International Summer University

DTU welcomes international guest students to join DTU Summer University in one of the three teaching periods in June, July, and August, respectively. Each period lasts three weeks.

Summer University DTU courses

The Summer University DTU programme offers courses with instruction entirely in English for BSc and MSc students of engineering or related natural science programmes.

Find the courses in the course database at courses.dtu.dk. Search on the Course Term 'Summer University' for details on courses in June, July, and August. You can also search on the individual months.

Each course is taught on an intensive, full-time basis and for three weeks in either June, July, or August. The exam for each course is at the end of the three weeks.

Course periods in 2026

  • three-week period in June 2026: 8 June to 26 June
  • three-week period in July 2026: 6 July to 24 July
  • three-week period in August 2026: 3 August to 21 August

If you are a student from a partner university

As an international student from a DTU partner university, you are invited to come to DTU for a 1-3 months period during which you will follow one or more of the offered Summer University DTU courses. Students who are accepted for the Summer University programme will be able to sign up for courses from 1 to 15 May.

As an alternative to regular courses, you are welcome to do project work. If you wish to pursue this option, please contact a relevant lecturer directly.

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If you are currently enrolled as a full degree student at one of DTU’s partner universities, and your home university is willing to nominate you under an existing exchange agreement, Summer University DTU courses (including project courses) are free of charge. However, each student should be prepared to cover his/her own living expenses.

Application

Partner universites can nominate their students here. Once nominated, each student will get an e-mail from the system on how to proceed with the application. The deadline is 15 March.

Students from non-partner universities should apply to DTU’s Open University programme.

Accommodation

Students from partner universities who are accepted for the Summer University programme, will receive information on how to apply for accommodation in their acceptance e-mail.

Further information 

If you have any general questions, please send an e-mail to summeruniversity@adm.dtu.dk.

If you have any questions pertaining to a specific course, please contact the professor/lecturer directly.

DTU partner universities

Unsure if your university has an exchange agreement with DTU? Always remember to check with your home university to make sure that the exchange agreement is still in effect.

Summer University DTU

Summer University DTU offers 70-80 different 3-week courses in June, July, and August for BEng, BSc, MSc, and PhD students. Summer University DTU is primarily intended for students who want to build up credits in advance.

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International students from DTU partner universities are invited to come to DTU for a 3-4 weeks period during which they can follow one of the International Summer University courses.