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LuitJan
Academic
Course recommendations
In fact i did a master thesis so I did not have any courses. So please ignore the answers to the 2 first lines of question 1 on this page.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No, keep up the good work.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course

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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a great place with more of a campus life than I was familiar with. Don't go for the architecture of the DTU but for the level and atmosphere!
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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
Advice: don't get caught for driving a bike without a light or any such things because the fines are pretty high.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Because Danmark is an expensive country. The VAT is 25%!
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The supermarket "Netto"is very cheap..
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The Danes speak realy good English. The Danish tongue is too difficult to learn in 6 months only, especially since the pronounciation can be a lot different from the written version of the word (more so than in other languages, in my humble opinion)
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Housing
Type of housing: With an elderly lady
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because there are other students living at the campus; which was not the case where I lived.
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Personal comments
It's a bit expensive and some landladies can be a pain in the ass, but the rooms are al good as far as I've seen.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
nice gothic parties in The Ballroom. Nice cafes: the Moose, and the Studenterhuset, and the cellarbar.
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