Get a head start on your future career NR. 3·2017 | UDDANNELSE / EDUCATION | 17 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Water and Environment Neuroscience and Omics Neuroimaging Take your Master’s degree at SDC in Beijing and boost your profile with a double degree SDC offers you access to a diverse network of Danish and Chinese research environments and businesses in China, giving you the opportunity to build bridge between your studies and your future professional career. The Master’s programmes are designed and taught by Danish and Chinese researchers. Studying at SDC you will have the chance to participate in cutting-edge research projects and work with state-of-the-art equipment in your field. What is SDC ? Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC) is a university partnership between the eight Danish universities and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Master’s programmes Contact us www.sdc.university contact@sdc.university Follow us on facebook.com/sinodanishcenter instagram.com/sinodanishcenter Nanoscience and Technology Iværksættere fejret i Skylab HYLDEST 67 nye startups med rødder på DTU blev fejret i DTU Skylab. Entrepreneurs celebrated in Skylab ACCLAIM Marianne Thellersen, Director for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, hosted the second annual Start-up Celebration. An event where she and President Anders Bjarklev and the entire Skylab team pay tribute to the entrepreneurs DTU has fostered in 2016. “Every year I’m asked how many new businesses have flowed out of DTU. Even though I’m careful not to aim too high, we end up seeing more and more start-ups emerging from DTU and Skylab year after year,“ said Marianne Thellersen. There were champagne and soft drink toasts, after which the winners of the title ‘Spin-out of the year 2016’—Relibond— took to the small stage. They talked about the many ups and downs you go through when you choose your own destiny and start your own business. “There are so many challenges in the beginning. We took part in Danish Tech Challenge in 2015, and we were really excited then. We have now come further in the process, and there are times when it feels impossible. But there is light at the end of tunnel—at least we hope there is,“ explained Martin Sander Nielsen, who founded Relibond with Christian Michelsen. The company is working on creating better underground power cable connections. Af Andreas Johansen Marianne Thellersen, koncerndirektør for innovation og entrepreneurskab, afholdt for andet år Startup Celebration – et event, hvor hun sammen med rektor Anders Bjarklev og hele holdet bag Skylab hylder de iværksættere, DTU har fostret i 2017. „Hvert år bliver jeg spurgt, hvor mange nye virksomheder, der udspringer af DTU, og selvom jeg er påpasselig og ikke sigter alt for højt, så ender det alligevel med, at vi år efter år kan se, at flere og flere startups udspringer her fra DTU og Skylab,“ sagde Marianne Thellersen. Der blev skålet i bobler – både champagne og sodavand – hvorefter vinderne af titlen ’Årets spinout 2015’, Relibond, indtog den lille scene. Her forklarede de om de mange op- og nedture, man oplever, når man tager sagen i egen hånd og starter sin egen virksomhed. „Der er så mange udfordringer, når man lige begynder. Vi var med i Danish Tech Challenge i 2015, og der var vi vildt begejstrede. Nu er vi længere i processen, og der er tidspunkter, hvor det føles umuligt. Men der er lys for enden af tunellen – det håber vi i hvert fald,“ forklarede Martin Sander Nielsen, som sammen med Christian Michelsen stiftede Relibond, der arbejder med at lave bedre underjordiske strømkabelforbindelser. Rektor Anders Bjarklev holdt også en lille tale til ære for de fremmødte. Han talte om vigtigheden af gåpåmod, vedholdenhed og hårdt arbejde. „Hele DTU er stolte af jer, der gør noget ekstraordinært. At være innovativ er på mange måder kernen af ingeniørfaget, og det er fantastisk, at I tager chancen og knokler på med jeres idé. Jeg sover trygt om natten, når jeg ved, at I er derude til at skabe arbejdspladser og gøre verden til et bedre sted,“ sagde han til stor applaus fra de fremmødte. Læs også artiklen på side 10. Marianne Thellersen. FOTO KAARE SMITH SCAN TO READ FULL ARTICLES dtu.dk/1703
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