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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Go to Vega (disco), Moose (bar) and Christhiania!
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Looking for more privacy and space
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Personal comments
Accomodation was OK, but attention should be paid to transportations from home-DTU and home-Copenhagen.
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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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
No problems. Althougth danish is quite impossible to learn, everybody speaks excelent english.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Overall, life in Copenhagen is three times more expensive than in Portugal.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Overall
I wish I had known...
Warm gloves are not warm enough from October til April! Bring swimming suit for summer time.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you are an engineer student and want to have an unforgettable experience in a Scandinavian country, come to DTU!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Get a buddy and go to the international students meetings at the university. On 22 June, go to the beach and see the burning of the witch.
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Academic
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