Technical University of Denmark
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The Technical University of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, DTU) was founded in 1829 as the 'College of Advanced Technology' (Danish: Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt). The initiative was taken by the renowned physicist Hans Christian Ørsted (then a professor at the University of Copenhagen) who also served as its principal until his death in 1851.
From 1933 the institution was officially known as Danmarks Tekniske Højskole (DTH), which usually was translated as the 'Technical University of Denmark'. Finally on 1 April 1994, in connection with the joining of Danmarks Ingeniørakademi (DIA) and DTH, the Danish name was changed to Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, in order to include the word 'University', thus giving rise to the acronym DTU by which the university is commonly known today.
Notable alumni and professors
- Craig Barrett
- Dines Bjørner
- Per Brinch Hansen
- Henrik Dam
- P. Ole Fanger
- Henrik Wann Jensen
- Anders Hejlsberg
- Peter Naur
- Jakob Nielsen
- P. O. Pedersen
- Jens Ulstrup
- Hans Christian Ørsted (founder and first rector)