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Copenhagen: Inspirational and Liberal
DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad: Copenhagen - Various Programs
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Copenhagen as your home, Europe as your classroom
Enhance your major, engage and immerse, broaden your horizons, and acquire valuable cross-cultural skills with other motivated, curious, and energetic students from American universities.
Academically Challenging Courses Taught in English
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| Provider: | DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad |
| Location(s): | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Hudson F. (Anthropology, Trinity University) on October 31, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-01-13 |
| * End Date: | 2011-05-13 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Decent workload and fair grading system. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Strengths: very organized Weaknesses: None |
| * Housing: |
Very safe neighborhood. |
| * Food: |
Lots of food options all over Copenhagen. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Sustainability program field trip to The Netherlands and Germany was very informative and relevant. Best part of the program. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Very safe |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did Trinity University prepare and support you for your time abroad? |
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 100 dollars. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Very expensive city |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | I learned that European modern Welfare state systems produced much less social inequality than the neoliberal state system of the U.S. |