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3.83 / 5 based on 898 reviews
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Peter K
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
more chances to meet locals, i.e. Danes and easier to take part in university activities
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Personal comments
accommodation office does a good job, but the places differ a lot and there is no chance to choose, "you get what you get", some places are quite far out
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Peter K
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
great event: kulturnatten
great club: VEGA
great jazz: Mojo, La Fontaine
great drinking+meeting: the moose
cool cafes: many, just walk around
cool underground site: under dybbelsbro
good students: studenterhuset
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Overall
I wish I had known...
*staying one semester is too little, if possible stay at least two semesters
*be prepared to meet people from all around the world but hardly from the country you are visiting
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
*try to live in a dorm
*focus on the courses quite a bit, they are great
*take part in the buddy programme, introduction week and other international activities, they are helpfull and fun
*don't miss the international evening at the cellar bar
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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
*try to get a bike (used) and rather pay a little bit more, it'll save repairing expenses
*public transportation is expensive, figure out quickly what suits best for you
*go see Stockholm, Gothenborg (Sweden)
*I went to Tallinn, Estonia and it was just wonderful
* Norway is nice but very expensive; ferry trips though can be quite cheap
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Peter K
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
when doing group working, try to get mixed groups Danes/Internationals
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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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Peter K
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Danes speak English amazingly well, many also know German. It is really difficult to learn Danish as you hardly ever truely need it
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Peter K
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
phone: because I did not use one
others: because it's more expensive(!?)
nightlife: expensive+I was out a lot ;-)
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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