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Housing
Type of housing: Student Kollegium, 30 mn bike from host university
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Closer to university.
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Personal comments
Well organised, quite cheap ; convenient to meet other students.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Odense is very provincial city : almost no "special place" to visit. Few interesting DJ mix nights though at "The Rocket".
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Don't spare your efforts at the very beginning of your stay to be part of many social activities (choirs, sport's teams, student's associations, give language courses), so that you get a chance to meet danes, which is really uneasy.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Find a flat close to university or in downtown (shared flat aren't that expensive and a good way to meet locals, but you'll have to find 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
Enjoy the danish calm life : don't play with the rules and respect their ways (lights on bikes).
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More courses in english (especially in history/political sciences stuy).
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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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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
Having pretty good skills in english and german, I could quickly cope with written danish. Oral danish was something else. We didn't have enough course to reach sufficiently high level in danish (only 4h/week) but being deeply interested in scandinavia, I took the best of it.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
You have to avoid some "high brand" Supermarkets like SuperBrugsen ; go to Netto or Leader Price... Those tips you learn with time so at the beginning you spend a lot.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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