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4.06 / 5 based on 90 reviews
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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
The international students spoke only English. I wanted to learn Danish and I did in fact but every person, I mean 90%, can speak a very good English. So no problems at all.
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Academic
Course recommendations
They are so well taught, and the teachers are very very kind and helpful
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It's a really interesting university, born in the 70s and for this reason very free and open-minded!
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because life in Denmark is really expensive!
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The public transports are amazingly expensive
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That the weather is not so horrible as I expected
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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're Italian you will understand that good universities can really exsist
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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
Denmark is expensive, I don't want to lie. Copenaghen is wonderful and so the rest of the country. Danes are quite cold but they can be surprisingly kind if you need any kind of help.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose:
Why?
Personal comments
My university was quite in the countryside and my room was in town, so it took about 10 minutes by bike to go there. BUT it had a very nice position for which concerns the facilities like supermarkets, trains to go to Copenhagen.
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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 outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There's not so much in Roskilde in fact but it takes only 25 mintues by train to go to Copenhagen, one of the coolest city I've ever visited. Bars, clubs, concerts, expositions..there is everything!
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