University of Southern Denmark

At Campus Odense 800 researchers and nearly 12 000 students every day work on discovering new knowledge, realisation, and education. Campus Odense is also home to The University Library of Southern Denmark which supports research and education through books and access to databases.A web of cycle lanes connects Campus Odense with the inner city. A city filled with leisure offers for both students, researchers, and teachers.

All sectors have an increasing demand for data professionals. Denmark has a shortage of approximately 3,800 IT workers with a master’s degree and interdisciplinary skills, such as data scientists from SDU. Examples of job titles: Examples of employers: Graduates receive the academic title Master of Science (MSc) in Data Science. For detailed information, please visit the MSc in Data Science page on the University of Southern Denmark website.Language requirementsThe programme is taught in English. If your qualifying degree is not from SDU, you are required to submit proof of your proficiency in English.

Today over 50% of the world's population lives in urban areas. Cities are facing major global challenges such as unsustainable development patterns, rapid and unplanned urbanization, climate change mitigation and adaptation. As a result, cities and their populations are vulnerable and increasingly exposed to rapid and slow on-setting climate and environmental disasters, which frequency and intensity are growing exponentially.

Health and Sports Tech Academy is an intensive two-week summer school where students from various universities explore value-creating innovation within health and sports technology.

The course covers different administrative sectors that rely on differing levels of AI-generated decision-making. It offers an overview of key EU regulations relevant to the lawful development and operation of these decision systems and examines how these regulations align with fundamental principles of administrative law, such as transparency, reasoning, access to information and more.

The purpose of the course is to enable the student to analyze projects and project processes, and as a result, contribute to the accomplishment of the project. The aim is that the student builds up a substantial methodological competence so that he/she understands how he/she is able to promote a good accomplishment by applying appropriate methods and tools and applying appropriate behavior.

The course will be divided in 4 modules that will bring together technical, modeling, and contextual skills to solve real-life problems:

How does artificial intelligence (AI) influence democratic governance, its potentials and the strategies necessary to uphold democratic legitimacy? AI is affecting all areas of the democratic process, ranging from opinion formation to political decision-making, public administration, and citizen’s access to resources. For example, predictive analytics tools are used for fraud detection and healthcare administration, we have seen examples of AI being used in policy drafting, and generative AI fundamentally changes the information environment in which people form opinions. While such AI tools have the potential to lead to efficiencies and innovation, they can also have unintended consequences which could undermine the legitimacy of democratic processes.

Like it or not, we have to make numerous decisions every day, and most of our decisions concern how to persuade, how to negotiate, and how to exert influence on other people. Being effective in decision making, persuasion and negotiation is indispensable to be successful in almost any profession. Research has shown, however, that even intelligent people are biased in ways that seriously limit the quality of their decisions and compromise their potential in persuading and influencing others.

Machine learning has become a part in our everyday life, from simple product recommendations to personal electronic assistants to self-driving cars. Especially deep learning has gained a lot of interest in the media and has demonstrated impressive results. This intensive course will introduce you to the exciting world of deep learning. We will learn about the theoretical background and concepts driving deep learning and highlight and discuss the most noteworthy applications of deep learning but also their limitations. Furthermore, you will also apply and implement your first deep neural networks in order to solve various interesting machine learning task.

Cultural practices such as reading fiction, making art, and taking part in a dance performance, contribute fundamentally to human self-reflection, and connect us with our cultural heritage. Rather than supplementary activities, these practices are core to the health and well-being of both individuals and societies. The field of embodied cognitive science studies how our skilful engagement with a material environment shapes human thinking, affectivity, perception and action. Recent years have witnessed a flurry of interest in applying embodied cognition to the skills of craftspeople, artists, architects, writers, dancers and performers, investigating how engaging with these practices might be essential for human flourishing and well-being. The course aims to equip students with knowledge of core concepts in embodied cognitive science, and how these concepts are applied to empirically investigate skills for participating in cultural practices of making art, literature, theatre and performance, music and how these practices might foster well-being and thriving.

We believe that engineers can contribute to creating sustainable solutions for our future. This requires understanding of the interactions between technologies and systems with the world on a global scale. It requires a holistic approach, getting an insight in the consequences of our decisions: How can we create a solution that solves one problem without generating another problem somewhere else?

The mission of this interdisciplinary creative program for mixed students is to transform engineers into experience designers though the study of tangible fantasies.

Digital Twins and data-driven simulation are transforming how we design, monitor, and optimize complex systems. This course introduces students to the principles and practices of human-centric design in the context of simulation and Digital Twins. The focus is on integrating human factors, usability, and interpretability into the development of simulation models and Digital Twin systems to ensure they are not only technically accurate but also understandable, and actionable, for decision-makers.

Digital Fabrication technologies have the disruptive potential to revolutionise how we conceive and shape our built environment. Through the use of novel fabrication techniques, designers and engineers are challenged to explore innovative structures that benefit from the capacity to produce performative and sustainable architecture with, up to now, unreached levels of complexity and control on material organisation.

Digital Fabrication technologies have the disruptive potential to revolutionise how we conceive and shape our built environment. Through the use of novel fabrication techniques, designers and engineers are challenged to explore innovative structures that benefit from the capacity to produce performative and sustainable architecture with, up to now, unreached levels of complexity and control on the material organisation.

The main objective of the course is to introduce the students to the concept of new space and CubeSat mission thereby allowing them to follow a career with in the space industry.

This course provides an introduction to the theoretical and computational tools used to model and understand the behavior of light in atoms, quantum systems, and materials structured on nanometric scales—comparable to or smaller than the free-space optical wavelength. The course bridges electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, and quantum optics, highlighting how these frameworks converge in modern photonics and nano-optics.

This course is designed to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the organisational and leadership challenges in various institutional contexts, with a particular emphasis on sport and health organisations, including health promotion initiatives across different settings. Students will explore key governance principles and examine leadership across four dimensions: strategy and complexity, operations and development, collaborative engagement, and personal leadership. Throughout the course, human, social, economic, and environmental sustainability is integrated as a core perspective on organisational development and responsibility.

What other engineers build; electronic engineers make intelligent. Are you one of them?Engineers in electronics play an indispensable role in reducing CO2 emissions and making the transition to sustainable energy. Are you dreaming about combining scientific and engineering knowledge with creativity to solve some of today's biggest electronic engineering challenges? Then continue reading.

A Physics and Technology engineer combines the best of two worlds: the drive of a physicist to understand the basic principles of how the world works and the drive of an engineer to find new technological solutions to the challenges of our society. Some of the main challenges of today are related to energy and climate, and the solutions are in many cases related to the intelligent use of materials.In this programme you will obtain specialist skills in areas such as design, modeling, fabrication, and analysis of functional materials. This academic profile is a fast-track to employment since it combines fundamental knowledge of materials with an application-oriented mindset. Here, applications include a wide range from advanced sensor technology for medical diagnosis or food analysis to the development of improved renewable energy sources.

The MSc programme in Human Resource Management provides students with an excellent foundation for a variety future career opportunities. The competencies obtained during the MSc can be used in a number of HR-related careers including:

We are currently witnessing the start of the quantum industrial revolution. In 2023 the Danish government launched a new strategy to enhance quantum technology and NATO launched a center for quantum technology in Denmark. A Danish quantum internet is under development, and it will connect selected geographical locations, including the University of Southern Denmark. The quantum internet will be launched in 2025.Quantum technology includes quantum computing as one of the most important modern technologies. Quantum computing uses the laws of quantum mechanics to perform computations. This leads to so-called quantum algorithms, which solve important tasks that are intractable on a classical computer. Key examples include factorization of integers, simulation of quantum many-body physics and search algorithms.The potential of quantum computers will be harnessed both in research and in industry. Further, quantum computers enable quantum communication, granting efficient and secure means of communication. The security of quantum encryption is founded on the laws of quantum mechanics, and this guarantees a security that is stronger than what classical encryption can provide.With a Master’s degree in quantum computing from SDU, you will be among the first quantum programmers. The SDU program is distinguished by its emphasis on software aspects of quantum computing, and there is a strong focus on the interplay between theory and practice.The programme is both theoretical, practical and highly interdisciplinary.As a student, you will learn the theory behind quantum computing with a focus on the software aspects, including the development and implementation of quantum algorithms, quantum information protocols and error correction. Quantum computing includes elements from physics, computer science and mathematics, and you will learn to understand their interplay within quantum computing. Moreover, you will learn the traditions and the terminology of the field.As a student, you will be trained in programming on quantum computers in practice. You will be implementing in practice the algorithms you have studied. As part of the program, you will be working with real-world use cases, and you will meet companies and research units that are already utilizing quantum computing. For the Master’s thesis, there are good prospects for collaborating with the industry on a project.The programme is taught in English. The terminology of the field is English, and you will engage with several English-speaking instructors and lecturers. After having obtained your diploma, you can expect to be part of international teams within the rapidly growing quantum technology industry. You can apply for enrolment to this program if you have a bachelor's degree in physics, computer science, mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, or data science. With the diploma, you can use the title cand. Scient. In quantum computing, you can apply for a PhD.The programme is run by the Centre for Quantum Mathematics, Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science, SDU, and it benefits from the many quantum computing initiatives at SDU.Graduates of the programme are entitled to use the academic title Master of Science (MSc) in Quantum Computing.Why Quantum Computing?In companies, data is becoming increasingly essential. In this program, you will gain strong analytical skills to work with data from various sources along with a solid understanding of business and an innovative mindset. These competencies will empower you to develop new business opportunities based on the effective use of data.Read more about the programme structure.You can apply your skills in launching new enterprises or contributing to the development of established businesses in Denmark and internationally.To qualify for admission you need a relevant Bachelor's degree. Read more about entry requirements and admission here.A list of the most commonly recognized exams and diplomas can be found at the Danish Agency for Higher Education http://en.fivu.dk/recognition.There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.fivu.dk/.You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognitionAbout the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

This course focuses on the design and manufacturing of fixed-wing drones (FWDs) using fiber-reinforced composite materials (FRCs). The summer school offers two educational, intense and intriguing weeks where students gain fundamental knowledge and practical experience with FWDs, FRCs, composite design, and manufacturing.

How is classical heritage being reshaped in today’s digital world, and what strategies can make it more inclusive and socially responsible?

This course presents an overview on Continuous Delivery and DevOps practices and culture in a simulated industrial context. Specific coverage will include continuous delivery pipeline and professional tools for build, test and deployment automation. While the primary focus is on the construction and tooling of an automated delivery pipeline, other topics will include DevOps culture, cloud architectures, rapid and continuous development and experimenting with business ideas and user experience, and managing fuzzy and continuous requirements. The course is designed to help students gain expertise and skills that can be directly applied in industrial software development context.

The course will be a immersive course designed to cater to students and professionals interested in cybersecurity. The course will cover the basics of cyber-security including the cyber threat landscape, network security, information security, cyber-security applications in IoT and robotics, cryptography, security awareness and best practices, incident response and digital forensics and legal and ethical aspects of cybersecurity. The course will include practical labs and hands-on exercises to give participants the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in a safe and controlled environment. The practical experiences will help attendees to deepen their understanding of cybersecurity concepts. The course will be thought by cybersecurity experts from both academia and industry, to provide the participants with basic knowledge and advanced concepts coupled with practical insights from real-world experiences.

What does it mean to die with dignity in modern society? The answer is complex and invites interdisciplinary reflection on the physical, psychological, social, cultural, ethical and spiritual dimensions of dying — the central focus of thanatology. This intensive two-week summer school at the University of Southern Denmark introduces students to key debates in modern thanatology, with particular attention to palliative care, end-of-life decision-making, euthanasia and assisted dying, as well as questions of spiritual and existential care within modern health systems.

This course will teach how to construct and fly drones for real-world applications based on computer vision. The students will work in teams of 3-4 students on lab exercises in drone hardware and software, computer vision algorithms, drone operations, and safety. This leads to a mini project where the students construct a multirotor drone and a camera payload, fly the drone outdoors at the nearby national UAS Denmark test center, and then use the computer vision algorithms to post-process the recorded video footage. The students will also get presentations of state-of-the-art drone research and innovation.

R is one of the most popular programming languages in data science, statistics, and other quantitative sciences, with a growing number of users and organizations using it. It is a free, powerful, versatile, and easy to use tool for data analytics and visualization. The course will help you master R, from installation to basic statistics taught in a combination of lectures and exercises. You will learn general programming features and how to analyze and visualize data.

In this diverse course, students will learn about the molecular origins of biological processes by applying chemistry to the “building blocks of life” and implement this knowledge in the space of smart therapeutics, biomolecular structure and function, and drug delivery systems.

The course provides you with skills for performing PCR in the lab or in an industrial setting. You will get an introduction to RNA purification theory, methods and tools. You will learn when and how to apply RNA purification and PCR and cloning methods to the engineering tasks in the vastly growing biotechnological industry in need of advanced PCR solutions. You will get insight into some of the societal use of PCR techniques as well as some of the novel developments. The course will include lectures, hands on experiments and company visits.

Robots are getting smarter and smarter, and taking over a number of tasks for human beings, and there seems to be almost no end to the utilization of robots as novel robotics applications have been being explored and identified continually. This course will give students an overview of the commercially available robots, their application areas, and the state-of-the-art research activities in global robotics community and SDU MMMI research institute, and help students establish strong connection between robotics theory and applications. To this end, fundamentals in robotics will be introduced in the summer course including Kinematics, Dynamics, Control, i.e., KDC pillar modules in robotics, and more importantly, how these theories can be applied in real cases, which will be integrated into a hands-on mini project. In this mini project, you will have opportunity to work on UR (Universal Robots) robot arms for collision avoidance motion planning and control by using the learnt KDC fundamentals. The fundamentals covered in this summer course are mainly for robot arms, but some of them can be general for other types of robots as well.