life as exchange student in aarhus, denmark

International students in Aarhus

Anca Dudău, MACCStoyan Yankov, MSc Finance

Anca Dudău

23, RomaniaFull-degree student at BSSMA Corporate Communication, 2nd year

Erasmus student 2010 - Gent, Belgium

Interests: travelling, outdoors, dancing

Motto: Study hard, party even harder!

anca.dudau@yahoo.com

Stoyan Yankov

25 , BulgariaFull-degree student at BSSMSc Finance, Writing Thesis

Interests: film-making, football, socializing

Motto: Greatness is above all – a state of mind

sto_yan@yahoo.com

Travel

Social life

Danish culture

Welcome to Denmark

Study & jobs

Agenda

What were your first impressions when you arrived in Aarhus, Denmark?

First impressions on Denmark

Meet the Danes …wow! culture shock

You can read all books about

Danish culture, but the road to a

Danes’ heart starts with a beer.

Approach! Approach! Approach!

Always make the first step

Tuesdays @ StudentHouse Free beer @ Australian Bar Friday bars @ Uniparken

Private parties

Get out of the house and meet people

Special eventsConcerts

Travel on a budget and meet locals

It’s not only about fun…

Different educational system

It depends…I disagree because...

From another point of view…

- high volume of work before lectures- focus on scientific methods- academic writing- informal communication- active participation

- various examination methods- open books exams- group projects & reports- oral exams - 12 hours written paper- 3, 7 or 10 days assignments

Study @ Library

Study together with your classmatesHave lunch togetherMeet peopleListen to music

Borrow a locker (2 weeks/3 months)Book a seat/classroom – booking.asb.dk

Online databases with articlesLectures/personal counseling

Learn Danish…it’s FREE!

Facebook groups:Practice Danish in AarhusLanguage Exchange Aarhus

better job opportunities

speaking Danish outside Denmark is

an advantage

It’s similar to:

Free courses for 3 years!!

integrate among Danes

Life before…and after the CPR

- Bank account- Student card- Telephone contract- Job- Doctor (GP)

Tips for the first steps

Bike auctions

Buy & sell

Flea markets (Loppemarked)www.markedskalenderen.dk Swap markets (Byttemarked)

9 Sept, 10am - KaosPilot

Facebook groups – use them right!

SocialInternational Students@Aarhus, fall 2012Studenterhus Århus

CouchSurfing Aarhus – www.couchsurfing.org

FREE stuffGives Bort – Århus Storskrald i Århus kan du finde her!

Second hand stuffBuy & Sell

Rooms to rent: Lejligheder til salg og leje i Århus “Facebook groups saved my

budget and my social life”

“Google Translator and Google Chrome became

my best friends”

Desk research/interviewsLindberg InternationalJunior Consult

Part-time jobs

Be quick!! Cleaning offices, hotels or flats

ISS, Bioclean

Dish washers or waitersRestaurants and Hotels

Vikaar AgenciesHartmannsTeam VikarenMatchMind

Warehouses

Student assistants

Remember to have fun!

Questions?