Sports and social life
At DTU, you have ample opportunities to fill your free time with social activities. Over the year, you are invited to several traditional celebrations and concerts. At Lyngby Campus and Ballerup Campus, you will find plenty of bars and cafes offering a cup of coffee or a "Friday beer". You also have the chance to pursue your hobbies in one of DTU's many associations and clubs - whether for sports, art or music.
Festive events
DTU and PF arrange two huge parties each year: the Indian Summer Party in September and the Annual Commemoration Day in April or May.
The Indian Summer Party kicks off the autumn semester! DTU sets up huge tents outdoors where the various study programmes hold creative theme parties.
The Annual Commemoration Day is a festive highlight in the academic calendar. The President of DTU is on hand to welcome royalty, students, and staff.
The programme is a festive mixture of speeches, award ceremonies, banquet, dancing, and music into the wee small hours of the morning.
You might notice that the Danes have a rather relaxed attitude to alcohol and that most of your fellow students enjoy a beer or two. However you will probably also notice that the majority know how to hold their liquor.
Cafes and bars
Around campus in both Lyngby and Ballerup, cafés and Friday bars offer a cup of coffee or a Friday beer. In many places you can also play table football, pool or ludo.At both Lyngby and Ballerup Campus you will find S-Huset (the S-House), which is DTU's student house. At S-Huset you can buy food and drinks at student-friendly prices (with further discounts for PF-members). It is a relaxing place to hang out with your fellow students or recharge your batteries for the next lecture.
Sports
DTU has a large selection of indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Indoors you can play soccer (football), Indiaca and badminton, dance, sing, attend yoga classes, sweat it out in the fitness centre, or get in shape for your next skiing holiday.
Outdoors you can play soccer (football), rugby, basket, or beach volleyball. You can also go sailing on Øresund or soar through the air in a hang glider. Check out your options on Sports at DTU.
Leisure clubs
DTU's student union, Polytekniks Forening, PF, offers its members access to a wide range of leisure clubs - including a rocket club, a photo club and a pottery club.Read more on the Polyteknisk Forenings website.