Saturday, November 17, 2018

A visit to DTU 访问丹麦技术大学

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) or the Technical University of Denmark, is situated north of Copenhagen. It was initially founded in 1819 by Hans Christian Ørsted as a polytechnic, and is today ranked among Europe's leading engineering institutions.


And it so happens my younger brother received a research position there and I took the opportunity to travel to Copenhagen to visit him over the weekend. I travelled by rail and the journey was exciting (and slightly exhausting) as I was bringing a folding bike with me as a gift to my brother. Partly due to the fact that the bike has been parking in the basement for some time, and Linda and I thought that it would be of better use with my brother in Copenhagen.


And the local saying goes: Life starts with the saddle of a bicycle in Copenhagen.


My brother is currently putting up with a research colleague/personal friend in Copenhagen. I met him a couple years ago in Malmö when we were in the Bersih rally in 2013, and unfortunately we have not been in touch ever since. The interesting turn-of-event was he eventually became my brother's academic mentor a few years back which rekindled our contact :)


I spent the night at their wonderful place, admired their nice modern home decoration, enjoyed some very delicious carrot cake by his wife, and above all, I am grateful for the family's hospitality.


The visit to DTU exceeded my expectation. The area was calm, peaceful and I could immediately feel the conducive atmosphere for academic research. And it was a delight to see my brother beaming from ear to ear introducing me to his faculty and office :)


Let me share some pictures of the trip :) 


丹麦技术大学, 简称 DTU 位于哥本哈根北部。它最初由Hans Christian Ørsted 于1819年创立,是一所理工学院,如今它已成为欧洲领先的工程学院之一。

其实,我的弟弟在那里获得了一个研究职位,我借此去哥本哈根,在周末期间乘坐高铁去访问他。这次的旅程是令人蛮兴奋的,但稍微会有点累,因为我带着折叠自行车当做礼物送给我弟。部分原因是自行车已停泊在地下室一段时间,Linda和我一致认为把它送给弟弟,使用率会更高一些。

当地有句谚语:哥本哈根的生活从自行车开始。

我弟目前住在一位研究同事/朋友的家。我和这位朋友多年前在Malmö认识,当时我们在2013年参加Bersih的集会,遗憾的是我们没有再联系过。但几年后,有趣的是他成为了我弟的学术导师,因此重新点燃了我们的联系 :)

我在这位朋友家度过了一夜,其中我非常欣赏他家里摩登的漂亮装饰,也享用了他妻子亲自烘焙的萝卜蛋糕,非常感谢这家人的热情。

DTU的访问超出了我的预期。该地区平静,我可以立即感受到学术研究的气息。我看到弟弟自豪地为我介绍他的研究所和办公室,我不禁为他感到开心。

让我分享一些照片吧!

  








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