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Housing for Exchange Students

Application

If you wish our assistance in finding a place to stay in Copenhagen, you must indicate this when you apply for admission on-line. The application deadline for housing is 1 June for the autumn semester and 15 November for the spring semester. Please note that these housing deadlines are strict and you must have completed and submitted your entire application in order to be eligible for housing. If you are admitted to the University and have applied for housing, we will send a housing offer to your University of Copenhagen e-mail account. It is therefore very important that you check your e-mail regularly.

If you a student at the Faculty of Life Sciences, the process is different. Please refer to our information about Housing for LIFE Exchange Students.

Students from Nordic countries (excluding LIFE) must refer to our information about Housing for Nordic Exchange Students.

Housing Offer

Due to the large number of applicants and the difficult housing situation in Copenhagen, you may receive a housing offer from us as late as two weeks before the beginning of your studies. If you have not heard from us two weeks prior to your arrival, please feel free to contact the Housing Coordinators at: int-housing@adm.ku.dk.

Due to the large number of applications, we are only able to provide one housing offer per student. If you choose to decline your housing offer, or you do not respond to the housing offer within the deadline stated in the offer, you take on the responsibility of finding housing on your own. As finding housing is quite difficult in Copenhagen – especially from abroad – we advise to accept the offer from The International Office.

Housing Period

All housing applicants will be offered housing according to their period of study, which is including or excluding the Pre-semester Language Courses. As a general rule the period of study that you have applied for is binding.

What Type of Housing do we Offer?

The University of Copenhagen does not offer on-campus accommodation, and we only have access to very few rooms at halls of residence (kollegier). Most students will therefore be offered a room in a in a shared flat or in a private home where the landlord/landlady usually lives as well.

The rooms assigned by the International Office are all furnished rooms with access to kitchen, toilet and bathing facilities. The rooms offered in halls of residence or in shared student appartments are a combination of single rooms and twin rooms. Twin rooms are shared with another student of the same gender and preferably the same age.

Price

The typical monthly rent in Copenhagen varies from DKK 2,200 to 4,000 per person. Around DKK 2,800-3,000 is the most common. If you want a very cheap housing offer, if at all possible, you should be prepared that cost reflects the location, condition, size and the like of the room. The cost does not include board and you should expect to cook your own meals, follow house/building rules as well as to clean up after yourself (regardless of type of housing).

House Rules

Students living in a private home should expect to follow the house rules determined by the landlord/landlady. We strongly recommend that the landlord and the tenant agree on any house rules immediately after arrival in order to avoid misunderstandings during the tenancy (e.g. regarding visitors or which facilities you will have access to). Likewise, it is always a good idea to ask the landlord/landlady to write down the house rules.

If you live in a hall of residence or a shared student apartment, it is essential to ensure a pleasant and comfortable environment where everyone can live and study. It is important to respect your neighbours and to keep noise to a minimum level. Likewise, it is necessary for everyone to take part in the shared responsibilities at the residence.

Insurance

Please note that it is important that you take out House Contents Insurance. Below we list some insurance companies in Denmark which will cover students on short term stays in Denmark. Please also read about health insurance here.

Nykredit:
Otto Mønsteds Plads 11
1780 København V
Tel.: (+45) 44 55 25 94
Fax: (+45) 44 55 21 46
www.nykredit.dk

Alm. Brand:
Midtermolen 7
2100 København Ø
Tel.: (+45) 35 47 47 47
www.almbrand.dk

Tryg Forsikring
Klausdalsbrovej 601
2750 Ballerup
Tel.: (+45) 70 11 20 20
www.tryg.dk

FAQ

If you have further questions, our FAQ might prove helpful.