Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Jens Kristian Mikkelsen Gudichsen

Søren Schøler Sundall

Sayed Mojtaba Morbostani

Jens Brauchli Jensen

Jonas Lehmkuhl Palmgren

New employee Farshid Jafarian

Kumater Peter Ter

Md. Azizul Hakim

Mertcan Akin

Mohammad Reza Jahanbakhsh

The Friday Café is back: Friday 7 August, 2.30 pm – 6.00 pm

The campus may still be in a bit of a holiday mood, but that doesn’t apply to the Friday Café! As always, you’ll find us in the restaurant at SDU Odense.

4,279 applicants have been offered a student place at SDU

Following a high level of interest in SDU’s bachelor's degree programmes, this year’s figures for student places show that SDU remains a popular choice among applicants. Despite stricter admission requirements, the university is offering almost as many student places as last year.

Increase in applications for SDU’s degree programmes

Once again this year, there are positive trends in applications for bachelor’s degree programmes at the University of Southern Denmark, with an increase in the number of applications to five out of six faculties. In addition, there is considerable interest in the programmes at SDU Vejle and SDU Business School.

Frederik Waage Reappointed as chairman to the Election Committee – New Members Sought

SDU’s seasoned law professor Frederik Waage will continue in his role as Chair of SDU’s Election Committee for the next three years. At the same time, there are vacant positions in the committee that interested colleagues are encouraged to explore further.

The Oak Processionary Moth at SDU Odense

The oak processionary moth has been found on Funen. SDU is monitoring the situation and combating the caterpillar where it poses a risk. Read what you need to be aware of.

New University Director at the University of Southern Denmark

Following a recommendation from Rector Jens Ringsmose, the SDU Board of Governors has decided to appoint Simon Krogh as the new University Director. He joins from a position as Group Director at the Employment and Social Services Department of Odense Municipality and will take up the position on 1 September 2026.

Summer opening hours in the Central Administration

The summer holiday period brings changed opening hours and reduced staffing levels across several units in the Central Administration. Here you will find a comprehensive overview of this summer’s opening hours and closure periods.

New programme structure provides more time for the master’s thesis and a clearer framework for planning

SDU has adopted a new programme structure for its master’s programmes. The new structure will provide a good framework for master’s theses and final projects and also take staff planning into account in relation to supervision, assessment and holidays.

SDU strengthens European education cooperation with new triple degree

A new international master’s degree programme at the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences and brings together geopolitics, international security and law in one common European education programme. The degree programme was developed as part of the EPICUR collaboration and is structured as one programme studied at three universities in three countries.

Simon Torp takes over key committee chairmanships after Ole Skøtt

Over the years, Ole Skøtt has held several key positions in SDU’s joint committees. When he steps down as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the end of August, Simon Møberg Torp will take over a number of key committee chairmanships in SDU’s joint committees.