The DTU Boards of Exemptions

The two DTU Boards of Exemptions make decisions regarding applications for exemption from students at DTU.

The Boards of Exemptions consist of two students and two lecturers (see DTU's regulations § 20). At present, the boards consist of the following members:

Members of the DTU Exemption Board for BSc and MSc programmes, CMDU:

• Associate Professor Hans Henrik Niemann, DTU Electrical Engineering
• Head of Studies Sarah Renée Ruepp, DTU Electrical Engineering
• Student Sarah Vestergaard
• Student Julie Bøye Larsen

Members of the DTU Exemption Board for BEng programmes, DMDU:

• Head of Studies, Ulrich Krühne, DTU Chemical Engineering
• Head of Studies: Awaiting new member
• Student Sarah Vestergaard (substitute for BEng student)
• Student Julie Bøye Larsen (substitute for BEng student)
• Student Wolle Paciorek (substitute for BEng student)

Secretaries of the Board of Exemptions:

Nette Sejstrup, Office for Study Programmes and Student Affairs

Meeting frequency
The boards hold 13 meetings per year in CMDU and DMDU respectively. Among these 13 meetings, one or two “buffer meetings” are included, which are held in connection with the biannual study regulation checks. These checks include, among other things, used examination attempts, the first-year examination, study activity requirements, and the maximum duration of study.

Scheduling of meetings
Meetings are scheduled six months at a time. The dates are subsequently published.
See application deadlines and scheduled meeting dates

Preparation of cases
The boards access cases via the Exemption System. Board members therefore have the opportunity to read the exemption applications and prepare in advance of the relevant board meeting.

Decisions
After the meetings, the board secretariat prepares the decisions in the cases based on the decisions made at the meeting. The decisions are sent to the students via the Exemption System.

You can read more about the rules for exemptions at student.dtu.dk