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Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

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3.83 / 5 based on 898 reviews
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Cyril_Dejonghe
Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Nantes, France
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Park Cafe, Vega, The KellarBar, Subsonic
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Cyril_Dejonghe
Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Nantes, France
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because life in a Dansih Kollegium (for my friends) was great.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
There seems to be an accommodation problem there, but I have been told it would be solved thanks to the construction of a new Kollegium
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Cyril_Dejonghe
Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Nantes, France
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
All the Danes (incl. Administration, police, hairdressers, mechanics...) have an impressive level in English. It made things really easier.
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Cyril_Dejonghe
Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Nantes, France
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Everything is expensive in Denmark, but I thought it would be even more. You can always find tricks to pay less.
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Cyril_Dejonghe
Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Nantes, France
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Just ask the teachers if you have got a problem, they are very interactive and they will find a solution
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No, it was pretty perfect
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Cyril_Dejonghe
Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Nantes, France
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Get ready to travel ! Trips are planned every week end, and you can't say NO.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
4
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Very dynamic to welcome people
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Take Copenhagen as a base for exploration. Norway, Sweden and Denmark are full of treasures. And living abroad makes you evolve a lot, too bad if you miss that kind of experience.
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