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StudyAbroadGuide2010-2012


The University of Copenhagen 5

TheUniversityofCopenhagen 5

TheInternationalOffice 6

LibraryService 6

ComputerFacilities 7

Studying at the University 11

CoursesOfferedinEnglish 11

RegistrationforCourses 11

Credits 11

Exams 11

DanishLanguageCourses 12

AcademicCalendar 14

DegreeProgrammes 14

StudyTourtoRussia 14

StudentID-Card 15

UniversityofCopenhagenEmailAccount 15

ExtensionofStay 16

CancellationofStay 17

Student Services and Student Life 19

StudentSupportandGuidance 19

Mentor 19

ESN 20

TheStudentHouse 20

InternationalCafé 20

Sports 20

KubulusAlumni 21

Arriving and Living in Copenhagen 23

Copenhagen 23

Whattopack 24

Arrivingbyplane 24

Arrivingbytrain 25

Housing 26

LivinginCopenhagen 27

MeetingtheDanes 27

LivingCosts 28

MoneyandBanking 28

Shopping 29

Residence Permit and Insurance 31

ResidencePermit 31

WorkinginDenmark 31

Cpr-number 32

CopenhagenInternationalService 33

Insurance 33

Health and Safety 35

CultureShock 35

Emergencies 37

Doctor 37

Dentist 37

Hospitals 37

Pharmacies 38

Confidentiality 38

PreventionofCrimeandAssault 38

Theft/Robbery 38

ViolentIncidences 39

InCaseofSexualAssault 39

Drugs 39

Going Back Home 41

TranscriptofAcademicRecords 41

Housing 41

Re-entryCultureShock 41

Important Addresses 43

FacultiesandOfficesattheUniversity

ofCopenhagen 43

StudentServicesandAssociations 43

UniversityBookShops 44

Libraries 44

DanishImmigrationService 45

CivilRegistrationOffice 45

EmergencyRooms 45

PsychiatricEmergencyWards 45

EmergencyDentalService 46

24–HourPharmacies 46

PoliceStations 46

CentreforRapeVictims 46

Embassies 46

InsuranceCompanies 46

Contents


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Foundedin1479theUniversityofCopenhagenhasalong

traditionofwelcominginternationalstudents.Afterthree

unsuccessfulattempts,theDanishKingChristiantheFirst

finallyobtainedpermissionfromthePopeinRometoestab-

lishamediaevalUniversityservingtheNordiccountriesand

NorthernEurope.ThePope’sonlyconditionwasfortheking

tofindaplacefortheUniversitywithplentyoffoodavail-

able–andCopenhagenwaschosen.Itturnedouttobea

wisechoice.ThecityisasafeEuropeanCapitalwithabustling

culturallife,anditoffersyounotonlyfood,butalsoplentyof

foodforthought.TodaytheUniversityofCopenhagenishost

tomorethan2,000internationalexchangeandfull-degree

studentseveryyear.Thestudentscomefromapproximately

65differentcountries,eachaddingacosmopolitanflavorto

theteaching,researchandsociallifeoftheUniversity.

Wehopethisguidewillmakeyoufeelwelcome,andthatit

willanswersomeofthequestionsthatyouhavebeforecom-

ingtoCopenhagenandduringyourstay.Studyingabroad

maybeverydifferentfromstudyingathome,butwewilldo

ourbesttohelpyouadjustandhaveasuccessfulexperience

studyingandlivinghere.Studyabroadisalsoaboutdiscover-

ingthatalthoughthingsmaybedonedifferently,theyarestill

worthdoing.

Inaworldwhereallthemajorchallengeswefaceareofa

globalnature,themobilityofstudentsandresearchersacross

continents–andtheinterculturalknowledgeandunder-

standingachievedthroughthis–isneededmorethanever.

Studyingabroadisnotonlyaboutcoursesandcredittransfer

–itcanchangeyourwholelife,itcanbeimportanttoyour

career,andmoreimportantlyitcanaddtointernationalun-

derstanding,peacekeepingandconciliation.

WelcometotheUniversityofCopenhagen

Introduction

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TheUniversityofCopenhagen

TheUniversityofCopenhagenistheoldest

UniversityinDenmark.Itwasfoundedasa

CatholicUniversityin1479withpermission

ofthePopeinRome.AftertheReformation,

itwasreopenedasaProtestantuniversity

in1537.Throughoutitslonghistory,the

Universityhasadaptedanddeveloped.

On1January2007theUniversityofCopen-

hagenmergedwiththeRoyalVeterinary

andAgriculturalUniversityandtheDanish

UniversityofPharmaceuticalSciences.The

twouniversitiesarenowfacultiesatthe

UniversityofCopenhagen.

TodaytheUniversityofCopenhagenhasa

studentbodyofmorethan37,000andmain-

tainsteachingandresearchactivitiesin8

Faculties:HealthSciences,Humanities,Law,

LifeSciences,PharmaceuticalSciences,

Science,SocialSciencesandTheology.The

Universityisrenownedforresearchofout-

standingquality,andforanexcellentacade-

micenvironmentthatchallengesstudents

personallyaswellasintellectually.The

primarygoalsoftheUniversityofCopen-

hagenaretopromoteresearch,teaching,and

tocommunicatetheresultsofscientificand

scholarlyresearch.TheUniversityholdsasa

centralprinciplethatteachingandresearch

shouldcontinuallyinteract.In2005,the

UniversityofCopenhagenformedtheInter-

nationalAllianceofResearchUniversities*

withnineotherworld-leadingresearch

universities.

Theuniversityoffersawiderangeof

coursesanddegreeprogrammestaught

inEnglish,includingtheCopenhagen

MasterofExcellenceprogrammeswhich

aredevelopedtochallengestudentsatthe

highestinternationalacademiclevel.

TheUniversityadministration,teachingand

researchfacilitiesarelocatedinfourcampus

areasinCopenhagen.

North CampusTheFacultyofPharmaceuticalSciences,

mostoftheFacultyofHealthSciencesand

theFacultyofScience.

City Campus TheFacultyofLaw,theFacultyofSocial

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TheUniversityofCopenhagen

*IARU members: Australian National University, ETH Zürich, National University of Singapore, Peking University, University of

California Berkeley, University of Cambridge, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford, University of Tokyo and Yale University.


Sciences,theFacultyofTheology,sections

oftheFacultyofHealthSciencesandthe

FacultyofSciencealongwithCentral

Administration.

South CampusTheFacultyofHumanities.

Frederiksberg CampusTheFacultyofLifeSciences.

TheInternationalOffice

TheInternationalOfficeattheUniversity

ofCopenhagenhasatotalof14staffand

asmallergroupofstudentswhoworkas

studentadvisorsforourincomingandout-

goingstudents.TheOfficeispartofthe

GuidanceandAdmissionsOfficelocatedin

thecitycentreofCopenhagen.Theofficeis

responsibleforservicesforinternationalstu-

dentssuchasadmission,housing,student

counselling,andorientationprogrammes

includingvarioussocialeventstohelpyou

meetotherinternationalstudents.

Livingandstudyingawayfromhomecan

beachallengingexperience–particularly

inthebeginningofyourstay.Inour

GuidanceandAdmissionsOfficeyouhave

theopportunitytoaskquestionsininformal

surroundings.Wearehappytohelpyou,or

topointyouintherightdirectiontowhere

youcangethelpwhetheryourquestion

relatestoyouracademicprogramme,

personalproblemsorpracticaltips.

FeelfreetovisitGuidanceandAdmissions

atanytimeduringyourstay.Ouropening

hoursareMondaytoFriday10-15(Thursday

10-17).Visitingaddress:Fiolstræde1,

groundfloor.

LibraryServices

TheUniversityLibrarywasfoundedin1482.

Today,theuniversityandtheRoyalLibrary

haveestablishedCULIS.Itismadeupof

CopenhagenUniversityLibrary,whichisa

divisionoftheRoyalLibrary,andofthe

facultyanddepartmentallibrariesrunby

theuniversityitself.

TotakeoutbooksfromtheRoyalLibrary,

youneedaspeciallibrarycard.Togetthis

card,youneedtobringyourStudentID-

CardandyourStudentID-Number,which

isonyourLetterofAdmission.Skilledstaff

atallthelibraryoutletscanassistyouin

thesearchformaterial.Subject-specific

databasesandCD-ROMsareavailableat

allthelibraries.Pleaseinquireaboutthe

Englishversionofthesearchsystemsused

bytheUniversitylibraries.Libraryaddresses

andopeninghoursarelistedinthesection

“ImportantAddresses”atthebackofthis

guide.

Finally,onceyouhaveregisteredwiththe

Danishauthorities,yourmayusetheexten-

sivemunicipallibraryserviceofCopenhagen

freeofcharge.Themainmunicipallibrary,

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TheUnivers i ty of Copenhagen

Hoved biblioteket,islocatedinKrystalgade

closetoourGuidanceandAdmissions.

ComputerFacilities

AllFacultiesattheUniversityprovideaccess

tocomputers,printersandscanners.Itis

usuallyfreeofchargetousethesefacili-

ties,althoughyoumayberequiredtopay

adepositforakeyoranadmissioncard.

Alsosomecomputerscentresmaycharge

forprints.Informationaboutthefacilitiesat

eachFacultyisgivenbelow.

Faculty of Health Sciences AtthePanumInstitute,studentshavefree

accesstocomputers,printers,scannersetc.

Thecomputerfacilitiesarelocatedintwo

centres(seethelocationbelow).Thecom-

putersareallconnectedtotheInternet.The

FacultyalsohasaccesstowirelessInternet.

PanumInstitute

Blegdamsvej3rooms9.2.11and9.2.13

Openinghours:Monday-Friday8-17

Usuallyastaffmemberispresentandcan

assistyouwiththedifferentsoftwarepackages.

Pleaseaskthestaffaboutregisteringasauser.

Faculty of Humanities TheITCentreprovidescomputerfacilities

foremployeesandstudentsintheFaculty

ofHumanities.Inordertousethecompu-

terequipmentandsoftwareavailable,itis

necessarytobearegistereduser.Registered

usersaregivenanaccount(ausernameand

apassword),whichenablesthemtolog

intothecomputingfacilities(anaccountcan

beopenedatthehelpdesk).Gotoroom

25.1.11toregisterandforIT-support.The

FacultyhasaccesstowirelessInternet.

Computerrooms

Thecomputerroomsarelocatedin25.1.26and

25.1.28.YouneedyourstudentID-cardtoaccess.

TheroomsareopenMondaytoFriday8-20.

Faculty of LawAttheFacultyofLawstudentshave

accesstocomputersforwordprocessing

andInternetuse.Thebuildingshavewire-

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lessInternetaccess.Thecomputersare

locatedin:

Jurahuset

Studiestræde34

Openinghours:Allweek8-24

Monday-Friday19-24,SaturdayandSunday.

YouneedtouseyourstudentID-cardtoaccess

thebuilding.

Faculty of Life ScienceManyclassroomshavecomputersand

ITfacilities.Computersareavailableto

studentsincomputerroomsandgroup

roomsaroundcampus.

TheFacultyofLifeSciencespresumesthat

newstudentshavealaptopwhenthey

begintheirstudies.Teachingmaytherefore

beplannedontheassumptionthatstudents

havetheirowncomputer.

Itisnotanultimaterequirementthatyou

buyalaptop,buttheteachersresponsible

forthecoursemayplantheirteachingon

theassumptionthatyouhavealaptopat

yourdisposal.Ifyoudonotwishtoorare

unabletobuyalaptop,youmayusethe

computerfacilitiesattheFacultyofLife

Sciences.

Thereiswirelessnetworkaccessinmost

partsoftheFacultyofLifeSciences.Power

socketsforrecharginglaptopscanbefound

inlocationswithnetworkaccess.Printers

areavailableinthecomputerrooms.

Ifyouwouldlikeanintroductiontothecomputer

system,pleasecontacttheITDepartmentat21

Bülowsvej,building2-51.Openinghours:12-14,

tel.:+4535332348(12-16),email:

[email protected]

EachLIFEstudenthasaprintquotaof

500printsforeachblock.Theprint

quotaisautomaticallyregisteredtoyour

emailaccount.Shouldyourunout,you

canbuymoreprintsatDSR(theStudent

Association).1,000printscostDKK400.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesWirelessinternetaccessisavailableallover

theFacultyofPharmaceuticalSciences.

StudentsattheFacultyofPharmaceutical

Sciencesalsohavefreeaccesstocomputers,

printers,scannersetc.inthreecomputer

rooms.Thecomputersareallconnectedto

theInternet.Forfurtherinformationabout

facilitiesandopeninghours,pleasecontact

theFacultyofPharmaceuticalSciences.

Faculty of ScienceAlldepartmentsintheFacultyofScience

havecomputerfacilitiesforstudents.

Mosthavecomputerroomswithfree

accesstocomputers,printers,scanners

etc.Forfurtherinformationaboutfacilities

andopeninghours,pleasecontactthe

departmentwhereyouwillbestudying.

ManybuildingsattheFacultyhavewireless

Internetaccess.

Faculty of Social SciencesEachdepartmenthasoneormorecomputer

centresforstudents.Insomecases,students

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willneedtopurchaseakeyoraccesscardin

ordertoaccessthecomputercentres.Please

inquireinyourdepartmentaboutaccessto

thecomputerfacilities.

Faculty of TheologyIntheFacultyofTheology&Centreof

AfricanStudiesstudentshave24-hour

accesstocomputerfacilitiesthatprovide

computersandprintersforwordprocessing.

AllcomputersareconnectedtotheInternet.

Wirelessinternetaccessandplugsfor

laptopsareavailableinalllibraries.To

accessthefacilitiesyouneedyourStudent

ID-cardandtoberegisteredasauser.You

canregisterandbuyprintsintheReception,

groundfloor.Openinghours:Mondayto

Friday9-14.

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CoursesOfferedinEnglish

TheUniversityofCopenhagenoffersa

widerangeofcoursesinEnglishinall

8faculties.Priortoeachsemesterthe

InternationalOfficepublishesacatalogue

onlineonwww.studies.ku.dklistingthe

coursesofferedinEnglish.Thecourse

catalogueenablesyoutoplanyour

academicprogrammebeforethesemester

begins.Withtheexceptionofafewcourses

designedparticularlyforinternational

students,thecoursestaughtinEnglishare

alsoopentoDanishstudents.

Togiveyoutheopportunitytolearn

aboutDanishcultureandsociety,the

UniversityofCopenhagenhasdesigned

aseriesoflecturescoveringtopicssuch

asDanishart,history,literature,film,

identity,politicsandtraditions.The“Course

inDanishCulture”isofferedtointerna-

tionalstudentseachsemester.Inaddition

tothelectures,thecourseincludesaseries

ofexcursionstorelevantinstitutionsand

historicsights.

TheUniversityalsoofferscoursesin

AcademicEnglishandAcademicWriting.

RegistrationforCourses

Somedepartmentsrequirethatyouregister

forcoursespriortothebeginningofthe

semester.Inotherdepartmentsyousimply

showupforclassonthefirstday.Ifyou

arenotsurewhetheryouneedtoregister

forcoursesorhowtoregister,pleasecheck

withtherelevantdepartmentorcheckthe

guidelinesatwww.studies.ku.dk.

Credits

TheUniversityofCopenhageniscommit-

tedtotheimplementationoftheEuropean

CreditTransferSystem(ECTS),whicheases

theprocessofcredittransferbetween

EUuniversities.TheECTSsystemdefines

afullstudyloadforoneyearas60ECTS

credits.Thenumberofcreditsawarded

foreachbachelorandmastercoursevaries

dependingontheworkload.Theonline

catalogueofcoursesofferedinEnglish

givesdetailsaboutthenumberofcredits

youearnforanyparticularcourse.

Tomakesurethatyouareabletotrans-

ferthecreditsearnedattheUniversityof

Copenhagen,itisimportantthatyour

homeinstitutionapprovesyourintended

studyprogramme.Beawarethatcredits

forcoursesareonlyawardedifyoumeet

thecourserequirements.Studyingisa

fulltimejob,andinadditiontoattending

classes,youwillbeexpectedtospend

muchtimestudyinginthelibrary.

Exams

Whenyoubeginyourstudies,werecom-

mendthatyouinquireabouthowandwhen

toregisterforexamsinthedepartment(s)

whereyouarestudying.Notethatthe

StudyingattheUniversity

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procedureanddeadlinemayvarydepending

onthedepartment.Itisextremelyimpor-

tantthatyouregistercorrectlyandindue

timeforexamsasyouwillotherwisenotbe

allowedtotaketheexam(s).

AttheUniversityofCopenhagenstudents

areassessedaftertakingoneofthefollow-

ingtypesofexaminations:paper,written

examination,oralexaminationoractive

participation.Inaddition,somecourses

mayrequirethesuccessfulcompletionof

written,oralorpracticalassignmentsduring

thesemester.

Academicperformanceiseithergraded

accordingtotheDanish7-scaleorevalu-

atedbyapass/fail.Ifyourhomeinstitu-

tionrequiresthatallyourworkbeevalu-

atedaccordingtothe7-scalethismaybe

arrangedwiththelecturer.

Aftercompletingyourperiodofstudyatthe

UniversityofCopenhagen,youwillreceivea

transcriptofyouracademicrecords(please

alsorefertothechapteron“Transcriptof

AcademicRecords”).

DanishLanguageCourses

Evenifyouplantotakecoursestaughtin

EnglishattheUniversityofCopenhagen,we

encourageyoutolearnsomeDanishwhile

youarelivinginthecountry.TheUniversity

ofCopenhagenoffersDanishlanguage

coursestoallinternationalstudentsfrom

non-Scandinaviancountries,andcourses

rangefrombeginner’stoadvancedlevel.

KnowingsomeDanish–evenjustbasic

words–isusefulwhentryingtounderstand

theDanesandDanishsociety,whichyou

willbepartofduringyourstay.Taking

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The Danish Grading System: the 7-Scale (as defined by the Ministry of Education)

12: For an excellent performance10: For a very good performance7: For a good performance4: For a fair performance02: For an adequate performance00: For an inadequate performance-3: For an unacceptable performance 02 is the required grade to pass. Some courses are just evaluated by a pass or fail.

StudyingattheUnivers i ty

partinDanishlanguagecoursesisalsoa

goodwayofmeetingotherinternational

students.

TheDepartmentofNordicPhilology–

oneoftheworld’sleadingcentresfor

thestudyofNordiclanguagesand

literature–co-ordinatesalltheDanish

languageprogrammesattheUniversity

ofCopenhagen.EveryAugustand

Januarytheyarrangeathree-weekpre-

semesterDanishlanguagecourse.The

three-weekcoursesareopentoallinter-

nationalstudentsfromnon-Scandinavian

countries.Aneight-weeksummercourse

isalsoofferedandespeciallydesignedfor

exchangestudentsonoverseasexchange

agreements.Boththeeight-weekand

thethree-weekcoursesarefreeofcharge

forinternationalstudentsadmittedto

theUniversityofCopenhagenunderthe

auspicesofanexchangeprogramme.

ItisalsopossibletotakeDanishlanguage

classesduringthesemester.Ifyouwish

totakepartinoneofthepre-semester

courses,youmustapplyforthiswhen

applyingforadmission,whereasyoucan

registerforcoursesduringthesemester

uponarrival.Forfurtherinformationplease

visitwww.studies.ku.dk.

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AcademicCalendar

TheacademicyearbeginslateAugustand

containstwosemesterseachofwhichare

dividedintotwoblocks.Pleasereferto

studies.ku.dk/studies/academic_calender/or

tothedepartment(s)inwhichyouaregoing

tostudyformoredetailedinformation

concerningexamperiods,breaksetc.

Autumn Semester:Optional8-weekDanishlanguagecourse

beginsmid-June.

Optional3-weekpre-semesterDanish

languagecoursebeginsearlyAugust

Semesterblock1beginslateAugustand

endsearlyNovember

Semesterblock2beginsearlyNovember

andendslateJanuary

Spring Semester:Optional3-weekpre-semesterDanish

languagecoursebeginsearlyJanuary

Semesterblock3beginsearlyFebruaryand

endsmid-April

Semesterblock4beginsmid-Aprilandends

lateJune

DegreeProgrammes

Exchangeandgueststudentscannottake

adegreeattheUniversityofCopenhagen.

However,ifyouareinterestedintaking

afulldegree,theUniversityoffersawide

rangeofhighqualityfull-degreepro-

grammestaughtinEnglishincludinga

numberofErasmusMundusProgrammes

andtheCopenhagenMasterofExcellence

Programmesdesignedtochallengeleading

students.Pleasevisitwww.studies.ku.dkfor

furtherinformation.

StudyTourtoRussia

TheUniversityofCopenhagenorganizes

astudytourtoRussia.Thetouraimsat

providinghands-onexperienceanddirect

accesstothecomplexandfascinating

historyandcultureofRussia,thebiggest

countryintheworld.Thetourgivespriority

tolearningovertraditionaltourismand

isconductedinEnglishforthebenefit

ofinternationalstudents.Youwillmeet

studentsfromallovertheworld,currently

studyinginCopenhagen,aswellasDanish

studentsandRussianstudentsactingas

hostsinMoscowandSt.Petersburg.For

furtherinformationvisitwww.studies.ku.dk.


StudentID-Card

AllstudentsattheUniversityofCopen-

hagenhaveastudentID-card.Withyour

LetterofAdmissionyoureceivean

applicationformforyourStudentID-Card.

Pleasemakesuretofillinandreturnthe

form.WhenyouarriveinCopenhagen,you

canpickupyourStudentID-Cardatthe

OrientationMeetingwhichisheldinthe

beginningofeachsemesterorinour

GuidanceandAdmissions.Thecardidenti-

fiesyouasastudentattheUniversityand

youmustremembertobringitwhenyou

signupforandsityourexams.Youalsouse

thecardasakeytoaccessUniversityfacili-

tiesoutsideregularopeninghours,tobene-

fitfromstudentdiscountsinbookshops,

museums,theatresetc.,andasalibrarycard

(pleasealsorefertothechapteron“Library

Services”).Pleasenotethatproducingthe

cardmaytakeseveralweeks.Therefore,itis

agoodideatoreturntheapplicationform

asquicklyaspossible.

UniversityofCopenhagenEmailAccount

WhenyouareadmittedtotheUniversity

ofCopenhagen,youareassignedan

emailaccountwiththeUniversity.Wewill

useyourUniversityofCopenhagenemail

addresstocontactyouregardingyour

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accommodation,coursesetc.bothpriorto

andduringyourstayinCopenhagen,soit

isveryimportantthatyoumakesureto

checkitregularly.Youcanalsomakeit

forwarde-mailstoyourownprivatee-mail

account.

ExtensionofStay

IfyouareenrolledintheUniversityof

Copenhagenasaninternationalexchange

orgueststudent,youmayapplytoextend

yourenrolment.Note,however,thatyou

cannotbeenrolledintheUniversityof

Copenhagenasanexchangeorguest

studentformorethantwoyearsintotal.

Ifyouwishtoapplytoextendyourenrol-

ment,pleasecontactyourdepartmentin

theUniversityofCopenhagenandapply

forextensionatthedepartment.Ifyoutake

coursesinmorethanonedepartmentand

plantodosoagainnextsemesteryouneed

lettersfromallthedepartmentsinorderto

beabletotaketheircourses.Contactyour

homeuniversityandgetaletteroremail

statingthatyoucanextendyourstayatthe

UniversityofCopenhagen.Taketheletters/

emailsapprovingtheextensionofyourstay

totheGuidanceandAdmissionsOffice.

Wewillthenregisteryourextensioninthe

Universitydatabase.Youwillreceivealetter

ofextensionfromtheInternationalOffice.

Studentswhoneedtoextendtheirvisawill

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alsogetanewvisaapplicationform.Your

currentstudentID-cardwillbevalidforthe

nextsemesteraswell.

CancellationofStay

PleasenotifytheInternationalOffice

immediatelyif,forwhateverreason,you

maynotbeabletocometotheUniversity

ofCopenhagenafterhavingbeenadmitted.

Youcansendane-mailtoint-admission@

adm.ku.dkorstopbyourGuidanceand

AdmissionsOfficeifyouarealreadyin

Denmark.


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StudentSupportandGuidance

InadditiontoourGuidanceandAdmissions

Office,thereareanumberofothersupport

servicesforstudents.Theaddressesand

openinghoursoftheseservicesarelisted

inthesection“ImportantAddresses”at

thebackofthisguide.Youarewelcometo

comeandtalktosomeoneintheGuidance

andAdmissionsOfficeaboutanyissuesand

ifyouneedtobeputintouchwithother

studentsupportservices.

•Department-basedStudentAdvisory

Service (Studievejledningen)Inadditiontothestudentadvisoryservice

availabletoallstudents,youwillfind

thatmanydepartmentshaveadvisors

especiallyforinternationalstudents.They

canhelpyouwithquestionsrelatingto

yourstudiesinthedepartment.

•TheStudentCounsellingService

(Studenterrådgivningen) TheStudentCounsellingServiceprovides

adviceforstudentswhoneedhelpin

relationtosocial,psychological,and

psychiatricissues.Staffincludespsycholo-

gists,medicalconsultants,andsocial

workers.Themainofficeisplacedinthe

centreofCopenhagen,andthereisan

officeintheUniversityofCopenhagen

SouthCampus.Theserviceisfree.

•TheStudentChaplain(Studenterpræsten)Studentsatall8facultieshavetheoppor-

tunitytospeaktoastudentchaplain.The

studentchaplainsareavailabletoperform

religiousritualsandforpersonalconversa-

tions.Conversationsareconfidential,and

studentsofallreligiousbeliefs(orofno

belief)arewelcometoseethechaplains.

•TheAssociationforDisabledStudents&

Graduates (Handicappede studerende og kandidater)TheAssociationforDisabledStudents&

Graduatesprovidesadviceonissuessuch

asaccessfordisabledtovariousfacilities

andspecialservicesavailabletodisabled

students.PleaseusetheGuidanceand

AdmissionsOfficeasyourfirstpointof

contacttodisabilityservices.

•UnitedStudentCouncil(Forenede Studenterråd)TheUnitedStudentCouncilisapolitically

independentorganisationworkingto

promotestudentissues.Itisademocratic

organisationopentoallstudentswithan

interestinstudentpolitics.

Mentor

Tohelpyougetagoodstart,theUniversity

ofCopenhagenhasawell-organisedmen-

tornetwork.Amentorisnotanacademic

tutor,butaDanishstudentwho,ona

voluntarybasis,agreestohelpyousettlein

duringthefirstdaysofyourstayinDenmark.

Yourmentorwilltypicallystudythesame

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subjectasyouorattendthesameFaculty.

Ingeneral,heorshewillhelpyouwith

practicalmatterssuchasregistrationwith

theDanishauthorities,adviseyouonwhere

toshopandintroduceyoutotheUniversity

premises.Theextentofyourrelationship

beyondthisdependsonhowwellyouget

along.

Ifyouhaveindicatedinyouronlineappli-

cationthatyouwouldliketobeassigned

amentor,theInternationalOfficeorthe

department/facultywhereyouaregoingto

studywilltrytoassignonetoyou.

ESN

Duringthesemester,theErasmusStudent

Network(ESN)andlocalmentorgroupsat

theUniversityorganisesocialeventsforall

internationalstudents.Theeventsgiveyou

anopportunitytosocialisewithbothDanish

andotherinternationalstudents.Youcan

alsojointheESNandhelpinchoosingand

planningsocialactivities.

TheStudentHouse

TheStudentHouse (Studenterhuset)islocatedinthecentreofCopenhagen,and

functionsasanaturalplaceforstudents

fromallfacultiestomeet,study,andhave

agoodtime.DuringtheweektheStudent

Houseputsonarangeofactivitiessuchas

debates,quiz-night,gay-day,livemusic,

andanInternationalCafé(seebelow).

Furthermore,thehouseishometoa

numberofactivitygroups.Asastudent

enrolledintheUniversityofCopenhagen,

youareautomaticallyamemberofthe

StudentHouse,allowingyoutojointhe

activitygroupsandobtainvariousdiscounts

ondrinks,photocopies,etc.

InternationalCafé

EveryWednesdaynightduringthesemester

isInternationalCafénightintheStudent

House (Studenterhuset).300-400Danish

andinternationalstudentsmeettohave

adrinkanddebateandjokeinnumerous

languages.Theatmosphereisfriendlyand

openwhichhasmadetheInternationalCafé

animportantmeetingplaceforallinter-

nationalstudents.Ifyouarekeentohelp

behindthebar,theStudentHouseisoften

lookingforvolunteers.Theworkisunpaid,

butitisagreatwaytomeetnewpeople

andbecomepartoftheactivecrewthat

makesthehousealivelyandpopularplace

forallstudents.

Sports

Ifyouareinterestedindoingsportswhile

youarestudyingattheUniversityof

Copenhagen,weencourageyoutomake

useoftheUniversity’sSportsAssociation

(Universitetets Studenter-Gymnastik/USG). Itischeapcomparedtojoiningotherclubs

anditisagoodwaytosocialisewithDanish

andotherinternationalstudentsinan

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StudentServ icesandStudentL i fe

informalway.USGhasapproximately4,000

members,andtheprogrammeisdesigned

toprovideyouwitharangeofsporting

opportunities.

Mostmembersexerciseonaninformal

basisonceaweek,butyoucanalsojoin

morecompetitiveteamsthatpracticefor

tournaments.Theprogrammeincludes

activitiesasdiverseasski-gymnastics,water

polo,handball,fencing,ballet,squash,

indoorsoccer,rockclimbing,andyoga.USG

makesuseoffacilitiesaroundCopenhagen.

Themainofficewhereyousignupfor

activitiesislocatedintheInstituteof

PhysicalEducationandSportsScience.

Forcontactdetails,pleasereferto

“ImportantAddresses”atthebackofthis

guide.

KubulusAlumni

KubulusAlumniisanassociationforstu-

dentsatorgraduatesfromtheUniversityof

Copenhagen.Ifyouareaninternationalstu-

dentyouareabletoconnectorreconnect

withtheUniversitybybecomingamember

ofKubulus.Youarewelcometoattendour

eventsduringyourstudiesinCopenhagen

andKubulusoffersyouwaysofstayingin

touchwiththeUniversitywhenyougoback

home.Visitthealumniwebsiteatwww.

alumni.ku.dk/englishkubulusalumni/

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WerecommendthatyouarriveinCopen-

hagenafewdayspriortocommencingyour

studies.Thiswillgiveyoutimetosettlein,

andtogetacquaintedwiththecitybefore

startingclasses.Ifyouwishtoarriveearly,

theInternationalOfficecanassistyouwith

addressesofhostelsandinexpensivehotels.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen–thecapitalofDenmark–

wasofficiallyfoundedin1167.Thesmall

fishingvillage,asitwasthen,prospered

anddevelopedintoKøbenhavn–’port

oftradesmen’.TodayCopenhagenisthe

commercial,cultural,andadministrative

centreofDenmark,andthegreatercity

areahasapopulationof1.7million.

Althoughbusyandnoisyasanylargecity,

Copenhagencontinuestocaptivatevisitors

becauseithasmanagedtomaintainsome

ofitsoriginalcharm.Comparedtomany

othercosmopolitancities,itisconsidereda

safecity.

Copenhagenhasarichculturallife.It

ishometoawiderangeofinteresting

museumsandattractsinternational

performersandartiststofestivals,concerts

andothereventsthroughouttheyear.

Copenhagen’scafés,barsandrestaurants,

manyofthemhalfsubmergedincellarsor

locatedinpicturesquehistoricalbuildings,

rangefromtraditionaltotrendyand

serveeverythingfromhotThaicurriesto

traditionalDanishfrikadeller(meatballs).

Justoutsidethecitycentre,youfindthe

areasofØsterbro, Vesterbro, Nørrebro, FrederiksbergandAmager. Østerbrois

oneofthewell-offareasofCopenhagen.

Buildingsaswellascafes,restaurantsand

shopsareoftenofamoreclassicalstylethan

whatyoufindinotherareas.Vesterbroand

Nørrebrousedtobeworkingclassareas,

butoverthepastdecadebothareashave

turnedintotrendyhotspotsinfluencedby

peopleofmanydifferentethnicorigins,and

theyareverypopularareasforshopping

andgoingout.Thoughyoumaynotnotice

it,Frederiksbergisactuallyanindependent

municipalitysurroundedbyCopenhagen.

Itoffersgoodshoppingfacilities,placesfor

goingoutaswellasFrederiksberg Have–a

beautifulparklovedbyallCopenhageners.

Amagerisinfactanislandlinkedtotherest

ofCopenhagenbybridges.Still,itisasclose

tothecitycentreastheotherareas,andin

additiontothat,ithasitsownbeach,which

isapopulardestinationinsummer.

Copenhagenissmallcomparedtoother

capitalcitiesaroundtheworld,soeven

ifyouarenotgoingtoliveinoneofthe

areasmentionedabove,youwillnever

befarawayfromthecitycentre,from

theUniversityorfromwherethingsare

happening!

ArrivingandLivinginCopenhagen

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Whattopack

DenmarkissituatedinNorthernEurope

wherespringandsummerseasonsare

generallytemperate,windyandoccasionally

wet.Autumnandwinterarewet,windy,dark

seasons,butthetemperatureduringtheday

israrelyexcessivelycoldalthoughitcanget

belowfreezing.Youwillneedwarmclothing

–awaterproofcoatisadvisable.Finally,it

mightbeagoodideatobringasleepingbag,

ifyouintendtotravelduringyourstay.Other

thingstoremember/consider:

•Ticketsandinsurancepapers

•Passport(makesurethepassportisvalidfor

thewholeperiodofyourstayinDenmark)

•Your’LetterofAdmission’andother

relevantdocuments

•Cashand/orcreditcard

•Sheetsandablanketorduvetaswellas

towels

•Adaptorforelectricalappliances(220V)

•Documentaryevidencethatyouhave

enoughmoneytosupportyourselfwhile

studyinginDenmark(arecentbank

statementorproofofscholarship)

•Name,telephone,faxnumber,andad-

dressofyourcontactpersonatyourhome

institution

•Personalitemsthatwillhelpyoufeelat

home

Finally,besuretocheckyourbaggage

allowancewiththeairlineortrain-company

withwhichyouaretravelling.Payingfor

excessbaggagecanbeveryexpensive!The

GuidanceandAdmissionsOfficecannot

holdbaggageforyou.

Arrivingbyplane

Ifyouarrivebyplane,youarriveinCopen-

hagenInternationalAirportKastrup,which

islocated8kilometressouthofthecity

centreontheislandofAmager.Youcanget

fromtheairporttothecitybytrain,metro,

busortaxi.

Itiseasytogetfromtheairporttothecity

centrebytrainormetro.Theridefrom

theairporttothecitycentretakesabout

15minutes.Beforegettingonthetrainor

metro,youneedtopurchaseaticketat

theticketstand (DSB) locatedintheairport

terminal.TheticketcostsaroundDKK32.

Whenyouarriveinthecitycentreyoumay

decidetocontinueonthetrainormetro

(seebelow)orgetabusortaxidepending

onwhereyouaregoingtostay.Ifyou

aregoingtoliveinthesouthernpartof

Copenhagen(inAmager)itmaybemore

convenienttogetabusfromtheairport,as

youdonotneedtogetallthewaytothe

citycentre.Busnumber250Srunsfromthe

airport.AticketcostsaroundDKK32(for

3zones)andcanbepurchasedonthebus.

Pleasenotethatthedrivermaynotaccept

largenotes.

Ataxifarefromtheairporttothecity

centrecostsaroundDKK200.Notethatin

taxisinDenmark,themetrewillstartata

certainfixedrateandrunasyoudrive.It24

Arr iv ing inCopenhagen

isnotpossibletonegotiatewiththedriver

regardingthepriceofthefare.Beaware

thattippingisonlycustomaryinDenmark

whenservicehasbeenparticularlygood.

Taxifaresincludeservicechargesandthere-

foreyouarenotexpectedtotip.

Arrivingbytrain

Copenhagenhasthreelargetrainstations

andanumberofsmallerstations.Copen-

hagenCentralStation(Hovedbanegården) islocatedinthewesternpartofthecitycen-

tre.Nørreportislocatedinthenorthernpart

ofthecitycentre,whileØsterportislocated

eastofthecitycentre.Fromeitherofthe

stationsitiseasytogettoyourdestination

bypublictransportortaxi.Ticketsforthe

metroandS-trainsarepurchasedonthe

platformorinthetrainterminal,whilebus

ticketscanbepurchasedonthebus.You

usethesameticketforbothbussesand

trains.Atwo-zoneticket,whichisprobably

whatyouwillneed,costsaroundDKK20.

Pleasenotethatthedrivermaynotaccept

largenotes.

Ifyoutakeataxi,notethatthemetrewill

startatacertainfixedrateandrunasyou

drive.Itisnotpossibletonegotiatewiththe

driverregardingthepriceofthefare.Taxi

faresincludeservicechargesandtherefore

youarenotexpectedtotip.

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Ifyoufeellost,orjustwanttoinquireabout

theeasiestwaytogettowhereyouare

going,pleasedonothesitatetoaskfor

assistanceanddirections:Practicallyevery-

onespeaksEnglish!

Housing

Ifyouhaveappliedforhousingindue

time,wewillsendahousingoffertoyour

UniversityofCopenhagenemailaccount.

Duetothelargenumberofapplicantsand

thedifficulthousingsituationinCopen-

hagen,youmayreceiveahousingoffer

fromusaslateasacoupleofweeksbefore

thebeginningofyourstudies.Ifyouhave

notheardfromustwoweekspriorto

yourarrival,pleasefeelfreetocontactthe

HousingCoordinatorsat:

[email protected]

declineyourhousingoffer,oryoudonot

respondtothehousingofferwithinthe

deadlinestatedintheoffer,wewillnotbe

abletoguaranteeyouanotheroffer.

Allhousingapplicantswillbeoffered

housingaccordingtotheirperiodof

study,whichisincludingorexcludingthe

pre-semesterlanguagecourses.Thisalso

meansthatifyouarriveearly,youcannot

expecttomoveintoyourroomearly.Asa

generalruletheperiodofstudythatyou

haveappliedforisbinding.

TheUniversityofCopenhagendoesnot

haveon-campusaccommodationandwe

onlyhaveaccesstoveryfewroomsathalls

ofresidence(kollegier).Upto90percentof

studentswillthereforebeofferedaroom

inaprivatehome,wherethelandlord/

ladyusuallylivesaswell,orinasharedflat.

TheroomsassignedbytheInternational

Officeareallfurnishedroomswithaccess

tokitchen,toiletandbathingfacilities.

Theroomsofferedinhallsofresidenceare

acombinationofsingleroomsandtwin

rooms.Twinroomsaresharedwithanother

studentofthesamegenderandpreferably

thesameage.Thetypicalmonthlyrent

inCopenhagencanvarybutisnormally

betweenDKK2,600to4,200perperson.

Forverycheapoffers,youshouldexpect

thatthehousingislocatedontheoutskirts

ofCopenhagenand/orisoflowerquality.

Studentslivinginaprivatehomeshould

followhouserulesdeterminedbytheland-

lord/lady.Westronglyrecommendthatthe

landlord/ladyandthetenantagreeupon

anyhouserulesimmediatelyafterarrival

inordertoavoidanymisunderstandings

duringthetenancy.Likewise,itisalwaysa

goodideatoaskthelandlord/ladytowrite

downthehouserules.

Ifyouliveinahallofresidenceorashared

studentapartment,itisessentialtoensure

apleasantandcomfortableenvironment

whereeveryonecanliveandstudy.Itis

importanttorespectyourneighboursandto

keepnoisetoaminimumlevel;likewise,it

isnecessaryforeveryonetotakepartinthe

sharedresponsibilitiesattheresidence.You

shouldfamiliariseyourselfwiththehousing

proceduresandtypesofhousingonour26


websitewww.studies.ku.dksoyouknow

whattodoandwhattoexpect.

Youshouldnotexpectthelandlord/ladyor

yourhallofresidencetocoveryourpersonal

itemsforinstanceincasesoftheftorfire.

Werecommendthatyoutakeouthouse

contentinsuranceinDenmark.Otherwise,

youwillhavetoacceptthecosts,whichcan

besubstantial,ifsomethinghappens.For

contactdetails,pleasereferto“Important

Addresses”atthebackofthisguide.

LivinginCopenhagen

Thesafeatmosphere,thewell-developed

infrastructure,thelowlevelofpollutionand

themanyculturaleventsallcontributeto

makingCopenhagenoneofthemostlivable

citiesintheworld.

Thewaterfrontandthemanyparksoffer

opportunitiestorelaxawayfromthe

noiseofcitylife.Onweekendsandduring

semesterbreaks,itiseasygetawayto

explorethebeautifulcastlesandcountry-

sidearoundtheislandofZealandorcross

Øresundtodiscoverourneighbouring

country,Sweden.

Gettingaroundtheinnercityaswellas

therestofCopenhageniseasy.Thecity

hasawell-developedpublictransportation

systemofbussesandtrainsbutcyclingis,

infact,themostpopular,quickestand

cheapestwaytogetaround.Thereisan

extensivenetworkofcyclingpathsthrough-

outCopenhagen.Manystudentschooseto

buyacheapusedbikewhentheyarrivein

Copenhagen.

MeetingtheDanes

TheUniversityofCopenhagenwelcomes

morethan2,000internationalstudents

eachyear,andthereisarangeofsocial

eventstakingplaceduringthesemesters.

Itwillbeeasyforyoutomeetandsocialise

withotherinternationalstudents.However,

whileyouarelivinginCopenhagen,wealso

encourageyoutomakeanefforttomeet

theDanes.

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Youwillundoubtedlyformyourown

opinionabouttheDanes,andsoyou

should.Wedonotintendtosupplyyou

withawholesetofviewsinadvance,but

onlygiveyouafewhintstomakeyourstay

abiteasierfromthebeginning.

Danesdohaveareputationofbeing

quitereservedandinthebeginningthey

mayseemdifficulttogetintocontact

with.Danesoftenfulfiltheirsocialneed

inanarrowcircleconsistingoffamily,

colleagues,andclosefriends.Thehomeis

acentralconceptinthelifeofaDane,and

theDanesputalotofeffortandmoney

intomakingtheirhomescomfortableand

hyggelige(cosy).Hygge(cosiness)isakey-

wordintheDanishwayoflifefocusingon

enjoyingthesimplethingsinlife.

However,ifyoushowaninterestingetting

toknowtheDanes,theirculture,andtheir

languageyouwillgetapositiveresponse.

TrytospeakabitofDanishtothemevenif

youonlyknowafewphrases.Itpaysoff.

MostDaneswillbehappytohelpyouand

willalsobehappytospeakEnglishwithyou.

InviteyourDanishmentoralongtothings

youliketodo,participateintheESNand

StudentHouseactivities,checkoutthe

Friday-barinyourdepartmentorjoina

sportsteam.Therearemanywaystomeet

theDanes.

Danesareveryinformalandliberalintheir

wayoflife.Thepositiontowardsalcoholis

generallyrelaxed.

LivingCosts

Theseareroughestimatesofwhatitcosts

forasinglepersontoliveinCopenhagen

Housing DKK2,600–4,200/month

Board DKK1,500–2,000/month

Booksandother

studymaterials DKK1,000–1,500/semester

Localtransportation DKK300-600/month

Estimatedpocketmoney DKK1,000/month

Tosavemoney,werecommendthatyou

considerbuyingausedbicycle,whichyou

cangetforaroundDKK500-1,000.

Beawarethattippingisonlycustomaryin

Denmarkwhenservicehasbeenparticularly

good.Taxifaresandrestaurantbillsinclude

servicechargesandthereforeyouarenot

expectedtoaddextratothat.

MoneyandBanking

TheDanishcurrencyisthekrone;1krone

equals100øre.Itiseasytoconverta

widerangeofcurrenciesandtravellers’

chequesinDenmarkbutitcanalsobe

quiteexpensiveasDanishbankscharge

afeeforthistypeofservice.Whilewell-

knowninternationalcreditcardsarewidely

accepted,theymaybeinconvenientforyou

touseforeverydayshopping.Thereforeit

maybeabetteroptionforyoutoopena

bankaccountwithaDanishbankandget

aDankort(Dan-Card).Dankortisadebit

cardthatisacceptedeverywhereexcept

perhapsinverysmallshopsthatonlytake


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cash.Toopenanaccountandgetadebit

card,youmustremembertobringyourcpr-

number,whichisprintedonyourDanish

HealthInsuranceCard.Itisalsoagoodidea

tobringcopiesofyourpassport,yourLetter

ofAdmissionandyourhousingcontract,

asyoumaybeaskedforthesedocuments.

NotethatDanishbanksareclosedon

SaturdaysandSundays.

Shopping

ShoppingiseasyinCopenhagen.Onthe

mainshoppingpedestrianstreetStrøgetandinthesmallsurroundingstreetsin

thehistoriccitycentre,youwillfindmajor

internationalretailnamesaswellasshops

withmore“student-friendly”prices,all

withinwalking-distancefromeachother.

Mostshopsacceptthemajorinternational

creditcards,butifyoushopoutsidethecity

centreandinsomeofthesmallershops,

youmayonlybeabletopayincashorwith

aDankort(Dan-Cardisadebitcardusedby

manyDanes;seemoreinformationunder

“MoneyandBanking”).

Youmayalsochoosetoexploreyour

localneighbourhood.Whileeachofthe

residentialareassurroundingthecitycentre

hasdistinctstyles,somestandoutas

particularlyinteresting:

VesterbroIfyouwanttospotthelatesttrendsin

Copenhagenand,indeed,Scandinavia,this

isnotabadplacetostart.Vesterbroused

tobeknownasCopenhagen’sworking

classdistrict,butinthelastfewyearsa

genuinetransformationhasoccurredin

theareatothewestoftheCentralStation.

MainshoppingstreetsareIstedgadeand

Vesterbro gadewhereyoufindthelatestin

coolstreetwear,aswellassmalldesigner

shopswithclothesandhandicrafts.

Værnedamsvejisasmallstreetfullofsmall

charmingshops.

NørrebroLikeVesterbro, Nørrebro hasbecomea

trendyareaforshoppingandgoingout.The

southendofNørrebrogadeandthesmaller

sidestreetsinthatareasuchasElmegade

andBlågårdsgadeareparticularlyinteresting

withshopsrunbylocaldesigners.Ifyouare

lookingtobuysecond-handfurniturefor

yourroom,Ravnsborggadeistheplaceto

go.Thestreetislinedwithplaceswhereyou

cangetabargain.

Foreverydayshoppingofgroceries,the

cheapestplacestogoareNetto, Fakta

andAldi,whichyouwillfindallover

Copenhagen.Theshopsarenotknown

fortheirservicebuttheyarepopularwith

theDanesbecausepricesarelow,and

thelargeturnoverintheshopsensures

freshproducts.Tobuymoreexoticspices

andspecialities,lookforthelittleTurkish,

Pakistaniandotherethnicshopsallofwhich

addtheirspecialflavourtoshoppingin

Copenhagen.


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ResidencePermit

Somestudentswillneedtoobtaina

residencepermitbeforeenteringDenmark,

somecanobtainituponarrival,andothers

willnotneedone.Pleasecheckbelowfor

informationonwhatyouneedandhowto

apply.

Students from Non-EU/EEA and Non-Nordic Countries IfyouarenotanEU/EEAcitizenandnota

Nordiccitizen,youneedaresidenceper-

mitbeforeenteringDenmark.Alongwith

yourletterofadmission,youwillreceivean

applicationformforyourresidencepermit,

aswellasinstructionsonhowtoapply.

PleasecontactthenearestDanishembassy

orconsulateimmediatelytoapplyforyour

permit,astheapplicationprocessusually

takesaconsiderablelengthoftime(2-3

months).

Also,pleasebeawarethattheDanish

ImmigrationServicerequiresdocumentation

ofyourabilitytosupportyourselffinancially

duringthelengthofyourstay.Priortoyour

departure,youmayberequestedtoprovide

documentationfromyourbankcertifying

thatyouhavetheequivalentofDKK4,200

permonthduringyourintendedstay.

AllinternationalstudentsinDenmarkare

allowedtoworkwhilestudyinghere(15

hoursperweekfromSeptembertoMayand

37hoursperweekfromJunetoAugust).

However,youneedaworkpermittodoso,

andwestronglyadviceyoutoapplyfora

workpermitatthesametimeasyouapply

foryourresidencepermit,ifyouplanto

workpart-time.

YouarewelcometocontactDanish

Immigrationservicedirectlywithany

questionsyoumayhave.Thedirectno.for

theirstudenthotlineisinthebackofthis

guide.

Students from EU/EEA CountriesIfyouareanEU/EEAcitizen,youwillneed

aresidencepermit,ifyouarestayingin

Denmarkformorethanthreemonths.The

permitmaybeobtaineduponarrivalin

Denmark.Bringyourpassport,twopassport

photosandyour’LetterofAdmission’when

youapply.

StudentsfromEUmemberstateswillnot

needaworkpermitforregularstudentjobs.

Students from Nordic countriesIfyouareaNordiccitizen,youdonotneed

aresidencepermit.

StudentsfromtheNordiccountrieswillnot

needaworkpermitforregularstudentjobs.

WorkinginDenmark

Someinternationalstudentsmanageto

findworkinbarsorrestaurantsorwith

distributingnewspapers.However,chances

offindingemploymentaresmall,and

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youshouldnotbaseyourfinancesonthe

chanceofobtainingpaidemployment.For

informationonhowtoapplyforawork

permit,pleaserefertothechapteron

“ResidencePermit”.

Cpr-number

WhenyouhavearrivedinCopenhagen,you

arerequiredtoregisterwiththelocalcivil

registrationoffice(Borgerservice).Todoso

youmusthaveyourresidencepermit(except

Nordicstudents)andapermanentaddress

inDenmark.Thecivilregistrationoffice

willprovideyouwithapersonalidentity

number,calledacpr-number,aswellasa

HealthInsuranceCard(pleasealsoreferto

thechapteron“HealthInsurance”).The

GuidanceandAdmissionsOfficewillrefer

youtoyourlocalregistrationoffice.Youcan

alsoreferto”ImportantAddresses”atthe

backofthisguide.

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Citizenship Health Insurance

Non EU/EEA Students from non-EU/EEA and non-Nordic countries staying for more than three

and months should apply for a Health Insurance Card upon arrival. The certificate isNon-Nordic valid immediately after you have registered with the local civil registration office – Countries Folkeregistret/Borgerservice.It is therefore strongly recommended that you register as soon as possible after arrival.

EU and EEA European students who are planning to stay for more than 3 months should bring

Countries the European Health Insurance Card from their local health insurance office. This card is proof that you are entitled to health insurance at home, and therefore it entitles you to apply for the regular Danish Health Insurance upon arrival in Denmark. The Danish Health Insurance is valid immediately after you register with the local civil registration office – Folkeregistret/Borgerservice. It is therefore strongly recommended that you register as soon as possible after arrival.

British and Austrian students are covered under the Danish Health Insurance. If a British or an Austrian student requires medical assistance, before they receive their Health Insurance Card, they should show their passport to the doctor and refer to the special agreement with Denmark.

Nordic Nordic students are covered for up to six months by the Danish Health Security Act Countries if you need acute medical treatment. If you are staying for more than six months,

you must register with the local civil registration office – Folkeregistret/Borgerser-vice to be covered. You are able to register if you stay in Denmark more than three months.

ResidensePermit and Insurance

Yourcpr-numberisusedtoregisterofficially

thatyouarelivinginDenmark,butyou

willalsofindthatbanks,libraries,phone

companies,sportsassociationsetc.askfor

yourcpr-numberifyouwish,forexample,

toopenanaccountorgetamembership.

CopenhagenInternationalService

ForfurtherinformationaboutbeingNew

inCopenhagenandregisteringwiththe

authorities,pleasevisitwww.kk.dk/english.

Insurance

TheUniversityofCopenhagendoesnothave

amandatoryinsurancepolicywhichstudents

arerequiredtotakeout,andstudentsare

notcoveredbyanyinsurancepoliciestaken

outbytheUniversityofCopenhagen.There-

fore,westronglyencourageyoutopurchase

generalinsurance(personalpossessions,

accidentandliability)aswellasahealth

insurancepriortoyourdeparturefor

Denmark.

Contactyourowninternationalofficefor

furtheradviceonwheretotakeoutan

insurancepolicy.

Alternativelyyoumaytakeoutaninsurance

policywithInternationalHealthInsurance

(ihiBupa)inDenmark.TheIHIStudy

Abroadinsurancecoversforperiodsup

to24months,andgivesfullprotection

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incaseofacuteillnessandinjury.Italso

coversmedicalevacuationbacktoyour

homecountry,emergencyrepatriationand

personalliability,amongmanyotherthings.

Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:

InternationalHealthInsurancedanmarka/s

Tel.:+4570207048

E-Mail:[email protected]

TheDanishHealthSecurityActcovers

studentsstayingformorethanthree

months.Note,however,thatthisdoes

notcoverthecostsofmedicalevacuation

backtoyourhomecountry,emergency

repatriationandpersonalliability.Forthis

reasonweencouragestudentstopurchase

generalinsuranceaswell.Tobecoveredby

theDanishHealthSecurityAct,youmust

applyfortheHealthInsuranceCardwith

thelocalcivilregistrationofficeuponarrival.

Whenyouapply,youwillbeassigneda

medicaldoctorinyourareaofresidence.

Ifyouhavechronicmedicalproblems

requiringprescriptivemedicine,itisagood

ideatobringcopiesofyourmedicalhistory

issuedbyyourlocaldoctor.Pleasenote

thatmedicineisnotfreeofchargein

Denmark.


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CultureShock

Cultureshockisthenamegiventoafeeling

ofdisorientationorconfusionthatoften

occurswhenapersonleavesafamiliar

placeandmovestoanunfamiliarplace.

Thereactionmaybebothphysicaland

psychological,andsomestudentswill

probablyatsomepointaskthemselves

whytheychosetoleavetheirfamiliar

surroundings.Itisimportantthento

rememberthatitisalearningprocess,and

thatmoststudentswillreturnwithgreater

self-confidenceandtheabilitytomanagein

aninterculturalenvironment.

WhenyouarriveinDenmark,youwill

nodoubtencounteramultitudeofnew

things.Thefoodisnotthesameasitisat

home,andfamiliargreetingssuchas’hello’

and’goodday’,’thanks’and’howare

youdoing’maysuddenlygivecompletely

differentresponsesthantheonesyouare

usedto.Peopletalkinastrangelanguage

andlookdifferent.Universityrulesare

different,andthewayofstudyingmay

appearstrangeanddifficult.Eventhough

thingsseemverysimilar,theymaynotbe,

andsuddenlyeverydayroutineandsimple

actionsbecomedifficultandfrustrating.

Itisoftensmalldifferencesthataremost

frustrating,asyouthinkyouknowhowto

behave/dothings,butyougetastrange

response.Yourfamilyandfriendsarevery

faraway.

Researchhasshownthatcultureshock

oftendevelopsindifferentstages:

• Arrival/ “Honeymoon” Stage:Everythingis

newandexciting.

• Culture Shock Stage:Youstartto

experiencedifficultieswitheveryday

things,astheyaredifferentfromhome,

suchasthelanguagebarrier,gettingthe

rightfoodetc.

• Adapting Stage: Youslowlystartto

understandthenewcultureandfeelmore

inbalance.Youfeelanurgetobelong.

• Re-entry Shock Stage: Thisstagetakes

placewhenyoureturntoyourhome

countryandsuddenlyfindoutthatyou

havebroughtbacksomethingwithyou,

thatmakesyouseeyourownculturewith

morecriticaleyes.Thiscanbedifficultto

cometotermswith.Pleasealsoreferto

thechapter“Re-entry”.

Tominimisetheeffectofcultureshockit

isimportanttoacknowledgetheexistence

ofit,andtoknowandpayattentiontothe

symptoms,aswellastokeepinmindthat

itisoccurringaspartofalearningprocess.

Someofthetypicalsymptomsofculture

shockare:

•Boredom,loneliness

•Allergies,pain

•Obsessionwithownhealth

•Sleeplessness,excessiveneedofsleep

•Moodchanges,depression,powerlessness

•Anger,animosityagainstotherpeople

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•Identificationandidealisationofhome

culture

•Tryingtoabsorbeverythingwithinthe

newculturetoofast

•Notbeingcapableofsolvingeventhe

mostsimpleproblems

•Lossofselfconfidenceandinsecurity

•Developmentofstereotypesinthenew

culture

•Stronglongingforfamilyandfriendsback

home

•Feelingoverlooked

Ifyouexperiencesomeoftheabove

symptomsandhaveasuddenfeelingof

lonelinessorsadness,herearesomeideas

thatmaybehelpfulindealingwithculture

shock:

•Acceptthatyoucannotknoweverything

aboutthenewcountryandthelanguage,

andifitisoverwhelming,takeabreak

•Keepanopenmind–peopleinDenmark

maysayordothingsthatpeopleathome

wouldnotdoorsay.Butthepeoplein

Denmarkactaccordingtotheirownsetof

values,notyours.Trytoavoidevaluating

theirbehaviourusingthestandardsyou

woulduseinyourowncountry

•Trytodothingsthatyoudidathome,

listentoyourfavouritemusicand/oreat

familiarfood

•Stayintouchwithfamilyandfriendsat

home

•Talktoafriendaboutyourfeelings

•Stayactive–physicalactivityoftenhelps!

•Learnfromexperience–movingtoanew

culturecanbethemostfascinatingand

educationalexperienceofyourlife.There

isnobetterwaytobecomeawareofyour

ownvaluesandattitudesortobroaden

yourpointofview.

However,thismaynotbeenough,andyou

arealwayswelcometocomeandtalkto

thestaffattheGuidanceandAdmissions

Office.Talkingthingsthroughwithone

oftheadvisorscanhelpinachievinga

perspectiveoncultureshock,andthe

learningpossibilitiesitimplies.Another

possibilityistocontactthestudent

counselling,Studenterrådgivningen.For

addressesandopeninghours,please

referto“ImportantAddresses”attheback

ofthisguide.

Pleasebeawarethatthewaitingtimefora

consultationwithStudenterrådgivningenis

upto2-3weeksbutyoucanalwaysgeta

consultationinacriticalsituation.Another

optionistocontactyourpersonaldoctor

andsetupanappointment.

Incaseyouareexperiencingaverystrong

feelingofsadness,andcannotseeyourway

outofit,youshouldimmediatelycontact

lægevagten(emergencymedicalservice)to

makeanappointment.Theyareopenevery-

dayfrom16to8thefollowingmorningand

24hoursonweekendsandholidays.

IfyouliveinthemunicipalityofCopenhagen,

FrederiksbergoronAmagerthetelephone

numberis70130041.Ifyouliveinthe

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HealthandSafety

greaterareaofCopenhagen,call

44534400.

Youcanalsocontactthepsychiatric

emergencywarddirectlyforcounselling.For

contactdetails,pleasereferto“Important

Addresses”atthebackofthisguide.

Emergencies

Incaseofanemergencysuchasfire,a

trafficaccidentoracutehealthproblems,

call 112.Remembertoprovideasmany

detailsaspossible:

•Whereareyou?

•Whathashappened?

•Howmanypeopleareinjuredandwhatis

theircondition?

•Whattelephonenumberareyoucalling

from?

•Etc.

Fornon-urgentmatters,pleasecall114.

Doctor

WiththeDanishHealthInsuranceyoucan

seeadoctorwithoutcharge.Whenyou

registerforthecpr.no.,amedicaldoctor

(GeneralPractitioner)willbeassignedto

you.His/hercontactdetailsareprintedon

yourHealthInsuranceCardifyouneedto

makeanappointment.Remembertobring

yourDanishHealthInsuranceCardwhen

yougotoseethedoctor.Ifyouhavea

medicalhistory,itisalwaysagoodideato

bringwithyoutheaccurateandcomplete

physicalandmentalhealthinformation

tosecureasafeandhealthystudyabroad

experience.

Ifyouneedmedicalassistanceoutsideof

yourdoctor’sopeninghours,pleasecall

theemergencymedicalservicetomakean

appointment.Ifyouliveinthemunicipality

ofCopenhagen,Frederiksbergoron

Amagerthetelephonenumberis

70130041.Ifyouliveinthegreaterarea

ofCopenhagen,call44534400.

Dentist

Ifyouneedtoseeadentist,youarefree

tochooseanydentistandcalltomake

anappointment.Beawarethatdental

treatmentisnotfreeofchargeinDenmark.

Youwillfindalistofdentistsintheyellow

pagesundertandlæger.

Incaseofanemergencyoutsideofficehours

(8-16),youcanvisittheemergencydental

service. Foraddressesandopeninghours,

pleasereferto“ImportantAddresses”atthe

backofthisguide.

Hospitals

Ifyouareinjuredandneedurgentmedical

careinhospital,youcanseekhelpatan

emergencyroom (skadestue).

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Youhavetopickanumberwhenentering

theemergencyroom.Foraddresses,please

referto“ImportantAddresses”attheback

ofthisguide.

Pharmacies

Youareabletobuyafewtypesof

medicineinsupermarkets.However,ifyou

needmedicine,evenjustpainkillers,we

recommendthatyoualwaysbuythemina

pharmacywherespecialistsareabletogive

youprofessionaladviceonwhatyouare

buying,possiblesideeffectsandhowmuch

totake.

Ifyouneedmedicationoutsideregular

openinghours,thereareafewpharmacies

thatareopen24hours.Foraddresses,

pleasereferto“ImportantAddresses”at

thebackofthisguide.

Confidentiality

Patientsandpatientjournalsaretreated

confidentiallyinDenmark.Hencetheonly

personswhohaveaccesstotheinformation

areyouandyourdoctor/medicaladvisors.

However,incaseofaseriousillnessor

accidentduringyourstudyabroadperiodin

Denmark,weencourageyoutocontactthe

GuidanceandAdmissionsOffice.Also,you

arealwayswelcometocomeandseeone

ofusintheOfficeifyouhavepersonalor

healthrelatedissuesthatyouareconcerned

about.

PreventionofCrimeandAssault

EventhoughCopenhagenisasafecity,

itisabigcityandacapital,andcrime

doesoccur.Wethereforeurgeyoutopay

attentionandrespondtoyourinstincts,if

somethingisnotright–useyourcommon

sense,asyouwoulddoinanyotherbigcity.

Assaultsoftenoccurwhenpeoplearein-

toxicatedoragitated.Itisimportanttokeep

one’sheadclearandnotloseone’stemper.

Ifpossible,pullawayfromthesituation.

Thefollowingprecautionsmayhelptoget

yououtofapossibleviolentsituation:

•Donotshowyouareafraid

•Donotloseyourtemper

•Useakind,butassertivevoice

•Apologiseifyouhavebeenapartofthe

episode

•Avoidfurtherdiscussion

•Donotanswerback

•Quietlyleavetheplaceifpossible

•Ifthereareotherspresentlettheminon

whatishappening

•Ifallfailsthenruntosafety

Theft/Robbery

Intheunluckyeventoftheftorrobbery,

youshouldcontactthepoliceimmediately.

Themoredetailsyouareabletoprovide,

themorethepolicehavetoworkwithin

theefforttosolvethecrime.Forphone

numbersofthePoliceStations,pleaserefer

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HealthandSafety

to“ImportantAddresses”atthebackof

thisguide.

ViolentIncidences

Violentincidencesarerare.However,ifyou

havebeenexposedtophysicalviolence,

youshouldcontactthepoliceimmediately.

YoumayalsowanttocontacttheGuidance

andAdmissionsOffice.Thecasewillbea

policematterbutwewillassistyouinevery

waywepossiblycan.Rememberthatitis

possibletobringanotherpersontothe

stationtoreportthecrime.Thispersonwill

beallowedtositinonallquestioningand

canthereforebeofgreatsupport.Please

notethatifyoubringanotherpersonto

reportthecrimethispersonwillbebound

toprofessionalconfidentiality.

InCaseofSexualAssault

Itisveryunlikelythatyoushouldbeexposed

toasexualassault.However,intheevent

thatthisoccurs,itispossibletoreceiveboth

medicalandpsychologicalcounsellingat

thelocalrapecentreorhospital.Itisvery

importanttogotothenearestrapecentre

(orhospital)tobeexamined,ifyouhave

beensubjecttoasexcrime.Donotclean

yourselfup/washbeforegoing.Remember

thatitisnotashame,andnotsomething

youneedtohide.Itisnotyourfault,andit

doeshelptotalkaboutit.

RigshospitalethasaCentreforVictimsof

SexualAssaults.Thecentreisopen24hours

aday,andyoucancontactanurseontel.

35455032.Youdonotneedanappoint-

ment,butitmaybeagoodideatocontact

thecentrebeforegoingthere,sotheyknow

youarecoming,andareabletogiveyou

adviceonwhattodoandwhattobring.

Rememberthatthecentrewillhelpyou

irrespectiveofwhetheryouwanttoreport

theassaulttothepoliceornot.Foraddress

pleasereferto“ImportantAddresses”at

thebackofthisguide.

Drugs

Itisillegaltobeinpossessionofdrugs

inDenmark,andifyouarecaughtin

possessionofdrugsyouwillbearrestedand

charged.Thesentencedependsonthetype

drugyouarecaughtwithandtheamount.

Beawarethatyoumayriskdeportation.

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WhenyoustayinCopenhageniscoming

toanend,thereareafewthingsthatneed

yourattentionbeforeyoucangoback

home.

TranscriptofAcademicRecords

Inordertoreceiveatranscriptofacademic

records,youmustfillinanon-linelistof

allthecoursesyouhavetaken,including

theDanishlanguagecoursesyouwishto

appearonyourtranscript.Youwillreceive

anemailfromuswithinformationonhow

tofillinthelistbeforeyourdeparture.

Pleasenotethatifyouhavenotdoneso,

orhavenotpassedanyexams,wewillnot

beabletoissueyouatranscript.Assoon

asthedepartmentsregisteralltheresults,

yourhomeuniversitywillreceiveatranscript

ofyouracademicrecords.Thismaytake

upto6weeks.Ifyouhaveenquiriesplease

[email protected].

Housing

Studentslivinginprivatehomesareadvised

tocleantheirroomsandtoarrangefor

inspectionoftheroomwiththelandlord/

lady.Thisshouldbedonepriortodeparture

inordertoensurethereturnofthedeposit.

Thisisawayofavoidinganymisunder-

standingsregardingcleaningordecoration

ofyourroom,whichmightotherwiseresult

inextrabillsafteryourdeparture.

Ifyouarelivinginahallofresidenceor

asharedstudentapartment,youmust

remembertoleaveyourcompletesetof

keysandlaundrycardwiththeofficestated

inyourcontractnolaterthanthelastday

oftherentalperiod.Otherwiseyouwillbe

chargedforthechangeofthelock.Inorder

togetyourdepositback,itisveryimportant

thatyoumakesuretoleaveyourcontact

andbankdetailswiththeadministration

officeinquestion.Insomehallsof

residence,youmayhavetofillinaform

beforeleaving.

Re-entryCultureShock

Goingbackhomecanbeasbigachallenge

asgoingabroad.Youhaveprobably

changedmorethanyourealise,andwill

seethingsdifferentlywhenyoureturnback

home.Itcantaketimetosettlebackin,and

thisisoftenabigsurprisetomoststudents,

astheyarelookingforwardtogoinghome

andseeingfamilyandfriendsagain.Itisa

goodideatostartpreparingyourselffor

thereturnbysayinggoodbyetopeople

andplacesthathavebeenimportanttoyou

duringyourstayabroad.Trytothinkabout

howyoumayhavechangedandwhatyou

havelearned,andallowpeoplebackhome

toadjusttothesechangesinyou.Again,

itmaybeahelptosimplybeawareofit,

andalsoiftimesgettough,trytorecognise

whatyouhavegainedandwhichskillsyou

haveacquired.Giveyourselfcreditforit!

GoingBackHome

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Faculties and Offices at the

University of Copenhagen

The International Office

Guidance and Admissions

Fiolstræde1

DK-1171CopenhagenK

Tel:+4535322626

Fax:+4535323900

Email:[email protected]

www.international.ku.dk

Openinghours:Monday-Friday10 -15,

Thursday10 -17

The Faculty of Health Sciences

ThePanumInstitute

Blegdamsvej3

DK-2200CopenhagenN

Tel:+4535327900

Fax:+4535327070

www.healthsciences.ku.dk

The Faculty of Humanities

Njalsgade80

DK-2300CopenhagenS

Tel:+4535328811

Fax:+4535328052

www.humanities.ku.dk

The Faculty of Law

Studiestræde6

DK-1455CopenhagenK

Tel:+4535322626

Fax:+4535323520

www.jur.ku.dk/english

The Faculty of Life Sciences

Bülowsvej17

DK-1870FrederiksbergC

Tel:+4535332828

Fax:+4535332079

www.life.ku.dk/english

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical

Sciences

Universitetsparken2

DK-2100CopenhagenØ

Tel:+4535336000

Fax:+4535336001

www.farma.ku.dk

The Faculty of Science

Tagensvej16

DK-2200CopenhagenN

Tel:+4535324200

Fax:+4535324220

www.science.ku.dk/english

The Faculty of Social Sciences

ØsterFarimagsgade5

DK-1353CopenhagenK

Tel:+4535323546

Fax:+4535323532

www.socialsciences.ku.dk

The Faculty of Theology

Købmagergade44-46

DK-1150CopenhagenK

Tel:+4535322626

Fax:+4535323600

www.teol.ku.dk/english

Student Services and Associations

The Student Counselling Service at

Kompagnistræde

Kompagnistræde21,1

DK-1208CopenhagenK

Tel:+4533121911

www.studraadgiv.dk


Openinghours:Monday-Thursday9-15,

Friday9-13

The Student Counselling Service

at KUA

UniversityofCopenhagen,Amager

Njalsgade80,19.2

DK-2300CopenhagenS

Tel:+4535329380

www.studraadgiv.dk


Openinghours:Tuesday,Wednesday

andThursday8.30 -15

The Student Chaplain – Social

Sciences, Law and Theology

St.Kannikestræde8

DK-1169CopenhagenK

Tel:+4533140183


www.studenterpraesten.dk

Openinghours:Tuesday-Friday10-11

The Student Chaplain – Humanities

Njalsgade80,room13.1.69

DK-2300CopenhagenS

Tel:+4535328017



Openinghours:Tuesday-Thursday12-13

The Student Chaplain – Health

Sciences and Science

Blegdamsvej3B,room15.2.1

DK-2200CopenhagenN

Tel:+4535327094/28757094

Email>[email protected]


Openinghours:Tuesday10 -12atHCØ

WednesdayandFridaybyappointment,

Thursday11-13

and

H.C.ØrstedInstituttet

Universitetsparken5

DK-2100CopenhagenØ

Openinghours:WednesdayandFriday

byappointment,Tuesday10-12

ImportantAddresses

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The Association of Disabled

Students & Graduates

UniversityofCopenhagen,Amager

Njalsgade130,room24.0.50

DK-2300CopenhagenS

Tel:+4535329101


www.hsknet.dk

Openinghours:Monday,Wednesday

andFriday10-12

United Student Council

Fiolstræde10,1stfloor

DK-1171CopenhagenK

Tel:+4535323838


www.studenterraad.ku.dk

Openinghours:Monday-Friday

10 -16,Friday10 -15

The Student House

Købmagergade52

DK-1150CopenhagenK

Tel:+4535323861

www.studenterhuset.com

The University Sports Association

NørreAllé53

DK-2200CopenhagenN

Tel:+4535376198

Fax:+4535352188


www.usg.dk

Openinghours:Monday-Friday

12-18

University Book Shops

Health Sciences

Blegdamsvej3

DK-2200CopenhagenN

Tel:+4535326809

Email:

[email protected]

www.akademiskboghandel.dk

Openinghours:Monday-Thursday

9-17:30,Friday9-16

Humanities

Njalsgade80

DK-2300CopenhagenS

Tel:+4535328079

Email:

[email protected]



10 -17:30,Friday10 -15

Law

Studiestræde3

DK-1455CopenhagenK

Tel:+4535322382

E-mail:jura-oekonomi@

akademiskboghandel.dk



10 -17:30,Friday10 -15

Life Sciences

Thorvaldsensvej40


Tel:+4535357622

Fax:+4535352790


www.samfundslitteratur.dk

Openinghours:Mondayto

Thursday9-16,Friday9-15

Science

OleMaaløesVej5

DK-2200KøbenhavnN

Tel:+4529719409


www.polyteknisk.dk/home

Openinghours:Monday-Friday10 -15

Social Sciences

ØsterFarimagsgade5,Building7

DK-1014CopenhagenK

Tel:+4535324330

Openinghours:MondaytoThursday

10-17:30,Friday10-15

Libraries

The Black Diamond

– covers all subjects

SørenKierkegaardsPlads1

P.O.Box2149

DK-1016CopenhagenK

www.kb.dk/en/

Faculty Library of Social Sciences

Gothersgade140

DK-1123CopenhagenK

www.kb.dk/en/

Faculty Library of Humanities

Njalsgade112

DK-2300CopenhagenS

www.kb.dk/en/

Faculty of Law Library

Studiestræde34,2ndfloor

DK-1455CopenhagenK

www.jura.ku.dk/english/library

Faculty of Life Sciences Library

Dylægevej10


www.bvfb.life.ku.dk/English

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ImportantAddresses

Faculty Library of Natural

and Health Sciences

NørreAllé49

DK-2200CopenhagenN

www.kb.dk/en/

Faculty of Pharmaceutical

Sciences Library

Universitetsparken4,2nd.floor,

2100KøbenhavnØ

www.farma.ku.dk/index.php/

The-Library

Faculty of Theology Library

Købmagergade44-46

DK-1150CopenhagenK

www.teol.ku.dk/english/library

Inaddition,therearedepartmentor

institutelibrariesthatfunctionas

referencelibrarieswithverylimited

loaningservices.

Danish Immigration Service

Danish Immigration Service

Ryesgade53

2100CopenhagenØ

www.nyidanmark.dk/en-US

Tel.:+4535308750

Telephonehours:9-15

Fax:+4535361916

E-mail:[email protected]

Personalenquiries:

Monday-Friday8.30-12.00

Thursdayalso15.30-17.30

Civil Registration Office

Borgerservice København

H.C.AndersensBoulevard5A

1551KøbenhavnV

Tel.:33663366


Openinghours:

Monday-Friday10-18(theofficeisless

busy10-11and14-16)

Borgerservice Frederiksberg

FrederiksbergRådhus,1stfloor

Smallegade1

2000Frederiksberg

Tel.:38212100

Openinghours:Monday-Thursday10-

17,Friday10-14

Emergency Rooms

Hvidovre Hospital

KettegårdAlle30

DK-2650Hvidovre

Tel.+4536322557

Bispebjerg Hospital

5.tværvej,Entranceno7C,

groundfloor

BispebjergBakke23

DK-2400CopenhagenNV

Tel:+4535312373

Amager Hospital

Kastrupvej63

DK-2300CopenhagenS

Tel:+4532343500

Frederiksberg Hospital

NordreFasanvej57,Entrance3A

DK-2000Frederiksberg

Tel:+4538163522

Psychiatric Emergency Wards

Bispebjerg Hospital

Psykiatriskskadestue

Tuborgvej235

DK-2400CopenhagenNV

Tel:+4535312300(24hours)

Amager Hospital


Digevej110

DK-2300Copenhagen

Tel:+4532345042(24hours)

Frederiksberg Hospital


NordreFasanvej57

DK-2000Frederiksberg

Tel:+4538164515(24hours)

Hvidovre Hospital


Brøndbyøstervej160

DK-2605Brøndby

Tel:+4536323838(24hours)

Københavns Amts Sygehus in

Glostrup

PsykiatriskSkadestue

Ndr.Ringvej29-67

DK-2600Glostrup

Tel:+4543233574(24hours)

Københavns Amts Sygehus Herlev


BallerupBoulevard2

DK-2730Herlev

Tel:+4544884403

Københavns Amts Sygehus i

Gentofte


NielsAndersensVej65,entranceno32

DK-2900Hellerup

Tel:+4539773631(24hours)

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Rigshospitalet


BorgmesterJensensAllé55

DK-2100CopenhagenØ

Tel:+4535456202(24hours)

Emergency Dental Service

Emergency Dental Service

(Tandlægevagten)

OsloPlads14,

DK-2100CopenhagenØ

(byØsterportstation)

Tel:+4535380251

Openinghours:Weekdays20-21:30,

weekendsandpublicholidays10-12

24 – Hour Pharmacies

Copenhagen Steno Pharmacy

Vesterbrogade6C

DK-1620CopenhagenV

Tel:+4533148266

Fax:+4533910960

Copenhagen Sønderbro Pharmacy

Amagerbrogade158

DK-2300CopenhagenS

Tel:+4532580140

Fax:+4532580129

Police Stations

Police Station Amager – covers

Amager

Kamillevej3

DK-2770Kastrup

Tel:+4533141448

Police Station Bellahøj

– covers Nørrebro, Østerbro and

Frederiksberg

BorupsAllé226

DK-2400CopenhagenNV

Tel:+4533141448

Police Station City – covers City and

Vesterbro

Halmtorvet20

DK-1700CopenhagenV

Tel:+4533141448

Centre for Rape Victims

Centre for Victims of Sexual Assault

(Centerforvoldtægtsofre)

Rigshospitalet

Entrance5,3rdfloor,section5032

Blegdamsvej9–alsoentrancefrom

JulianeMariesVej

DK-2100CopenhagenØ

Tel:+4535455032

Embassies

The Danish Ministry of Foreign

Affairs websitehasaDiplomaticList

withallforeignrepresentationsin

Denmark.Gotowww.um.dk/enand

performasearchforDiplomaticList.

Insurance Companies

Housecontentinsurance:

NykreditForsikringA/S

Tel:+4570159633

www.nykredit.dk(websiteisinDanish)

Alm.Brand

Tel:+4535474747

www.almbrand.dk(websiteisin

Danish)

TrygForsikring

Tel:+4570112020

www.tryg.dk(websiteisinDanish)


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