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International

US student just wants to study in Denmark: »I really did not expect that it would be such a hassle«

Christian Pedersen is American. But he has a Danish father, speaks Danish and has a rather Danish-sounding name. This has turned out to be more a hindrance than a help in his encounters with the Danish immigration system. For the fourth year in a row, he is struggling to get a student visa.

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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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Coronavirus

Student café Studenterhuset hard hit by corona crisis

Copenhagen’s student café Studenterhuset grapples with an uncertain financial future as the Covid-19 closures and restrictions continue. There are still online events, and the cafés director hopes for financial support from foundations.

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Campus

I take stuff: Reflections from a student trying to save money

I know what I do is unethical, so I hope I'm not the only one doing it.

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Campus

Outside perspective: »Danish students are left to take care of themselves«

Compared to Germany, associate professor and archaeologist Tobias Richter finds more freedom and more flexibility at Danish universities. But he says the university could take better care of its students.

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Campus

Students meditate their way out of stress and exam anxiety

A group of students are facing up to the challenge of stress and are meeting regularly to work with their minds. At the meditation community at UCPH they have no hocus pocus, no dogmas and no commercial interests.

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Campus

My sanctuary

One throws punches, the other prays. A third one shakes her ass. We met six students in the places where they go to be alone.

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Campus

Classical Music Fans Rejoice! Symfuni To Play Holiday Concert, Featuring Dvorák and More…

This December, Symfuni, a student run orchestra, will play their holiday concert at the prestigious Black Diamond’s Dronningesalen and Sankt Annæ Gymnasium. The repertoire includes Dvorák’s From the New World, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto 2, and Carl Nielsen’s Saga-Drøm.

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Education

Students surprised by what their education programme requires

New data shows that more than half of newly enrolled students find their study programmes more demanding than they expected.

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