variety of academic perspectives. These include the natural sciences (traditional computer science), software engineering, data science, information economics, information systems, computational social science, science and technology studies (STS), CSCW, computer games studies, and the cultural and aesthetic aspects of IT. The stated objective of the university's research is to strengthen Denmark's ability to create value with IT. The research aims to provide new insight that could be the foundation for new types of interaction, new breakthroughs in digital culture, better resource optimization, technological innovation and much more. An important part of the research conducted at the university is the PhD program that enrolls PhD students from all over the world. The university's research practice is organized through a handful of research centres: Centre for Digital Play (former Center for Computer Games Research) Center for Computing Education Research Centre for Digital Welfare Centre for Information Security and Trust European Blockchain Center Danish Institute for IT Program Management See also Open access in Denmark References External links ITU official website in English ITU official website in Danish Higher education in Copenhagen Universities in Denmark Educational institutions established in 1999 Modernist architecture in Copenhagen 1999 establishments in Denmark University and college campuses in Copenhagen