Danish is worth the effort

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02/09-10 kl. 11:27 Campus / Danish language / Full-degree students / International students

SPECIAL REPORT: WHY BOTHER LEARNING DANISH?
Some international students spend hours learning unpronouncable Danish vocabulary and tricky grammar. The University Post asked them why:

Photos by Luci Ellis

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02/09-10 kl. 10:40 Kultur / Hum

No point in learning Danish

For full-degree student Riccardo Mioli from Italy, learning Danish seemed like a good idea when he first arrived in Copenhagen. Now, one year later, he has changed his mind.

»In the beginning I wanted to learn Danish. But after 6 or 7 months here, when I still didn’t know any Danish, it seemed like a waste of time to start. Now I have given up.«

It is easy to survive in Copenhagen only speaking in English, and the Danes quickly switch over if they hear someone struggling with the tricky guttural Danish pronunciation, he says.

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See the new internationals at orientation meeting

Getting to the orientation meeting proved to be a hassle for some students.

First you had to find the KUA lecture hall. For some students it proved such a difficult task, that they arrived up to an hour late.

Then, once you arrived, you were overloaded with flyers. Studenterhuset, USG and Erasmus to name a few. University Post was also there to give out our postcards which also serve as a free drink voucher at our Party March 16, 2012.

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Gallery: February Orientation Meeting

Once again the orientation meeting gathered together new international students at KUA for important information and friendly networking.
Outside, minus degrees and snow filled the air. However, this did not seem to affect the students much. When asked by the University Post whether they've experienced colder weather, the majority of students raised their hand.
Check out the new students or see if you can spot yourself by clicking the first photo.
See more photos from the event on on our facebook page here.

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Gallery: War of the Wardrobes, the new ...

Newly arrived international students are, once again, roaming Copenhagen’s wintry campus areas. Though overwhelmed and baffled, they’ve come here with fresh fashion inspiration from far-away nooks and corners all over the world. The University Post attended University of Copenhagen’s Orientation Event for newcomers to find out what the cat’s dragged in this time.

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Gallery: New international students at Science

New international students from throughout the world were brought together for an orientation meeting at Frederiksberg campus, the new Science faculty. The temperature outside was minus 10 degrees Celsius, but less than 50 per cent of the students present at the meeting answered that this was the coldest weather they’d ever experienced. Check out our footage, and see more photos on our facebook page here.

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1/3 of full degree students homeless on arrival

A whole 29 per cent, almost a third, of full degree students do not have a place to live upon arriving in Copenhagen.

This is according to a recent study that also shows that three out of every five full degree students must find their accommodation on their own and three out of five full degree students are forced to move during their stay.

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Gallery: January Orientation Meeting

Hundreds of cheerful international students showed up to the orientation meeting at the University of Copenhagen on Thursday, 5 January 2012. The air was filled with friendly chatter. The University Post captured the event. Click on the first photo and take the tour.

Photos and text: Anna Meera Gaokar and Polina Chebotareva

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Gallery: New students' orientation

New international students visiting University of Copenhagen got together for an official orientation meeting on 1 September. See if you can find yourself in the pictures!

Photos and text by Ekaterina Chapiro.

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04/08-11 kl. 13:21 Campus

Overwhelming first day for new students

Copenhagen is a good place to be, say international students.

The Danish language, and the new university procedures are overwhelming. But most Danes speak English, and this helps things along.

International students had got together Thursday, some for their very first Danish language course, some for the University's orientation. It was a chance for newly arrived international students to meet the university, other exchange students and to learn something about the country where they’ll be spending the next few months.

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Danish Birthday Party for international students

On 17 March, international students from the Faculty of Humanities learnt what a traditional Danish birthday is.

Danish birthday decorations and loads of funny games created a cheerful atmosphere where both international and Danish students got the opportunity to hang out.

Candies, marshmallows, cider and layered cake 'lagkage' were served. A really, really sweet party...

Photos and text by Patricia Trincado.

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