Reviews of Odense Universitet | Denmark

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emennesson

ESC Lille, Lille, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

There are two weeks at the beginning of the semester during which it is possible to go to every courses in order to choose the ones we will follow after. It is really important to go to EVERY courses during those weeks to make one own opinion about the class. Indeed subjects can appear interesting but they are not really in reality and vice versa.

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

It would be maybe a good idea to umplicate more the students thanks to projects throughout the course.

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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emennesson

ESC Lille, Lille, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language 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)

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

I really improved my english thanks almost to the other exchange students. And I am now happy to speak a little bit of danish (one of my danish friend gave me some courses and it was really friendly)

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emennesson

ESC Lille, Lille, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Odense is more a village than a city and sometimes it was a bit boring... but luckily, Copenhagen was not that far...

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

This university has a quite good level and the international office and the ESN board welcome the exchange students with a real sense of organisation and friendship

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

To be an exchange student is a true experience which is sad to miss so don't hesitate: GO!!

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emennesson

ESC Lille, Lille, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, 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

The life level in Denmark is quite high.

Telephone, Travel, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

The only cost-saving tip I can give is to do the shopping in discounters (Aldi, Fakta...) where one can find food for an OK price

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emennesson

ESC Lille, Lille, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: student residence

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

To feel like a real resident of this country

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The student residence where I was living was well located (in the city and near the university) and full of exchange students from all around the world. It was really friendly.

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