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THE UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
Copenhagen, Denmark
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http://www.esade.edu/home.php

The city of choice for a quarter of Denmark 's people, Copenhagen is the liveliest and biggest city in Scandinavia. Copenhagen has much to offer: It is the gateway city for most international flights to Scandinavia. It is a city of festivals and museums. It is the place for architecture and design. Be it amusement parks and roller coasters you seek, or the home of the great physicist Niels Bohr you wish to find, Copenhagen will not disappoint.

Set in the heart of Copenhagen, the University of Copenhagen (KU) is especially strong in the fields of Political Science and Economics. KU is also well-known for Physics (Nobel prize) and Mathematics. With university buildings scattered all over town, you can find shops and classrooms literally side by side – you can go shopping while waiting for your next lecture!

Academics

Eligible areas of study:

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), Faculty of Law (LAW) and Faculty of Science (FOS)

Courses in English:

Website for courses taught in English at http://www.sis.ku.dk/

Courses taught in English usually offered only at higher levels (3rd and 4th year courses).

Students at KU specialize from their first year at university. Courses in the first two years (eg. introductory courses) are usually taught in Danish. Thus, it would be best if NUS exchange students came in their third year. Otherwise, they should have had at least 1.5 years of university education (ie. go on exchange from their 4th semester onwards).

Students can take up to 30 ECTS each semester in KU. On average, each student takes four courses per semester.

Most courses have exams at the end of each semester. Exam schedules are made clear to students when lectures start. For the first semester, classes end in December, with oral exams in January. Thus, exchange students who do not wish to stay in Denmark till January should opt to do written instead of oral exams.

Academic calendar:

  • NUS semester one = KU autumn semester (September to January)
  • NUS semester two = KU spring semester (January to June)
 
Cost of Living

The living costs in Denmark are approximately 6,000 DKK (S$1,500) per month. This estimate includes accommodation, food, books and transport.

 
Housing Options
The rooms assigned by the International Office are all single, furnished rooms and cost approximately DKK 1,800 to 2,800 (S$500 - $780) per month. Although overseas exchange students are given first priority for the student dorms, there is still a high possibility that they may not be assigned one. Should that be the case, the International Office will assist in finding students rented rooms.
 
Additional Information
Students going to DTU for SEP may apply for the DUO-Denmark Fellowship Award. However, this is not open for academic year 2005/06.
 
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