Students are raring to go: More than ever want to study abroad<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nThe numbers of applications for outbound study shift on a daily basis according to the Education and Students unit of the University of Copenhagen: But 1,400 University of Copenhagen students have \u2014 as of mid-May 2021 \u2014 been put forward for study abroad in the academic year 2021 to 2022. This is almost at pre-pandemic levels, and a large increase over the same point in time last year at the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Staff at the Education and Students unit in the University of Copenhagen speak of a possible \u2018ketchup effect\u2019 starting 2022: Pent up demand from Danish and international students hoping to study abroad will suddenly be let loose.
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There have been travel restrictions from the students\u2019 home countries, restrictions from the students\u2019 own universities that have temporarily stopped exchange programmes, and travel restrictions in Denmark that prevented students from entering the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Students still had the desire to go abroad, but the practical restrictions just made it that much harder<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Anne Bruun, Head of international education section, UCPH<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But as the, albeit lower, 379 number from 2020 shows, students wanted to go international, even during the height of the pandemic. \u00bbWe find that students still had the desire to go abroad, but the practical restrictions just made it that much harder,\u00ab says Anne Bruun.<\/p>\n<p>For some international students, the 2020 pandemic may have come at the worst possible time, effectively slamming their home university’s\u00a0 \u2018mobility window\u2019 shut. But for others, a postponement of their stay abroad until after the pandemic was, and is, still possible. The University of Copenhagen places no formal hindrances on incoming students, so long as their stay is academically justified, according to Anne Bruun.<\/p>\n<h3>Ketchup effect<\/h3>\n<p>The corona pandemic changed the typical profile of incoming international students, with a higher proportion of European students now applying. Non-European student numbers dropped more drastically than European students during the pandemic as a result of the tougher travel restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Students\u2019 wish to study abroad works both ways, with Danish-enrolled students applying to study abroad also in high numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The increase in applications from incoming international students is in parallel to a surge in outbound students from Danish universities that wish at foreign universities. The University Post reported last month that <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/students-are-raring-to-go-more-than-ever-want-to-study-abroad\/\">large numbers of Danish students were on the brink,<\/a> waiting for confirmation of their study abroad in the autumn of 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/students-are-raring-to-go-more-than-ever-want-to-study-abroad\/\">Students are raring to go: More than ever want to study abroad<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The numbers of applications for outbound study shift on a daily basis according to the Education and Students unit of the University of Copenhagen: But 1,400 University of Copenhagen students have \u2014 as of mid-May 2021 \u2014 been put forward for study abroad in the academic year 2021 to 2022. This is almost at pre-pandemic levels, and a large increase over the same point in time last year at the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Staff at the Education and Students unit in the University of Copenhagen speak of a possible \u2018ketchup effect\u2019 starting 2022: Pent up demand from Danish and international students hoping to study abroad will suddenly be let loose.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"en","identifier":"Newsletter","headline":"Get a weekly email in your inbox","button_text":"Sign up here","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":true,"references":[{"reference":{"ID":117824,"post_author":"80","post_date":"2021-03-15 06:10:38","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-15 05:10:38","post_content":"As corona shut down most of the world, a small number of students were able to travel abroad to study. But not many.\r\n\r\nAccording to statistics from the University of Copenhagen, around 270 students went abroad in the autumn of 2020, and just a few more in the spring of 2021. Before corona took hold, around 1,000 students went on exchange each semester.\r\n\r\n<strong>SEE ALSO<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/studying-abroad-during-corona-was-a-magical-experience\/\"><em>Studying abroad during corona \u00bbwas a magical experience\u00ab<\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\nThe University of Copenhagen has already received 791 outbound study abroad applications for the autumn semester this year \u2013 and expects to receive hundreds more in the coming months.\r\n\r\n\u00bbThe vast majority of the universities that are accepting applications hope that students will have a fairly normal semester,\u00ab says Anne Bruun, head of section at the Department of International Education at the University of Copenhagen.\r\n<h3>Australia and New Zealand will not accept students<\/h3>\r\nHowever, Anne Bruun warns that there may be unforeseen changes at the host universities abroad.\r\n\r\n\u00bbDepending on how the covid-19 situation develops around the world, exchange visits might be cancelled or end up as online study from Denmark or the host university,\u00ab says Anne Bruun.\r\n\r\nHowever, not all universities in the world are open, says Anne Bruun:\r\n\r\n\u00bbSome universities outside of Europe \u2013 especially in Australia and New Zealand \u2013 have cancelled exchanges for the autumn semester.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbMany students only have one chance to go on exchange, because their curriculum only allows for it in a specific semester,\u00ab says Michael Jerking, manager of marketing and partnerships at EDU-Denmark, a travel company that specialises in student travel.\r\n\r\n\u00bbIt probably won\u2019t be the same as before corona, but there will be in-person classes, opportunities to socialise and lots of other things to go out and experience,\u00ab says Michael Jerking.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"Students are raring to go: More than ever want to study abroad","post_excerpt":"While universities worldwide were closed due to corona, the number of students on exchange reached an all-time low. Now that the world is beginning to open again, more students are applying to study abroad.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"students-are-raring-to-go-more-than-ever-want-to-study-abroad","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-03-15 11:03:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-03-15 10:03:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/de-studerende-tror-paa-det-mange-flere-vil-paa-udveksling\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":103868,"post_author":"9","post_date":"2020-04-20 13:51:27","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-20 11:51:27","post_content":"Students the world over are slowly coming to terms with the changes wrought on their education programmes by Covid-19.\r\n\r\nSuddenly, the busy lives of students have been put on pause, and all are expected to keep up with courses virtually. At the University of Copenhagen (UCPH), classes have been moved online so students can finish their spring semester. While many study programmes have given extensions, all this disruption still jeopardises work rhythms and study habits, making it hard for students to deliver to their usual standards.\r\n<blockquote>Suddenly, starting 12 March, I felt like I was sitting at home on my computer all day, every day.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">UCPH master\u2019s student Abdolreza<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\nDanish and international students alike face these challenges, but international students face the added challenge of knowing that they are far away from home, friends and family who could become gravely ill.\r\n<h3>More than half of exchange students left for home<\/h3>\r\nThe International Education office is responsible for the incoming international exchange students and outgoing Danish exchange students at UCPH. Full-degree international students fall under the purview of the individual faculties in which they study.\r\n\r\nAccording to a survey by International Education of its 780 exchange students, 54 per cent have gone home. Of all students, including those that have stayed and those that have left, 89 per cent are still following their courses online at UCPH. The survey does not include full-degree international students.\r\n\r\nPrior to the shutdown which in Denmark came 12 March, International Education at UCPH had informed international students about the university closure and what this would mean for their course work.\r\n\r\n\u00bbWe knew that many of them were going to be needing to decide if they should stay or if they should go home,\u00ab says Anne Bruun, Director for International Education, \u00bbso we tried to keep them as well-informed as possible with what we knew.\u00ab\r\n\r\nThis meant translating and clarifying communication from the university to guarantee that international students understood what was happening, and could make informed decisions about what they needed to do.\r\n<h3>Student on \u00bbcomputer all day, every day\u00ab<\/h3>\r\nAbdolreza is a UCPH master\u2019s student. Because he happens to be a refugee and is concerned for his safety, we have given him a fictional name. The newsroom is aware of his identity.\r\n\r\nHe has been more stressed and anxious since the shutdown.\r\n\r\n\u00bbI have been very concerned about my family due to the circumstances back home in Iran and the fact that I can\u2019t really go and help them due to my migration status.\u00ab\r\n\r\nThis worry is compounded by the fact that he is trying to write his thesis and manage his two student jobs virtually. All of these activities require Abdolreza to be online, which means that \u00bbsuddenly, starting 12 March, I felt like I was sitting at home on my computer all day, every day.\u00ab\r\n\r\nFrom staying in touch on social media to checking the news all the time, it seems there is little time for much else than looking at a screen. Abdolreza explains that he checks the news because he is afraid of missing something major at home. His family, he says, holds back bad news because they don\u2019t want to worry him when he is so far away and cannot return. But knowing they do this actually makes him more worried. \u00bbI\u2019d rather know horrible news than no news,\u00ab he says.\r\n\r\nAbdolreza finds the lack of structure that comes with working from home difficult to manage. \u00bbI usually went to the <em>specialekontor<\/em> study halls, which are big rooms on South Campus. Here all the thesis writers normally sit together, which I find very motivating. And having a schedule every day, going out, sitting and writing for five or six hours. It was such good discipline for me.\u00ab\r\n<h3>EU students can still get SU grant<\/h3>\r\nOne thing is that students are forced to work at home without the structure of a campus workspace. Another issue is the financial one.\r\n\r\nEU students who were recipients of the generous Danish SU student grant prior to the shutdown have been assured that they will continue to receive SU through March and April regardless of whether they fulfil the paid working hours [secrettext face=\"required\" text=\"In order for EU students to qualify for SU they must work in a paid job for a minimum of 12 hours each week. Many students working in the service or retail industry were laid off immediately after the shut down and thus are unlikely in the short term to be able to fulfil this requirement.\"].\r\n<blockquote>I have literally tried every goddamn iteration of a home office and I haven\u2019t found one yet that works.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Charlie Brown, student of migration studies<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\nMeanwhile, EU students who move home during this time will still have access to SU, as long as they are following their courses. The amount of SU they receive will be adjusted to the rate for students living at home if they move home to their parents\u2019 address.\r\n\r\nS\u00f8ren Theodor Hein Ahm is academic coordinator for the SU grant at UCPH. According to him, international students who have signed up to receive SU for March and April are also eligible for extra SU student loans, just like their Danish classmates. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.su.dk\/covid-19-og-su\/covid-19-and-su-english-version\/\">For more information on SU and COVID-19, check here.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nBut some students are slipping through the cracks.\r\n\r\nNon-EU international students are not normally entitled to the Danish SU grant. Many have lost the jobs upon which they depended for all their income. These students are now left with the choice of either going home or asking their families for financial help.\r\n<h3>Home office woes<\/h3>\r\nBut for the students who have stayed in Denmark, staying happy and healthy is the thing.\r\n\r\nCharlie Brown, an Australian student of the Advanced Migration Studies programme at UCPH, is grateful that she can still go for walks and runs outside, and has found that these outings have become a really important part of her day.\r\n\r\nShe describes an appreciation for the novel feeling \u00bbof not having to be somewhere\u00ab and adds that \u00bbknowing that everyone is in it together is quite a calming feeling.\u00ab \u00a0She herself is \u00bbtrying to draw positivity from that solidarity in solitude.\u00ab\r\n\r\nShe hasn\u2019t been feeling lonely. Quite the opposite. \u00bbI\u2019ve talked to more people in the past few weeks than I think I have in the past year. And I must admit, the way that people have been reaching out has been so lovely and such a positive of this experience.\u00ab\r\n\r\nWhile her restaurant job has been put on hold, Charlie is grateful to still be able to continue working at her other job, with an organization that is \u00bbsuper busy right now.\u00ab\r\n\r\nWorking from home, especially on her thesis, is difficult.\r\n\r\n\u00bbI have literally tried every goddamn iteration of a home office and I haven\u2019t found one yet that works,\u00ab she says, with an ironing board, a sofa, the floor, all taking turns as work space. While the sofa has probably been the most comfortable, it strangely \u00bbfeels unproductive,\u00ab she says.\r\n\r\nHer most negative moments come from reading the news too much, and seeing all the people across the world who are being forgotten. People \u00bbstuck in refugee camps, stuck at borders, or quarantined in domestically difficult situations. There is so much going on right now that we don\u2019t fully know the extent of.\u00ab\r\n<h3>Administrators now planning for autumn semester<\/h3>\r\nPrior to the Covid-19 lockdown, and since then, International Education contacted the home institutions of international exchange students and their UCPH students abroad to relay up-to-date information on what is happening at UCPH because the virus has hit at different times and with varying severity around the world.\r\n<blockquote>I actually hope that after all this people remain grateful for the freedom we usually have, those of us at least who are privileged enough to have it.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Charlie Brown<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\nTheir survey of exchange students asked about students\u2019 well-being at home and abroad. Most, according to International Education, were fortunately doing OK.\r\n\r\nAnne Bruun, the Director from International Education, says that since the initial wave of emails from students containing individual questions has now subsided, they have already moved on to planning for the coming fall semester.\r\n<h3>Grateful<\/h3>\r\nIn Copenhagen, in the meantime, Charlie is trying \u00bbnot to worry about the fact that if anything happened she can\u2019t just hop on a plane and go back home. Thinking about that is not healthy or helpful.\u00ab\r\n\r\nShe is aware now of how privileged she is that she can go home when she needs to, she says.\r\n\r\n\u00bbI actually hope that after all this people remain grateful for the freedom we usually have, those of us at least who are privileged enough to have it.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbI hope people will remember this coming together, the showing of support, the positive sides of things, and the fact that we can\u2019t have everything immediately all the time.\u00ab\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"Holed up in Copenhagen for the Covid-19 shutdown, international students face new challenges","post_excerpt":"More than half of international students at the University of Copenhagen have gone back to their home countries due to the coronavirus pandemic. For those that have opted to stay, student life is tough.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"holed-up-in-copenhagen-for-the-covid-19-shutdown-international-students-face-new-challenges","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-04-21 10:28:31","post_modified_gmt":"2020-04-21 08:28:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=103868","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":117785,"post_author":"80","post_date":"2021-03-12 11:03:11","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-12 10:03:11","post_content":"Although fewer students went abroad to study this year due to corona, it is still an option.\r\n\r\nBut what is it like to be an exchange student during a pandemic?\r\n\r\nWe have spoken to two students who travelled abroad while the world was partially locked down, and one who travelled home once the corona restrictions were tightened.\r\n<h3>Would rather study online from Scotland than Denmark<\/h3>\r\nKlara Dahler, a law student, chose to complete her planned semester abroad in Scotland in the autumn of 2020.\r\n\r\n\u00bbI'm really glad I went. It was better than having to be at home,\u00ab says Klara Dahler, who stayed safely isolated in a house with six other exchange students while she participated in online classes.\r\n\r\n\u00bbThe situation was the same as if I had stayed at home, but at least I was in new surroundings,\u00ab she says.\r\n\r\n<strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/students-are-raring-to-go-more-than-ever-want-to-study-abroad\/\"> Students are raring to go: More than ever want to study abroad<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\nKlara Dahler did manage to experience life in Scotland for a while before the temperature dropped and infection rates rose.\r\n\r\n\u00bbTo begin with, I was able to go hiking. But after a while, we were not allowed to leave the city. Luckily there was a nice park close by.\u00ab\r\n\r\nIn terms of what she learned, Klara Dahlar views her time abroad as a positive experience.\r\n\r\n\u00bbI think it was an advantage that I did not have very many distractions while I was studying. That part was fine. It was hard sometimes, because everything was online and I was responsible for my own learning.\u00ab\r\n<h3>Had Venice all to herself<\/h3>\r\nLaw student Victoria Thorsen experienced the otherwise bustling city of Venice without the usual crowds of tourists.\r\n\r\n\u00bbIt was a magical experience, because there was not a single tourist. Really strange, but amazing. It is the most beautiful city in the world - and I had it more or less to myself,\u00ab she says.\r\n\r\nItaly was hit hard by corona in the spring of 2020, and this has left its mark, says Victoria Thorsen.\r\n\r\n\u00bbIt is a national trauma. The experience of corpses being driven through the streets and people being unable to leave their houses created a sense of solemnity that can still be felt today.\u00ab\r\n\r\nThe lack of tourists has also had a major impact on Venice's economy. \u00bbPeople lost everything they had, and this is very evident today, in the worst way,\u00ab says Victoria Thorsen.\r\n\r\nShe is studying for an international law degree and is currently taking a semester at an Irish university, but participating online from Denmark. \u00bbThe other students are from all over - from Palestine to Malawi - meeting up in a virtual room that represents the whole world is a beautiful thing.\u00ab\r\n<h3>Sat an exam in the middle of the night<\/h3>\r\nJohanne Gottlieb, a political science student, chose to stay in Melbourne, Australia when the world closed down in the spring of 2020.\r\n\r\n\u00bbI refused to give up. I was looking forward to traveling around, and I thought I would have some spare time to travel a bit once I had finished my studies. The sentiment here was that everything would be OK.\u00ab\r\n\r\nBut as the situation escalated in Australia, things changed: \u00bbWe were banned from going outside unless we were going to buy groceries. It was really awful. After a month and a half, I decided to go home and take the rest of the course online.\u00ab\r\n\r\nJohanne says that on the whole, online teaching was a positive experience.\r\n\r\n\u00bbThey were surprisingly good at it. Every week there was a check-in session where we talked about how we were doing. I felt like they were looking out for us. The teachers were used to the technology, because they already had experience with remote teaching for students who are not physically present.\u00ab\r\n\r\nHowever, the time difference was a challenge. Johanne Gottlieb\u2019s exam was during the night:\r\n\r\n\u00bbI had to do an oral exam via Zoom at 1am Danish time. Luckily, I'm a bit of a night owl. And I asked for my group to be one of the first. They were happy to accommodate that,\u00ab she says.\r\n\r\n<strong>READ ALSO<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/on-exchange-during-the-corona-crisis-i-still-think-your-stay-abroad-can-be-rewarding\/\">On exchange during the corona crisis: \u00bbI still think your stay abroad can be rewarding\u00ab<\/a>\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"Studying abroad during corona \u00bbwas a magical experience\u00ab","post_excerpt":"Despite the corona restrictions, some students were able to study abroad. 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