University of Copenhagen - Tips and Hints

Exceptional Evaluations from past students

• UW-Seattle, Fall 2014 - Jennifer Cha
• UW-Madison, Fall 2014 - Alexandra Clark
• UW-Seattle, Fall 2014 - Megan Hopp
• UW-Madison, Fall 2014 - Nicholas Monfeli
• UW-Madison, Spring 2015 - Lindsey Thompson
• UW-Madison, Spring 2015 - Katlynn Rodgers
• UW-Madison, Fall 2014-Spring 2015 - Samantha Brown
• UW-Madison, Spring 2017 - Nishat Hossain
• UW - Seattle, Summer 2018 - Elizabeth Umbanhowar

Before You Go

• Let your bank know you will be in Denmark
• Arrange to have someone meet you at the airport
• Buy your plane ticket early. Student Universe has cheap tickets
• Investigate alternative housing such as local hostels which can be much less expensive than University housing

What to Bring

• Rain jacket. This is a KEY piece of clothing.
• Vitamin D
• Over-the-counter medications, cold remedies, etc. There is nothing equivalent to a drug store in Denmark.
• American foods you can't live without: example: Peanut butter

Arrival

• Facebook. Check out pages for your apartment, buying bikes, exchange students. A great way to make some initial contacts with Danes which will likely lead to a wide range of people and resources.

Pre-semester Courses

• TAKE THEM! They are a fabulous way to meet other exchange students, Danes, and learn about the culture as well as learn some Danish. Being able to understand just a little of the language will help reduce any feelings of isolation and make you feel more like a local.
  • Join sports groups
  • Meet other international students and make new friends.
• $1,000 stipend available for students attending these classes.

Student Housing

• If you are interested in meeting other international students, look for the big apartment dorms through the University--Everyone gets their own room, has roommates, and lots of neighbors.
• It is possible to find affordable housing in the city center and surrounding neighborhoods.
• Browse the Housing Foundation website and housing accommodations webpages
• Facebook Group: Kobenhavn lejligheder lejeboliger til unge og studerende, gratis og sikkert.

  - Post a picture of yourself, ask about housing and say a little about what type of person you are.

Hotel Cabin Metro - Pre-semester option

Egmont Kollegiet - Danish and International student housing - Very social - Application process - Very highly recommended Keops Kollegium - Half international students half Danish students - Single rooms w/bathroom, kitchenette, shared common rooms - Very highly recommended $$$ Signalhuset Kollegiet - Half international students half Danish students - shared kitchen and bathrooms - Very highly recommended $$ Tietgen Kollegiet - Extremely popular building and difficult to get into. - Very highly recommended Tranehavegard - Not highly recommended. Osterbro Kollegiet - Recommended (Jane W. Spr. 2014) Tasingegade - most available to exchange students. Rigshospitalets Kollegium RHK - Highly Recommended (Samantha B. Spr. 2015)

Recommended Courses / Faculty

Pre-semester Danish Language Classes A great way to learn quite a lot of Danish in a short time. Highly recommended. Danish Society Danish Architecture and Urban Planning Business Intro to Marketing - Corresponds to Marketing 300 Natural Resource Economics - Frank Jensen (lots of Math!) Experimental Economics - Toke Fosgaard (no Math!) Political Science Ian Manners - Global Environmental Governance Isabel Bramsen - Conflict Resolution, Violence, Peacebuilding, and New Media "Os og dem" Indvandrigns-og Integrationspolitik i Vesteuropa Anthropology Ethnographic Approaches to Migration Issues in Scandinavia Professors Birgitte Romme Larsen Karen Fog Olwig Thomas Hindkær Stine Laursen Peter Abrahamson Kirsten Thisted

Socializing

Student mentor. Sign-up for a student mentor. They can be extremely helpful Usually a great source of local knowledge. Great way to meet people and to be invited to social events.