 From 1933, the institution was officially known as "Danmarks tekniske Højskole (DtH)", which commonly was translated into English, as the 'Technical University of Denmark'.On 1 April 1994, in connection with the joining of "Danmarks Ingeniørakademi" (DIA) and DTH, the Danish name was changed to "Danmarks Tekniske Universitet", this done to include the word 'University' thus giving rise to the initials DTU by which the university is commonly known today.The formal name, "Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet", however, still includes the original name.