Reviews of Copenhagen Business School (CBS) | Denmark

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anonymous

HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Management Science, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The living expenses prices in Switzerland and in Denmark are in general the same with some sligh variance in the areas mentionned above

Overall, Travel, Housing, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Food:

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

I was gladly surprised by the insarance, which in denmark was for free. In Switzerland is very expensive!

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Claire R

EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I shared my flat with other international students and I think it was a very good experience to meet other people with different backgrounds.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was very expansive but Denmark is expansive so I had no choice. However my roomates were great!

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Julian S

Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Home University Organized

Overall

I wish I had known...

How expensive Denmark was compared to Canada.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I would come because Copenhagen is a nice hub through which to visit the rest of Scandinavia as well as learn a different culture that is very welcoming to exchange students.

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Take the opportunity to do as many things as possible that the Danes do in terms of celebrations and festivals. Travel throughout Scandinavia if it is a place that you will not come back to as Copenhagen is a wonderful hub.

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Christian W

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial 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?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

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

Since English was the language of instruction and all of the other exchange students chose to use it as their language of communication as well, Danish was somewhat in the background and it was up to you to make the best out of it.

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Martin K

International Business School Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

NO

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

1

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

I would recommend this university to anybody

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

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

4

Final comments

Pretty good time! Courses were Ok, but a lot depends on your own input!

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anna n

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

different to the courses at the wu, lot of readings and group exams, but teachers try to make you feel comfortable during the exams

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

improve the interaction between local and exchange students, in my courses was hardly any dane

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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