An unofficial Typst template for IT University of Copenhagen.

Disclaimer: This template is NOT affiliated with the IT University of Copenhagen. The ITU logo included in this repository is the property of the IT University of Copenhagen and is provided for use by ITU students, staff, and researchers only. Use by others requires prior written approval: ITU logo policy.

View example PDF output

Features

• Title page with department, course, document type, authors, and advisers
• Abstract page with Roman numeral page numbering
• Table of contents (up to 3 levels deep)
• Dynamic page headers that reflect the current section and subsection
• Footer with total-page count (e.g. 1 / 12) and ITU logo
• Bibliography via bib.yaml — IEEE style, supports articles, books, proceedings, and more
• Glossary via glossary.yaml — automatic first-use expansion with short/long forms
• PDF metadata — author names and title embedded in the output PDF
• Automatic section page breaks
• Dark mode

Getting Started

1. Font Installation (optional)

   • The template uses Open Sans (ITU’s logo font) for the title page
   • The template will fall back to system fonts if Open Sans isn’t installed
   • Download from Google Fonts if needed

2. Configure your document

   • Edit the project parameters in main.typ to set your details:

     #show: academic-document.with(
       department: "Department of Computer Science",
       course-name: "Course Name",
       course-code: "Course Code",
       document-type: "Document Type",
       title: "Your Document Title",
       authors: (
         (name: "Jane Doe", email: "jado@itu.dk"),
         (name: "John Smith", email: "josm@itu.dk"),
       ),
       author-columns: 2,
       advisers: (
         (name: "Dr. John Smith", email: "jsmi@itu.dk"),
       ),
       adviser-columns: 3,
     )
     

3. Write your content

   • The sections are split into files for organization (see the sections folder)
   • you can include new sections by adding them to the main.typ file

4. Compile your document

   typst compile main.typ
   

   • Or watch for changes and recompile automatically:

     typst watch main.typ
     

Note: You can enable dark mode in main.typ if you prefer while you’re working.

Get Started with Typst

Resources

• Typst for LaTeX users
• Official Typst Documentation
• Typst Examples Book
• Awesome Typst

Installation

Note: There is also an online editor for Typst at typst.app

1. Install Typst

   • Typst GitHub Repository

2. Editor Integration

   • TinyMist Extension for VSCode, NeoVim, etc.

Working with References

Bibliography

• Add references to bib.yaml
• Reference in text using @citation_key or #ref(<citation_key>)
• Bibliography generated automatically at document end
• Supports articles, books, proceedings, web resources, and more

Glossary

• Define terms in glossary.yaml with short/long forms and descriptions
• Reference terms using @term_key syntax
• First usage shows full form, subsequent uses show short form
• Force full form with #gls("term_key", long: true)
• Use plural forms with @term_key:pl or #glspl("term_key")

Credits

This template is built on the foundation provided by Simple Typst Thesis by Zagoli. The original work has been expanded with additional features, and ITU-specific styling.