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4.17 / 5 based on 238 reviews
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Tamara S
Overall
I wish I had known...
How intraverted the danish people are, and how hard it is to warm up to the culture which surrounds you.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
They organise a lot of excursions around the city, and have their own student bar for international students, which is also cheap and helps you meet people.Would have liked to have actually met some danish people, but we all felt very segregated from them.
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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 this university on a whim without knowing much about it. I wanted a different experience. I think it was more about the people I met and the experiences I had, rather than the place I was in.
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Eunkyung P
Overall
I wish I had known...
The language(Danish).
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Solve the housing problem and activate mentor system.
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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
When you are travelling, find cheap air fairs at www.whichbudget.com. However, travelling for a long preiod of time, using railway could be better with interrail tickets.
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anonymous
Overall
I wish I had known...
take warmer clothes!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The university itself is great for meeting international students, but not so much the locals
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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
Danes are not very approachable. Wish they had been more friendly and sociable, but they´re quite an indifferent people.
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Eunkyung P
Housing
Type of housing: dormitory, but not on campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: dormitory
Why?
Because it is a good environment to really get to know people.
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Personal comments
Copenhagen University needs to work on finding international students if not nice, an ok place to live. Since the whole city lacks dormitory rooms for danish/international students, the university is placing the international students at private housing and most of my fellow international students found it unsatisfactory. I was lucky enough to get a room in a dormitory but I have heard so many complaints from other international students.
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anonymous
Overall
I wish I had known...
Danish people are not that cold as lot of people say! but the weather is quite bad!!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The organizations is really good. If you have problems, you'll find someone who can help you
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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
Travel when you have holidays in october
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Helen C
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I knew no Danish at all before I went. Although my classes were in English, I felt that I had to learn Danish because I was living with Danish students and it was frustrating not understanding them all the time. It is also very useful for everyday life in Denmark to be able to communicate in Dansih. Copenhagen University provide Danish courses for all foreign students and they are great! I left Denmark with a pretty good knowledge of Danish.
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