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Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

Handelshøjskolen i København, Dalgas Have 15, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark, Copenhagen
3.99 / 5 based on 756 reviews.
Description:
The Copenhagen Business School was founded in 1917 as a private Institution designed to cover business sector requirements for highly qualified people. In 1965, CBS became part of the national system of higher education, and the Danish State took over the responsibility for providing the funds required to cover CBS expenditures.


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92% of students recommend
756 reviews
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3.9/5
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Student life
4.4/5
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Academic
4.0/5
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Languages
4.5/5
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Expenses
3.0/5
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Overall
4.5/5
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“Copenhagen is beautiful! One advice is just to bring a lot of money so that you can do all the things you would like to... Buy a bike instead of a public transportation card- it saves you money and you will see many nice places/buildings while biking. Buy a Tivoli card (small kind of theme park in the middle of the centre), the friday night concerts are cool and you can see a lot of Danish bands. Buy Danish clothes, they are so pretty. I decided not to buy that much because it was expensive b...” Read Review
livo, Netherlands

Copenhagen Business School review by Lieke

Review by Lieke, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Communication and Information Sciences, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? It is so much fun to live together with other exchange students. But it is a shame that you don't get to know Danes and their culture/language as much.
Personal comments:
Housing is very well organised.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
I really liked the bars at the uni, Nexus on thursday at Solbjerg Plads and on friday La Cable at Dalgas Havn. In the city I loved LA Bar, it's crappy but cheap and you can find all the exchange students there at wednesday. I also liked Club Sevilla on thursdays (free entrance for girls). Park was also very nice, but expensive. And if you like Cocktails then Barcelona in Norreport is really nice.
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ACADEMIC       2.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
The courses are not very organised. A lot of class discussions, sometimes I just had enough. My Danish class was fun though...



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
Don't worry too much. I think you really have to try hard not to fail, because teachers are very nice for exchange students ;) But try to keep up woith the readings, helps a lot at the end.

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
I took an English course but that didn't help me much, the level was not really high (even though they called it an advanced course). I also tried to learn Danish by taking the Crash Course in the Intro week and later on a Danish Course troughout the semester. It's fun and you get to know a lot of people. And it's really nice when you can actually use Danish in everyday life (even though I didn't do that as much as I wanted to).
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Copenhagen is expensive. I spent more on food because of that. I spent more on nightlife simply because I went out more than at home. Also housing was very expensives compared to home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Travel: was the same price as at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
Bring enough money! And bring your nicest clothes because Danes tend to really dress up when going out :)
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
The International Office is very well organised, and iff any problems will arise they will help you in any way they can. CBS itself was less organised (register for courses, exam dates etc), but in the end it all worked out.



FINAL COMMENTS

Copenhagen is beautiful! One advice is just to bring a lot of money so that you can do all the things you would like to... Buy a bike instead of a public transportation card- it saves you money and you will see many nice places/buildings while biking. Buy a Tivoli card (small kind of theme park in the middle of the centre), the friday night concerts are cool and you can see a lot of Danish bands. Buy Danish clothes, they are so pretty. I decided not to buy that much because it was expensive but regretted it afterwards. Last advice: ENJOY!
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