Reviews of The Aarhus School of Business (HHA) | Denmark

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Eliane C

HEC Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

This experience changed the way I am. It opened my mind to different cultures and now I am convince I want to go abroad as a worker or as a student once again!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Don't take it too easy! They don't give good grades for free!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

I would suggest to take some basic course in danish before going in denmark. Then you have a better idea of what is going on and it's easier to get in contact with people because they see you are interested in knowing them.

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Eliane C

HEC Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

The school should offer more courses thought in english, I had some problems to find equivalences.

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

Teachers should give the evaluation criteria in order to have a better idea of what they are looking for by giving the projects. sometimes it was hard for me to find out which orientation I should give to my work and the comments from the teachers were always very general on this aspect.

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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Eliane C

HEC Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I improved myself a lot in english, especially in writting and talking. I have a more elaborated vocabulary and I gain confidence to talk in front of people. I am not shy anymore to speak english.

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Eliane C

HEC Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

The rent was more expensive in denmark than it is in Montreal. For travelling, I spent more when I was in Denmark because I travelled around Europe for one month in july when I was done with my studies.

Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Telephone:

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

It is very expensive to go to the restaurant so I would suggest to cook at home instead!

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Eliane C

HEC Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

It was a good way to get to know people from Denmark and a good way to create a social environment. The room and the location were perfect.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I liked that I lived with Danes and not only exchange students.

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Eliane C

HEC Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Klubben, the bar at the business school was really a nice place to meet with both exchange and danish students. Dowtown I would say social club was a nice place where a lot of foreigners liked to hang out. I would recommand Gas station as well.

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