My name is Catherine, and I spent the fall semester of 2022 at Copenhagen Business School in Copenhagen, Denmark. The following will give you an unexhaustive idea of what it is like to go on exchange at CBS.
1. Course registration and classes at CBS: The course registration process is a bit outdated. Essentially, you browse the catalog of courses on the CBS website, and then when the registration period opens, you put in your top 4 priorities and a backup for each one. You don’t get to see the schedules for them until the add/drop period opens, and if you have numerous classes overlapping like I did, you’ll have to change pretty much everything. The add/drop process works by sending the exchange office an email as to which courses you want to change, and if the course is full, you’ll get put on the waiting list. There isn’t great IT for this system yet, which I think is something that could be greatly improved.
 As for the courses themselves, I thought they were great. The professors are very diverse, and even though class periods are 2.5 hours long, you get a break, and the information is interesting enough to remain attentive throughout. You really only have the class once a week, and attendance is optional too, so there is lots of flexibility. I got nearly two weeks off in the autumn too for autumn break, so I got to travel quite a bit during that time.
2. Securing a dorm is extremely competitive, especially since they have a lot of students and not enough rooms for everyone. I’ve been to quite a few concerts in my time, so my clicking fingers are super quick, and I was able to get my first priority. But many other friends I made at CBS had to resort to finding private housing. I lived in a dorm called Kathrine Kollegiet, which was a nice house in itself, but the residents were terrible. They were loud into the night, I couldn’t keep my window open because the boys were smoking weed outside, they set the fire alarm off every single week. The facilities were great, but the other students there made the experience not so great.
 KK was a bit far from the city center (about 15 mins bike ride, not too terrible), so I would definitely suggest applying for a dorm closer to the city center. But CPH is a great bikeable city, so if you have a bike, you’ll have no problem getting around.
3. CBS does have a buddy program, and they organize plenty of activities to sign up for in the first week to make friends. I met my buddy twice. He was a nice guy, but he didn’t check in much after our second meeting early in the semester, which was a bummer. He was available to chat whenever I needed help though.
 They say the Danes are super reserved, and sure they might look like that on the outside. I chose CPH specifically because I have some friends across the bridge in Sweden, so I went already knowing 2 people. I didn’t expect to make too many friends with the locals, but I signed up for a yoga class at CBS and made a Danish friend on my first day. She was the one to talk to me first, and all the Danes I worked with in my classes were super friendly and didn’t think of me differently even though I was an exchange student. I get treated quite differently as an international student in Korea, so I went in a bit scarred thinking the locals in Denmark wouldn’t want anything to do with me. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth, and I am really grateful for that.
 If you’re going to CPH on a budget, good luck sis. If you eat out, it’ll cost you on average $20 per person (at least), but groceries are certainly cheaper than in Korea. CPH is known for being an expensive city, but don’t let that turn you off. Northern Europe is known for having the happiest people in the world (and the highest taxes), so you’ll still be able to enjoy life, if you know how to do it right. Don’t eat out like crazy, and buy beer from the store and drink at home before going out. It’ll save you a lot.
 The Danes go to school for free, and many of them collect a subsidy from the government. Exchange students can get that subsidy too, but I didn’t have a Danish bank account, so I didn’t really bother.
4. As a waygookeen, I had to prepare for going on exchange a little differently than the Koreans. I got a friend of a friend coming on exchange to Korea to rent out my house, and I went through the process of suspending my phone number and getting my visa cancelled. I applied for my Danish visa in Denmark, so I didn’t have to worry about it too much before I left. This ain’t my first rodeo either; I moved to the other side of the world once before, so I knew what to take with me, what to leave behind, and how to say goodbye.
5. I also went through the insurance and visa process a little differently. I didn’t have to get international health insurance. I am still on my mom’s health insurance in the States, and the KUBS office accepted that as valid. As for the visa, I wanted to apply for it in Korea, but I would have to send my documents to Beijing. At the time, China closed off shipments coming in from Korea because it didn’t want to take accountability for its own COVID problem, and I wasn’t going to let my passport sit in a box at the airport for God knows how long. So I went the applying-in-Denmark route. I didn’t have an issue entering the country since I have a US passport. And the process to apply in Denmark wasn’t too complicated either. So if you don’t want to ship your passport to China, don’t worry too much, there are alternatives.
6. CBS is one of the best business schools in Europe. It doesn’t exactly have a campus (as schools in most major cities don’t), but the buildings are located in a municipality called Frederiksberg (pronounced more like Flelliksberh by the Danes), which is centrally-located and has plenty to offer nearby. Biking to the city center took less than 10 minutes, and biking is truly the best way to get around CPH. Don’t be one of those exchange students that refuses to get a bike and only takes public transport. Public transport is expensive, and you don’t get to see the city very well. The CBS facilities are super nice, the canteen food is really good, and the professors are really chill. The courses offered at CBS are way more diverse than the ones at KUBS, so you’ll have lots of good options to branch out into new subjects. Even though the weather in CPH is cold and gloomy during the winter, summers are quite pleasant with long, sunny days and people out and about enjoying life. They say the Danes are some of the happiest in the world, and I don’t know how to explain why, you’ll just know when you get there. As soon as I touched down in Copenhagen, I instantly felt happier and free, something I haven’t felt in a very long time.
If you get the chance to go to Copenhagen, don’t hesitate to take it up. I truly loved my time there, and I think it could be the place for me in the future. I have one year left at KUBS, and I am keeping an eye on CPH for my career after I graduate. It’s that wonderful of a place.