Reviews of Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) | Denmark

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Peter K

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

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

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

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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Peter K

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

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

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

3

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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