Dannebrog falling from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse, June 15, 1219
Provost Jørgen Staunstrup IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
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USE VERSUS CREATION
IT UNIVERSITY KEY FIGURES: 2011
2246 students
492 staff
68 tenured faculty
247 graduated MSc’s, 25 graduated BSc’s
DKK 22 million in external research funding
65 PhD students
61 collaborative research projects involving external partners
Approximate student gender distribution: 30 pct. female, 70 pct. male
RESEARCH
TYPICAL IT RESEARCH PROJECT
Prototypes
Case 1
Data
Case 2
Interviews
Case 3 Models Reflection
Experiments
GLOBALISATION
Aspect of knowledge work (products and services in general) Physical location of knowledge Depth of knowledge required to perform well in the competition Success in collaboration across national, cultural and organisational boundaries Ability to innovate with IT (at all levels of the organisation)
Development in signficance
COLLABORATIVE STUDENT PROJECTS
THE METAPHOR
All ingredients (students) contribute to making the dish (project) delicious (successful), while retaining individual flavors (characteristics).
Do not ask what you can use IT for, but what you can create with IT. Thank you for your attention