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Brian B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Denmark is more expensive than Australia although mobile phone costs are pretty cheap (in Australian money, my contract was $10 a month, and about 5c per SMS. Call costs were also cheap but not for international calls, it's much better to buy a phone card and use a public phone. DTU has some public phones on campus.)
Meat is also expensive, especially because they don't have real sausages!
Travel is more expensive but you can usually ride your bike to uni so it's free (unless you get a flat, or forget your bike lights!). Travel into Copenhagen by train or bus is reasonable.
Beer can be expensive, but it's pretty reasonable at the student bars and the Moose during happy hour.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Housing, Travel, Overall, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I have a St. George bank account in Australia and to withdraw money directly from that account (via VISA) cost about $4 per withdrawal. If you have a lot of money it's cheaper to open a Danish bank account and transfer it there. But transfer it all at once if possible as I got charged service fees by St. George, Nordea and Danske Bank meaning it cost about $30 for the transaction.
If you expect to make more than 2 or 3 long train trips (e.g. outside Copenhagen to Jutland or Roskilde etc.) then buy a DSB Wildcard at the start of your trip. It gives you a big discount.
Also, if you know if advance you are travelling by train try and get a DSB Orange ticket. They are a lot cheaper.
If you're travelling around Europe don't forget to check Ryanair, EasyJet, Virgin, etc. There are always some bargains.
We were all surprised how much money we spent on beer! Think twice before shouting!
On our trip around Sweden and Norway we just camped and ate rice. So cheap and so good.
You probably won't be eligible for a Dankort so you'll need to take cash with you nearly everywhere (most supermarkets don't take credit cards). Can be a bit annoying when you're in the supermarket queue and you suddenly realise you have no cash!
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zapata99
Overall
I wish I had known...
nothing - It's no problem to make a fon call at DTU internat. Office to ask what you want.
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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
Large, green campus area. Modern EDP- equipment.
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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
Advise you to go there during summer semester. Beach is only 5km away from DTU. ;)
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Sabine P
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: kollegium
Why?
At a kollegium one is surrounded by mostly Danish students. This gives an insight into Danish culture and also facilitates learning the language. In addition, kollegiums are mostly near campus and transport time and costs are less.
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Jaroslav B
Housing
Type of housing: collegium out of campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: same as I lived
Why?
It was the best collegium in Copenhagen and also cheap compared to others.
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Personal comments
I was lucky by getting my collegium. Generally, housing is the biggest problem at DTU. I suggest to newcomers to apply for accomodation as soon as possible.
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César M
Academic
Course recommendations
There should be more copies of courses textbooks in the library for consulting, as they were so expensive to buy for an international student.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More frequent public transport from university to Copenhagen at nights on weekdays.
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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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motajoana
Overall
I wish I had known...
Danes are not "cold people", but is important to have in mind that is harder to get closer to them then to a south european. People should not give up from what they get in the first impression.
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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
Every service works in a very good way. It was only sad that not all the students could experience living inside the campus, which is great.
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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
regarding the university itself everything works well. The international students have acess to all facilities, there are lots of courses teached in english, etc.
Denmark is a great country to live for a foreinger, everyone speaks english, there is a health system that can provide all the health cares for free. Is also a country where people have, generaly, a liberal mentalety and that is good when we are not from there.
Geographicly, Denmark is in a good position if people are planing to travel around. Is very easy to travel around the nordic countries (scanrail is a good way to do it); there are ferries to several countries, namely germany, the baltic countries, Poland, Norway, etc. The cheapest way to travel usualy is by bus, is easy to find trips for almost all the countries in Europe and book them online in www.eurolines.dk. Also inside Denmark are great places to see, with great landscapes, is really a beautiful country!
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