A study programme in Quantitative Biology and Disease Modelling is being offered for the first time, and places are already in high demand.
DTU Vet therefore welcomed 30 new students on 31 August, who will attend the department every Wednesday during the autumn semester. The study programme is already so popular that 49 applicants had it listed as their first priority on their application form.
Professor Gregers Jungersen is very pleased with the number of applicants, even though this means some applicants were unsuccessful.
"On the other hand, it means that we attract the best students, resulting in an admission quotient of 8.3 this year. This is quite high for a brand new study programme," says Gregers Jungersen.
"A new type of engineer is needed who can quantify biology using computers and equations, in addition to test tubes, bacteria, and animal models. "
Gregers Jungersen, professor at DTU Vet
New type of engineer
The professor is not only pleased for DTU, but also for society at large:
"A new type of engineer is needed who can quantify biology using computers and equations, in addition to test tubes, bacteria, and animal models." By challenging the traditional qualitative understanding of disease using quantitative models, we exploit DTU Vet's many years of experience in pathology and pathogenesis and the new technological opportunities in fields like molecular biology and diagnostics," says Gregers Jungersen.
Collaboration with the University of Copenhagen
The Quantitative Biology and Disease Modelling study programme is a joint initiative of DTU and the University of Copenhagen. The study programme exploits the unique technical and medical science competences of the two universities.
Read more about the study programme.