Study Abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark

A few students have spent a semester in Copenhagen, and here is a note from Sara, who spent the Spring of 2006 in that program:

The Denmark International Study program was by far my best and favorite college experience. The program is run through the Danish government, and as a result, is afforded so many great advantages, such as professional faculty that are experts in their fields, as well as field trips all over Europe and parts of Asia. The classes are taught in English and housing arrangements range from apartments in the heart of Copenhagen, to dorm style 'kollegiums', to home stays with Danish families.

There are roughly six programs that you can choose from (increasing every year) with over 50 subject areas- including learning Danish! The business program, known as International Business and Economics (IBE) has management, finance, and marketing classes, with the opportunity to visit Danish companies during a weekend fieldtrip, and other European cities during a week long fieldtrip (ex. Berlin, Germany and Warsaw, Poland while I was there).

DIS also gives its students a two week break in March for your own personal travels (I visited Russia during one of these weeks- or, as well as Amsterdam, Netherlands, and my sister in Florence, Italy).

Other things to note: DIS has two summer program options as well that are 5 and 7 weeks long. Secondly, learning Danish was a lot of fun, but not necessary because everyone in the city speaks adequate English (they start learning English in 4th grade).