Honorary alumni
The honorary title is awarded every year to an alum with a degree from DTU who have made a positive contribution to society in accordance with DTU's mission, and who has also done something special for DTU – based on nominations from one or more persons related to DTU.
- DTU Honorary Alumnus 2022: Jacob Lundgreen Philipsen
- DTU Honorary Alumna 2021: Fei Chen
- DTU Honorary Alumnus 2020: Søren Westermann
- DTU Honorary Alumnus 2019: Tomas Zhang Mathiesen
- DTU Honorary Alumnus 2018: Humphrey Lau
- DTU Honorary Alumnus 2017: Ole Niss
- DTU Honorary Alumna 2016: Lone Dybdal Nilsson
- DTU Honorary Alumnus 2015: Kaj Juul-Pedersen