Steering Committee

The Steering Committee of the Danish Centre for Design Research is charged with the academic management of the DCDR. The Steering Committee is comprised of an external chairman (appointed by the Danish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education), the rectors of the Danish schools of architecture and design, and two external, international members.

The current members are:

Chairman

Morten Kyndrup, professor, D.Phil., The University of Aarhus

Rectors

Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen, rector, Designskolen Kolding
Torben Nielsen, rector, Aarhus School of Architecture
Lene Dammand Lund, rector, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation

External members

Liv Merete Nielsen, professor, Oslo University College
Yrjö Sotamaa, professor, University of Art and Design Helsinki

In addition, the director of the DCDR and the research coordinator of the DCDR take part in meetings in the Steering Committee without voting rights.

The Steering Committee has three ordinary meetings a year.