Reviews of The Aarhus School of Business (HHA) | Denmark

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Zuzana H

University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

On the notice board of Jyske Musikkonservatoriet (in Fuglesangs Allé, close to ASB) you find plenty of invitation to concerts free of charge. You can also try gospel choir every Tuesday at 17 or 19:30 in church in Norre Allé (check www.gospelnet.dk). At Waxies there is a pub quiz every Wednesday evening.

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Zuzana H

University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: but not in the area of the school

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

You have your own room (=privacy), but you can always go to the kitchen and talk to someone.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It´s great that you always get a room and don´t have to care about anything. Further, you get to know some Danes (your floormates).

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Zuzana H

University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Business and Management Communication is great. International Trade Law looks also good. Don´t take Intercultural Communication with John Bulman May - the lectures are not at all about what you would expect, he just writes words like "binary" and "postmodernism" on the blackboard. International Organizations and Markets is quite boring.

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

I didn´t like that you can´t choose the date of your exam - there is only one possibility.

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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Zuzana H

University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Everybody speaks English in Denmark, including retired and homeless. Your floormates of course use English when they talk to you, but otherwise they prefer Danish (of course), so you might feel little bit marginalized sometimes.

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Zuzana H

University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

You should start from the beginning to make friends with your floormates, organise trips and activities with fellow students etc., because it´s up to YOU.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Don´t expect the courses to be very different from what you know from home.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Check the website of International Student Centre (www.iscaarhus.dk) for programme for your free time. There is Rosenholm Slot (castle) about 20 km north from Aarhus and Skanderborg (cosy town with three lakes) about 25 km.

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Zuzana H

University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because everything is much more expensive, especially travelling (exorbitant!!!). I didn´t use phone much, but CBB is much cheaper than Czech operators, especially as regards SMS.

Housing, Food, Travel, Overall, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

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

buy a bike (there is a police auction every first Wednesday in the month) - although you might not believe it, it is possible to ride it even in winter. Bus tickets are quite expensive. Food is OK if you shop in Netto, Aldi. Bars, cafés etc. are very expensive.

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