Reviews of Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) | Denmark

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raphi

Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Biotechnology, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

the integration with international students might work better, if teachers try something to integrate the new students from abroad

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

none

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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raphi

Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Biotechnology, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

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 the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

mostly wasenglish, in the beginning it was difficult to take the time to learn danish since the courses tought in english were pretty timeconsuming and hard!

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raphi

Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Biotechnology, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

about the housing situation

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

1

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

it is a good university with has a very well known international reputation, the accomodation is a little problem

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

all in all it was anice year for me and in my oppinion I had better conditions to studt than in Germany, therefore I applied for a MSc degree and was accepted and stayed a year longer

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raphi

Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Biotechnology, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Denmark is an expensive country, even everythinfg is more expensive than in Germany

Food, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Travel, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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raphi

Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Biotechnology, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: private with a landlady

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

the housing situation is very poor, since there are to less places for international students to stay, the accomodation office tried at least to offer everybody a place to stay, which can`t be sure. The conditions are very different from each other.

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raphi

Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Biotechnology, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

the international night at DTU ( tue night ) was an experience to get into contact with other foreigners, nice forum to be active, it is up to your self to find places, nice town and shopping and going out facilities in KH

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

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