INTRODUCTION WEEK

SOCIAL PACKAGE

The Introduction Week Social Package is the

evening activity program in week 35 (August 27 –

September 1) and is the social supplement to the

mandatory daytime activities. As it is a package

deal the events will not be available for separate

purchase.

If you purchase the Introduction Week Social

Package, you will receive a blue bracelet after

your arrival in Copenhagen, which will be your

entrance pass to all the events throughout the

week. The bracelet pick-up will take place

Monday, August 27 from 12:30-14:30 in front of the

Library at Solbjerg Plads.

The following events are included in the package:

PRICE

500 DKK

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This will be a unique opportunity for you to

get to know your fellow exchange students.

This event is an organized form of “meet ‘n’ mingle”

which focuses on meeting a lot of people in a short period of

time. You will have a face-to-face conversation with one

person and move on to another when a signal is given. Each

meeting will last for five minutes.

TIME: 19:00 – 22:00

LOCATION: Ovnhallen

Porcelænshaven 24

2000 Frederiksberg

DIRECTIONS: Take the metro to Fasanvej Station.

Make a left onto Nordre Fasanvej (400

meters) until you reach Porcelænshaven

on your left.

REMINDERS: Beverages can be purchased at very

reasonable prices.

MEET ’N’ MINGLE

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Sit back, relax and enjoy this one-hour

guided tour through the canals of

Copenhagen. The tour will take you through all

parts of the old city and pass many of the most famous sights,

such as the parliament Christiansborg, the old stock

exchange Børsen, the Opera House, the royal castle

Amalienborg, and of course the world-renowned statue of the

Little Mermaid.

CANAL TOUR

TIME: 18:45 – 20:00

LOCATION: DFDS Canal Tours

Gl. Strand 26

1202 København K.

DIRECTIONS: Take the metro to Kgs. Nytorv Station.

Make a right onto Vingårdstræde (250

meters). Continue straight onto

Fortunstræde (100 meters) until you

reach Gl. Strand.

REMINDERS: Please be on time as the boats will not

be able to wait.

GROUP 1-5

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Time after time, Danish Folk Dancing is the

event in the Exchange Social Program which

gets the best feedback. Most of the dances are

from around 1780-1880, and were originally danced by

farmers and poor people. The dances will be danced at a

level so that everyone can participate. A professional folk

dancing group will teach you the steps accompanied by a

live orchestra. This is not to be missed!

DANISH FOLK DANCING

TIME: 19:00 – 21:00

LOCATION: Ovnhallen

Porcelænshaven 24

2000 Frederiksberg

DIRECTIONS: Take the metro to

Fasanvej Station.

Make a left onto

Nordre Fasanvej

(400 meters) until

you reach

Porcelænshaven

on your left.

REMINDERS: Beverages can be

purchased at very

reasonable prices.

Please bring cash

and comfortable

shoes.

GROUP 6-10

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After the Danish Folk Dancing lesson and

Canal Tour a party has been arranged for

you at one of the most famous night clubs in

Copenhagen, Søpavillonen. Søpavillonen is located on the

shore of the lake Peblingesø in the center of Copenhagen.

The night club is exclusively reserved for the Introduction

Week Social Package participants.

LAKE PARTY

TIME: 22:00 – 03:00

LOCATION: Søpavillonen

Gyldenløvesgade 24

1369 København K.

DIRECTIONS: Take the metro to Forum Station. Make a

right onto Rosenørns Allé (350 meters).

Continue straight onto Gyldenløvesgade

(50 meters) until you reach Søpavillonen

on your left.

REMINDERS: There will be free admission from 22:00

until 23:00. Please bring ID and cash for

the wardrobe.

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Sit back, relax and enjoy this one-hour

guided tour through the canals of

Copenhagen. The tour will take you through all

parts of the old city and pass many of the most famous sights,

such as the parliament Christiansborg, the old stock

exchange Børsen, the Opera House, the royal castle

Amalienborg, and of course the world-renowned statue of the

Little Mermaid.

CANAL TOUR

TIME: 18:45 – 20:00

LOCATION: DFDS Canal Tours

Gl. Strand 26

1202 København K.

DIRECTIONS: Take the metro to Kgs. Nytorv Station.

Make a right onto Vingårdstræde (250

meters). Continue straight onto

Fortunstræde (100 meters) until you

reach Gl. Strand.

REMINDERS: Please be on time as the boats will not

be able to wait.

GROUP 6-10

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Time after time, Danish Folk Dancing is the

event in the Exchange Social Program which

gets the best feedback. Most of the dances are

from around 1780-1880, and were originally danced by

farmers and poor people. The dances will be danced at a

level so that everyone can participate. A professional folk

dancing group will teach you the steps accompanied by a

live orchestra. This is not to be missed!

DANISH FOLK DANCING

TIME: 19:00 – 21:00

LOCATION: Ovnhallen

Porcelænshaven 24

2000 Frederiksberg

DIRECTIONS: Take the metro to

Fasanvej Station.

Make a left onto

Nordre Fasanvej

(400 meters) until

you reach

Porcelænshaven

on your left.

REMINDERS: Beverages can be

purchased at very

reasonable prices.

Please bring cash

and comfortable

shoes.

GROUP 1-5

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After the Buddy Dinners a party has been

arranged for you at the night club Park. Park

is located in the area of Copenhagen called

Østerbro. The club is exclusively reserved for the Introduction

Week Social Package participants.

PARK PARTY

TIME: 22:00 – 03:00

LOCATION: Park

Østerbrogade 79

2100 København Ø.

DIRECTIONS: Take the metro to Nørreport Station. Take

bus number 14 (final stop Klampenborg

Station). Get off at Gustav Adolfs Gade

(fifth stop).

REMINDERS: There will be free admission from 22:00

until 23:00. Please bring ID and cash for

the wardrobe.

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This will be a relaxing evening with a great

Danish movie with English subtitles. The

comedy “Blinkende Lygter” (Flickering Lights) from

2000 will be shown. The plot is as follows: Torkild is the head of

a small gang, pulling small jobs for a gangster known as the

“Eskimo”. After his 40th birthday and a botched heist

involving 4 million DKK, Torkild and his gang are forced to

hide out in an abandoned inn in the middle of nowhere. The

gang has to wait only until Peter, who was shot, is well enough

to travel, so they can continue on to Barcelona. But after

meeting some of the locals and finding moments of peace in

this secluded hideaway, Torkild convinces the rest of the

gang that staying may be the future for

which they are all looking. The gang

uses the money to buy the inn and turn

it into a restaurant. However they

cannot avoid getting caught up by

their pasts.

MOVIE NIGHT

TIME: 20:00 – 22:30

LOCATION: SP202

Solbjerg Plads 3

2000 Frederiksberg

DIRECTIONS: Take the metro to Frederiksberg Station.

Make a right onto Solbjerg Plads (25

meters).

REMINDERS: Soda and popcorn will be provided.

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The formal welcome dinner is the big finale of

the two introductory weeks. So put on your

best 20s/30s dress, bring your dance shoes, and

join the greatest swing party ever! A welcome drink and a

delicious three-course menu will be served. After the dinner

the Chris Tanner band and the dancers “Per Rock" and "Just

Joan" will start the party with some swing/jazz thereafter a DJ

will take over. This will be an unforgettable night!

TIME: 18:00 – 02:00

LOCATION: Ovnhallen

Porcelænshaven 24

2000 Frederiksberg

DIRECTIONS: Take the metro to

Fasanvej Station. Take a

left onto Nordre Fasanvej

(400 meters) until you

reach Porcelænshaven on

your left.

REMINDERS: Beverages can be

purchased at very

reasonable prices. Please

bring cash. As it is a formal

dinner please dress

accordingly. There will be

entrance from 18:00 until

19:00 from Fasanvej.

WELCOME DINNER