Denmark
Hubs Partners in Denmark
Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School (CBS) is a public research university specializing in business administration and economics. Founded in 1917, it is one of Europe’s largest business schools with 20,000 students and Triple Crown accreditation. CBS offers interdisciplinary programs that integrate business with social sciences and humanities.
Technical University of Denmark
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), founded in 1829, is Denmark’s leading polytechnic and a EuroTech Universities Alliance member. Known for excellence in engineering and technology transfer, DTU drives innovation in wind energy, biotechnology, and electronics. Its campus in Lyngby, near Copenhagen, fosters research with real-world impact.
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Scandinavia’s second-oldest university, is Denmark’s largest research institution with 37,500 students and 5,000 researchers. Its six faculties offer over 200 programs in fields from medical sciences to humanities. UCPH prioritizes sustainability, aiming to become the world’s greenest campus.
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Outgoing Cornell exchange students
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Incoming Denmark exchange students
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Joint research seed grant awards
PhD Pilot Program
In 2024, DTU's Strategic Alliance Partnership PhD Scholarship Program launched at Cornell to foster collaborations between research groups, leading to joint publications and expanded research applications. Both DTU and Cornell provide grant support and supervise the visiting PhD students who spend an extended period on campus.
Current Funded Projects
"Photochemical Indigo Formation: Accelerating Reaction Generality and Mechanistic Insight" | DTU supervisor: Katrine Qvortrup (DTU Chemistry), Cornell supervisor: Andrew Musser (A&S)
"Protein-Rich Food Products from Locally Grown Legumes" | DTU supervisor: Egon Bech Hansen (DTU Food), Cornell supervisor: Carmen Moraru (CALS)
"Privacy-Preserving and Tractable Coordination Models for Active Loads in Smart Grids" | DTU supervisors: Farzaneh Pourahmadi and Joachim Holbøll (DTU Wind), Cornell supervisor: Anna Scaglione (Cornell Tech)
"Synergetic Discovery of Kagome Materials for Magnetic Catalysis" | DTU supervisor: Ivano Castelli (DTU Energy), Cornell supervisor: Jin Suntivich (Engineering)
"Socially Sustainable Algorithms for Chronic Pain" | DTU supervisor: Brit Winthereik (DTU Management), Cornell supervisor: Malte Ziewitz (A&S)
Student Experiences
Hub partnerships have enriched students' academic and pre-professional experiences and expanded their opportunities to engage inside and outside the classroom.
Ally Mark '24 studied abroad in Copenhagen.
“While in Europe, I learned about and experienced firsthand the differences in the healthcare systems across nations. I’ve been actively applying my knowledge from abroad to my classes at Cornell. It’s so amazing to approach my learning from multiple perspectives.”
Cornell's colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell Engineering, and SC Johnson have sent students to study at partner institutions in Denmark.
Expanding Exchanges with CBS
Dyson, CALS, and ILR have semester exchange programs with CBS, which enable CBS students to take classes in wide-ranging fields, including communications, agribusiness, global economic development, sustainable business and economic policy, information science, human resource management, organization behavior, entrepreneurship, and economics.
Short-Term Programs Build Connections
Marla Love, dean of students, and Dannemart Pierre, associate dean of students for student empowerment, led a cohort of Cornell students on spring break to Denmark in 2023 and the University of Ghana in 2024. The programs were supported by Global Cornell ICC grants, which help faculty create meaningful international experiences.
Cornell Students Win Third Place in Green Challenge
Cornell engineering students participated in DTU's Annual Green Challenge competition, where students present sustainable projects developed as an integrated part of educational activities. The Cornell team entered "Ammonium Phosphate Biochar: A Promising Alternative to Traditional Fertilizers." Cornell Engineering's Lauren Stulgis accompanied the team and served as a judge for the competition. Read about Cornell and the Green Challenge.
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Faculty Forward
Faculty Visit: Kristian Cedervall Lauta
Prorector for Education, University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen leaders visited Cornell in 2024 to explore collaborative opportunities in research, student mobility, and faculty exchange. Meetings with [then] Provost Kotlikoff, Global Cornell leadership, and senior leadership from multiple colleges and centers focused on cross-disciplinary initiatives, joint seed grants, PhD exchanges, and a potential tripartite partnership with Hubs partner University of Edinburgh. Hedvig Gyde Thomsen, head of international strategic partnerships and alliances, was part of the visiting delegation.
Cornell Faculty Lead: Lee Humphreys
Professor and Chair, Department of Communication (CALS)
Lee Humphreys studies the social uses and perceived effects of communication technology. Her research has explored mobile phone use in public spaces, emerging norms on mobile social networks, and the privacy and surveillance implications of location-based services. Her recent scholarship historicizes social media in a broader context of communication practices. She often uses qualitative field methods to focus on how people integrate communication technology into their everyday lives to facilitate identity management and social interaction.
Humphreys Visits Denmark Partners
On her most recent visit to Copenhagen, Humphreys explored prospects for enhanced faculty research collaborations, student mobility, and new academic programs—opportunities in areas including AI, sustainability, tourism, and emerging fields such as quantum information science.
Global Cornell welcomed almost 100 representatives from 18 international Global Hubs partner institutions to London for the second network meeting, co-hosted by King's College London. Participants came together to exchange ideas and pave the way for collaborations and engagement to build a better world.
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Four undergraduate student panelists spoke about their perspectives on gender, sexuality, race, and identities that impacted them while abroad at a global freedom of expression event.
Global Cornell has awarded five International Cornell Curriculum (ICC) grants totaling $114,000 to support faculty developing courses that feature international experiences for students.