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Diogo H
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
There is no need to learn Danish because everyone speaks really good English. If you want to meet the Danish culture I recommend that you learn Danish.
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Diogo H
Academic
Course recommendations
I recomend Intercultural Communication. Really interesting even more when you are studying abroad
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No suggestions.
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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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Diogo H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Denmark is much more expensive than Portugal.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I had a quite cheap life there. Didn't go out too much because we always did parties in the Campus. I had problems with my Visa Electron card, they dont work there so I had to open a bank account in a Danish bank.
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Diogo H
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I was more informed about Denmark and specially Horsens. Horsens a really small city and nothing happens there, but the Erasmus/student life is really good.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Vitus Bering is a small university but I enjoyed a lot studying there. The relationship between student and teacher is really good.
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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
I chose Denmark because I wanted to go to a country with a completely diferent culture than Portugal. I succeded on that. I had the opportunity to travel from Portugal to Denmark by car, it was an unforgetable experience. I visited some friends doing Erasmus in big cities like Barcelona and Prague and I realised that studying abroad in a small city and living on Campus is much better because this way you will have a really good relationship with all the other international students. Denmark is a really nice country, I recommend to travel and meet all of it. Be really carefull with your money because Visa Electron cards are not accepted there. I enjoyed it a lot, I recommend Horsens for your Erasmus studies and Scandinavia for good travel trips.
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Diogo H
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I wouldn't change to anywhere else!
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Personal comments
I did enjoy a lot the building i was living in. It was the k-block, a block just for international students with all facilities and pretty close to the university.
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Diogo H
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
Crazy Daisy is the biggest disco in Horsnes but not so good. I used to go to Arhus when wanted to go to a good disco. There is a student's bar in the university building downtown pretty nice. Cafe Koks is also nice, used to have live music on Thursdays.
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