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E-MAIL: [email protected] CBS INTERNATIONAL OFFICE [email protected] PORCELÆNSHAVEN 18A [email protected] DK-2000 FREDERIKSBERG OFFICES B1.149-152 TEL.: + 45 3815 3006 WEB: CBS.DK/EXCHANGE SMOOTH STUDIES GUIDE E CBS 2020-21 SMOOTH STUDIES GUID E COVER PAGE: SOFIA PALUMBO, BOCCONI UNIVERSITY PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR EXCHANGE AND FREEMOVER STUDENTS AT COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL SMOOTH STUDIES GUID WELCOME TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Copenhagen Business School (CBS) welcomes more than 5,000 Registration in Denmark, p. 5-10 • Dentist international students from over 50 countries each year. One of these • Residence permit • Emergency dental treatment students is now you! • Civil registration (CPR) • Pharmacy • Student Counselling Service Spending a semester abroad is the start of a brand new educational Academic & Administration, p. 11-23 • Police experience. To help you get through some of the practical aspects of • IT resources & facilities • Theft staying in Denmark, we have compiled this Smooth Studies Guide with • Printers inside and outside useful and practical information for studying at CBS. Hopefully this CBS Practical Information, p. 33-52 guide will help you off to a smooth start with your studies. • Student ID card • Lost and found • Computer facilities • Money, banks & credit cards You can also find valuable information about studying at CBS • Student Hub • Public transportation and living in Denmark in our guide ’Anticipating Arrival at CBS’. • CBS campus • Rejsekort travel passes ’Anticipating Arrival at CBS’ provides you with information not found • Academic books • Bicycle in this Smooth Studies Guide, such as finding housing, working in • CBS Library • Grocery shopping Denmark and the Danish language. • CBS International Office • Post office & package • Semester dates box All the best for a smooooooth start to your studies at CBS! • Course enrollment • Mobile phone • Exams • Public library Best regards, • Grades & transcripts • Online news & blogs TABLE CONTENTS OF • Travelling during your stay • Tipping E Team Inbound Health & Emergencies, p. 24-32 • Haircut CBS International Office. • Danish national healthcare • Taxi • General practitioner • Leisure time • Emergency medical treatment • Student associations • Emergency rooms • Useful internal CBS links • Useful links and readings • Emergency 112 SMOOTH STUDIES GUID • Enjoy! REGISTRATION IN DENMARK 6 RESIDENCE PERMIT IN DENMARK Apart from citizens from the Nordic countries, everyone staying in Denmark for more than three months must apply for a residence permit. • Non-EU/EEA citizens: Non-EU/EEA citizens studying in Denmark should have applied for and received their residence permit before departing for Denmark. For any issues regarding residence permits for non-Europeans that remain unresolved at the time of arrival, call SIRI’s Citizen Center at +45 7214 2002. For submission of applications or recording of biometrics upon arrival, visit: Styrelsen for International Rekruttering og REGISTRATION DENMARK IN E Integration (SIRI) Carl Jacobsens Vej 39 2500 Valby Please note that you must book an appointment in advance via nyidanmark.dk. PHOTO BY: HECTOR FRANCISCO LLORÉNS, UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS SMOOTH STUDIES GUID EU/EEA or Swiss citizens: When staying in Denmark longer than All international students (apart from Nordic students) can get 8 three months, EU/EEA and Swiss citizens need a residence certificate. a CPR number only when they have received their Danish You must obtain the permit by visiting the Danish Agency for residence permit. International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) at the following address: To apply for your CPR number you will need color scans of the following documents: Danish Immigration Service Carl Jacobsens Vej 39 • Valid passport (or national ID-card if EU citizen) 2500 Valby • European Health Insurance Card (blue EU-card) if you have it • Danish Residence permit (non-EU) or EU registration For information about the documents you must prepare and bring certificate from SIRI (EU citizens) along when visiting SIRI, please see this link. • Proof of residence (rental contract or declaration of tenancy) • Marriage certificate if married You will find the application form /OD1 form here. Please note that the declaration of self-support is the last page of the OD1 form. You can find more information on documents to prepare on Dual Citizenship: If you have dual citizenship and one of them is in international.kk.dk/ the EU, we recommend that you apply for the residence permit with your European passport upon arrival in Denmark. Living outside Frederiksberg municipality you apply via: ihcph.dk. Fill out the form and upload color scans of the CIVIL REGISTRATION (CPR) documents online. You should then receive an invitation letter. Next, you show up in person with the original documents at: Danish law requires everyone staying in Denmark for more than three REGISTRATION DENMARK IN months to register with the Civil Registration System - for Nordic or E EU/EEA/Swiss citizens it is six months. Once registered, you receive a CPR number unique to your person. The CPR number is needed for many purposes, e.g. opening a bank account, accessing healthcare free of charge and having a student job so we recommend all students get a CPR number. SMOOTH STUDIES GUID International House Copenhagen 10 Gyldenløvesgade 11 Changing address while in Denmark 1600 København V You must inform the “Borgerservicecenter” in the municipality to which you move within five days from the Opening hours: move or four weeks prior to the move. Due to Covid-19, you are kindly asked not to visit the house without an appointment. If you move to another municipality than those listed below and are in doubt about where to go, you are For students residing in Frederiksberg welcome to contact us at the CBS International Office for municipality, you apply via this webpage help. When you have completed the flow, please book Københavns Kommune an appointment at the Citizen Service Center Nyropsgade 7 and get your CPR number. Before turning up for 1602 København V your appointment, please print, fill in and bring Due to the global pandemic, you need to book an along the following two documents also: appointment online: Digital post exemption https://www.kk.dk/bestiltid Departure form Frederiksberg Kommune Citizen Service Center Citizen Service Center (Borgerservice) Frederiksberg Rådhus (City Hall) Frederiksberg Rådhus (City Hall) Smallegade 1, 1st floor Smallegade 1, 1st floor 2000 Frederiksberg 2000 Frederiksberg Remember to notify the postal service of your move so REGISTRATION DENMARK IN E *Due to the global pandemic you need to make an your mail can be forwarded to your new address. appointment by calling +45 38212121 Mon-Fri 10-15 PHOTO BY: LILY THI BUI, MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SMOOTH STUDIES GUID ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATION 12 IT RESOURCES & FACILITIES Your CBS username and password are required for most IT resources and facilities. Keep your username and password secure and updated, as you will be using them in your everyday life as a CBS student. Beware of phishing attempts. CBS will never ask you to reveal your password. For IT support contact: [email protected] E-mail CBS sends all communication to your CBS e-mail while you are enrolled. It is therefore essential that you use your CBS e-mail address and that you make sure your account stays active and does not go over quota. You can access your account on webmail. student.cbs.dk/. Intranet The student intranet my.cbs.dk is your portal to everything related to your studies. Here you can find links to other ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION & E resources and information on everything from important deadlines, forms, exam dates and locations, exam rules, results and course timetables to campus facilities, professional and social events. PHOTO BY: GILIAM JOHANNES GUUK, ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM SMOOTH STUDIES GUID 14 Online Student Service STUDENT ID CARD Through sb-cbs.stads.dk you find your course enrollments, your exam registration status and exam results. Your student ID card functions as your library card or your print/copy card if you deposit money on it. Most importantly, Canvas your student ID card is necessary to enter and take part in your canvas.cbs.dk/ is where you can find syllabi, presentation slides, and exams, so do not lose or damage it. other information relevant to your courses from your instructor or course secretariat. In order to obtain a student ID card, you must log on to studentcard.cbs.dk and upload a picture of yourself to your Digital Exam profile. Make sure the picture fits the standards required by the On exam.cbs.dk/ you find and submit your assignments and exams. IT department. After 7 days, you can pick up your new CBS You can also see if your assignment or exam has been graded. student ID card at the Campus Desk in front of the library at Solbjerg Plads 3. CBS Calendar calendar.cbs.dk/ will show your time table for your registered courses, COMPUTER FACILITIES timings, course locations and room number. Wireless internet is available at CBS. The internet at some of the PRINTERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CBS student residences requires a cable; the cable is not provided by the student residences. However, some residences have Wi-Fi as CBS supports the idea of a green campus and as a result, there are a well. limited number of options for printing. The library at Solbjerg Plads offers print at the cost of DKK 0.50 per page in B/W and DKK 1.50 Please make sure your laptop is covered by your own private ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION & E per page in color. Read more at https://www.cbs.dk/print-kopi-skan- insurance. Laptops are easy to steal, and we have experienced paa-cbs-bibliotek theft both at CBS and at the student residences. A laptop lock could be a good idea. Alternative print and copy services at CBS and around Frederiksberg: • Frederiksberg Library - Falkoner Plads 3 CBS has computer rooms with computers available for students, • Vester kopi - Falkoner Allé 8 but there is a limited number of computers available.