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The Fun Immersion and Challenging Experience of Denmark
DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad: Copenhagen - Various Programs
Program Information
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:
Danielle N. (History and Secondary Education, Providence College) on January 09, 2012
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-08-21 |
| * End Date: | 2011-12-18 |
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | DIS, University of Copenhagen |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The teaching methods were much different than American schools. There were a lot of group work and projects, but they really got the students to get to know each other through study tours. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The study tour trips were very helpful and made my learning even more worthwhile. I just did not like where I was placed to live, because it was 30 km away from the city. |
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I did not mind my living arrangement because I had my own room and shared a kitchen with an American student, but it was difficult to work with the other 2 local students because we were all on different schedules. |
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Could have used a little more money on my food stipend card. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The study trip to Prague and Cesky Krumlov were unbelievable. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Thankfully I did not have any health issues because my residency card never came to my mail box. But the city is pretty safe, but still take precautions. |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did Providence College 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Watch the amount of money on your stipend card, and go out to places at night that don't have huge coverages. You will always have to pay for coat check as well. |
Language
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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 do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Just relax and the time will really fly by. Denmark is such a great location that you can travel anywhere in Europe. |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | YES! I met the greatest people and had some of my favorite teachers. Also the traveling I did was amazing. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Holocaust and Genocide |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Torben Jorgensen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This course was my favorite, the teacher knew a LOT about the topics and taught them very well to us. It was real information and the study trip made it even more real. |
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European Memory and Identity: Czech Republic |
| Course Department: | ECH |
| Instructor: | Brian Soderquist and Jakob Jorgensen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The material was new for all of us but the professors helped us through the information and wanted us to succeed. The study tour trips were amazing! |
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