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Design and Society

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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Review By:

christina a. (New Media/ Art History, SUNY - Albany) on September 27, 2010

Overall Rating

Personal Information

* Start Date: 2010-05-13
* End Date: 2010-09-10
If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: Design and Society in Denmark
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* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I really appreciated the whole overall experience. The teaching methods in Denmark are much different than the US, however, I feel they are more effective than our educational system.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

Everything was perfect. the faculty, staff, university. EVERYTHING

* Housing:

* Food:

DIS has no meal plans, however they include a stipend for food. You are able to purchase your own food to there are really no dietary restrictions.

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

* Home Institution Advising:

How well did SUNY - Albany prepare and support you for your time abroad?

Finances

* 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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
Language acquisition improvement?

Most people spoke english, however, food shopping and everyday navigation was in Danish. Locals were very friendly in helping you, so it never really became a problem.

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Apartment
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans

A Look Back

* 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? It was completely worth while. My study abroad experience has influenced my academic career path as well as my plans for my senior project.