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Design as a Fundamental Part of Being in 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:
Catherine N. (ILVS, Tufts University) on October 31, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-01-16 |
| * End Date: | 2011-05-17 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The teachers were incredible because they took it further than the classroom and applied everything they taught us to real life and to relevant issues. For the first time, I felt like what I was learning was tangible. The teachers also served as great mentors and I continue to email them. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Strengths: fun people, fun to talk to. |
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I mostly ate in my residence hall. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Program held parties at Studenterhuset and at the park |
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I always felt safe. This was one of the best things about the program and the city. |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did Tufts 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Eat at home. Don't eat out. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
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? | -make an effort to meet Danes. REALLY. go all out. -balance academica/social life however you can -Enroll in classes that make you do FIELD WORK and get out of the classroom -Take a class related to DESIGN because it is a big part of Scandinavian culture. |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | YES YES YES YES YES BEST SEMESTER POSSIBLE. |