Reviews of Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) | Denmark

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karoli

Haskoli Islands, Reykjavik, Iceland
Geodesy, Cartography, Remote Sensing, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Rust, caffe Mokka, the parks

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ei97007

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Because it is cheaper, near to the university, has internet access and has a great social live

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It's one of the most difficult things when studing at this university. Although the accomodation office will arrange you something...

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rotiroti

Università degli Studi della Calabria, Cosenza, Italy
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Something about the weather.For me it's very cold during the wintertime

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

do not change

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

It's has been an opportunity to travel around other country:Sweden,Germany and don't miss Norwey

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migueldavid

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

Everything is very expensive in the scandianavian countries.

Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

You should buy a bike and a local cell phone here, try Telmore company. Other than that, try to travel around and still don't spend a lot, which is quite an exercise.

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Radhika C

University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I found that while many young people spoke English, the older generation spoke mostly Danish. However, they were usually quite helpful in making themselves understood. I did not have much interaction with the Danish though.

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