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Capturing Danishness
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:
Jordan S. (International Studies, Political Economy, University of Hartford) on December 09, 2010
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2010-08-22 |
| * End Date: | 2010-12-19 |
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Danish Institute for Study Abroad, University of Copenhagen |
| 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. |
The educational experience was great. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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| * Food: |
We received a food stipend so we were able to cook for ourselves in a full kitchen. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Very safe institution and city, and with full coverage health care provided by the government, for no extra fee, leaving you with no health costs whenever you're injured or sick. |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did University of Hartford 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? | About 200 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Come with money saved! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
Most people spoke english, however, as I occasionally helped out at a bar/cafe, I had to understand basic Danish, and in grocery shopping, travelling, etc. |
| 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
| * 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? | More than worthwhile! |