The purpose of DIREC is to ensure that Denmark is in front with regard to digital technologies at Danish universities and to meet the huge demand from business and the public sector for highly qualified IT-specialists.
In addition, DIREC shall contribute to IT-based innovation by transforming research into digital solutions and long-term digital transformations in cooperation with businesses and the public sector.
DIREC is a unique collaboration between the computer science departments at seven Danish universities: DTU, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, IT University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark, Aarhus University and Aalborg University, and the Alexandra Institute.