Villum Kann Rasmussen Kollegiet

Villum Kann Rasmussen Kollegiet — known to its residents simply as VKR — sits at the heart of DTU's Lyngby campus, a short walk from the engineering faculty buildings that defined its namesake's career. The dorm was completed in 1992 and takes its name from Villum Benedikt Kann Rasmussen, the civil engineer who founded V. Kann Rasmussen & Co., the company that became global window-maker Velux. He held 55 patents, established what are now the Villum and Velux foundations, and was made an honorary doctor of DTU in 1991 — the year before the building opened.

The three blocks (A, B and C) house 84 students across three floors. Each pair of 12 m² rooms shares a private hallway, kitchen, and bathroom — making VKR one of the few campus dorms where you get a semi-private cooking and bathroom arrangement without paying apartment prices. Floor-level communal kitchens seat 28, and the basement bar in Block B anchors the dorm's social life. Apply through PKS at pks.dk.

• Gateway: Polyteknisk Kollegie Selskab (PKS).
• URL: pks.dk → Se og søg bolig → Villum Kann Rasmussen Kollegiet (key=0_66).
• Waiting list: Standard PKS queue; free to register.
• Eligibility: 18+ at move-in; full-time study (higher ed, vocational, international, PhD); 15+ to register on waiting list.
• DTU bias: On DTU campus but open to all qualifying students via PKS — no DTU-exclusive rule.
• Note: The dorm's own website (vkr.dk) recommends applying via PKS only, not third parties.

PRIMARY SOURCE: pks.dk/beboer/fremleje — rules apply uniformly to all PKS-administered kollegier including VKR.

• Max duration: 6 months (dispensation from PF's Indstillingsudvalg required for longer).
• Residency requirement: Sublessor must have lived in the room for at least 6 months before subletting.
• Reason required: Study-relevant internship/exchange, study leave, or sick leave.
• Subtenant: Must be under 30 at start of sublet; enrolled in SU-eligible education or hold an apprenticeship agreement.
• PKS approval: Contract not valid until approved by PKS in writing.
• Deposit: Sublessor may charge up to 3 months' rent.
• Responsibility: Sublessor remains liable for damages, house-rule violations, and timely rent payment.
• Contract: PKS standard template (available at pks.dk under 'Blanketter') or own — both require PKS sign-off.
• Documentation: (a) Sublessor's study/medical documentation, (b) subtenant's study documentation (not older than 2 months).
• Source URL: https://pks.dk/beboer/fremleje