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These 11 Copenhagen-based student start-ups are crushing it

As student-founded companies, they wanted to make their mark on the world. Now, after riding the yo-yo up and down the corona year 2020, they are surviving. And even thriving.

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Campus

10 things you will miss out on as a University of Copenhagen student during corona

In the old days, campus was packed with students. They went on intro camps with no hand sanitizer, and they shared beers and other liquids on packed dance floors. Here is everything that you (perhaps) might never get to experience if you start at the University of Copenhagen this year.

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Academic life

No Friday bars, no parties at the University of Copenhagen before the autumn break

The University of Copenhagen has just released guidelines for social events on campus with effect from the start of this semester. It will be a socially-distanced and truncated fall season.

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Academic life

How to live on a student budget in Copenhagen

Start brewing your own coffee, quit buying kebabs on your way home from a night out, and get creative with your gifts for friends and family. Here is the ultimate guide to living on a student budget in expensive Copenhagen.

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Student life

Ten Little Indians And Then There Were None: How do you do intro camp without causing offence in 2019?

In 2018, tutors at the Faculty of Law at The University of Copenhagen were asked to drop a Mexico-themed intro party for new students after complaints of cultural insensitivity. This set off a national debate about identity politics and how to deal with offences. So what are this year's students supposed to do?

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Student life

Beatings, bombs and sex with a pig's head: The university's crazy initiation rituals through the ages

You probably know the hullabaloo: Every year, just around the start of the academic year, the traditional intro camps for freshmen are up for debate. There is too much drinking. Then it’s all about sex. Then the themes are inappropriate. But it is actually a new phenomenon that society outside the university holds an opinion at all about what happens among students.

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Student life

For Ida, the intro programme was harder than being a week at Roskilde Festival

Ida Stahl's intro course was cool. But it was also filled with worries and speculation: would she get any new friends? Starting at university is a tough time for many people

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Student life

Guide: Culture in Copenhagen at student prices

It is not impossible to get a daily fix of culture at affordable prices in Copenhagen. On the contrary, with your student ID card you can get good discounts.

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Student life

50 things to do before you leave Copenhagen

The University Post asked Danish and international students for their tips on unforgettable Copenhagen experiences. Check out this bucket list of their best recommendations.

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Campus

20 facts about Danish students

Danish students can look forward to an annual salary of DKK 368,965. If you sit next to one of them in class, they are most likely to be a woman. They drink less than their parents did - but much more than their non-Danish, or non-university, friends.

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