About us

What, Why, How and Who Station Is

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September 15, 2024

Novo Nordisk Fonden støtter projekt af Station og byStudents

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February 7, 2024

GROW uddanner unge som ambassadører for trivsel og fællesskaber

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August 14, 2023

Tuborg Foundation supports Station in new project

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Tuborgfondet støtter Station i nyt ambitiøst projekt

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August 14, 2023

Specialefestivalen 2023

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October 23, 2020

Station – A Student Innovation House

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October 23, 2020

Djøf Bladet: Maria Flora Drak Gravøl For Sin Store Drøm. Men Så Ringede Telefonen…

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October 23, 2020

Fra Ordensmagt Til Studenterpower

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TV2 Lorry: Studerende Rykker Ind På Gammel Politistation

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NEWSWORTHY

September 15, 2024

Novo Nordisk Fonden støtter projekt af Station og byStudents

READ More
September 15, 2024

Novo Nordisk Foundation Supports Project by Station and byStudents

READ More
February 7, 2024

GROW uddanner unge som ambassadører for trivsel og fællesskaber

READ More
August 14, 2023

Tuborg Foundation supports Station in new project

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August 14, 2023

Tuborgfondet støtter Station i nyt ambitiøst projekt

READ More
August 14, 2023

Specialefestivalen 2023

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October 23, 2020

Station – A Student Innovation House

READ More
October 23, 2020

Djøf Bladet: Maria Flora Drak Gravøl For Sin Store Drøm. Men Så Ringede Telefonen…

READ More
October 23, 2020

Fra Ordensmagt Til Studenterpower

READ More
October 23, 2020

TV2 Lorry: Studerende Rykker Ind På Gammel Politistation

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If you are a student who want to work towards a better world, a greener planet, and a more prosperous society, where do you go?

Station is a cross-disciplinary innovation powerhouse for students.

We are a place, a community, and a playground.

Place
We are located in the former Frederiksberg Police Station, which we have transformed into a state-of-the-art innovation powerhouse, where students meet across disciplines and connect with societal partners.

In the spirit of DIY, we were able to raise more than 60 million DKK to transform the building, establish our organisational backbone, build the community, and create our wide portfolio of activities.

Station is your hang-out hotspot where you go to get energised, inspired and refuelled from our barista specials and the occasional free pizza.

Community
Station is the world’s first student-driven innovation house, founded by students to leverage innovation in the wider student community. We are on a mission to make great things happen by putting our knowledge, diversity and curiosity into action. Our community represents more than 400 students from 8 universities and educational institutions. Whether you are a fun-loving socialite, a natural-born innovator, (or just plain curious), you are likely to be the next indispensable part of our community.

Playground
Creating societal impact in cross-disciplinary collaborations is no picnic. Working together across disciplines require practice, but we assure you it is good fun along the way.

Among the many offers from the Station playground is our student-run consultancy Millennial Consulting, our cross-disciplinary sustainability program Sustainability Advocates, our very own tech media, UNIGMA, our design-driven innovation course, and our global start up hacker community START Hack. Through these programs you can bend your skills, meet new friends, and make your mark.

A cross-disciplinary innovation powerhouse

A movement pioneering societal change

Great things are rarely accomplished by just one person.

In the greater Copenhagen area, there are more than 80.000 students, their disciplines spanning over multiple disciplines - everything from computer science, art, anthropology, engineering, and business to just name a few.

The world is filled with complex and pressing challenges. Challenges that require different perspectives, skill sets, and forms of knowledge. Challenges that can’t be solved by an engineer, a businesswoman or an architect alone. We believe students have an essential role to play in the sustainable transition of our society. As students, we spend endless hours in the library, the lab, and the lecture halls immersing ourselves in knowledge. We see us as students as an enormous contribution to the innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. We built Station to unite and mobilize the wider student community in collectively putting their knowledge into action – and meanwhile equipping ourselves with the tools, teams, and mindset necessary to create an impact on ourselves, oursociety, and planet.

Together with trusted partners, we take studying to the next level through embarking on an unforgettable journey to create the future we want for ourselves, our communities, and our planet.

A new movement in an old building

Station isnot only an idea and a movement, but also a physical space that enables students and other actors to meet and inspire each other to change the world.

In December 2017 we proudly signed the contract of acquiring the Old Police Station at Frederiksberg. Since then, the approximately 3700 m2 old brick building has been transformed into a visionary powerhouse for student innovation that opened in October 2020.

The space is an inclusive platform for interdisciplinary collaboration and an enabling playground that encourages curiosity, diversity, and entrepreneurial minds. Station offers state-of-the-art facilities for collaborative workshops, engaging meetings, immersive work, and much more. We even have a conference room that supports live streaming of events and a courtyard that can betransformed into a festival site.

If you wish to pay us a visit, you are always welcome to come and grab a cup of coffee for studying or just hanging out at our public café, Central Station, situated on the ground floor.

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When

The first vision for a new student-driven innovation house was formulated by a small group of students in 2013. The journey from idea to reality has been long and exciting - check out the timeline below for some of the highlights of Station.

2013

2013
2013

The first vision for a new student-driven innovation house is formulated by a small group of students

2013
2014

2014

2014
2014

VILLUM Fonden supports with 19.5 million DKK

2014
2014

Knud Højgaards Fond supports with 7 million DKK

2014
2014

Supporting the vision of the students, CBS buys the old Police Station at Howitzvej 30 (worth 30 million DKK)

2014
2015

2015
2015

Nordea-fonden supports with 19.5 million DKK

2015
2015

We move into the old police station

2015
2015

Frederiksberg Fonden supports with 1 million DKK

2015
2015

Augustinus Fonden supports with 5 million DKK

2015
2016

2016
2016

The dream becomes reality, as the critical funding is received to initiate the building process

2016
2016

Weimann Fonden supports with 500.000 DKK

2016
2017

2017
2017

The organisation expands to more than 50 engaged students from 7 different educational institutions (KEA, KADK, ITU, DTU, CPH Business, CBS, AAU)

2017
2017

Tuborgfondet supports the organisational development with 1 million DKK

2017
2017

We co-host the Sustainable Campus Hackathon together with other student organisations such as PRME and OIKOS

2017
2017

We launch Nordic Rebels together with Aalto University in Helsinki

2017
2017

Otto Mønsteds Fond supports the organisational development with 1 FTE

2017
2017

DSEB supports the project office

2017
2017

We prototype partnerships, communities and activities engaging students, researchers and the business community in creating positive impact in society

2017
2018

2018
2018

We launch Millennial Consulting – Consulting for Impact

2018
2018

Tuborgfondet engages in a long-term strategic partnership with the association

2018
2018

We launch Sustainability Influencers

2018
2018

We test sustainable business models ensuring the long-term relevance of the organisation

2018
2018

We launch Game Syndicate

2018
2019

2019
2019

Winning a Danish Design Award for Nordic Rebels

2019
2019

We launch the social entrepreneurship program: Co-Design Your Place, supported by Erasmus+

2019
2019

Sustainability Influencers are nominated for Green Tech Award

2019
2019

Co-hosting a sustainability festival on Frederiksberg with 2,000 participants

2019
2019

Otto Mønsteds Fond supports with another FTE

2019
2019

The organisation now has grown to more than 70 falcons

2019
2019

The building process begins - the association moves into a trailer on the building site

2019
2019

We launch UNIGMA

2019
2020

2020
2020

We change name from ‘Student & Innovation House’ to Station

2020
2020

The retrofit of the old police station is completed and we move in!

2020
2020

We open the world’s first student-driven innovation house and host a grand hybrid opening show

2020
2020

The community comprises 90 Falcons and 400 students from 10 universities and educational higher-ed institutions

2020
2020

We launch START Hack Copenhagen

2020
2020

Students from all Danish and several international universities inhabits the pioneering Station

2020
2020

We face a temporary lock-down due to COVID 19, and move our activities to the virtual space

2020

Who we are and how we are organised

Station is formally run by the non-profit Station foundation with the purpose of creating an impact-driven, visionary and engaging student and graduate community, which activities and users create positive societal change through engagement, curiosity, responsibility, and collaboration.

Community
Our community is the 350+ students and graduates who are members of Station or are engaged through their student organisations. Without our members, Station would simply be brick and mortar.

Backbone
Station's backbone is formed by our volunteering Falcon team and employees. Station's Falcons provide a key function in developing and building our community as well as managing our portfolio of programmes and activities. The backbone carries out the support and overall development of our organisation and its activities, including administrational and financial tasks.

Board of Student and Partner Representatives
At Station, we are committed to building an open, inclusive and collaborative community that welcomes every student and young professional regardless of education, background and interest. Together, we wish to affect societal change from new ways of engaging and collaborating, and empower each other to build sustainable solutions for a better future. In order to succeed on this mission, we have established two Boards of Representatives each supporting us in reaching our strategic goals:

The Board of Student Representatives is working to ensure that Station remains relevant to students and graduates of all kinds. The board is formed by representatives from Station's Programmes, Student Councils at higher education, student Initiatives in Station and individual members. See who is a part of the Board of Student Representatives here.

Every Station member can request to join or be appointed to the board by clicking here.

The Board of Partner Representatives is working to ensure that Station remains relevant to societal partners. The board is formed by representatives from educational institutions, foundations, governmental institutions, interest organisations, nonprofit organisations, businesses and individuals. See who is a part of the Board of Partner Representatives here.

If you wish to join the Board of Partner Representatives please reach out to: directors@station.dk

Board of Directors
Station's Board Directors is established to ensure that our organisation continuous to drive valuable activities and strategic decision making that serve the interests of our foundation, and complies with the bylaws of our organisation.

Backbone
- Employees

Markus Fritz Hansen
Markus Fritz Hansen
42901747
Head of Partnerships and Collaboration
Mads Lindenskov Tamborg
Mads Lindenskov Tamborg
42908972
Head of Communications and Marketing (on paternity leave)
Thomas Aaboe Fredholm
Thomas Aaboe Fredholm
Project Manager - Sales & Services
Karolina Perasinova
Karolina Perasinova
+45 91958745
Project Manager - Specialefestivalen
Sofie Munch
Sofie Munch
Event koordinator
Jørgen Thorsø Pedersen
Jørgen Thorsø Pedersen
42909557
Head of Station
Stine Broen Christensen
Stine Broen Christensen
Project manager

Falcons in Backbone

Cassandra Wee
Cassandra Wee
Community Builder
Martin Jonsson
Martin Jonsson
Community Builder
Irene Pérez Edo
Irene Pérez Edo
Community Builder
Jana Michalke
Jana Michalke
Community Builder
Robert Taugenis
Robert Taugenis
Community Builder
Gry Jacobsen
Gry Jacobsen
Community Builder
Leonore Lee Krarup Belling
Leonore Lee Krarup Belling
Community Builder
Riccardo Lauro
Riccardo Lauro
Station Academy
Riccardo Vide
Riccardo Vide
Station Academy
Esther Dræby Nielsen
Esther Dræby Nielsen
Station Academy

Board of Directors

Andrei Cosmin Redis
Andrei Cosmin Redis
Board Member
Christian Kongsbak Refshauge
Christian Kongsbak Refshauge
Board Member
Jacob Møller Overgaard
Jacob Møller Overgaard
Chair
Nadia Schouw
Nadia Schouw
Board Member
Sannie Fisker
Sannie Fisker
Board Member

Formal documents

Here you can find our bylaws and other important documents such as our strategy.

Founding Partners

Organisation

Partners that have been essential to the initial development of the organisation and its activities.

Spar Nord
Copenhagen Business School
Tuborg Fondet
Otto Mønsteds Fond
DSEB
Transformation

Foundations and institutions that have made the transformation of the policestation possible.

Weiman Fonden
Copenhagen Business School
Nordea Fonden
The Velux Foundation
Augustinus Fonden
Knud Højgaards Fond
Frederiksberg Fonden
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