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Quantum Computing

Master

Life as a Quantum Computing student

As a master’s student, you already know the routines of university life, but you will still encounter new expectations and challenges.

The Quantum Computing programmes gives you considerable freedom to plan your study time, yet being a student is a full-time commitment. Even if your weekly timetable is not packed with classes, you should expect to spend just as many hours on independent teaching and learning activities.

Societies and events

Students on the Quantum Computing programme are part of the IMADA Student Council, a student association for everyone enrolled in degree programmes linked to the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. Alongside Quantum Computing, this includes Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, and Mathematics-Economics.

The council provides opportunities to connect across programmes, year groups and interests, helping students get to know one another and form study groups – often meeting in the common room affectionately known as “the Sauna”.

Shared facilities on campus

Odense is SDU’s largest campus and offers a wide range of facilities available to students:

24/7 study hall
Study rooms that can be booked for group work
Several canteens and cafés
One of the world’s best outdoor athletics facilities
Swimming pool
Fitness centre
Beach volleyball courts
Friday bar
Bookshop
Bicycle repair service
Cortex Lab – an innovation and entrepreneurship hub

Odense as a student city

At SDU Odense, you become part of an ambitious and international study environment in Denmark’s third-largest city.

More than 40,000 students study at one of Odense’s many educational institutions, and the city offers everything you could wish for – cafés, shopping, parks, nightlife, festivals and a variety of atmospheres across different neighbourhoods.

Odense is a large city with plenty of student housing options, and the rent in Odense is significantly lower than in the other major Danish cities.

For instance, a single room at Campus Kollegiet costs less than DKK 3,500 per month. Campus Kollegiet, with 250 student housing units, is located right next to SDU's campus, and there are many other options for student accommodation around the city, as well as a range of private renting options.

Odense guarantees student accommodation, which means that Odense Municipality will help you find somewhere to live for up to three months if you're unable to secure housing yourself.

Read more about student housing in Odense
In Odense, you can choose from a wide range of study programmes, and most of them involve close collaboration with local businesses and organisations through internships, case competitions, project collaborations, and case studies as part of the teaching. This will give you a hands-on education during which you will continuously learn how to apply theory to practice, strengthening your career prospects while you are still studying.

Odense is home to several industry clusters, including robotics, drones, and health technology, which provide interesting career opportunities, internships, case material and research projects.
Odense’s central location in the middle of Denmark makes it easy to reach both Copenhagen and Aarhus in just over an hour by train, and the rest of Denmark is also within easy reach.

But you will probably not feel the need to travel often, as Odense has it all, and it’s easy to get around – primarily by bike, of course, but also via the tram and buses that ensure quick travel between the train station, your home and the University.
Although Odense is a large city, nature is never far away. The campus is beautifully located next to woods, ponds and open spaces where you may even spot a deer or a squirrel.

Odense boasts several lovely parks where you can enjoy the sunshine, play ball with your friends, or enjoy the free Thursday concerts and other events. And within boking distance you will find hiking trails, mountain biking routes or scenic running paths.

The island of Funen is surrounded by wonderful beaches, and there are lakes for swimming, and harbourside swimming areas in both Odense and other seaside towns, so you can take a dip in the sea all year round – and if you prefer to stay warm, there is always the University swimming pool.
When you want a break from your studies, Odense offers countless ways to get involved in sports, music, art, film, food, politics, and more. The advantage of studying in a larger city is that you’ll never run out of things to do, and whatever your interests are, you’ll find a community that suits you.

Odense is known as the city of festivals, and Tinderbox is the biggest of them all. But we have festivals for every taste, including Odense International Film Festival (OFF), Generator (freshers' festival), the Flower Festival, Hans Christian Andersen Festivals, Jazz Festival, Rosé Festival and the Spoken Word Festival, to name a few.

Even when no festival is taking place, there’s plenty to keep you busy: numerous concert venues, street food market, Student House Odense, art museums, restaurants, creative workshops and studios at Kulturmaskinen and much more.

First days as a student at Quantum Computing

Perhaps you have a bachelor’s degree from SDU, and the University is well known to you. Or maybe you are switching from another university or country, so you’ll be dealing with many new things all at once.

The start of the semester is designed with academic and social activities that equip both seasoned and new students for the new challenges of the master’s programme in Quantum Computing. Take part in everything you can – it will give you a good foundation for student life, and the relationships you establish during Study Start will see you through the rest of your studies and perhaps also further in your career – and life.

In Odense, you can also participate in the semester start party in September, which kicks off the academic year with a bang.