Technical University of Denmark

Technical University of Denmark
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Other name	DTU
Former names	Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt (1829–1933); Danmarks Tekniske Højskole (1933–1994)
Motto	Technology for people
Type	Public, Technical
Established	November 5, 1829
Chairman	Karin Markides
President	Anders Bjarklev
Provost	Rasmus Larsen
Dean	Philip Binning and Martin Vigild
Director	Claus Nielsen
Senior Vice President	Marianne Thellersen and Carsten Orth Gaarn-Larsen
Academic staff	2,003
Administrative staff	1,540
Students	11,031
Undergraduates	7,197
Postgraduates	3,834
Doctoral students	1,330
Location	Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, Copenhagen, Denmark
Affiliations	EUA, TIME, CESAER and EuroTech
Website	www.dtu.dk/

The Technical University of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and it is today ranked among Europe's leading engineering institutions. It is located in the town Kongens Lyngby, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of central Copenhagen, Denmark.

Along with École Polytechnique in Paris, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Eindhoven University of Technology, Technical University of Munich and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, DTU is a member of EuroTech Universities Alliance.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "DTU Årsrapport 2013". DTU. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "DTU Årsrapport 2016". DTU. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^ "EuroTech Universities Alliance". EuroTech Universities Alliance. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

[dtu-annual-report-2013-1] "DTU Årsrapport 2013". DTU. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

[dtu-annual-report-2016-2] "DTU Årsrapport 2016". DTU. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

[3] "EuroTech Universities Alliance". EuroTech Universities Alliance. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

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