Crossing like a Viking in Denmark

During my winter holidays, I had the opportunity to travel to Denmark and study at the University of Aarhus. There were a variety of programmes I could choose from, but I ended up picking business intelligence from web data analytics and data mining. The thing I enjoyed the most about the experience was the cultural significance of the town. Just walking around town was interesting, I noticed that their crossing sides looked a little different. I didn’t necessarily want to stop in the middle of the road, so I didn’t pay much attention, but one day I had the opportunity to, and I snapped a photo. Instead of making a simple man who is stopped or walking, they made it look like a Viking. It was the small touches that made the biggest difference.

The course itself was really great, I really enjoyed the learning culture and structure. I really enjoyed hanging out with friends outside of class whether that was to work on the activity or go out for some drinks. Not only are Danish people really kind they’re always very smiley, and luckily very good at English. I most definitely struggled to understand Danish, and though I personally know another language, it did not help me whatsoever. But that didn’t matter. Everyone was always so helpful and really nice. There are just so many things to do and one of my favourites was visiting Deer Park. I cycled down with a friend, and we got to go in and feed the deers carrots. What was really interesting was that some of them learned how to gently rub their head on their leg to ask for food.

After that, we got a famous Danish sausage roll and relaxed on the beach. We somehow talked each other into swimming in the cold Nordic sea. Before coming, I was a bit nervous about the workload, the people, the environment and just being in a new country. But the work was very manageable, and I had most afternoons free, the exam was also relatively straightforward.  I’ve already started to recommend to my friends to sign up for the short program, no one said it would be easy they just said it would be worth it.

Charlotte Armstrong
UTS Business School
Business Intelligence from Web Data Analytics and Data Mining at Aarhus University
Global Short Programs Travel Scholarship Recipeint