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Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

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3.83 / 5 based on 898 reviews
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evolute
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Physics, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal freedom. Fun.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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evolute
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Physics, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Student bars: australian bar and the moose. Good places: stereo bar, rust and norrebro.
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evolute
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Physics, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Get more physics courses!
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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
Don't really like oral exams. They don't show any in-depth knowledge. If you can talk superficially about a subject for 20 mins then it's enough.
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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
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evolute
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Physics, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The swedish currency was weak compared to the danish.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Buses and trains are expensive, so is food. Get a bike!
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evolute
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Physics, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Danish
Was learning Danish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Danish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Danish is so close to swedish that you don't learn it. You keep speaking swedish.
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evolute
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Physics, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Bad accomodation. The university is dead and closed (!) at evenings. No campus life whatsoever.
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
2
Costs
1
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
Only go if you have a good place to stay. Academically it is excellent.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
Don't eat the food in the kantine!
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