As a dual degree master's student—one year at DTU and one year at KAIST, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology—you get a Danish and an International degree, which gives you personal and academic skills and experiences. In collaboration with KAIST, we offer a dual degree two-year MS or MSc Eng degree from each University. The medium of instruction is English. Upon graduation, the student will be awarded the master’s degrees of each university with a special designation of the dual degree programme i.e. the degrees awarded are: MS in Mechanical Engineering from KAIST MSc in Mechanical Engineering from DTU
The programme requirements consist of four components:
All students must complete a study plan and have it approved by Brian Nyvang Legarth. Any future changes to this plan must also be approved by him.
For an up-to date list of general competence courses and specialization courses please contact Brian Nyvang Legarth.
A master's thesis at KAIST normally accounts for forty (40) ECTS I twelve (12) KAIST credit points. A master's thesis conducted at DTU normally accounts for thirty (30) ECTS, but for KAIST students the thesis may be up to forty (40) ECTS in which case the elective courses component is reduced correspondingly.
Both partner institutions' requirements for the thesis work have to be fulfilled by the individual study plan.
At KAIST, the thesis process normally starts in the 3rd semester and an interim report must be submitted 6 months prior to submission of thesis. At DTU, the master's thesis is usually conducted during the fourth semester of the program. The thesis will be conducted with co-supervision from both institutions.
The thesis supervisor at the institution where the master's thesis work is conducted will act as the main supervisor and will thus have the primary responsibility for the student. Local thesis rules will apply.
It must be written in English. It must be accepted by both advisors, and is concluded by an oral presentation (defense) at the institution where the work has been done.
Students who started at DTU on 1 September may send the application form by 10 September.
The KAIST-DTU Double Degree Master's program is only open to students, who have been formally admitted to DTU’s regular MSc in Mechanical Engineering programme . Therefore, it is not possible to apply for admission directly to the program. The application form is only accessible with DTU credentials.
1) Fill in the application form and submit it. 2) The Office of International Education will forward the application to the Programme Coordinator. 3) The Programme coordinator will consult their counterparts at the partner university and select the most eligible students. Please note, that the partner university MAY ask for additional documents, before taking a decision. 4) The Programme coordinator will inform DTU International Affairs Office about their decision. 5) The Office of International Education will inform the students and issue Nomination Letters.