Details

• Denmark
• BaWiSo-23
• Undergraduate
• SoSe 2026
• Time spent at the partner university: 5 months

1. Preparation

- Apply for student housing through CBS. - Think carefully about your accommodation choice: live close to campus for convenience or further away (e.g. Tietgen) for a stronger social environment. - Ask former CBS exchange students for tips, especially regarding course selection. - If possible, choose courses with take-home exams instead of written sit-in exams (some courses have exams after the official move-out date, so check the exam schedule if possible). - Rent a bike through Swapfiets (around €20-25/month). It is much cheaper than public transport (around €90/month) and the best way to get around Copenhagen. - Be aware that Copenhagen is really cold and gray in the Winter/Spring, and it only really gets nice from May/June onwards, so the timing of your exchange matters.

2. Accommodation

- Accommodation was organized through CBS, which made the whole process quite easy. - I lived at Tietgenkollegiet, which I’d highly recommend in terms of price-performance and social life. You eat together e.g., 3 times a week with your “kitchen” (11 Danish students + 1 exchange student), which makes it very social and easy to meet people. - Downside: it is quite far from campus (around 30+ minutes by bike). - If you live with Danish students, they are generally very nice, but they already have their own established lives. Living in a dorm with mainly exchange students makes it much easier and faster to meet people and plan things together. - Overall, student housing through CBS is safe and well-organized, so location choice is more about lifestyle (social vs. convenience) than safety.

3. Academic life at host university

- Academic life is very different compared to WU Vienna. - There is no attendance requirement at all. You usually have lectures and tutorials, but it is entirely your responsibility whether you attend or not. - Each course typically ends with one final exam that counts 100%. - Exams are very different in format: often take-home exams (e.g., one week to write a 10-page essay), written sit-in exams, or sometimes oral exams.

5. Every day life in the host country

- Getting around is easiest by bike. Renting a Swapfiets bike is much cheaper and often even faster than public transport. - Copenhagen feels very safe in general. I never had any issues. - There is a lot to do in the city: museums, shopping, going out for food or drinks, etc. - However, everything is very expensive (!), so you quickly adjust your lifestyle. - There are some workarounds: free museum days (once a month/week depending on the place), free day parties, or just spending time in parks. - Most of the time we also just stayed at home, cooked together, or watched movies - very “hygge” in general.

6. Testimonial

Copenhagen is a really great city, especially in summer when it stays light outside until late. You can spend a lot of time at the lakes or go out for drinks in the evening. There are also so many things to do in the city, so you never really get bored! I tried to live quite cheaply, but I still didn’t expect how much the high prices can affect your overall experience and comfort in the city.