We are dedicated to advancing Danish American relations through the exchange of people, ideas and cultural experiences
NWTrolls: Way of the Bird King features six giant hand-built troll sculptures by Danish environmental artist, Thomas Dambo. The publicly-accessible sculptures are located around the Pacific Northwest where each whimsical troll sculpture is part of an underlying environmental story.
Explore Greenland’s history and the connections linking Greenland, Denmark, and the United States. For 225 years, the United States has enjoyed an unbroken diplomatic bond with Denmark, longer than with any other nation.
What made Scan Design truly remarkable wasn't just its commercial success, but how Jens and Inger used their business as a platform for genuine cultural exchange that would span decades and touch thousands of lives.
The Scan Design Foundation supports students by providing scholarships, internships, and exchange opportunities that connect American and Danish learners through sustainability, design, and cultural exchange. Click through for materials for prospective, accepted, incoming and abroad students.
CSI led two pre-conference tours before the 2026 Industrial Symbiosis Conference. One was a tour on McMinnville and the other was a tour of the Food Innovation Center in Portland.
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The city of Aarhus, Denmark hosted the 2026 Arctic Science Summit Week, which is an annual meeting to promote coordination, cooperation, and collaboration between Arctic leaders and across a number of scientific organizations involved in Arctic research. The International Arctic Science Committee is a leading organizer of the Summit, with cross-cutting and disciplinary activity represented in their atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, terrestrial, and social and human working groups.
Michelle Koutnik• 
This study abroad program to Denmark in September 2025 was fully funded by the Scan Design Foundation. The students spent two weeks in Denmark, a country known for its community-oriented design, and the students spent much of that time on a bike. COurban Design Collective led local pre- and post-study tour workshops and the two-week immersive study abroad program, which included educational site visits, bicycle and walking tours, workshops and time for individual exploration.
Mikayla King• 
CSI led two pre-conference tours before the 2026 Industrial Symbiosis Conference. One was a tour on McMinnville and the other was a tour of the Food Innovation Center in Portland.
Stories Contributor• The city of Aarhus, Denmark hosted the 2026 Arctic Science Summit Week, which is an annual meeting to promote coordination, cooperation, and collaboration between Arctic leaders and across a number of scientific organizations involved in Arctic research. The International Arctic Science Committee is a leading organizer of the Summit, with cross-cutting and disciplinary activity represented in their atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, terrestrial, and social and human working groups.
Michelle Koutnik• 
This study abroad program to Denmark in September 2025 was fully funded by the Scan Design Foundation. The students spent two weeks in Denmark, a country known for its community-oriented design, and the students spent much of that time on a bike. COurban Design Collective led local pre- and post-study tour workshops and the two-week immersive study abroad program, which included educational site visits, bicycle and walking tours, workshops and time for individual exploration.
Mikayla King• 
Two separate, independent foundations co-exist to carry out the intent of Inger and Jens Bruun. Both organizations have been operating since 2002.
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The Scan Design Foundation by Inger & Jens Bruun was established by the Bruuns to promote and strengthen the relationship between their native Denmark and their adopted home, the United States.
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