The winter admission procedure saw 291 out of 332 applicants being accepted onto six BEng programmes.
The number of applications for the six BEng study programmes that feature winter admissions with the start of the academic year in February 2015 totalled 332 this year, up from 122 at the same point in 2013.
The most popular programmes were the Manufacturing and Management programme and Building and Civil Engineering, for which applications have almost doubled.
“It is a real pleasure to see such an increase in the number of applications. Young people have evidently discovered that it is exciting to follow an engineering programme, and that these studies lead to a range of interesting career opportunities,” relates Martin Vigild, Senior Vice President and Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs.
Of the 332 applicants, 291 were awarded places. All applicants for programmes in Manufacturing and Management, Mechanical Engineering, and Building and Civil Engineering were admitted, while the other three areas of study were closed with quotients of between 4.9 and 6.5.
Many of the people who apply for winter admission have spent half a year adding subjects through the DTU Qualifying Education course and are keen to begin their studies at DTU, where the official start of the academic year is in September.
“The high number of applications is in line with our general impression that DTU’s study programmes have become very popular. For example, in summer 2014 we closed many of our programmes with full numbers,” adds Martin Vigild.
The numerous applications for winter admission have now been sent for processing. The applicants must meet the requirements set, and then the places have to be distributed. The successful applicants will be offered places before Christmas.
The BEng programme at DTU is an industry and application-oriented interdisciplinary programme lasting three and a half years. The programmes are taught at both Lyngby and Ballerup Campus, and students are free to choose their electives from the wide range of other courses that DTU offers. This allows students to apply precisely the academic perspective they require to the study programme.
Article in DTUavisen no. 2, February 2015.