Reviews of Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) | Denmark

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LuitJan

Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, autonomous

Academic

Course recommendations

In fact i did a master thesis so I did not have any courses. So please ignore the answers to the 2 first lines of question 1 on this page.

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

No, keep up the good work.

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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LuitJan

Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, autonomous

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not realy

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

3

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

It is a great place with more of a campus life than I was familiar with. Don't go for the architecture of the DTU but for the level and atmosphere!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

2

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

Advice: don't get caught for driving a bike without a light or any such things because the fines are pretty high.

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LuitJan

Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, autonomous

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Because Danmark is an expensive country. The VAT is 25%!

Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Second-hand bedding

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

The supermarket "Netto"is very cheap..

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LuitJan

Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, autonomous

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The Danes speak realy good English. The Danish tongue is too difficult to learn in 6 months only, especially since the pronounciation can be a lot different from the written version of the word (more so than in other languages, in my humble opinion)

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LuitJan

Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, autonomous

Housing

Type of housing: With an elderly lady

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Because there are other students living at the campus; which was not the case where I lived.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It's a bit expensive and some landladies can be a pain in the ass, but the rooms are al good as far as I've seen.

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LuitJan

Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, autonomous

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

nice gothic parties in The Ballroom. Nice cafes: the Moose, and the Studenterhuset, and the cellarbar.

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