DIS Quiz: Internationals put to the test

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DIS Quiz: Internationals put to the test

28/09-10 kl. 13:38 Campus / International students

The Danish Institute for Study Abroad laid down the challenge on Monday 27 September, inviting scores of international students to their first pub quiz of the semester.

With a first prize pot of DKK 1.500 and plenty of beer awards up for grabs, the quiz was a perfect way to pick the internationals’ brains at the KFUK ball room.

With questions spanning from logic to Danish royalty, and geography to gastronomy, the difficult, yet fun quiz was enjoyed with a vast accompaniment of cheap beer – consumed responsibly of course.

Pictures and text by Joe Short

International students valuable mentors

14/02-12 kl. 12:19 Campus / Hum

Non-Danes kicked out of mentor group

For three semesters now, international students have, together with Danes, been mentors of exchange students at the Faculty of Humanities.

International mentors proved to be good mentors as they already had experienced the same coming-to-Denmark situation.

But now, the Faculty of Humanities has got rid of all non-Danish mentors. Danes are more appropriate for the task due to their knowledge of Denmark and, therefore, they can integrate better the newcomers, the Faculty argues.

Danes know Denmark

07/02-12 kl. 13:14 Campus

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.

07/02-12 kl. 11:46 Campus

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.

03/02-12 kl. 15:32 Campus

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.

03/02-12 kl. 15:16 Campus / Nat

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.

26/01-12 kl. 12:20 Campus

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.

05/01-12 kl. 17:02 Campus

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

02/09-11 kl. 08:52 Campus

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.

See more amazing photos on Facebook

04/08-11 kl. 14:21 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.