IT University of Copenhagen

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IT University of Copenhagen
Vice-Chancellor
Per Bruun Brockhoff (from Sep 2022)[1]
Academic staff
222 (2021)[2]
Administrative staff
776 (2021)
Students2,740 (2021)
Undergraduates1,099 (2021)
Postgraduates1,164 (2021)
70 (2021)
Location,
Websiteen.itu.dk
The interior design work at the IT University of Copenhagen

The IT University of Copenhagen[3] (Danish: IT-Universitetet i København, abbreviated ITU) is a public university and research institution in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is specialized in the multidisciplinary study of information technology within computer science, business IT and digital design.

There are approximately 200 faculty members, 70 PhD students, and more than 2,500 students.[4] Among all admitted Bachelor and Master students at the IT University of Copenhagen in 2020, 38 per cent were female.[5]

History

The IT University of Copenhagen was established in 1999, which makes it Denmark's youngest university. At that time, it was—in Danish—called "IT-højskolen". In 2003, when a new Danish university law [6] was passed, the IT University was officially appointed a university, and changed its name accordingly.[7][8]

In 2004, the university moved to its own new building in

DR complex.[12]

Administration and Organisation

The IT University is governed by a board consisting of 9 members: 5 members recruited from outside of the university form the majority of the board, 1 member is appointed by the scientific staff, 1 member is appointed by the administrative staff, and 2 members are appointed by the university students.[13] The Vice Chancellor[14] is appointed by the university board. The Vice Chancellor in turn appoints deans and deans appoint heads of departments. There is no faculty senate and faculty is not involved in the appointment of Vice Chancellor, deans, or department heads.[15]

The university has three departments:

  • Business IT
  • Computer Science
  • Digital Design

Degree programs

The university originally only accepted students with a

semester
.

Research

The IT University takes a

computer games studies, and the cultural and aesthetic aspects of IT
.

The stated objective of the university's research is to strengthen Denmark's ability to create value with IT.[17] The research aims to provide new insight that could be the foundation for new types of interaction, new breakthroughs in digital culture, better resource optimization, technological innovation and much more. An important part of the research conducted at the university is the PhD program that enrolls PhD students from all over the world.

The university's research practice is organized through a handful of research centres:[18]

  • Centre for Digital Play (former Center for Computer Games Research)
  • Center for Computing Education Research
  • Centre for Digital Welfare
  • Centre for Information Security and Trust
  • European Blockchain Center
  • Danish Institute for IT Program Management

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ritzau" https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/per-bruun-brockhoff-bliver-ny-rektor-pa-it-universitetet-i-kobenhavn?publisherId=13560183&releaseId=13653656
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2021", p. 36: https://en.itu.dk/-/media/EN/AboutITU/Organisation-facts-and-figures/Facts-and-Figures/Annual-Reports/IT-University-Annual-Report-2021-UK-pdf
  3. ^ "Uddannelsesguiden.dk""IT-Universitetet i København". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  4. ^ "Annual Report 2021", p. 36: https://en.itu.dk/-/media/EN/AboutITU/Organisation-facts-and-figures/Facts-and-Figures/Annual-Reports/IT-University-Annual-Report-2021-UK-pdf.pdf
  5. ^ "Annual Report 2019", p. 44: https://en.itu.dk/~/media/dk/om-itu/organisation-tal-og-fakta/tal-og-fakta/aarsrapporter/2019/it-university-annual-report-2019---uk-pdf.pdf?la=en
  6. ^ Extract from "Universitetsloven", "Retsinformation.dk" (in Danish):https://www.retsinformation.dk/forms/r0710.aspx?id=132450
  7. ^ "IT-højskolen bliver universitet". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 2002-11-05. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  8. ^ "IT-Højskolen skifter navn" (in Danish), article from Computerworld.dk: https://www.computerworld.dk/art/19657/it-hoejskolen-skifter-navn
  9. ^ About the Ørestad area://www.orestad.dk/Orestad/Fakta/~/media/Orestad/pdf/Godt-begyndt_web.ashx
  10. ^ "IT-Universitetet | lex.dk". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  11. ^ "IT-Universitetet". Dansk Arkitektur Center - DAC (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  12. ^ "The IT University takes lodgings with the neighbors": https://en.itu.dk/about-itu/press/news-from-itu/2019/the-it-university-takes-lodgings-with-the-neighbors
  13. ^ "The IT University has pointed out its Board"/"IT-Universitetet har udpeget sin bestyrelse" (in Danish): From Guide24.dk: http://www.guide24.dk/artikel/ituniversitetet-har-udpeget-sin-bestyrelse.htm
  14. ^ Mads Tofte continues as vice chancellor of the IT University: http://www.oresund.org/it/news2/news-archive/2009/mads-tofe-continues-as-vice-chancellor-of-the-it-university
  15. ^ "Bestyrelsen - IT-Universitetet i København". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  16. ^ "IT-Universitet får penge til bachelor-uddannelse". Computerworld (in Danish). 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  17. ^ "Values, strategy and principles". ITU. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  18. ^ "Research Groups and Centers". ITU. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  19. Directory of Open Access Repositories. UK: University of Nottingham. Archived from the original
    on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

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