ISUP 2018 2 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE WELCOME TO ISUP 2 Congratulations on your acceptance to the International Summer 3 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME 15 NICE TO KNOW University Programme (ISUP) 2018. We look forward to welcoming 3 Contact details 15 Cell phones you to Copenhagen Business School (CBS). 3 Facebook 15 Currency 3 Academic information 16 Electricity You will soon be starting a new educational experience, and we hope 4 ISUP academic calendar 2018 16 Money arrangements/expenses/banking that this survival guide will help you through some of the practical 16 Grants 5 PREPARING FOR YOUR STAY aspects of your stay in Denmark. You will find useful and practical 16 Sending packages to Denmark information, tips and facts about Denmark and links to pages to get 5 Introduction 16 Disabled travellers even more information. 5 Passport / short term visa 16 Social Programme 6 Health insurance 17 Supermarkets You would be wise to spend time perusing all the information, as it 6 Accommodation while in Copenhagen 17 Free newspapers will make things so much easier for you during ISUP. 6 Hand luggage upon arrival in Denmark 17 Temporary lodging 7 ARRIVING AT CBS 18 Leisure time If this booklet does not answer all of your questions or dispel every 19 Making friends 7 Arrival in Copenhagen uncertainty, our best advice is simply to ask one of your new Danish 20 Transportation classmates! They often know better than any survival book or us at 7 Wheelchair access – Handicap aid the ISUP office, so do not be afraid to ask for help and information 8 Email 23 ABOUT DENMARK when needed. This is also the best cultural way to become acquainted 8 Laptops 23 Geography with Danes and make new friends while you are here. 8 Textbooks and computer facilities 24 Monarchy 8 Student ID card 24 Danish language Have fun, learn a lot and enjoy your stay as a student here in Den- 9 Printers inside and outside CBS 24 The national flag 24 The political system mark. 10 CBS CAMPUS MAP 24 International cooperation Best wishes from the staff of, 11 NEED TO KNOW 25 Education 25 Religion 11 Emergencies 25 Weather 12 Medical treatment The ISUP secretariat and Director of International Office 25 LGBT 12 Medical helpline Tom Dahl-Østergaard 26 Traveling in Denmark 12 Pharmacies 13 Medication 27 FURTHER INFORMATION 13 Police 27 Useful links and readings 13 Lost property offices 27 Useful internal CBS links 14 Embassies 14 Budget/expected expenses INTERNATIONAL SUMMER UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME 3 CONTACT DETAILS ACADEMIC INFORMATION Copenhagen Business School (CBS) You can find all relevant information regarding ISUP summer International Office - ISUP courses and exams on our website: cbs.dk/summer Porcelænshaven 18A DK-2000 Frederiksberg • ISUP courses, preliminary assignments and exams • CBS Learn (e-learning platform) Phone: (+45) 3815 3006 (reception) • Timetables and classroom allocation Email: [email protected] • Other course related information Web: cbs.dk/summer If you need more detailed information related to our programme, you can contact us by sending an email to [email protected]. We Telephone and office hours for personal inquiry: will do our very best to answer your questions. Monday: Closed Tuesday: 9:30 am - 12 noon and 1 pm - 3 pm Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 9:30 am -12 noon and 1 pm - 3 pm Friday: 9:30 am -12 noon and 1 pm - 3 pm Outside office hours please contact us by email. FACEBOOK We have created a Facebook group where we will post information about ISUP as well as important reminders for deadlines coming up. Join our group: CBS International Summer University – ISUP. ISUP ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2018 4 MAY JUNE Start May End May 4 June 22 June 23 June You will receive this Students will receive CBS user Preliminary assignment will be Arrival Day for international Opening ceremony and Student Survival Guide names and passwords and available on CBS Learn (to be students and first possible date Welcome Dinner for will have access to CBS Learn completed prior to commence to move into the CBS student international students (e-learning platform) of classes) residences (from 12 noon) JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OKTOBER 4 August 26/27 June – 25/26 July Last day to move out of CBS Classes student residences (12 noon) 26/27 June – 30 July 31 July – 3 August 4 weeks after the ordinary exams Start October Ordinary exams Ordinary exams Students can log on to the Online Transcripts for ordinary - Home assignment/mini projects - 4-hour written sit-in Student Service and see the grades exams are issued and sent (the exam will start on the first day of teaching examinations from the ordinary exams from CBS and will run in parallel with the course) 7 September 1 – 5 October 8 – 11 October 4 weeks after the retake exams Mid November Deadline for de-registering Retake examinations Retake examinations - 72-hour Students can log on to the Online Transcripts for retake for the retake examination - 4-hour written sit-in home assignments Student Service and see the exams are issued and on [email protected] examinations (hand out/hand in at 12 noon) grades from the retake exams sent from CBS RETAKE EXAMS RETAKE 29 October 26 - 29 November 4 weeks after the 3rd exam attempt End January 2019 Deadline for de-registering 3rd exam attempt - 72-hour Students can log on to the Online Student Transcripts for 3rd exam for the 3rd exam attempt home assignment Service and see the grades from the 3rd attempt are issued and sent on [email protected] (hand out/hand in at 12 noon) exam attempt from CBS 3RD EXAM ATTEMPT PREPARING FOR 5 YOUR STAY INTRODUCTION Studying abroad is a major decision and an experience that will be challenging as well as rewarding and enjoyable. We hope the following information will help answer some of your questions, as well as help you with the practical side of preparing for your study abroad. The suggestions you find below are based on our experiences combined with words of wisdom from former international students. PASSPORT / SHORT TERM VISA Do not forget to bring your passport. EU citizens can travel without a passport within the Schengen agreement using only their national ID. Students with dual citizenship are strongly advised to bring both valid passports. It is your own responsibility to check whether your nationality requires a visa for entering Denmark. You can check the website for the Danish Immigration Services or the Danish embassy in your home country whether you need to apply for a visa. Since you are going to study in Denmark for less than three months, you will not get a IMPORTANT INFORMATION Make sure that your passport is valid until at least September 2018. Please remember that if you need a visa, your passport must be valid until at least three months after the expiry date of the visa. 6 student visa, but a short term visa for the period of the duration of the programme. ACCOMMODATION WHILE IN COPENHAGEN Students, who need to apply for a short term visa to enter Denmark, should apply at the CBS does not have a campus as such. Traditionally, Danish universities do not own Danish embassy or consulate in their home country as early as possible once they have student-housing facilities. The majority of Danish students leave home at about the age received their letter of acceptance from the ISUP secretariat, as applying for a visa can of 19-20 to live in private flats, or in one of the dormitories in the greater Copenhagen take several months. area. Accommodation for our international students is therefore rented through public and private housing companies. If you are planning to visit another country (for which a visa is required) before or after your period of study at CBS, you should consider getting any necessary visas before You can apply for housing for ISUP 2018 through our online housing application system leaving your home country. from April 2018. Accepted students will receive an email with the link to the online ap- plication to the email address they used when applying for ISUP. Accommodation is assigned on a first come – first served basis, therefore it is in your HEALTH INSURANCE own interest to apply as soon as possible. EU/EEA students should bring the blue European health insurance card that entitles You rent the room from 22 June until 4 August 2018. The dates are fixed, and it is not you to the same health services as Danish citizens who need urgent medical treatment. possible to negotiate a different rental period. Students from outside the EU/EEA need to ensure that they have some form of private You can find more information aboutaccommodation offered by CBS Housing Depart- medical insurance coverage. ment on our website. If you have questions specifically about accommodation, please contact CBS Housing Department at [email protected]. Non-EU/EEA and EU/EEA citizens You need to arrange for additional private insurance yourself. Some insurance companies extend their insurance policies to cover stays in other countries, and you should therefore contact your present insurance company for further information. HAND LUGGAGE UPON ARRIVAL IN DENMARK We recommend that you make sure that your insurance at least covers: You should always have the following items close at hands: • Repatriation • Your ticket • Next-of-kin accompaniment • Money • Evacuation • Passport • Personal liability • Phone number for the contacts at the ISUP office • Optional supplement that includes coverage for baggage and household contents • The address where you are going to stay in Copenhagen You may also want to take out additional insurance to cover personal belongings dur- ing your stay in Copenhagen.