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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:
Kari A. (Economics, Villanova University) on January 17, 2012
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-08-21 |
| * End Date: | 2011-12-18 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Similar workload and difficulty. Very high quality professors. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
excellent support system. Very pleased with DIS |
| * Housing: |
Lived with 10 Americans and a Danish RA. Overall very pleased. The dorm was in an excellent location |
| * Food: |
danish class went to grocery store and was shown what food was (everything labeled in danish) which was helpful |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Went on a study tour of Western Denmark and Brussels. Both were interesting academically and culturally. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
DIS set everyone up with healthcare cards and made going to the doctor easy (and free). Copenhagen was extremely safe |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did Villanova 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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
most people spoke english. used it rarely |
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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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? | Getting to know danes was the highlight of my four months. Danish people are extremely smart, funny, unique, and incredibly kind and helpful. Students wishing to live in an "alternative Europe" would benefit most |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | Extremely worthwhile. I feel much more mature and confident in my ability to live by myself and take care of myself. Traveling alone was an important growing experience. The program also helped me focus on specific interests in the field of economics |