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It’s hard not to be a bit bedazzled by the Elers’ residence hall on Store Kannikestr\u00e6de street in central Copenhagen. It is a clich\u00e9 to say that a place reeks of history. This can be true for only a few places, and this is one of them. The first thing you meet is an entrance hall with an old wooden staircase in subtle red and grey colours that winds up through the building in an almost medieval fashion. An old photo of Queen Margrethe II hangs on the wall.<\/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

\u00bbThe reason the residence hall was founded is actually quite peculiar,\u00ab says one of the Inspector Collegi Anna Christine Wiisbye. She and her fellow collegiate Peter Winkel Rasmussen have the two inspector positions at the residence hall, and their role is, among other things, to be responsible for guided tours and the daily operations.<\/p>\n

She explains that at Elers\u2019 Kollegium various other ‘civil servants’ are responsible for different things, like the Resident Hall’s communal gardens or the parties. And she tells us the residence hall\u2019s origin story:<\/p>\n

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FACTS<\/p>\n

Elers\u2019 Kollegium<\/strong>, www.elers.dk<\/a><\/p>\n

Store Kannikestr\u00e6de 9, 1169 Copenhagen K.<\/p>\n

Rent<\/strong>: DKK 1,662 for bachelor students DKK 3,116 for PhD students<\/p>\n

Average age<\/strong>: 25-26 years-old.<\/p>\n

Application process:<\/strong> Application via a form on the Elers\u2019 website. You can only apply for spaces that are posted, so keep an eye on the website. You need to have passed a minimum of two years of study within the prescribed time to apply. Several of the places are earmarked for people from selected study programmes, so it is only possible to apply if you study this. There are two free places that can be applied for by all students at UCPH. Students are given precedence if they can prove to be related to the founder J\u00f8rgen Elers or his wife Anna Margrethe Wandalls. These relatives are the only people excepted from the two-year completed studies rule.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

An (almost) exclusive club<\/h3>\n

Anna Christine says that this particular story explains why you have precedence to get into the dormitory if you can prove to be related to either J\u00f8rgen Elers or his wife Anna Margrethe Wandall.<\/p>\n

In addition, not anyone can apply for the residence hall, she says: \u00bbWe have 20 places and several of them are earmarked for specific study programmes. Five of the places are for theology students.\u00ab<\/p>\n

On the website, you can read that J\u00f8rgen Elers decided at the time to have five theology students living there, with two from history, law or political science, two medical students, one Scandinavian, Germanic, Romance languages or English student, and a natural history or geography student.<\/p>\n

\u00bbOn King Christian V\u2019s birthday in 1689, he was celebrated with an opera, and this opera was later performed for the public. Two sons of the state councillor J\u00f8rgen Elers were present. A wick fell down from a lamp above the stage, and within no time a fire had engulfed the entire building. Because the doors opened inwards, and the crowd pressed against the doors, nobody could get out, and Elers’ sons perished in the fire. Elers and his wife founded the Elers\u2019 dorm. Because they no longer had any children themselves, they wanted to do something good for others.\u00ab<\/p>\n

 
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\n\u00bbElers’ Kollegie is very old school in this way,\u00ab says Peter Winkel Rasmussen. \u00bbIt reflects the university, as it looked in 1689, when it was founded. That’s why there are so many theology places, as theology then was the largest degree programme.\u00ab<\/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

\u00bbYes, and it’s not up to us to decide who gets in. We have two ‘denominators,’ who represent Elers’ and his wife’s family. They are the ones who receive the applications and who choose who will get in,\u00ab Anna Christine Wiisbye adds. They are both happy with admissions working this way.<\/p>\n

\u00bbIt’s great, because it’s never going to be a ‘friends of friends’ dorm. You are not going to think that you might as well not apply, because you can only be admitted if you know someone. We are a mixed bunch.\u00ab<\/p>\n

Strong community with many traditions<\/h3>\n

The many years that the residence hall has existed has led to solid traditions and a strong sense of community. The age span among students is huge, it goes from 19 to 31 years, and people are from very different degree programmes and backgrounds.<\/p>\n

But everyone here is focussed on their studies, according to Anna Christine Wiisbye. She adds that this is an aspect that the denominators deem important when they review applications. But the most important thing that the residents have in common is the wish to be a part of a community. \u00bbYou don’t just have an address here, you have to live here,\u00ab she says.
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\nPeter Winkel Rasmussen explains that that the residence hall has a dinner club five times a week and several parties, many of them traditional.<\/p>\n

\u00bbWe have something called a goose feast every year, where the old al\u00e5mner, or alumni turn up. And we have a carnival party and a croquet tournament,\u00ab adds Anna Christine. It is another relic of the past that alumni are named al\u00e5mne with the Danish \u2018\u00e5\u2019 at Elers’ residence hall.<\/p>\n

Their way of communicating with each other also takes place in the period before Facebook. \u00bbWe hold being very analogue as a virtue. That’s why we have this book. If you have to write something to someone at the residence hall, this is where you do it,\u00ab says Peter and displays a thick book located in the middle of the common room, Lectoriet.<\/p>\n

Garden sauna and dining under open skies<\/h3>\n

We walk through the residence hall, the large common room with the huge bookcase and the thick upholstered furniture, past the many rooms and a kitchen which, unlike everything else on site, looks strikingly modern.<\/p>\n

Anna Christine and Peter hurry to explain that this is because the kitchens were renovated not so many years ago. We end up in the garden, which feels like a pocket of tranquility, even though Copenhagen\u2019s Round Tower can be seen above the rooftops. The residents regret that they cannot show the gardens as it looks like in the summer months, with roses on the bushes, and garden furniture set forth for open air dining.<\/p>\n

\u00bbOn the other hand, we have a sauna which is incredibly popular in the winter months,\u00ab says Peter, pointing towards a tiny building at one end of the garden. \u00bbEspecially at parties, in the middle of the night, it’s not uncommon for it to be turned on.\u00ab<\/p>\n

He has been a resident for almost six years. He has both lived here as a student and as a PhD student. Anna Christine has had an address here since 2017. They both agree on one thing: \u00bbThis is really great place to live.\u00ab<\/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. <\/em>Here is an overview with links to all of the dormitory and student accommodation reviews<\/a> we have published so far.]<\/em>
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the Elers’ residence hall on Store Kannikestr\u00e6de street in central Copenhagen. It is a clich\u00e9 to say that a place reeks of history. This can be true for only a few places, and this is one of them. The first thing you meet is an entrance hall with an old wooden staircase in subtle red and grey colours that winds up through the building in an almost medieval fashion. An old photo of Queen Margrethe II hangs on the wall.<\/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>\u00bbThe reason the residence hall was founded is actually quite peculiar,\u00ab says one of the Inspector Collegi Anna Christine Wiisbye. She and her fellow collegiate Peter Winkel Rasmussen have the two inspector positions at the residence hall, and their role is, among other things, to be responsible for guided tours and the daily operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">She explains that at Elers\u2019 Kollegium various other ‘civil servants’ are responsible for different things, like the Resident Hall’s communal gardens or the parties. And she tells us the residence hall\u2019s origin story:<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">FACTS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elers\u2019 Kollegium<\/strong>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elers.dk\/\"> www.elers.dk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Store Kannikestr\u00e6de 9, 1169 Copenhagen K.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rent<\/strong>: DKK 1,662 for bachelor students DKK 3,116 for PhD students<\/p>\n<p><strong>Average age<\/strong>: 25-26 years-old.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application process:<\/strong> Application via a form on the Elers\u2019 website. You can only apply for spaces that are posted, so keep an eye on the website. You need to have passed a minimum of two years of study within the prescribed time to apply. Several of the places are earmarked for people from selected study programmes, so it is only possible to apply if you study this. There are two free places that can be applied for by all students at UCPH. Students are given precedence if they can prove to be related to the founder J\u00f8rgen Elers or his wife Anna Margrethe Wandalls. These relatives are the only people excepted from the two-year completed studies rule.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>An (almost) exclusive club<\/h3>\n<p>Anna Christine says that this particular story explains why you have precedence to get into the dormitory if you can prove to be related to either J\u00f8rgen Elers or his wife Anna Margrethe Wandall.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, not anyone can apply for the residence hall, she says: \u00bbWe have 20 places and several of them are earmarked for specific study programmes. Five of the places are for theology students.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>On the website, you can read that J\u00f8rgen Elers decided at the time to have five theology students living there, with two from history, law or political science, two medical students, one Scandinavian, Germanic, Romance languages or English student, and a natural history or geography student.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbOn King Christian V\u2019s birthday in 1689, he was celebrated with an opera, and this opera was later performed for the public. Two sons of the state councillor J\u00f8rgen Elers were present. A wick fell down from a lamp above the stage, and within no time a fire had engulfed the entire building. Because the doors opened inwards, and the crowd pressed against the doors, nobody could get out, and Elers’ sons perished in the fire. Elers and his wife founded the Elers\u2019 dorm. Because they no longer had any children themselves, they wanted to do something good for others.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"MultiImage","images":[{"image":{"ID":128367,"id":128367,"title":"Elers Kollegium opgang","filename":"opgang.jpg","filesize":140765,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/elers-kollegium-en-historisk-oase-i-koebenhavn-k\/opgang\/","alt":"","author":"5","description":"","caption":"","name":"opgang","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":128345,"date":"2021-12-17 13:40:21","modified":"2021-12-17 13:40:37","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":800,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang-480x320.jpg","medium-width":480,"medium-height":320,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang.jpg","large-width":1200,"large-height":800,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang.jpg","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":800,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang.jpg","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":800,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang-290x193.jpg","featured-soft-width":290,"featured-soft-height":193,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang-290x180.jpg","featured-hard-width":290,"featured-hard-height":180,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang-700x467.jpg","narrow-width":700,"narrow-height":467,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/opgang-990x660.jpg","extended-width":990,"extended-height":660}},"caption_prefix":"","enable_alternative_caption":true,"alternative_caption":"The grandeur of the staircase is almost medieval."},{"image":{"ID":128369,"id":128369,"title":"Elers Kollegium Dronningeportr\u00e6t","filename":"daisy6.jpg","filesize":152661,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/elers-kollegium-en-historisk-oase-i-koebenhavn-k\/daisy-6\/","alt":"","author":"5","description":"","caption":"","name":"daisy-6","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":128345,"date":"2021-12-17 13:42:57","modified":"2021-12-17 13:43:16","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":770,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6-480x308.jpg","medium-width":480,"medium-height":308,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6-768x493.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":493,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6.jpg","large-width":1200,"large-height":770,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6.jpg","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":770,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6.jpg","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":770,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6-290x186.jpg","featured-soft-width":290,"featured-soft-height":186,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6-290x180.jpg","featured-hard-width":290,"featured-hard-height":180,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6-700x449.jpg","narrow-width":700,"narrow-height":449,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/daisy6-990x635.jpg","extended-width":990,"extended-height":635}},"caption_prefix":"","enable_alternative_caption":true,"alternative_caption":"Even though many grey-haired men look down on you from the walls, there is also a lady of note."}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>\u00bbElers’ Kollegie is very old school in this way,\u00ab says Peter Winkel Rasmussen. \u00bbIt reflects the university, as it looked in 1689, when it was founded. That’s why there are so many theology places, as theology then was the largest degree programme.\u00ab<\/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>\u00bbYes, and it’s not up to us to decide who gets in. We have two ‘denominators,’ who represent Elers’ and his wife’s family. They are the ones who receive the applications and who choose who will get in,\u00ab Anna Christine Wiisbye adds. They are both happy with admissions working this way.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIt’s great, because it’s never going to be a ‘friends of friends’ dorm. You are not going to think that you might as well not apply, because you can only be admitted if you know someone. We are a mixed bunch.\u00ab<\/p>\n<h3>Strong community with many traditions<\/h3>\n<p>The many years that the residence hall has existed has led to solid traditions and a strong sense of community. The age span among students is huge, it goes from 19 to 31 years, and people are from very different degree programmes and backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>But everyone here is focussed on their studies, according to Anna Christine Wiisbye. She adds that this is an aspect that the denominators deem important when they review applications. But the most important thing that the residents have in common is the wish to be a part of a community. \u00bbYou don’t just have an address here, you have to live here,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"MultiImage","images":[{"image":{"ID":128371,"id":128371,"title":"Elers Kollegium2","filename":"stue1.jpg","filesize":207110,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/stue1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/elers-kollegium-en-historisk-oase-i-koebenhavn-k\/stue1\/","alt":"","author":"5","description":"","caption":"","name":"stue1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":128345,"date":"2021-12-17 13:53:07","modified":"2021-12-17 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residents of the historical residence hall don\u2019t communicate via Facebook, but via this tome of a book.\u00a0"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>Peter Winkel Rasmussen explains that that the residence hall has a dinner club five times a week and several parties, many of them traditional.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe have something called a goose feast every year, where the old al\u00e5mner, or alumni turn up. And we have a carnival party and a croquet tournament,\u00ab adds Anna Christine. It is another relic of the past that alumni are named al\u00e5mne with the Danish \u2018\u00e5\u2019 at Elers’ residence hall.<\/p>\n<p>Their way of communicating with each other also takes place in the period before Facebook. \u00bbWe hold being very analogue as a virtue. That’s why we have this book. If you have to write something to someone at the residence hall, this is where you do it,\u00ab says Peter and displays a thick book located in the middle of the common room, Lectoriet.<\/p>\n<h3>Garden sauna and dining under open skies<\/h3>\n<p>We walk through the residence hall, the large common room with the huge bookcase and the thick upholstered furniture, past the many rooms and a kitchen which, unlike everything else on site, looks strikingly modern.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Christine and Peter hurry to explain that this is because the kitchens were renovated not so many years ago. We end up in the garden, which feels like a pocket of tranquility, even though Copenhagen\u2019s Round Tower can be seen above the rooftops. The residents regret that they cannot show the gardens as it looks like in the summer months, with roses on the bushes, and garden furniture set forth for open air dining.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbOn the other hand, we have a sauna which is incredibly popular in the winter months,\u00ab says Peter, pointing towards a tiny building at one end of the garden. \u00bbEspecially at parties, in the middle of the night, it’s not uncommon for it to be turned on.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>He has been a resident for almost six years. He has both lived here as a student and as a PhD student. Anna Christine has had an address here since 2017. They both agree on one thing: \u00bbThis is really great place to live.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p><em>[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. <\/em><em>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.]<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"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":5224,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2015-06-27 10:53:58","post_date_gmt":"2015-06-27 08:53:58","post_content":"'But Hvidovre is so far away from the city center!' you say. But it is actually not that bad.\r\n\r\nHvidovre Hospitals Kollegium, a forty-year-old dorm, lies in scenic surroundings right next to Hvidovre Hospital. The bus stops right by the dormitory and the trip to Copenhagen\u2019s central station takes about 15-20 minutes.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, there are plenty of bicycle sheds available at the parking lot, so if you prefer to use your trusty bike to go places, it shouldn't be a problem.\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\r\nFrom the kitchen you can access a large inner garden (six in total), each with trees, benches, and a grill. Here the residents sunbathe in the summer and enjoy the outdoors.\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. In 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\nNext to the parking lot there is a basketball court and a frequently used soccer field where the residents play against each other and test their soccer skills. Other than that there are common laundry rooms and a fitness room in the basement.\r\n<h2>Spaces for socializing<\/h2>\r\nThere are several possibilities to be social and meet people from other hallways in the common facilities such as the Caf\u00e9. Here the students can buy beer, sodas, and coffee, among other things, play pool or beer pong, or relax with some board games.\r\n\r\nOn weekends when the Caf\u00e9 closes at 12 PM, the Bar opens. In the bar you can get every kind of assorted drinks you can think of and then go to show your moves on the dance floor. Both the Caf\u00e9 and the Bar are driven by the residents and depends on everybody's effort to be part of the community.\r\n\r\nThere are also several grand parties every year hosted by the committees of the Resident Council (Beboerr\u00e5det) and the Party Committee (Festudvalget). Among these are the Octoberfest, Halloween, and the great summer party where all of the residents meet in one of the gardens, have a barbecue, and celebrate that the summer has arrived. Other than that there is the occasional Tour de Chambre and Tour de Cousine party.\r\n\r\nIf you choose to get a place here, you are in for a great time!\r\n\r\nThere is a newer review of <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/hvidovre-hospitals-kollegium-the-party-dorm-outside-the-city\/\">Hvidovre Hospitals Kollegium here.<\/a>\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: Hvidovre Hospitals Kollegium (first review)","post_excerpt":"Although it's not in the heart of the city, you'll still have a great time here, writes our student reviewer","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dorms-disclosed-hvidovre-hospitals-kollegium","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-11-02 10:37:28","post_modified_gmt":"2021-11-02 09:37:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=5224\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":127309,"post_author":"80","post_date":"2021-12-13 08:31:25","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-13 07:31:25","post_content":"<span class=\"dropcap\">\u00bbI<\/span> am sorry it smells a bit like Brasso in this hallway. The brass has just been polished,\u00ab says Christian Bro, referring to a distinguished set of double doors that separate the entrance hall from a white staircase.\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<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">BORCHS<\/p>\r\n<strong>Address:<\/strong> St. Kannikestr\u00e6de2,\r\n1169 Copenhagen K\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/borchen.dk\/wordpress\/\/\/\">borchen.dk\/\/<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Monthly rent:<\/strong> DKK 1662\r\n\r\n<strong>Average age: <\/strong> About 26 years old.\r\n\r\n<strong>Application process:<\/strong> send an A4 page about yourself and why you would like to live there. It is a requirement that you have passed 90 ECTS, and are enrolled at the University of Copenhagen, at HUM, SCIENCE, SUND or TEO. If you study at SAMF and JUR, you cannot apply to Borchs. And it's a plus if attended Ribe cathedral school, like the founder Ole Borchs did.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nAlthough Borchs is a dorm that houses 19 young people, the architecture is reminiscent of a large villa that could be found in the wealthy neighbourhoods to the north of Copenhagen.\r\n<h3>An orderly, law-abiding dorm<\/h3>\r\n\u00bbFunny enough, when I moved in, several people came from the north of Copenhagen. Generally speaking, everyone comes from a wealthy background. All the resident are students at the University of Copenhagen. Everything is very orderly. The worst I think people do is ride their bikes through red lights, if they are feeling a bit crazy,\u00ab says Christian Bro, who can call himself an old hand because he has lived in the dorm longer than any of the other current residents.\r\n\r\nThe dorm's newest resident, Steffen Vestergaard Andersen, who is a good friend of Christian Bro's, nuances the picture a bit.\r\n<h3>An eclectic mix of crockery, if not students<\/h3>\r\n\u00bbThe residents here range from those who vote for the right-wing parties to those who vote for the extreme left-wing. There are people studying theology, biology, physics, mathematics, the various language subjects, the humanities, and so on.\r\nThe best way to visualise the diversity is to look at our crockery cupboard. You can see an eclectic mix of glasses and plates in there,\u00ab says Steffen Vestergaard Andersen, who has been a visitor at the dorm for several years and moved in as a true Borch resident in February.\r\n\r\n\u00bbBut then again, Steffen and I might be sitting here in linen shirts, while in the next room, there is someone with a dishevelled...\u00ab he hesitates for a moment to find the right word, then decides on \u00bbponytail.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbBut, having said that, we have to admit that there is not that much diversity,\u00ab says Christian Bro.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\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\nThis 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.\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\n<h3>The old boy's club of Copenhagen dorms<\/h3>\r\nA strong bond binds Copenhagen's four oldest colleges, Valkendorf (anno 1589), Regensen (anno 1623), Elers (anno 1691) and Borchs (anno 1691), say Christian Bro and Steffen Vestergaard Andersen. The four old dorms are all members of Kollegiesamvirket, a network of dorms, which is abbreviated to KS in everyday speech.\r\n\r\nThe story of Borchs is rarely told without a comparison to one of the other three historical dorms. For example, not more than a minute had passed after the University Post had stepped into \u00bbBorchen\u00ab or \u00bbBorchingham Palace,\u00ab as the dorm is called, before Regensen was mentioned.\r\n\r\n\u00bbThis is the best,\u00ab says Christian Bro, his arms signalling the grandeur of the College.\r\n\r\n\u00bbAnd I don't want to tell you what we sing about Regensen. But they are not nice words. Having said that, we also stick together.\u00ab\r\n<h3>The polite pupil in class<\/h3>\r\nChristian Bro and Steffen Vestergaard Andersen are experts when it comes to details about the historical Copenhagen dorms. They speak about the four colleges and tell anecdotes as though they were old friends from private school. Copenhagen's other dorms would be students of municipal schools in this metaphor.\r\n\r\nAt this hypothetical private school, Regensen is the hyperactive student full of good ideas and drive, Valkendorf is the cool student in the class, Elers is the nerdy and well-read student, while Borchs is the polite and talented one.\r\n\r\nThey speak harshly about the other colleges. However, a certain ironic distance in their tone suggests that it is meant affectionately. The friendly rivalries between the dorms have existed for decades, and one tradition in particular is characteristic of the four old dorms.\r\n\r\n\u00bbWe steal from each other,\u00ab says Christian Bro.\r\n\r\nSteffen Vestergaard Andersen recounts, among many other tall tales, how Regensen, because of their large number of residents, \u00bbare lively and have a strong constitution. So while the all the Borch dorm residents were sleeping like babies \u2013 or at least sleeping off the booze after a KS party \u2013 the Regensen residents sneaked in and stole all the toilet doors.\u00ab\r\n\r\nThey placed the stolen goods in Regensen's yard, and it took quite a while for the Borch residents to fetch their doors.\n<!-- end of module 2 -->\n<h3>Breakfast and hand washing at the Constituent Assembly<\/h3>\r\nInternally at the dorm, it is more peaceful, according to what we are told. Like in many other dorms, there are food clubs in the evening with cooking duties rotating among all the residents, and at Borchs it is customary to eat breakfast together.\r\n\r\nSuch traditions bind the residents together. That and the fact that they all have \u00bba great shared interest in living together in the best possible way,\u00ab says Steffen Vestergaard Andersen.\r\n\r\nThe kitchen is the room in the dorm that most resembles a home from the 2020s. Here, neoclassical uniformity gives way to wooden cabinet doors, posters on the walls, magnets on the fridge \u2013 and, of course, mismatched crockery in the cupboards.\r\n\r\nThis is where the food clubs prepare their meals, \u00bband The Constituent Assembly is right there, where I wash my hands,\u00ab says Christian Bro, pointing to a picture hanging above the kitchen sink, which shows men in black suits standing in a huddle looking into the distance.\n<!-- end of module 3 -->\n<h3>Bookshelves and barrister's wigs<\/h3>\r\nAll 19 residents eat together in the room the residents call Theca. A narrow room with dark green walls and heavy bookshelves, the largest of which only contains publications by former Borch residents. The exception is the Bible, which is also there.\r\n\r\nThis is where the dorm's house meetings are held. And the Meetings of Officials, as they are called, are typically very long, with votes and debates on every agenda item. Participants also sing songs from the dorm's own songbook at meetings.\r\n\r\n\u00bbOne of the things I pay attention to \u2013 and maybe it's just me \u2013 is whether newcomers dare to sing along to the songs, even if they don't quite know the lyrics. Do they dare to go outside of their comfort zone and make a sacrifice for the dorm?\u00ab asks Steffen Vestergaard Andersen rhetorically.\r\n\r\n\u00bbIt sounds a bit dramatic use the word \u00bbsacrifice,\u00ab but that is what you do. When you are at Officials' Meetings, you might wish you were at a bar with your friends rather than going through the dorm's accounts. But you make that sacrifice to attend the meeting nonetheless. Because it's part of living here,\u00ab he explains.\r\n\r\nChristian Bro adds that if your excuse for not coming to the meeting is your mother's birthday, then it should at least be a round-number birthday.\r\n\r\nPaintings of the old dorm founders and in particular Ole Borchs, the main founder of the college, adorn the room. Several of the founders are from the days of barristers' wigs, so the dorm meetings are overseen by figures who resemble judges from an English courtroom.\n<!-- end of module 4 -->\n<h3>Pig or Borch resident?<\/h3>\r\nOne structure of the dorm that has been preserved from its early day is the option of having a friend or partner stay in your room for just DKK 1,000 a month in rent. A so-called \u00bbpig\u00ab. The two friends tell us two stories about why a roommate is called a pig.\r\n\r\n\u00bbOne story is that every resident who lived here in the old days was entitled to a pig. So that they could slaughter it for food. But when that went out of fashion and we got Netto, the rule changed to being allowed a pig in your room,\u00ab says Steffen Vestergaard Andersen.\r\n\r\n\u00bbAnd that's the funny story. The other is that the name might come from [the Danish word for freeloader, ed] gratist,\u00ab says Christian Bro.\r\n\r\nShould you wish to become a new pig or Borch resident, you can sign up for the Borch newsletter. This will let you know when a room becomes available.\r\n\r\nYou can stay in the dorm for a maximum of five years. And Christian would like to stay there longer.\r\n\r\n<em>[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. <\/em><em>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.]<\/em>\n<!-- end of module 5 -->\n","post_title":"Review: Borchs \u2014 a well behaved dorm for well-to-do students","post_excerpt":"Borchs Kollegium is an immaculately maintained building, which has retained its original style. And with a 330-year history, there are plenty of traditions to keep alive.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dorms-disclosed-borchs-a-well-behaved-dorm-for-well-to-do-students","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-06 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-06 08:32:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=127309","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":3630,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2016-04-19 09:15:46","post_date_gmt":"2016-04-19 07:15:46","post_content":"Coming to Copenhagen is not easy. You may be spending half your time on a stranger\u2019s couch and the other half either partying or sleeping on a bench. Instead of living such a life, we suggest that you settle in our haven of comfort and fun in this huge city of otherwise unfriendly Danes.\r\n\r\nOur haven is located just between Amagerbro metro station and KUA in a big redbrick building that we, a bunch of 219 diverse students, call home. And no, it is not Tietgen or Bikuben. It is Rasmus Nielsens Kollegium (RNK), which for some reason is unknown to many. We find this weird, since it undoubtedly is one of the best dorms in Copenhagen, and we think that anyone who is interested should get a chance to live here.\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>Cheap and central<\/h2>\r\nLiving in Copenhagen is not cheapest, but if you get into a dorm like Rasmus Nielsens Kollegium, it is actually quite affordable. The dorm dates back to 1961, which makes the rent a lot cheaper than that of other dorms. With a room at RNK, you have everything you need; each room has both a kitchen and a bathroom, and there are washing machines and dryers in the basement, which are free to use! In addition, RNK is located only 10 minutes away from the inner city and only 200 meters away from Amagerbro metro station.\r\n\r\nThe dorm has five floors, each with a common kitchen. The five common kitchens have different priorities and identities, which means your experience here will very much depend on which floor you end up on. The third floor, for instance, is a very sociable and warm floor. Every night is food club night, on Saturdays we drink wine and play games, and we welcome anyone into the kitchen with open arms. Especially if you like crocheting and knitting. The fifth floor, or the penthouse as they like to call themselves, is the matchmaking and party floor. Everyone is a couple, and if you are not part of one, you are likely to find your match there. Despite the differences of the kitchens, we all value the social aspect of everyday life and focus on turning the common kitchens into common homes.\r\n\r\nThe best part of living at RNK is the people. They become your new family; people to come home to, with whom you share your stories of the day, cook meals with and watch bad television - you know, spending \u2018family-time\u2019. We help each other and we enjoy each other\u2019s company.\r\n<h2>Joining a Community<\/h2>\r\nIf you feel like meeting other people and contributing to the social life at RNK, there are several committees that you can join. The obvious first choice is the Party Committee, in which you can make all your party fantasies come true. The Party Committee is in charge of organizing a number of parties every year; most of them with a theme. On top of that, they organize the famous Manhattan Festival every summer. If you are not into heavy drinking and partying all night, then S Club 5 is another committee organizing social events for all RNK residents. In summer, they organize barbecues, bonfires and a midsummers party. In winter, movie clubs, bingo nights, game nights and Thursday caf\u00e9s take the scene.\r\n\r\nThe RNK parties in the basement are a loved tradition by residents, as opposed to pretty much any other party, you have unlimited access to a queue-free and private bathroom just an elevator ride away. No matter how much you drink; your bed will remain within crawling distance at all times. Alternatively, someone else will carry you there. Apart from the convenience of partying \u2018at home\u2019, the bar is also cheap, the dance floor quickly gets crowded, you get to pick your own music and the parties have the warm atmosphere of a family reunion.\r\n\r\nNow, there is naturally another thing to consider. With so many friends living right next door it can be difficult to get anything done besides having fun. Studying is not going to take care of itself. In our kitchen we have tried to fix this problem by studying collectively in the kitchen; admittedly not something that happens very often, but it has been known to happen. Otherwise, the dorm also has a common study room in the basement that everyone is free to use or you can isolate yourself in your room.\r\n\r\nAt RNK, we are gifted with lots of great facilities. Apart from the ones already mentioned, we have two rooms in the basement, where you can park your bike. We also have a gym, where you can practice everything from rowing to heavy weight lifting. For more social workouts, you can join the frequent cross fit classes, run once a week with RNK Runners, play football and basketball on our new outside sports court or do yoga in our lovely back garden.\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\nLiving at Rasmus Nielsen Kollegium, you will have everything you need in a redbrick haven. Food clubs and cosy times with friends are just a few steps away, parties are an elevator ride away, and you can work out \u2018at home\u2019. Consider your time at RNK as an investment in your social capital. You will find great, lifelong friends, and your network will expand to people studying everything from animal science to medicine, or from sociology to business administration. 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