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Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

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3.83 / 5 based on 898 reviews
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Thomas I
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Engineering, Mechanical, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Places not to be missed: The Rust, Copenhaguen Buisness School on thursdays nights, the Wood Stock Café, the Hillerod Viking Museum
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Thomas I
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Engineering, Mechanical, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
To welcome friends and family in host country, to be autonomous and deal with housing by your own, and to chose the place convenient enough.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I have no regrets about the choice I made of finding by my own, but housing is very difficult in Denmark and it has been troublesome to find something. Indeed, short term renting period, non speaking native language, without permit official papers yet, are problems to taken into account.
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Thomas I
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Engineering, Mechanical, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
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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
none
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Thomas I
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Engineering, Mechanical, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
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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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Thomas I
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Engineering, Mechanical, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Difficulties for housing
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
Hard working is expected.
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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
Life is quite expensive in Denmark Having a car changes the life in a country Housing is difficult to find. Don't hesitate tomake the first step for meeting Dansih people, they won't, even if they are very friendly afterwards. (Actually, they are not waiting for you !)
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Thomas I
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Engineering, Mechanical, Graduate, Erasmus
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
You can make huge progress. English speaking is enough to stay in Denmark. For sure to learn Danish would change everything in the day to day life, but it's a difficult language, and it's even more difficult to learn during short period.
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