LIVING IN U2 CAMPUS APARTMENTS 1 Your Accommodation Your accommodation is located in Nordvej at the Technical University of Denmark. The address is: Nordvej 259, block letter(X) room number (Y) 2800 Kgs. Lyngby DENMARK Always state the letter of your block and room number when providing your address. Example of a room in U2 Campus Student Apartments – your room, furniture and common kitchen may differ slightly: 2 General rules Please note that meals and cleaning of your room is not included in the rent. Do not remove inventory from the room, and please take care of it during your stay. Never make holes in the walls, or other permanent or semi-permanent changes. You may not smoke in your room Note that fireworks are not allowed. Thoughtful behaviour Be social – be helpful – be tolerant - this will help you all have a good experience. Heating, water and electricity You are expected to keep consumption of heating, water and electricity at a reasonable level according to the Danish Government Energy Guidelines. This means: Normal indoor temperature is 20-22 °C You should never open windows and turn on the heating at the same time. Always turn off the lights when leaving a room, even for short periods Do not leave the water running for longer periods Turn down the heating when you leave the room for longer periods and at night Noise Radios, sound systems, musical instruments and other noisemaking machines or equipment may only be used if the necessary respect is shown for the other inhabitants and never with the windows open. Please keep quiet between 22.00 and 8.00 hrs. Minimize risk of theft To ensure the residents’ security, all outside doors must be locked all the time. When leaving your room, make sure that all windows are closed. Remember that your possessions, as well as everybody else’s, will not be covered by insurance if there is a break-in and it is found that the windows or doors were not locked. You are responsible for taking out your own insurance while staying at the premises. Cleaning and maintenance PLEASE NOTE: The water in Denmark and in the Copenhagen-area in particular, is very hard; it contains a lot of limestone. Make sure to decalcify electric water kettles with vinegar or acetic acid, and use an acidic cleaning solution when cleaning the bathroom and kitchen. Bathrooms Throw only toilet paper into the toilet in order not to clog the drain. Remove hair from the drain cover after every shower to avoid clogging. 3 Garbage/waste Do not leave garbage in your room or in common areas. Take out the bag immediately and put it in the right container. It is not allowed to leave garbage on the ground outside! Please condense all garbage as much as possible (flatten cartons and other containers, for example). The garbage collectors will only collect a set amount of garbage each week, and there is no way to dispose of any surplus. Please note that glass bottles, paper and cardboard should be put in special containers placed along with the general waste containers. Bottles and cans marked with a recycling sticker can be returned to vendors for a cash refund of 1 – 3 DKK. Laundry facilities Laundry machines are found in each block. The laundry facilities are owned and managed by a private company, Nortec. You will find information regarding signing up and paying to use the facilities in the laundry room and here Laundry Manual from Nortec Internet You need an access point from the Accommodation Office to connect to the internet. Please use ONLY this access point in your accommodation, do NOT connect any other equipment. If you do, you risk creating access problems for yourself and others, and any cost related to fixing this will be assigned to you. This could be quite costly. Please take care of the access point – we will deduct up to DKK 1.000,00 from your deposit if it is damaged or missing when you move out. Inventory You have received a moving in report with your rental agreement. Please make sure to check this and report any issues via BDTU.DK, if applicable. Please write “moving in report” in the Title field. If there is nothing to report, you need not do anything. NOTE: All light bulbs, cleaning equipment, toilet paper, etc. that you use throughout your rental period will not be provided by or paid for by the Accommodation Office! House guests/visitors When you have guests/visitors, it is your responsibility that you are quiet from 22:00 until 8:00. Bicycles You will find the bicycle racks just outside the buildings. Please note: you are NOT allowed to bring your bicycle into your room. Nearby points of interest Jogging Trail, 5 km around DTU Campus Lyngby Public Swimming Pool: http://www.lyngbyidraetsby.ltk.dk/lyngby-svoemmehal-0 Lyngby Football Stadium: www.lyngby-boldklub.dk DTU Dancing: danc-ing.dk 4 DTU Climbing & Fitnesss: dtuklatring.dk & dtusport.dk Lyngby Shopping Center: www.lyngbystorcenter.dk Local cinema: kino.dk/biografer/nordisk-film-biografer-lyngby Lyngby Lake, Havnehytten: www.havne-hytten.dk Boat-trips on the lakes: www.baadfarten.dk Jægersborg Deer Park & Bakken: www.bakken.dk/dyrehaven Bellevue Beach: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellevue_Beach Webpage for public transport information https://www.rejseplanen.dk/webapp/index.html?language=en_EN Shopping in the area Netto Kollegiebakken, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby (< 800 m) (7 days a week from 7-24) SuperBrugsen Lyngbygårdsvej 153, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby (1,5 km) (7 days a week from 8-20) Lyngby Storcenter Lyngby Storcenter 810, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby (3,5 km) (Mon.-Fri.: 10-19, Sat.-Sun.: 10-17) Lyngby st (Trains to Copenhagen, 15-17 min. travel time) JYSK, IKEA, Elgiganten (PC’s, cables, etc.) and McDonalds’ Nybrovej 2, 2820 Gentofte (Take bus 150S 2 stops from Rævehøjvej, DTU) 5 The discount shops Discount shops only have a limited choice of articles. Often they only have one type of each article. Still you should be able to find the most common brands of every article and fresh vegetables, milk, meat and fish. Name Address Aldi Lundtofteparken (Close to Ostenfeld and Kampsax residences) Fakta Lyngby station Netto Lyngby station Sorgenfri torv (by Sorgenfri station) Brede torv (by Brede station) Eremitageparken (close to Ostenfeld) Engelsborgvej (close to Nybrogård and P.O.P residences) Other discount shops: Lidl, REMA 1000 Medium price shops The medium price shops differ from the discount shops by having a greater variety of articles. Usually the shops have the most common brands as well as some special brands. You will find fresh vegetables, milk, meat, and fish etc. In some shops you will find homemade bread. The selection of organic products is bigger than in the discount shops. Name Address Meny Lyngby Hovedgade Føtex Lyngby storcenter SuperBrugsen Lundtoftegårdsvej (just south of Campus) DøgnNetto Kollegiebakken (Close to Ostenfeld and Kampsax residence) High price shops The price level is a little higher than the above mentioned shops and they differ by having more specialities. Typically they have their own luxury brands next to the more common brands. Name Address Irma Lyngby Hovedgade Sorgenfri station Stengårds Allé (close to Nybrogård and P.O.P residences) Magasin Klampenborgvej (downtown Lyngby) 6 Useful food dictionary Danish English Danish English Brød Bread Tomat Tomato Franskbrød White bread Agurk Cucumber Rugbrød Rye bread Salat Lettuce Grovbrød Brown bread Spinat Spinach Boller Buns/rolls Kartofler Potatoes Wienerbrød Danish pastry Gulerødder Carrots Kiks Biscuits Løg Onion Mejeriprodukter Dairy products Hvidløg Garlic Mælk Milk Ærter Peas Sødmælk Whole milk Bønner Beans Letmælk Semi-skimmed milk Champignon Mushroom Skummetmælk Skimmed milk Blomkål Cauliflower Kærnemælk Buttermilk Hvidkål White cabbage Kaffefløde Cream Fisk Fish Piskefløde Whipping cream Tun Tuna fish Yoghurt Yoghurt Laks Salmon A 38 Sour milk Torsk Cod Creme Fraiche Sour cream Rødspætte Plaice Tykmælk Junket Ørred Trout Smør Butter Rejer Shrimps Margarine Margarine Krydderier Spices Plantemargarine Vegetable margarine Sukker Sugar Drikkevarer Beverages Salt Salt Te Tea Peber Pepper Kaffe Coffee Karry Curry Øl Beer Kanel Cinnamon Sodavand Soft drink Ingefær Ginger Juice Juice Timian Thyme Saftevand Cordial Oregano Oregano Kildevand Spring water Basilikum Basil Almindeligt vand Plain water Nelliker Cloves Pålæg Cold cuts/spreads Muskatnød Nutmeg Skinke Ham (pork) Anis/stjerneanis Aniseed Spegepølse Salty sausage (pork) Chili Chilli Ost Cheese Paprika Paprika Leverpostej Liver paté (pork) Kardemomme Cardamom Kød og fjerkræ Meat and poultry Diverse Miscellaneous Oksekød Beef Pasta Pasta Hakket oksekød Minced beef Nudler Noodles Kalvekød Veal Mel Flour Svinekød Pork Ris Rice Hakket kalv og flæsk Minced pork & veal Rismel Rice flour Lammekød Lamb Majs Maize/corn Lammekølle Leg of lamb Majsmel Maize flour Kylling Chicken Olie Oil Kalkun Turkey Olivenolie Olive oil Hakket kalkun Minced turkey Vindruekerneolie Grapeseed oil Frugt og grønt Fruit and vegetables Solsikkeolie Sunflower oil Appelsin Orange Salatolie Salad oil Æble Apple Æg Egg(s) Pære Pear Gær Yeast Banan Banana Is Icecream/Ice Vindruer Grapes 7 The local area Kongens Lyngby is an urban area with a population of about 54,000. The city is the administrative center of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, which is one of the most affluent areas in Denmark. The municipality lies north of the city of Copenhagen within the greater Copenhagen area. Information about tourist spots in Kongens Lyngby and the surrounding area can be found on http://visitlyngby.dk/?lang=en Cafés and restaurants Cafés and restaurants can be found in downtown Kgs. Lyngby, in Lyngby Storcenter and in Lyngby Kulturhus, which lies across the street from Lyngby Storcenter on Klampenborgvej. Cultural spots Cinema: Nordisk Film Biografer Lyngby in Lyngby Kulturhus (www.nfbio.dk/lyngby) Public libraries The library in Kgs.