To ensure society a qualified quantum sciences workforce, DTU and the University of Copenhagen (KU) has opened Denmark's first programme of study in quantum information science. The programme will produce tomorrow’s quantum specialists, who will then help to spread the use and knowledge of the new technology.
The admitted students' backgrounds cover a wide range; they are bachelor in mathematics, computer science, physics, engineering physics, astrophysics, photonics, electrical engineering, nanoscience or informatics. And they come from as many as 16 different countries – Denmark, China, Spain, Greece, Ireland, Slovakia, Austria, Bangladesh, India, Croatia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Serbia, and the USA, creating a highly international student environment.
"We want to be at the forefront, and the goal is that the graduates of this programme, can go out and take, even create, new jobs in this fast developing, new field of quantum technology. I take note of the students commitment and enthusiasm, and I bid all the new students welcome," says the head of studies at KU, Jan Philip Solovej.
Head of studies at DTU, Jonatan Bohr Brask, is also pleased. "The programme received significant interest, so it is with delight that we can begin with a full cohort of students. This is a good indication of the high demand for this programme, and we are all looking forward to getting the programme started."
