At least one of the three new board members must have experience as a recognized researcher.
In addition, the new external members must have significant board experience, knowledge, and experience in public-private partnerships across sectors, strategic positioning of organizations in society, transformative processes in sustainability and digitalization, and an understanding of academia.
Read the full post here (in Danish)
Strategic management of DTU
The Board of Governors is responsible for the strategic management of the university and will develop DTU's future university strategy in 2025.
The Board of Governors is composed of internal and external members. The external board members collectively have experience and insight into university education, research, research-based consultancy, innovation, management, organization, finance, and universities in an international context.
From January 1, 2025, in addition to the three new external members, the board will consist of
- Chairman: Margrethe Vestager
- External members: Henrik Clausen (TDC NET), Ulrik Juul Christensen (Area9)
- Internal members: Elected among DTU's students and employees
Read about DTU's Board of Governors
Application and process
Qualified candidates can apply before October 21, 2024. Please see the full post for details (in Danish)
After that, all applications will be reviewed by a search committee, which will recommend candidates to the appointment committee.
Please note that all candidates must be able to communicate in Danish as a working language.
The new board members will take office on January 1, 2025.
