | |
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Introduction week | |
Activities or services available to exchange students (e.g. buddy program, club, sports etc.) | If you participate in the introduction week, you will be appointed a buddy, who will guide you throughout the week and be your go-to-person during the semester. Information on a range of Clubs and Associations: https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/studentguide/student-life/ |
Links for the area’s relevant tourist agencies |
FAQs
Every year, it is different. DTU offers the Erasmus scholarship for exchange students. DTU selects students with the highest preference in rank list. Amount is around 2-3 lakhs for each student. Details of it are present on its website.
*Please note scholarship is subject to availability.
Denmark is more expensive than France, Sweden etc. It costs around 3.5 lakh without including travel expenses. You can also try getting a scholarship from external sources.
In DTU, courses are offered in both languages- English and Danish. Masters level courses are usually offered in English.
Yes, in DTU we can do almost all master level courses besides 3rd and 4th year courses.
It is through an online portal. Add drop is allowed in the first week after commencement of classes. They also show the number of seats vacant in courses. DTU has most of the exams as oral. Keep track of deadlines.
Accommodation is first cum first served. It gets finished very fast.
In Denmark, even during lockdown we were allowed to cycle and go to beaches, mountains etc. Classes turned online.