Reviews of Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College | Denmark

Useful | 2

xin x

Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

everything is expensive in denmark

Food, Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Telephone, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

everything is expensive

Useful | 10

xin x

Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

the danish culture is not friendly to outsiders, it was a lonely expereince for me

In my opinion:

Stay home.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I do not recommend anyone studying in denmark. the people are unfriendly and making friends is impossible. they do not like non-danes or other cultures. I wish I had studied in London where there are many cultures and everyone is willing to speak english. it was a very lonely experience for me in denmark.

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

1

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

1

Experienced a change in life

1

Advanced my studies & career

1

Final comments

I do not recommend anyone studying in denmark. the people are unfriendly and making friends is impossible. they do not like non-danes or other cultures. I wish I had studied in London where there are many cultures and everyone is willing to speak english. it was a very lonely experience for me in denmark.

Useful | 1

xin x

Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

you get stuck with what they give you, the teachers are never available outside of class

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

the exams are impossible to understand, whoever put them together does not know anything about the subject

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

Useful | 1

xin x

Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Financial Management, Undergraduate, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

if you do not speak fluent danish, no dane is willing to speak with you even though they know english. they only speak english to other danes

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xin x

Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

the danish family I stayed with was not friendly

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

housing is expensive and hard to find

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xin x

Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

the english pubs are nice

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