DIS - Study Abroad
Why choose DIS - Study Abroad?
DIS is a nonprofit study abroad institution located in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Stockholm, Sweden. We offer semester, academic year, and summer programs taught in English. DIS was established in 1959 to cater for students from North American universities. Our students engage in challenging coursework surrounded by a set of faculty who teach their respective specialties while participating in vario...
DIS is a nonprofit study abroad institution located in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Stockholm, Sweden. We offer semester, academic year, and summer programs taught in English. DIS was established in 1959 to cater for students from North American universities. Our students engage in challenging coursework surrounded by a set of faculty who teach their respective specialties while participating in various field studies, hands-on learning, and study tours across Europe. Students will have the opportunity for various cultural engagements which will help them integrate into the local culture and gain knowledge and skills to prepare them for a globalized world. Choosing to study in the heart of medieval Copenhagen, or alongside the urbanites of Stockholm, our students are given the opportunity to ba...
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Organized program, safe and beautiful city, fantastic meeting Danes
by: Rey17traveler - United StatesProgram: DIS Copenhagen – SustainabilityDIS was the most organized academic program I've ever experienced (even better than normal university administration). All of the paperwork is taken care of for you so the only thing you have to worry about it having a great time. Because there are so many students that go to DIS (around 1200 per semester) it's like being on a small campus, it's great to meet new American students all the time. However, the best part was meeting the Danes. I would recommend living in a kollegium (a Danish reside...
Danish Summer
by: Sam - TucsonProgram: DIS – Summer CoursesI really loved my time in Copenhagen studying Human Trafficking through DIS. I wish that I had stayed for the second session! I loved the housing and would recommend living not in the city but the outskirts. Also, the class that I took was definitely eye opening and informative.
If looking for cultural immersion, can be hit or miss
by: EYProgram: DIS – Summer CoursesI was looking mostly for cultural immersion in my study abroad experience, and because of my housing situation--living in a "folk high school" with many Danes--, this program was perfect for me. But many students in other housing arrangements got to know very few locals. Living at the folk high school (which are residential schools, so you will eat and hang out a lot with Danes around our age if you want to) was by far the highlight for me, and allowed me to learn a lot about certain parts of Da...
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Julia Wheeler
Interviewed in 2018
Julia graduated with a B.A. in Biology in Carleton College. She did several study abroad programs including Sea Education Association in 1999, Carleto...
Julia Wheeler
Interviewed in 2018
What inspired you to travel abroad?
While DIS is recognized as a quality study abroad program and a leader in study abroad, you are located in a country that is not on the top of most students’ destination list. Why should a student go to Denmark?
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