IT University of Copenhagen
| IT-Universitetet i København | |
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| Motto | Dedicated to the digital world |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1999 |
| Chairman | Mogens Munk-Rasmussen |
| Vice-Chancellor | Mads Tofte |
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Administrative staff
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450 |
| Students | 2,004 (2010) |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Website | www.itu.dk |
The IT University of Copenhagen is a Danish globally oriented, independent university.
The IT University of Copenhagen was established in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1999. At that time, it was - in Danish - called "IT-højskolen". In 2003, when a new Danish University Law was passed, the IT University was officially appointed a University, the twelfth and smallest university in Denmark, and therefore changed its name to the IT University of Copenhagen - IT-Universitetet i København in Danish.
In 2004, the university moved to its own new building in Ørestad, right next to the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Copenhagen and the newly established headquarters of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). The new building was designed by Danish architect Henning Larsen.
The university originally only accepted students with a Bachelor's degree to its offered MSc programmes, but started its first Bachelor of Science programme in Software Development in August 2007. As of 2010 the IT University offers 3 Bachelor programmes (one of which is internationally oriented and taught in English), 4 MSc study programmes (two of which are internationally oriented and are taught in English), 4 Professional Master's study programmes, a Diploma programme and approximately 100 single subjects each semester.
The IT University is a mono-faculty university with a cross-disciplinary approach to the studying of information technology and the field is approached from a variety of perspectives: natural sciences (traditional computer science), software engineering, Science and Technology Studies (STS), CSCW, the design and use of IT, e-business, computer games studies, and the social, cultural and aesthetic aspects of IT.
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