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EGMONT<\/p>\n

N\u00f8rre All\u00e9 75, DK-2100 Copenhagen \u00d8<\/p>\n

www.egmont-kol.dk<\/a><\/p>\n

Monthly rent:<\/strong> DKK 2,715 per month (follows a price index).<\/p>\n

Application process:<\/strong> Send a written application when new residents are admitted twice a year on 1 May and 1 November. The dorm\u2019s committee will read your application and offer you a place if they think you will fit in.<\/p>\n

Average age: 22-23 years-old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

T<\/span>hree tall brick buildings, in continuation of each other, but offset in a stagger formation, and opposite the F\u00e6lledparken<\/em>. This is the setting of the Egmont residence hall. 469 students on higher education programmes in 22 corridors, each with their own shared kitchen.<\/p>\n

The dorm’s motto is \u00bbmore than a place to live\u00ab. But what this \u2018more\u2019 is, you will find out when you live there, according to Gritt Cortnum Andersen.<\/p>\n

\u00bbWe are perhaps known as the party dorm. But when you move in, you find out that the dorm is much more than that. You move in, and it is as if you get a new family. I live with 19 other people, and you really follow each other’s lives \u2014 for good or for worse. There are always people here to chat with.\u00ab<\/p>\n

The kitchen, which is shared by 20- 24 residents, is what you would call a kitchen-dining room plus. It has a couch, a TV, and the dorm’s preferred beer, Maribo, always cold and available in quantity from the fridge. The common fridge is packed with a lot of other drinks, with and without alcohol, to brighten up life\u2019s way, and three other refrigerators have a shelf for each of the residents’ own food.<\/p>\n

SEE THE FULL ‘DORMS DISCLOSED’ UNIVERSITY POST SERIES: Reviews by student residents of dorms and residence halls in Copenhagen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The many cabinets in the kitchen are plastered with newspaper headlines that tell you about the occupant who owns the cupboard. ‘Smart and sharp’ and ‘pretty loud for someone who claims to be quiet’ are some of the headings on the cabinet door. Don\u2019t you dare take anyone\u2019s down \u2013 it is prohibited according to the dorm’s unwritten rules.<\/p>\n

What is for dinner is defined by the chef of the day in the food club, which is every day throughout the week except on Fridays and Saturdays. Some kitchens even have Fridays. You write yourself on a list if are coming, and it’s a rare thing if the whole corridor is eating together at one time. Guests are welcome.<\/p>\n

The food club is just one of the practical assignments shared between residents in the corridor. Everyone helps out.
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Noisy metal plates and fixed times for peace and quiet<\/h3>\n

On all of the dorm’s corridors, you find a metal plate, dish or bowl that appears to just lying there on the floor. But if you \u2014 heaven forbid \u2014 step on it or make a noise you have to give a round of beer to the entire corridor. You are only allowed to bang on the plate if there is food club or a corridor meeting.<\/p>\n

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Dorms disclosed<\/p>\n

There are loads of dormitories, kollegiums, and student residences in Copenhagen, yet most of the information available is in Danish.<\/p>\n

Some are small, old houses with pretty gardens, others are giant concrete buildings with tiny windows.<\/p>\n

This is a review by a student reporter. But in the Dorms Disclosed series, it is the residents themselves that review the dorms that they live in.<\/p>\n

Here is an overview with links to all of the dormitory and student accommodation reviews<\/a> we have published so far, written by the people who know them the best.<\/p>\n

If you want to write an English-language review of your dorm write to uni-avis@adm.ku.dk with ‘Dorms Disclosed’ in the subject header.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The residents’ democracy is in action at the monthly meeting, where a discussion over the big and small issues takes place. Practical and personal topics are discussed one at a time, and the meetings in this way become the small-scale democratic unit in the larger Egmont community. It is also at the corridor meeting that issues are discussed that need to be taken up to the large dorm residents\u2019 council, where a representative from each of the corridors participates.<\/p>\n

In addition to this, at time of writing, there are a total of 23 committees across the dorm. The committees are responsible for ensuring that things happen at the residence hall. They meet every month and organise parties, make sure that the residence hall has a working bike workshop, organise the European Championships soccer night on the big screen, and so on.<\/p>\n

In December and January, as well as in May and June, there are quiet periods for exams. During these months of the year, craftsmen are not even allowed to do repairs.<\/p>\n

We are known as the party dorm. But when you move in, you find out that the dorm is much more than that.<\/p>\n

Gritt Cortnum Andersen, resident<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To be able to find your way around the 22 corridors that all look the same in different pastel shades, you have to learn the dorm’s internal location lingo. The Egmont residence hall consists of three buildings in continuation of each other: Old, Middle and New. To denote a specific kitchen or corridor, it is combined with a floor name, so you can say, for example, \u00bbCome on up to the new-second for a hand of Canasta!”<\/p>\n

The architect Kaj Gottlob set up curved, wood-clad ceilings and carved stone pillars in the foyer when the dormitory was built in the 1950s. The rooms were to be more \u2018spartan\u2019, as Hans Peter Jensen puts it.<\/p>\n

The attractive foyer is there for a reason. It was built for the hotel guests that the residence hall housed during the summer for the first 20 years of its lifetime. The purpose was to bring in some revenues, so cheap rooms could be offered students.<\/p>\n

After the student rebellion in the 1960s it was no longer trendy to move back home to your parents during the summer holidays, and the hotel service was stopped, explains Hans Peter Jensen, who lived at the dormitory in the 1960s. As \u2018ephor\u2019 he is the administrative head of the residence hall with an office on the ground floor, and a residence on the site, a little bit away from the dormitory building itself. The residents can drop by to talk to him. And his door is always open.<\/p>\n

\u00bbSometimes a resident comes by if they just need to talk about something. It might be something personal or something study-related. In fact, quite a lot of them do that,\u00ab says Hans Peter Jensen, who has served as the third \u2018ephor\u2019 – a kind of dorm officer – since 2004.
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Concert hall, parties and yoga twice a week<\/h3>\n

The dormitory has many rooms in common. The large hall is used for parties during the weekend, but also as a reading room on normal days, soccer viewing during the big championships and much more.<\/p>\n

There is also a laundry room, a bike workshop, a training centre with loud music and heavy weights, and two common gardens. And there is the concert hall Musica with two rhythmic rehearsal rooms with drum sets and amplifiers, and three acoustic rooms with a piano in each. For about DKK 100 per month, you can get access to the music rooms and practise with your instrument or band.<\/p>\n

The dorm has a regular \u2018Tour de Chambre\u2019 \u2013 a party where you visit each other’s rooms in the corridor with a theme in each \u2014 a floor walk, which is a theme party, where each corridor has a theme, an annual revue and a three-day festival.<\/p>\n

Twice a week, a yoga instructor drops by and does yoga with anyone who wants to join in.<\/p>\n

\u00bbAnd it’s quite popular,\u00ab says Gritt Cortnum Andersen.<\/p>\n

So if you are into parties, food clubs and corridor communities, send your application to Egmont the next day they are looking for new residents. Maybe you are among the lucky 100-120 who get a place every year.<\/p>\n

[This review has been written by a student reporter at the University Post. If you want to write an English-language review of your dorm write to uni-avis@adm.ku.dk and mark it ‘Dorms Disclosed’]<\/em><\/p>\n

READ ABOUT OTHER RESIDENCE HALLS AND DORMS HERE: Student housing reviews: Dorms and residences in Copenhagen<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
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The food clubs, a close community, and lots of facilities, all help to bond the 469 residents together.","use_post_excerpt":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":true,"contributors":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">EGMONT<\/p>\n<p>N\u00f8rre All\u00e9 75, DK-2100 Copenhagen \u00d8<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmont-kol.dk\/\">www.egmont-kol.dk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monthly rent:<\/strong> DKK 2,715 per month (follows a price index).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application process:<\/strong> Send a written application when new residents are admitted twice a year on 1 May and 1 November. The dorm\u2019s committee will read your application and offer you a place if they think you will fit in.<\/p>\n<p>Average age: 22-23 years-old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">T<\/span>hree tall brick buildings, in continuation of each other, but offset in a stagger formation, and opposite the <em>F\u00e6lledparken<\/em>. This is the setting of the Egmont residence hall. 469 students on higher education programmes in 22 corridors, each with their own shared kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>The dorm’s motto is \u00bbmore than a place to live\u00ab. But what this \u2018more\u2019 is, you will find out when you live there, according to Gritt Cortnum Andersen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe are perhaps known as the party dorm. But when you move in, you find out that the dorm is much more than that. You move in, and it is as if you get a new family. I live with 19 other people, and you really follow each other’s lives \u2014 for good or for worse. There are always people here to chat with.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>The kitchen, which is shared by 20- 24 residents, is what you would call a kitchen-dining room plus. It has a couch, a TV, and the dorm’s preferred beer, Maribo, always cold and available in quantity from the fridge. The common fridge is packed with a lot of other drinks, with and without alcohol, to brighten up life\u2019s way, and three other refrigerators have a shelf for each of the residents’ own food.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THE FULL ‘DORMS DISCLOSED’ UNIVERSITY POST SERIES: <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen\/\">Reviews by student residents of dorms and residence halls in Copenhagen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The many cabinets in the kitchen are plastered with newspaper headlines that tell you about the occupant who owns the cupboard. ‘Smart and sharp’ and ‘pretty loud for someone who claims to be quiet’ are some of the headings on the cabinet door. Don\u2019t you dare take anyone\u2019s down \u2013 it is prohibited according to the dorm’s unwritten rules.<\/p>\n<p>What is for dinner is defined by the chef of the day in the food club, which is every day throughout the week except on Fridays and Saturdays. Some kitchens even have Fridays. You write yourself on a list if are coming, and it’s a rare thing if the whole corridor is eating together at one time. Guests are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>The food club is just one of the practical assignments shared between residents in the corridor. 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metal plates and fixed times for peace and quiet<\/h3>\n<p>On all of the dorm’s corridors, you find a metal plate, dish or bowl that appears to just lying there on the floor. But if you \u2014 heaven forbid \u2014 step on it or make a noise you have to give a round of beer to the entire corridor. You are only allowed to bang on the plate if there is food club or a corridor meeting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Dorms disclosed<\/p>\n<p>There are loads of dormitories, kollegiums, and student residences in Copenhagen, yet most of the information available is in Danish.<\/p>\n<p>Some are small, old houses with pretty gardens, others are giant concrete buildings with tiny windows.<\/p>\n<p>This is a review by a student reporter. But in the Dorms Disclosed series, it is the residents themselves that review the dorms that they live in.<\/p>\n<p>Here is <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen\/\">an overview with links to all of the dormitory and student accommodation reviews<\/a> we have published so far, written by the people who know them the best.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to write an English-language review of your dorm write to uni-avis@adm.ku.dk with ‘Dorms Disclosed’ in the subject header.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The residents’ democracy is in action at the monthly meeting, where a discussion over the big and small issues takes place. Practical and personal topics are discussed one at a time, and the meetings in this way become the small-scale democratic unit in the larger Egmont community. It is also at the corridor meeting that issues are discussed that need to be taken up to the large dorm residents\u2019 council, where a representative from each of the corridors participates.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this, at time of writing, there are a total of 23 committees across the dorm. The committees are responsible for ensuring that things happen at the residence hall. They meet every month and organise parties, make sure that the residence hall has a working bike workshop, organise the European Championships soccer night on the big screen, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>In December and January, as well as in May and June, there are quiet periods for exams. During these months of the year, craftsmen are not even allowed to do repairs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are known as the party dorm. But when you move in, you find out that the dorm is much more than that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Gritt Cortnum Andersen, resident<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To be able to find your way around the 22 corridors that all look the same in different pastel shades, you have to learn the dorm’s internal location lingo. The Egmont residence hall consists of three buildings in continuation of each other: Old, Middle and New. To denote a specific kitchen or corridor, it is combined with a floor name, so you can say, for example, \u00bbCome on up to the new-second for a hand of Canasta!”<\/p>\n<p>The architect Kaj Gottlob set up curved, wood-clad ceilings and carved stone pillars in the foyer when the dormitory was built in the 1950s. The rooms were to be more \u2018spartan\u2019, as Hans Peter Jensen puts it.<\/p>\n<p>The attractive foyer is there for a reason. It was built for the hotel guests that the residence hall housed during the summer for the first 20 years of its lifetime. The purpose was to bring in some revenues, so cheap rooms could be offered students.<\/p>\n<p>After the student rebellion in the 1960s it was no longer trendy to move back home to your parents during the summer holidays, and the hotel service was stopped, explains Hans Peter Jensen, who lived at the dormitory in the 1960s. As \u2018ephor\u2019 he is the administrative head of the residence hall with an office on the ground floor, and a residence on the site, a little bit away from the dormitory building itself. The residents can drop by to talk to him. And his door is always open.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbSometimes a resident comes by if they just need to talk about something. It might be something personal or something study-related. In fact, quite a lot of them do that,\u00ab says Hans Peter Jensen, who has served as the third \u2018ephor\u2019 – a kind of dorm officer – since 2004.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Image","image":{"ID":123001,"id":123001,"title":"DSC_0865","filename":"dsc_0865-scaled.jpg","filesize":1021869,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/egmont\/dsc_0865\/","alt":"","author":"80","description":"","caption":"","name":"dsc_0865","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":122686,"date":"2021-08-20 12:29:06","modified":"2021-08-20 12:47:23","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":1709,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-480x320.jpg","medium-width":480,"medium-height":320,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-768x513.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":513,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-1280x854.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":854,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-1536x1025.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1025,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-2048x1367.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1367,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-290x194.jpg","featured-soft-width":290,"featured-soft-height":194,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-290x180.jpg","featured-hard-width":290,"featured-hard-height":180,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-700x467.jpg","narrow-width":700,"narrow-height":467,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0865-990x661.jpg","extended-width":990,"extended-height":661}},"style":"extended","text_placement":"metadata-below","image_link_url":"","image_link_title":"","caption_prefix":"","enable_alternative_caption":false,"alternative_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<h3>Concert hall, parties and yoga twice a week<\/h3>\n<p>The dormitory has many rooms in common. The large hall is used for parties during the weekend, but also as a reading room on normal days, soccer viewing during the big championships and much more.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a laundry room, a bike workshop, a training centre with loud music and heavy weights, and two common gardens. And there is the concert hall Musica with two rhythmic rehearsal rooms with drum sets and amplifiers, and three acoustic rooms with a piano in each. For about DKK 100 per month, you can get access to the music rooms and practise with your instrument or band.<\/p>\n<p>The dorm has a regular \u2018Tour de Chambre\u2019 \u2013 a party where you visit each other’s rooms in the corridor with a theme in each \u2014 a floor walk, which is a theme party, where each corridor has a theme, an annual revue and a three-day festival.<\/p>\n<p>Twice a week, a yoga instructor drops by and does yoga with anyone who wants to join in.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbAnd it’s quite popular,\u00ab says Gritt Cortnum Andersen.<\/p>\n<p>So if you are into parties, food clubs and corridor communities, send your application to Egmont the next day they are looking for new residents. Maybe you are among the lucky 100-120 who get a place every year.<\/p>\n<p><em>[This review has been written by a student reporter at the University Post. If you want to write an English-language review of your dorm write to uni-avis@adm.ku.dk and mark it ‘Dorms Disclosed’]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ABOUT OTHER RESIDENCE HALLS AND DORMS HERE: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen\/\">Student housing reviews: Dorms and residences in Copenhagen<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Image","image":{"ID":123003,"id":123003,"title":"DSC_0857","filename":"dsc_0857-scaled.jpg","filesize":648033,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/egmont\/dsc_0857\/","alt":"","author":"80","description":"","caption":"","name":"dsc_0857","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":122686,"date":"2021-08-20 12:30:07","modified":"2021-08-20 12:47:23","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1709,"height":2560,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-480x719.jpg","medium-width":480,"medium-height":719,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-768x1150.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1150,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-1280x1917.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":1917,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-1025x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1025,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-1367x2048.jpg","2048x2048-width":1367,"2048x2048-height":2048,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-290x434.jpg","featured-soft-width":290,"featured-soft-height":434,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-290x180.jpg","featured-hard-width":290,"featured-hard-height":180,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-700x1049.jpg","narrow-width":700,"narrow-height":1049,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc_0857-990x1483.jpg","extended-width":990,"extended-height":1483}},"style":"extended","text_placement":"metadata-below","image_link_url":"","image_link_title":"","caption_prefix":"","enable_alternative_caption":false,"alternative_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"en","identifier":"Newsletter","headline":"Get an email with our top stories","button_text":"Sign up here","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":true,"references":[{"reference":{"ID":9470,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2023-07-31 05:51:05","post_date_gmt":"2023-07-31 03:51:05","post_content":"<em>[This guide has been continually updated since it was first published in 2014. The latest update was July 2023]<\/em>\r\n\r\nThere are loads of dormitories, kollegiums, and student residences in Copenhagen, yet most of the information available is in Danish.\r\n\r\nSome are small, old houses with pretty gardens, others are giant concrete buildings with tiny windows.\r\n\r\nThis guide is an overview with links to all of the dormitory and student accommodation reviews we have published so far, written by the people who know them the best: the people who live there.\r\n\r\nWe have organised the dorms into geographical city areas, starting with Vesterbro.\r\n\r\n<strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-in-copenhagen-the-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide to housing in Copenhagen<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h2>Vesterbro<\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Otto M\u00f8nsteds Kollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n300 residents live together in this massive building known as Otto M\u00f8nsteds Kollegiet on the border to Valby. The 11 m2 rooms all come with private bathrooms while kitchens are shared. The dormitory is characterized by a strong, social atmosphere which includes lots of parties and activities.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\nClick and read the full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-otto-moensteds-kollegiet\/\">Review: Otto M\u00f8nsteds Kollegiet<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h2>N\u00f8rrebro<\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Studenterg\u00e5rden<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nPrice and value agree well on this dormitory. Rooms are between 12 and 27 m2 and the price is reasonable. On top of this, you get access to a variety of common facilities and a lot of old traditions and strong social bonds.\n<!-- end of module 2 -->\nClick and read the full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-studentergaarden\/\">Review: Studenterg\u00e5rden<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe returned to Studenterg\u00e5rden in 2021 and found out that the 130 residents divide themselves into eleven kitchens with names like \u2018barbarian\u2019 and \u2018abortion\u2019 and fight it out in a so-called \u2018yard feud\u2019.\r\n\r\nRead our 2021 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-studentergarden-where-you-never-need-to-leave-the-dorm-building\/\">Review: Studenterg\u00e5rden \u2014 where you never need to leave the building<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\r\n<h3 class=\"teaser_text\"><strong>Collegium Juris<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\nThis dorm located in N\u00f8rrebro has 47 rooms, 14 of which are suitable for 2 people. The rooms are between 14.6-56 m2 and have private bathrooms. The kitchen is shared. The dorm has a very modern interior and has purposely kept an antique exterior, which creates a fascinating contrast. The vibe is very international as 40 % of the students are from abroad. It is also a very social environment and is known for its common Sunday dinners and themed Friday bar nights. The dorm is almost exclusively for law students, but there is a minimum requirement of having at least 10 non-law students.\n<!-- end of module 3 -->\nClick and read the full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-collegium-juris\/\">Review: Collegium Juris<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Kollegieg\u00e5rden<\/h3>\r\nAt Kollegieg\u00e5rden residents tend to move out after just six months. They are not fleeing the dorm however: After six months, residents reach the top of the internal waiting list for the two-bedroom rental apartments.\r\n\r\nRead the full <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/review-kollegiegarden-a-dorm-with-an-upgrade-to-a-cheap-apartment\/\"><strong>Review: Kollegieg\u00e5rden \u2014 a dorm with an upgrade to a cheap apartment.<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<h3>Industrikollegiet<\/h3>\r\nThe Industrikollegiet is home to 95 students that share kitchens and gardens. They have built their own chicken coop, which also functions as a bar! Read our full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/review-industrikollegiet-two-glass-towers-and-a-chicken-coop\/\">Review: Industrikollegiet \u2014 Two glass towers and a chicken coop.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Rigshospitalets Kollegium<\/h3>\r\nYou don\u2019t need to be a medical student to live at Rigshospitalets Kollegium, but a lot of the 414 residents are medical students. They are drawn to the dorm\u2019s location in N\u00f8rrebro, close to the health faculty at Panum, and maybe the parties, according to our reviewer.\r\n\r\nRead the full<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/review-a-party-every-weekend-at-the-rigshospitalets-kollegium\/\"> Review: A party every weekend at the Rigshospitalets Kollegium<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h2>\u00d8sterbro<\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Egmont Kollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n500 residents is a lot and perhaps that's why Egmont has become legendary for its parties and social atmosphere. The rooms are between 11 and 26 m2. There are tons of social clubs and great common facilities.\n<!-- end of module 4 -->\nClick and read the first full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-egmont\/\">Review: Egmont<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe returned to Egmont to review it again recently. Here our student reporter found that while Egmont is known as the party dorm, it is also like getting a new family. Read the latest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/review-egmont-kollegiet-one-day-a-party-one-day-peace-and-quiet\/\">Review: Egmont Kollegiet \u2014 one day a party \u2014 one day peace and<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/review-egmont-kollegiet-one-day-a-party-one-day-peace-and-quiet\/\"> quiet<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3><strong>G.A. Hagemanns Kollegium<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThe luxurious G. A. Hagemanns Kollegium boasts its own private chef, a grand piano, and two of J. F. Willumsen's most famous paintings. According to one of our reviewers it is something for both geeks and partygoers.\r\n\r\nThe rent may be high but it includes all your meals. In this dormitory you can get a 15-20 m2 room in a large mansion in \u00d8sterbro that you will share with 60 other residents. Common facilities are many: a large dining hall, TV-room and a study hall overlooking \u00d8resund. And also a lot of duties and traditions!\n<!-- end of module 5 -->\nClick and read the full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-g-a-hagemanns-kollegium\/\">Review: G.A. Hagemanns Kollegium<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn 2021, we did a second review of G.A. Hagemann's Kollegium. It is here:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-g-a-hagemanns-kollegium-rich-traditions-in-lavish-surroundings\/\">Review: G. A. Hagemanns Kollegium \u2013 rich traditions in lavish surroundings<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3><strong>Nordisk Kollegium<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThe architectural style of Nordisk Kollegium is known as functionalism, a somewhat austere aesthetic that was popular in the 1940s.\u00a0 It offers a meal deal with its rent. The rooms vary from 14-18 m2 and each comes with a private bathroom. The 130 residents share a kitchen on each floor and have access to common facilities like billiard room, study hall, a library and a gym.\n<!-- end of module 6 -->\n\u00bbEven though there are 130 of us, we all know each other,\u00ab according to a resident of Nordisk Kollegium that our reviewer spoke to.\r\n\r\nClick and read the latest full review: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-nordisk-kollegium-herringbone-floors-and-rum-truffles\/\">Nordisk Kollegium \u2014 herringbone floors and rum truffles<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nAn earlier review is here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-nordisk-kollegium\/\">Review: Nordisk Kollegium<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Bonus info: Nordisk Kollegium and G.A. Hagemanns Kollegium er long-term rivals and often compete in sports games and party together.<\/em>\r\n<h3><strong>\u00d8sterbro Kollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThe dorm has 150 residents, most of which are international students. This gives the dorm a distinctly international flavor. Rooms are between 17-26 m2 with big windows. The rooms are private and include a bathroom and a kitchenette. Each floor has a common kitchen and much of the social life centers around them as well as the roof terrace. Although they are not free, the dorm also has laundry facilities. The location as well as the dorm is peaceful and the residents are open and willing to mingle.\n<!-- end of module 7 -->\nClick and read the full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-oesterbro-kollegiet\/\">Review: \u00d8sterbro Kollegiet<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Ryesgade Kollegiet<\/h3>\r\nIn an old building on Ryesgade 58, a former squat by the Danish BZ or occupy movement, 40 young students share their lives with each other in a residence hall that seems more like a hippie collective.\r\n\r\nClick and read the full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-ryesgade-kollegiet-community-vibe-in-old-squatters-building\/\">Review: Ryesgade Kollegiet<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3>L\u00e6geforeningens Kollegiet<\/h3>\r\nThe name L\u00e6geforeningens Kollegium implies that the dorm is only for medical students, but this is a relic from the earliest days of the dorm. Nowadays, the 90 or so rooms in the dorm are occupied by students from all disciplines.\r\n\r\nClick and read the full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/review-laegeforeningens-kollegium-osterbros-best-kept-secretlaegeforeningens-kollegium-oesterbros-best-kept-secret\/\">Review: L\u00e6geforeningens Kollegiet<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h2>Frederiksberg<\/h2>\r\n<h3>4. Maj Kollegiet and Hassagers Kollegium<\/h3>\r\nThe \u20184th May dorm\u2019 was founded almost 70 years ago to house the descendants of Danish World War Two resistance members. History is tangible here, although the requirement of being related to the Danish resistance has been relaxed of late.\r\n\r\nLike a set of nesting dolls, the 4. Maj Kollegiet (see above) has another dormitory within it, namely the tiny Hassagers Kollegium, which is home to only 10 students.\r\n\r\nRead the review of\u00a0 the twin residence halls 4. Maj Kollegiet and Hasselager Kollegium here <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-4-maj-kollegiet-and-hassagers-kollegium-dorms-within-a-dorm\/\">Review: 4. Maj Kollegiet and Hassagers Kollegium \u2014 dorms within a dorm<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h2>Inner city<\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Regensen<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nRegensen dates back to 1623, and about 100 students share a large, old and very beautiful building just next to Rundet\u00e5rn. Rooms vary greatly in size, from 11-25 m2, but the price remains a staggeringly low. Other than a room, you gain access to a great number of common spaces and activities: from a large ballroom to a library and study hall. And you can stay busy by a lot of activities, like yoga, movie nights and beer brewing.\n<!-- end of module 8 -->\nClick and read our original 2013 review: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-regensen\/\">Review: Regensen<\/a>\r\n<\/strong>Our latest 2022 review, however, is more up to date, and lets you in on some of the residence hall's historical secrets: <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/regensens-past-is-a-story-of-love-and-corpses\/\"><strong>Review: Regensen's past is a story of love and corpses<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<h3>Valkendorfs Kollegium<\/h3>\r\nOne of the most interesting dorms in the inner city is Valkendorfs Kollegium, which used to be an old monastery for Carmelite monks. The dorm has garden days, mushroom-picking trips, and a strong sense of community spirit. They even try to keep the rent they pay a secret, as they do not want to compete on price (but it is very reasonable!).\r\n\r\nClick and read the full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-valkendorfs-kollegium-has-a-garden-in-the-city-and-chickens\/\">Review: Valkendorfs Kollegium has a garden in the city, and chickens<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3><strong>Borchs Kollegium<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThe room sizes varies a lot in this dorm, but the price remains low, and one of the cheapest places to live in the city. But the price does not reflect quality, and this dormitory is actually an old house with a beautiful garden in the heart of city center. Only 20 residents live here and they all decide who's next, when somebody decides to leave.\n<!-- end of module 9 -->\nClick and read our first review <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-borchs-kollegium\/\">Review: Borchs Kollegium<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe returned to Borchs Kollegium in 2021. It is all very orderly. As one resident put it: \u00bb... everyone comes from a wealthy background ... The worst I think people do is ride their bikes through red lights, if they are feeling a bit crazy\u00ab.\r\n\r\nRead the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-borchs-a-well-behaved-dorm-for-well-to-do-students\/\">Review: Borchs \u2014 a well behaved dorm for well-to-do students<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Elers' Kollegium<\/h3>\r\n<em>Elers' Kollegium<\/em> is only for the very few. Not anyone can apply for this residence hall, which only has 20 places with several of them are earmarked for specific study programmes. Five of the places are for theology students.\r\n\r\nIn our review of Elers' Kollegium, our student reporter said that the place 'reeks of history'.\r\n\r\nRead the full <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/review-elers-kollegium-a-historical-oasis-in-the-centre-of-copenhagen\/\"><strong>Review: Elers\u2019 Kollegium \u2014 a historical oasis in the centre of Copenhagen<\/strong>.<\/a>\r\n<h3><strong>BaseCamp Copenhagen<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nBaseCamp Copenhagen is one of the slightly more expensive student residence halls in Copenhagen. But the location dorm, in old barracks, is as central in Copenhagen as it can possibly be.\r\n\r\n\u00bbThere is not even a waiting list. If you book the room, it is yours,\u00ab says Simon Stilling, who is employed as a \u2018base manager\u2019 on the site.\r\n\r\nClick and read the full review: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-basecamp-copenhagen-a-quick-room-in-the-inner-city\/\">Review: BaseCamp Copenhagen \u2014 a quick room in the inner city<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Vartovkollegiet<\/h3>\r\nVartovkollegiet is a small, breathing space for fourteen students, who all have to follow different fields of study. It is closely connected to Danish thinker Grundtvig who was pastor in Vartov church until his death in 1872. In the beginning, only theologians lived here. But you don\u2019t need to be a Christian to be admitted now.\r\n\r\nClick and read the full review: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/vartovkollegiet-sometimes-it-feels-more-like-a-shared-house-than-a-dorm\/\">Review: Vartovkollegiet \u2014 \u00bbSometimes it feels more like a shared house than a dorm\u00ab<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h2>Christianshavn<\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Sofieg\u00e5rden<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThis dormitory is in the heart of Christianshavn, so basically, you don't get much better location than that. And for a low rent, you get a 25 m2 room, a private kitchenette and a private bathroom. At this dorm, some of the 210 residents have children and some have pets, and all share a gym, TV-room and a courtyard.\n<!-- end of module 10 -->\nClick and read our first full review <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-sofiegaarden\/\">Review: Sofieg\u00e5rden<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe returned in 2021, and reviewed it again: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-sofiegarden-in-the-footsteps-of-the-squatters\/\">Review \u2014 Sofieg\u00e5rden: In the footsteps of the squatters<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3>CPH Village<\/h3>\r\nCPH Village is the result of a project to build affordable housing for students. The first \u2018village\u2019 was based on a collection of ships' containers in the Refshale\u00f8en district in central Copenhagen with 164 homes \u2013 two in each container. In 2020, 184 new rooms were ready on the outskirts of the Vesterbro district. CPH Village has moved on from the concept of recycling ships\u2019 containers and now builds the homes in wood, but the rooms\u2019 dimensions remain the same: 11 square metres, including one small kitchen, per room. But space is not everything.\r\n\r\nClick and read the full review: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-cph-village-the-toy-house-settlements\/\">Review: CPH Village \u2014 the toy house settlements<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h2>Nordvest<\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Bispebjerg Kollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n20m2 all to yourself and private bathrooms and kitchens makes this dormitory less 'social' oriented than most others. Located in Bispebjerg, this is a little further out of the city but still close to N\u00f8rrebro's lively streets. Bispebjerg caters for a lot of international students and can offer furnished rooms for the those who are just \"passing through\" town.\n<!-- end of module 11 -->\nClick and read the full review <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-bispebjerg-kollegiet\/\">Review: Bispebjerg Kollegiet<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3><strong>H\u00e5ndv\u00e6rkerkollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThe facilities are somewhat modest at this dormitory but rent is dirt cheap. Located in Nordvest, H\u00e5ndv\u00e6rkerkollegiet offers 10 m2 rooms. Bathrooms and kitchens are shared, but the dormitory have a number of common facilities and a good social atmosphere.\n<!-- end of module 12 -->\nClick and read the full review <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-haandvaerkerkollegiet\/\">Review: H\u00e5ndv\u00e6rkerkollegiet<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h2>Amager<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Gr\u00f8njordskollegiet<\/h3>\r\nGr\u00f8njordskollegiet is the prototype, classic huge residence hall out on Copenhagen\u2019s island district of Amager. \u00a0It is eight storeys high and is home to 1,000 students divided into a number of \u2018blocks\u2019. It is not pretty. But one student does see the upside to living in Copenhagen's largest dorm: \u00bbIf you want to do something obscure, then there will be people who are interested in taking part\u00ab.\r\n\r\nRead the full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/review-gronjordskollegiet-get-yourself-1000-roommates\/\">Review: Gr\u00f8njordskollegiet \u2014 get yourself 1,000 roommates<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3><strong>Bikuben Kollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nJust between KUA and the IT University, is the orange-colored dormitory Bikuben. It is shared by about 110 residents, with 19 m2 rooms, and a student-friendly location with relatively new facilities.\n<!-- end of module 13 -->\nWe returned to Bikuben Kollegiet in 2021 with a reporter's review of the dorm here.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-bikuben-the-quirky-beehive\/\"><strong>Review: Bikuben \u2014 the quirky beehive. <\/strong><\/a>Click and read our first student review here of Bikuben Kollegiet here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-bikuben-kollegiet\/\">Review: Bikuben Kollegiet<\/a>.<\/strong>\r\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\r\n<h3><strong>\u00d8resundskollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThis is the largest dormitory in all the Nordic countries, and practically make out an entire village. 1500 residents are distributed in the large cement building centrally on Amager. Rooms are between 18,5 m2 - 44 m2 and price vary accordingly. This is a great place for not only singles but couples and families too.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<!-- end of module 14 -->\nClick and read the full review<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-oeresundskollegiet\/\">Review: \u00d8resundskollegiet. <\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nThere is a second <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-oresundskollegiet-2-0\/\">review of \u00d8resundskollegiet here.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3><strong>H\u00f8rhuskollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThis place may not posses dream location, but the 12 m2 rooms are well-appointed with a hall, balcony and private bathroom and rent is dirt-cheap. The 192 residents share a number of common facilities and especially the \"cafe\", Coma is a popular hangout.\n<!-- end of module 15 -->\nClick and read the full review <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-hoerhus-kollegiet\/\">Review: H\u00f8rhus Kollegiet.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe returned in 2021 and found out that it is definitely not the most social dorm you can find: But it is not like there is no social life at all, as one resident put it. Read our 2021 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-hoerhuskollegiet-an-underrated-gem\/\">Review: H\u00f8rhuskollegiet \u2013 An underrated gem<\/a>.<\/strong>\r\n<h3>Scandis Boligerne<\/h3>\r\nNext to H\u00f8rhuskollegiet is Scandis Boligerne, one of the smaller and lesser-known dormitories, and a 10 minutes walk from ITU and KUA \/ South Campus. A pleasant place to live, according to our reviewer.\r\n\r\nRead the full review of Scandis Boligerne: <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-scandis-boligerne\/\"><strong>Review: Scandis Boligerne<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<h3><strong>Frankrigsgade Kollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nAlso known as \"The Frank\", this dormitory has 20 m2 rooms at a generous price. Bathrooms are private and kitchens are shared. \"The Frank\" lies centrally on Amager, close to caf\u00e9s and shopping and offers common facilities that make social life blossom.\n<!-- end of module 16 -->\nClick and read the full review <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-frankrigsgade-kollegiet\/\">Review: Frankrigsgade Kollegiet (first review)<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe returned to 'The Frank' in 2022. Read the latest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/review-frankrigsgade-kollegiet-a-nine-storey-powerhouse\/\">Review: Frankrigsgade Kollegiet \u2014 a nine-storey powerhouse.<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3><strong>Tietgens Kollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nLuckily this architectonic pearl is large. Because it's an absolutely stunning - and award winning - building, which is reflected in the rent. Rooms are between 26-34 m2 and you can access a bar, gym, two crafts rooms, two music rooms (one for bands, another with a grand piano), bicycle parking, laundry facilities and a computer caf\u00e9.\n<!-- end of module 17 -->\nClick and read the full review <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-tietgenkollegiet\/\">Review: Tietgenkollegiet<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nA second student <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-tietgenkollegiet-2-0\/\"><strong>review of Tietgenkollegiet is here<\/strong>.<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe latest, third, review of Tietgenkollegiet is here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/review-tietgenkollegiet-for-a-dorm-it-is-pure-luxury\/\">Review: Tietgenkollegiet \u2014 \u00bbAs a dorm, it is pure luxury\u00ab<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3><strong>CPH Studio Hotel<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nCPH Studio Hotel is located on Krimsvej in close proximity to \u00d8resund Metro station and Amager beach. The residents are friendly and helpful. The rooms are private and between 10-16m2. They contain a small bathroom and kitchenette, but there is also a common kitchen. The dorm houses about 300 residents. The building itself has been under contraction and this brings its own set of challenges, including noise, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/students-forced-to-live-on-building-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">critical media attention from us at the University Post<\/a><\/strong> and other media. Overall the dorm is at time of writing a work in progress, but it has potential.\n<!-- end of module 18 -->\nClick and read the full review\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-cph-studio-hotel-on-krimsvej\/\">Review: CPH Studio Hotel on Krimsvej<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3><strong>Signalhuset Kollegiet<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThis dorm is located in \u00d8restad. The rooms are four bedroom apartments split between four students.\u00a0 The rooms are between 20-25m2. Bathrooms are shared between 2-4 people and the kitchen is also shared. The Dorm houses 288 residents.\n<!-- end of module 19 -->\nClick and read the full review<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-signalhuset-kollegiet\/\">Review: Signalhuset Kollegiet<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Socialt Kollegium<\/h3>\r\nThe building of Socialt Kollegium is tall, dull and with no charm whatsoever. But once you get past the unwelcoming exterior, the friendly people living there it sure makes you want to stay. Socialt Kollegium is, like so many other dorms, located in the Amager district, strictly speaking in the area called Sundbyvester and houses 112 residents.\r\n\r\nYou can read the full review by a resident here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-socialt-kollegium\/\">Review: Socialt Kollegium<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Kvinderegensen<\/h3>\r\nKvinderegensen ['the women's dorm', ed.] was founded in 1931 by Dr. Eli M\u00f8ller, as the first Danish dorm for female university students. But you no longer have to be a woman to live in the Amager dorm; in fact, being male might just count in your favour.\r\n\r\nRead the full review here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-kvinderegensen-a-piece-of-history\/\">Review: Kvinderegensen \u2014A piece of history<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h2>Outside central Copenhagen<\/h2>\r\n<h3><strong>Skovskolen<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nFar outside Copenhagen, this dormitory is located close to the town of Hiller\u00f8d. This is one of the most unique dormitories in Denmark, in the middle of a forest and close to a lake. The houses are built of logs and the residents each have 10m2 with shared kitchens and bathrooms. They also have access to a large fire place, and countless sports and outdoor activities.\r\n\r\nClick and read the full review <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-skovskolen\/\">Review: Skovskolen<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3><strong>Hvidovre Hospitals Kollegium<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nAlmost 300 residents live in this dorm which is known for its array of social activities, including having a built in cafe which turns into a bar at night. It also has big annual parties including Oktoberfest, Halloween and the Summer Barbecue. The rooms are 12 m2 and have private bathrooms. Each hallway has a common kitchen which is also used as a place to hang out and watch TV. There is a common laundry room and a gym in the basement.\n<!-- end of module 20 -->\nClick and read the full review below:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-hvidovre-hospitals-kollegium\/\">Review: Hvidovre Hospitals Kollegium (first review)<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nThere is an updated second review of Hvidovre Hospitals Kollegium here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-hvidovre-hospitals-kollegium-the-party-dorm-outside-the-city\/\">Review: Hvidovre Hospitals Kollegium \u2014 the party dorm outside the city<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h3>Reb\u00e6k S\u00f8park Kollegiet<\/h3>\r\nYou might mistake Reb\u00e6k S\u00f8park for a scene out of George Orwell\u2019s Nineteen-Eighty-Four, but is a good all-round place to be. As a kollegium, it covers all the bases: cheap rent, active student bar, friendly atmosphere and a convenient location.\r\n\r\nClick and read the full review below: <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-rebaek-soepark-kollegiet\/\"><strong>Review: Reb\u00e6k S\u00f8park Kollegiet<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<h2>Want to write a review?<\/h2>\r\nSend us an email at uni-avis@adm.ku.dk with your name, field of study, age, nationality and where you live. Reviews are written in English.\n<!-- end of module 21 -->\n","post_title":"Student housing reviews: Dorms and residences in Copenhagen","post_excerpt":"A continually updated guide to student kollegiums in Copenhagen, written by students. The complete Dorms Disclosed review series.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-09-06 09:48:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-09-06 07:48:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=9470\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":12267,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2013-05-30 11:51:50","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-30 09:51:50","post_content":"Egmont Kollegiet sits sandwiched between Vibenshus Runddel and Universitetsparken, opposite the May Day haunt of F\u00e6lledparken and attached to Q8, the 24 hour petrol station, that services your 4am munchies and tobacco emergencies. The dormitory is down the road from N\u00f8rrebro\u2019s trendy cafes and hipster covered bridges, and 10 minutes by bus or 15 by cycle from the hustle and bustle of N\u00f8rreport. Its convenient location is by far one of its strong points.\r\n\r\nWith 469 student rooms and a mix of single and couple en-suites, the exact population of this concrete village is hard to establish. Single rooms are about 11 square meters with joint bathroom and toilet facilities with one other person, couples have the option of a couple\u2019s room, which is basically an en-suite at 26 square meters. A leftover from when Egmont was once a hotel.\r\n\r\n<strong>SEE THE FULL 'DORMS DISCLOSED' UNIVERSITY POST SERIES: <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen\/\">Reviews by student residents of dorms and residence halls in Copenhagen<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<h2>Chocolate milk structure<\/h2>\r\nAn average corridor will house about 20-24 students (there are 22 corridors spread across 3 buildings) with one shared kitchen per corridor, though you\u2019d never guess it.\r\n\r\nEvery kitchen has their own cleaning rota and standards, in ours, the Artiz man or woman for the day clears the place up at night, making sure it\u2019s in a relatively hygienic state for the next morning. Every kitchen is decked out with a communal fridge loaded with beers, cokes, and chocolate milk that is replenished on a Thursday in the basement, when the empty bottles are returned for recycling.\r\n\r\nTo purchase a drink in our corridor you simply scan the barcode of your drink and your personal bedroom barcode, though every kitchen has their own method of doing this. Your drinks are added to your bedroom tab, and the corridor accountant sends you your bill over the next few months, together with all the other contributions, such as the Food Club. The drinks fridge somehow works, there\u2019s a huge element of trust here in Egmont, which is pretty much absent in many British universities.\r\n<h2>A compact village<\/h2>\r\nThere is a 'madklub', directly translated to \u2018food club\u2019, every night where someone cooks for everyone who signs up on the corridor website. Normally about 12-14 people will join. It is very rare that the entire corridor expect to be fed unless it\u2019s a special Easter or Christmas dinner.\r\n\r\nEgmont is your mother, and pretty much takes care of the small as well as the big, from toilet paper and light bulbs to new dish cloths on a Tuesday to renting out furniture if necessary. It comes with so many comfortable perks, leaving you to never think about the mundane.\r\n\r\nThe Kollegium often resembles a compact village, the basement snakes round with all sorts of amenities like a bike workshop, a sauna, a gym, both a laundry room and drying room, study rooms, printers and photocopiers, chill out lounges equipped with projectors and pool tables, and music rooms. There\u2019s a clothes bin where discarded clothes are left, if you get there early they are yours to take, if you don\u2019t they\u2019re cleaned and put on sale in the Egmont thrift shop. Outside there\u2019s a bike shed, and BBQ patios as well as communal garden space where Egmonters sunbathe in Copenhagen\u2019s 10 degrees.\r\n<h2>You will need a calendar<\/h2>\r\nSports facilities can be found with the Basketball court, table tennis, foosball, petanque area and of course with F\u00e6lledparken opposite. There are two football teams, male and female, appropriately named the \u2018Breezers\u2019 and \u2018the Hangovers\u2019.\r\n\r\nFor those less sports-inclined there\u2019s a creativity room for arts and crafts, a beer brewing association, a newspaper and a newsletter and the odd capoiera to participate in. Egmont even has its own annual 3 day festival, which takes place in August.\r\n\r\nAside from this, the Egmont calendar is dotted with traditions and unique gatherings, such as the 'vennerfest' (party for outside friends), Giraffe party, the gala party, the tour-de-chambre...the list goes on. Most events go along the lines of a designated theme, drinking activities, and opportunities for your friends to meet your friend\u2019s friends and mingle.\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Dorms disclosed<\/p>\r\nThere are loads of dormitories, kollegiums, and student residences in Copenhagen, yet most of the information available is in Danish.\r\n\r\nSome are small, old houses with pretty gardens, others are giant concrete buildings with tiny windows.\r\n\r\nIn the Dorms Disclosed series, it is the residents themselves that review the dorms that they live in.\r\n\r\nHere is <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen\/\">an overview with links to all of the dormitory and student accommodation reviews<\/a> we have published so far, written by the people who know them the best.\r\n\r\nIf you want to write an English-language review of your dorm write to uni-avis@adm.ku.dk with 'Dorms Disclosed' in the subject header.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nYour average Thursday night, sees the cafe open up, a loaded bar that dish out Irish coffees at DKK 5 and any other liquor your heart desires. Every week a different corridor hosts the cafe, and voluntarily works behind the bar and sets the theme and playlist of the night.\r\n<h2>Lifetime deal once you're in<\/h2>\r\nGetting into Egmont is pretty difficult; a small resident council headed by a dean or principal approves your application. It\u2019s a place that prides itself on socialising, and being a social creature is part of the requirement in getting in. There\u2019s a real communal atmosphere: Egmonters wear their dormitory as a badge of identity, which has a near legendary status, most Egmonters still host reunion parties for the 50s and over and the cupboard rooms are filled with logbooks from the 1970s.\r\n\r\nThere\u2019s a sense of everyone mucking in together, and you\u2019re expected to play an active role in your corridor\u2019s parties, events and meetings. Detail is everything and you will see people go to extraordinary lengths to make dinners and gatherings perfect.\r\n\r\nI realise that I\u2019ve been very lucky to get a place here, the rent is cheap and it\u2019s got loads of charm and character. You won\u2019t see many foreign exchange students around here; the ratio is in favour of the Danes. But for me personally, that\u2019s what makes this place so attractive as a foreign exchange student, it provides me with that opportunity to mingle with Danish students and get a real feel for living in Denmark, something that is not always guaranteed on exchange. Though it has been challenging at times, I\u2019ve had a fantastic and unique experience, and I would stick with Egmont if I had to do it all over again.\r\n\r\n<em>[If you want to write an English-language review of your dorm write to uni-avis@adm.ku.dk and mark it 'Dorms Disclosed']<\/em>\r\n\r\n<strong>READ ABOUT OTHER RESIDENCE HALLS AND DORMS HERE: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen\/\">Student housing reviews: Dorms and residences in Copenhagen<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"Review: Egmont Kollegiet \u2014 first review","post_excerpt":"Getting into the huge brick building in inner \u00d8sterbro is not easy, but once you are in, Egmont Kollegiet provides an identity today and a packed calendar forever. It's a lifetime deal. ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dorms-disclosed-egmont","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-31 08:56:11","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-31 07:56:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=12267\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":3733,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2016-04-11 06:23:35","post_date_gmt":"2016-04-11 04:23:35","post_content":"The University Post has <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/dorms-disclosed-tietgenkollegiet\/\">done it before, but it is time to revisit the famous Tietgen dorm,<\/a>\u00a0as I want to share my story after living there for six months.\r\n\r\nTietgenkollegiet is known for being one of the best dorms in Europe mainly for its outstanding architecture and appealing design, but also for its positive reputation. Despite being more than 10 years old now, its appearance is still impressive: a brown, circular six-story building organized into five blocks ordered with even numbers from 10 to 18, which are painted big and white outside each entrance.\r\n\r\n<strong>SEE THE FULL 'DORMS DISCLOSED' UNIVERSITY POST SERIES:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen\/\">Reviews by student residents of dorms and residence halls in Copenhagen<\/a>\r\n\r\nAll the dorm's kitchens and the common rooms face inwards, while the private rooms face outwards. The ground floor is dedicated to dorm facilities, namely the dorm's administration, a study room, a computer and printing room, a small but well-equipped gym, colorful laundry rooms, two music rooms, and a bike shop, plus some other rooms used for group work and workshops. Even if you stayed there 24\/7, you wouldn\u2019t be able to use them all.\r\n<h2>Inside Tietgen's doors<\/h2>\r\nEach block and each floor defines a group of residents sharing a kitchen (for example, 18.2 stands for block eighteen, second floor), and students strongly identify themselves with it.\r\n\r\nEvery kitchen and the common room located next to it is shared between students living in the same corridor. There are twelve rooms per corridor, all of them with a private bathroom and a big window. However, the room\u2019s configuration differs in size and whether there\u2019s a balcony or not. One room per corridor is destined for couples and is notably bigger in size, but it can also be rented by one student only. There are 30 kitchens and 360 rooms at Tietgen in total.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the kitchen and the common room, every corridor also has a refrigerator room where students can dry their clothes, keep extra kitchen utensils, and store food in freezers.\r\n<h2>Location<\/h2>\r\nThe dorm is located on Amager, just next to Islands Brygge metro station and University of Copenhagen's KUA campus, and is mainly surrounded by university and residential buildings. It is also very close to DR Byen, the headquarters of the Danish national broadcasting corporation, where you will also find DR Concert Hall - an impressive cubic building completely lightened in blue at night.\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Student reviews of residence halls<\/p>\r\nIn the University Post <em>Dorms Disclosed<\/em> series, student residents write a review their own dorms and residence halls in English.\r\n\r\nHere is an <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen\/\">overview of all the Copenhagen residence halls, collegiums and dormitories.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThere are at least three different supermarkets open until late in comfortable walking distance, many bike shops, and a small shopping center, as well as bakeries, restaurants and varied shops. Tietgen's location is the ideal balance between the city centre and its periphery. It takes 5-7 minutes to bike to the city center, and about as long to go the opposite way to the modern living area called \u00d8restad, where you'll find the Signalhuset dorm.\r\n\r\nFor students studying at North Campus or Danish Technical University (DTU), Tietgen's location is not favorable. It is also not the best place for those, who don't want to socialize in the common areas or get involved into party organization, decoration and cleaning.\r\n<h2>Social environment and sports<\/h2>\r\nLiving at Tietgen will get you closer to the Danish culture. Since there's only two out of twelve rooms in each corridor reserved for exchange students, you'll mainly be living with Danes, learn their habits and try to speak their language (this doesn\u2019t mean you won't have other nationalities in the ten remaining rooms, but it is highly unlikely).\r\n\r\nThis dorm is one of the few where your contact with Danes will be real! You\u2019ll find that there are organized committees for everything. Students gather to do what they like the most: play football, do yoga, cook, plan parties or events, and even welcome foreign students (you'll sure be well-received by the exchange students committee).\r\n\r\n\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00adFor sure the best parties will take place at this dorm: Tour de Tietgen, Tour de Chambre, Tour de Cuisine, Pre-semester start party, Semester start party, Julefrokost... the list of good parties is endless. Despite the crazy drinking on weekend nights, you'll see most residents at the gym quite frequently or going for a run in Amager F\u00e6lled, as healthy and active lifestyle is very popular at Tietgen.\r\n<h2>Pros and cons<\/h2>\r\nThe design of Tietgen works well. It is quite easy to see where's the fun and join it, as the interior of the circle contains big windows showing the activity of each kitchen. Also, the residents tend to be very friendly to new students, and it is easy to blend in (not so easy if you don't speak Danish at all).\r\n\r\nThe Facebook groups and the internal administration page is very active and on top of everything, which makes the communication of events, trades, parties and any kind of problems very simple and easy to participate in. However, the rooms here are expensive, especially for exchange students.\r\n\r\nTo appreciate Tiegten to the fullest, you should be outgoing and eager to make Danish friends, learn their culture and respect their habits. After all, you are just another exchange student who's moving into their kitchen from a period of six months to a year, while some of them have already been living there for more than three or four years. But be certain that if you are lucky enough to have your exchange there, you'll probably have Danish friends for life, participate in the best events, and learn more informal Danish expressions than your exchange student friends in other dorms.\r\n\r\n<em>\u00a0If you want to write an English-language review of your dorm write to uni-avis@adm.ku.dk and mark it \u2018Dorms Disclosed\u2019<\/em>\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"Review: Tietgenkollegiet revisited","post_excerpt":"Danes sure know how to party and Tietgenkollegiet is the best place for it, writes our student reviewer","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dorms-disclosed-tietgenkollegiet-2-0","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-10-26 10:18:25","post_modified_gmt":"2021-10-26 08:18:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=3733\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":2078,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2017-01-10 12:02:56","post_date_gmt":"2017-01-10 11:02:56","post_content":"<h2>Just the Basics<\/h2>\r\nOresundskollegiet is located at Amagerbro. The town centre is less than a 10 minute bike ride away. Reaching the beach, KUA, ITU or Islands Brygge takes less than 5 minutes. The dorm is surrounded by everything you could possibly need in your everyday life: supermarkets, shops and a lokale mall called the Amager Center.\r\n\r\n<strong>SEE THE FULL 'DORMS DISCLOSED' UNIVERSITY POST SERIES:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen\/\">Reviews by student residents of dorms and residence halls in Copenhagen<\/a>\r\n<h2>An inaccurate first impression<\/h2>\r\nThe exterior of the dorm consists of twelve almost identical looking big concrete blocks with deep red windows. The dorm was built in the 70's and looks massive with its grey concrete walls. At first glance it does not seem like a tempting place to live.\r\n<h2>Beauty is on the inside<\/h2>\r\nHowever, when you enter the dorm you you realize that it has a warm and friendly atmosphere. This is not just because of the festive decor and Christmas trees, but because of a unique feeling of community that you experience. There is an endless array of activities and a corresponding number of different facilities on offer. There is a ceramic studio for doing pottery, a gym, a music room with a recording studio, a dark room, and many more.\r\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img title=\"\" src=\"\/old_files\/the-bar-down-wonder-photo-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>A new addition is the IT room. An extra benefit that is available to the dorm residents is the option of getting professional assistance if they experience any IT-related problems. The new study room has unique lighting system that matches the natural cycle of sunlight throughout the day. The lamps in the room get progressively brighter as the sun rises. Likewise as the sun starts to set the lamps get progressively dimmer.<\/div>\r\nAnother new feature is the event room which will be ready in spring next year, with a stage for live performances. The new event room can also be converted into a movie room and contains bean bags and a huge screen.\r\n\r\nThe dorm's IT-system was renewed, including the lock system, Internet and some info screens. There are also some changes to the outdoor facilities, as the dorm has a new green area with a table tennis table, a grill and a hammock.\r\n<h2>Want a room? Yes, please!<\/h2>\r\nConsidering all the great things that the dorm has to offer, It is hardly a surprise that there is a long waiting list and people usually have to wait around two years before they can move in. The dorm is home to approximately 1,800 people and only students are allowed to apply.<img title=\"\" src=\"\/old_files\/play-ground-for-kids-photo.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n<h2>Different rooms, for different needs<\/h2>\r\nOresundskollegiet offers several types of rooms. The least expensive type of room available does not contain a private kitchen and costs around DKK 2,000 per month.\r\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img title=\"\" src=\"\/old_files\/room-photo-2.png\" alt=\"\" \/>Maria Bjorn has one of those rooms and has lived in the dorm for 1 \u00bd years. She enjoys the sense of community that is present at the dorm and the many opportunities to socialize: \u201cIt is the perfect combination of having my own space and being part of a community. If I want to be around people I just have to go into our kitchen.\u201d<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img title=\"\" src=\"\/old_files\/room-photo-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\">She shares the kitchen with 13 other students and has her own room with a bathroom. But there are also family friendly flats that include a kitchen and more rooms. The dorm has around 150 children living there.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Student reviews of residence halls<\/p>\r\nIn the University Post <em>Dorms Disclosed<\/em> series, student residents write a review their own dorms and residence halls in English.\r\n\r\nHere is an <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/student-housing-reviews-dorms-and-residences-in-copenhagen\/\">overview of all the Copenhagen residence halls, collegiums and dormitories.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Let\u00b4s get social<\/h2>\r\nGetting in touch with other students living in Oresundskollegiet is easy, and not just for those sharing a kitchen. The many different activities on offer make it easy to connect with others. Michael Jepsen just moved in last year in April, but has already joined the bar team. He likes the effort the dorm makes to keep daily life run smoothly and also that they providing new and interesting facilities for students to enjoy.\r\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img title=\"\" src=\"\/old_files\/it-room-photo.png\" alt=\"\" \/>The bar \u201cDown Wonder\u201d is open from Thursday till Saturday and is yet another way for people to get to know each other. The Oresundskollegiet seems to be the perfect spot for people who are new to Copenhagen, including students who are leaving their hometowns for the first time and even students with small families.<\/div>\r\n<h2>Getting in touch<img title=\"\" src=\"\/old_files\/reading-room-photo_0.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/h2>\r\nMore information about the dorm can be found on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oek.dk\/\"> their webpage<\/a>. 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