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Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

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3.83 / 5 based on 898 reviews
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Graf S
ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Food Science and Technology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Better contact to Danish and other students. No landlady to deal with.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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Graf S
ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Food Science and Technology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Park Cafe, Thursday night. Student parties at Egmont Kollegiet. Best cafe: Europa, on Stroeget.
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Graf S
ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Food Science and Technology, Undergraduate, 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
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Graf S
ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Food Science and Technology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
As a Swiss make your Residence Permit long enough in Switzerland already. Because I had to extend mine in Denmark, which was very annoying and time-consuming.
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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
4
Culture
3
Costs
1
Activities
2
Campus life
1
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
It is a nice university in a great town.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Copenhagen is a good base for trips all over Scandinavia. I made several trips to Sweden, and also to Tallinn (Estonia) and Helsinki (Finland). Public transportation is good, but rather expensive.
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Graf S
ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Food Science and Technology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
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Telephone, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
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
none
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Graf S
ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Food Science and Technology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Danish
Was learning Danish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Danish
How much did you improve your Danish?
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
I spoke Danish before I arrived. However, all the Danish speak English very well. I took courses both in Danish and English. There weren't any problems with either language.
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