DTU

## Education

### Academic Calendar

The academic calendar used at DTU is unlike the ones used in many other places. It starts around the beginning of September, after which there is a long (13 weeks) period untill the Christmas break, with a one week Autumn break in October. After the Christmas break, there is a (3 week) January period. During this break, you can do a full time course for 5 ECTS, which is generally a lot more hands-on and practical than the usual courses. This means you can either do 25 ECTS in the 13 week period and take a January course, or take 30 ECTS during the 13 week period and have a long break between DTU and TU Delft. Many students have found the latter being pretty intense though, and the January courses are enjoyed by most students for their different character. Check DTU's academic calendar here.

### Signing Up for Courses

Course registration is done on DTU Studyplanner. This is done in the summer before arriving The registration deadlines for courses and exams can be found here. Changes can still be made in the first few weeks of the semester. Registration is required in order to take the course and the exam.

The DTU Course Base can be used to look up the curriculum for each course offered at DTU. The Course Base can also be used to look up course evaluations and grade histories from previous years.

Course reviews should be shared by your student track representative on TU Delft My Study Planning as well as DTU Studyplanner. Questions about which courses to take are best directed to your Track Coordinator or Track Representative. If you decide to take elective courses that have not been pre-approved you will need permission from your Track Coordinator.

### DTU Inside

Your main website for all things DTU. You will get access to the page for each course you sign up for. This is where professors will post lecture slides, assignments, any other files they want to share. Messages from faculty as well as other students. Where you find your final grades.

### Lecture Style

Lectures are typically 4 hours long. Often this 4 hour period will be broken into lecture and work sessions, with intermittent breaks. 5 ects courses will meet once a week, and 10 ects courses will meet twice a week. Lectures are not recorded, so it is highly recommended to attend all of them.

### Assignments

Lots of group work and projects.

Forces you to learn the material during the course, not just before the exam, which is nice. For some courses assignments will count for part of the grade, and for others it will be required to pass the assignments, but will not count for the grade. A smaller portion of courses will not have any assignments and only an exam.

### Exams

Different styles of exams, written, electronic, oral. A common way of examination is through the programs you write (for example in MatLab) for the course assignments. During the exam you will be asked to use your codes to evaluate similar, but slightly different problems. Make sure you head into the exams with your codes on point.

### Introduction Week

Incoming master student at DTU are offered to participate in the Introduction Week, which takes place one week before the academic semester starts. During the Introduction Week each student will be assigned a buddy and a buddy group, who they will spend their week with. The week consists of a series of events, which are designed to introduce the new student to each other, the campus and Copenhagen. At the end of each day unofficial parties are arranged throughout the campus and Copenhagen.

## Housing

### Accommodation Office

* This is the choice that is guaranteed for EWEM students via BDTU (accomodation office of DTU)
* Can select your preference of building
* On campus options include:
	+ Hempel - Modern furnished rooms with ensuites for a reasonable price. Large kitchen shared between 13-14 students. Great location in the center of campus.
	+ U2 - nice and new rooms all have small studio "kitchenettes", on the North end of campus
	+ Lundtoftevej 162 - Just up the road from U2, on the North side of campus. Built in 2020/21, very clean and new (when it isn't a building site). However, at the time of writing there were all kinds of issues, the ventilation system has issues at times, there are very few washing machines and dryers. Some buildings have studios with private kitchens (Building A for example), which means you can claim Boligstotte, see Living in a New Country > Denmark. However, Lundtoftevej is far too expensive for what it is, look elsewhere, Hempel and Kampsax are much better options if you can get them.
	+ Kampsax - The cheapest option on campus, older rooms with private bathrooms and shared kitchens (15 people per kitchen), but there are very few places for internationals so be ready to coexist with lots of Danes rather than other international students. Netto is right at an edge of the dorms, so you can do all the grocery shopping there, and it is within walking distance (less than 5 minutes) to most Aerodynamics related lectures. If you want peace and quiet then look for another dorm, the parties here are frequent and very loud, but it is a great opportunity if you are tight with your budget and want to get to know the Danes a little bit.

* Professor Ostenfeld

* RIP: Campus Village - An actual container village on campus, was old and trashy but cheap(ish), teared down in 2022.

* Off campus options from BDTU
	+ Linde Alle - nice new rooms in Naerum (20 minute bike ride from campus) most have a shared kitchen, but some are studios with their own small kitchen
	+ Ballerup - new accomodations on the Ballerup campus of DTU. Very far away from the main campus (45 min) in a outskirt of Copenhagen, usually there are never EWEM lectures on Ballerup so you have a lot of travel time

## Campus

DTU campus is split into 4 quadrants. All buildings on campus are numbered, and the first number corresponds to the quadrant. Quadrant 1 is in the top right corner of the map. Building 101 shown in red is the center of campus with the library, administrative offices, sports facilities, the main canteen, and the main student bar. The wind energy department offices are in Building 403 in the bottom right quadrant. You will likely have classes spread around in all of the quadrants of campus.

Each quadrant also has its own canteen and own street food option.

Most students commute to and get around campus via bike. All buildings have bike racks and there is a pump/tool station for bikes in front of Building 101. There are two main bus stops on campus, both near Building 101.

### Canteens

The DTU campus has three major canteens along with a few minor ones. The major canteens all contains a buffet, where a daily dish and fresh salads are produced every week day. The food is paid by weight. Using a DTU student card a small discount can be obtained by the check-out. In general, a full meal cost between 40 - 70 DKK (5.50 - 9.50 EUR).

The main canteen at DTU in building 101 offers a warm vegetarian and a warm non vegetarian meal every day, along with a few salads and side dishes. The main canteen also contains a small café, where coffee and pastries can be bought, as well as a street food stand where the theme changes daily.

The canteen in 202 is similar to the main canteen, however, it is a bit smaller and does not contain a street food stand.

The canteen in 342 is vegetarian only and offers both warm and cold meals.

## Entertainment

### Sports/Gyms

* DTU Fitness Gym - In 101, Free weights, machines, cardio machines in 101 for about $15 a month.
* Bouldering Gym - In 101, about $20 for the semester
* Volleyball team - very nice and open club
* Basketball team
* Dance club
* Sailing Team - Found it was hard to join the team for just one semester, but the school does have a team with a few different fleets.

### PF and Clubs

* PF is the student organization that runs the majority of student activity on campus including introduction week, the campus bars, and many of the clubs and events

### Campus Bars

* S-Huset - In 101, The classic option, open every day. 2 bottles of beer for 25 DKK. S-Huset are often arranging special event, which can be found in their Facebook page.
* Kælderbaren - The bar in the basement of S-Huset. Opens after S-Huset closes (often 7 pm).
* Diagonalen - Student bar in building 116. Only open on Friday
* Diamanten - Student bar in building 414. Only open on Friday
* Hegnet - Student bar in building 342. Only open on Friday

It is recommended the visit every student bar at least once, as they all have a different vibe.

### Student parties and events

* Trappe - Every year in October the ELITØ Studieråd arranges the infamous competition Trappe (lit.: Staircase). In pairs of two, the contestants have to finish 24 beers as they ascend the staircase. One beer for each step. The winning team is the team who finishes their beers the fastest. The event takes place on Matematiktorvet.
* SenSommerFest - Themed party on Studentertorvet behind building 101. Each student association raises their own tent and decides on a theme for the tent.