General Engineering, the newly established study programme, is shattering records for required grade point averages at DTU.
In only its first year, the new study programme, General Engineering, was well received among students. So much so, in fact, that DTU is already planning to double the number of places next year so that the University can take on more than the lucky 52 who finally received the long-awaited letter.
“It was overwhelming to see the number of applicants once the final numbers had been presented in black and white,” says Martin Vigild, Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs.
This year, students need a great point average of fully 10.8 to land a place on the new study programme—the highest admission requirement ever applied at DTU. However, Martin Vigild hopes that the admission grade will not remain quite as high in future.
“We’re planning to expand the study programme such that, we hope, we can admit almost twice as many students next year. There is clearly a great deal of interest in the programme, and we are keen to produce as many skilled engineers as we can,” he adds.
"We’re planning to expand the study programme such that, we hope, we can admit almost twice as many students next year."
Martin E. Vigild, Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs.
Competences in great demand
According to Martin Vigild, one of the reasons why the study programme is so popular is that General Engineering students acquire many of the competences that are currently in great demand in the business community.
“The study programme incorporates all kinds of elements that are highly valued in the business community. Students receive a solid academic grounding in physics, maths and chemistry, and they are then given the chance to apply them to actual problem issues such as design-build projects. And this is a highly attractive combination ...” he says.
Another factor that has contributed to the runaway success is the fact that the entire study programme is taught in English and features a highly international focus. This is also reflected in the number of overseas student who have been accepted onto the study programme.
“More than half the successful applicants are overseas students. We’re delighted to see this, as we are keen to attract brilliant minds from all parts of the world; our experience shows that they often choose to remain in Denmark once they have finished their studies,” says Martin Vigild.