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Summer Writer: Ryan Wakat
Name: Ryan Wakat Home University: University of Colorado – Boulder Summer Courses at DIS: Design and Society in Denmark, Furniture Design in Scandinavia After being in Copenhagen for about 2 months...
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Why I Chose DIS After All: Tales from a Current Student
Sometimes just the feeling of the grass beneath your feet, makes you know you’re in the right place. For Kimberly Thomas, this is exactly the case: From her folkehøjskole in Humlebæk to her classes at...
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DIS Workshop Explores Gender Roles
In this post, Helle Rytkønen, Program Director of Communication and Prostitution & the Sex Trade programs, gives us insight into the experience of this past fall 2013’s gender bender. By jumping...
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Learning from Surroundings: Abby Hoffman Fall ’13
This Academic Excellence Award winner, Abby Hoffman, suggests using surrounding people and places to gain knowledge. Where has this lead her to today? Find out! Name: Abby Hoffman Home University:...
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Breaching Cultural Differences: Carly Sloan Fall ’13
Academic Exellence Award winner, Carly Sloan, took inspiration from DIS Faculty, who pushed her to think critically about her dream to teach economics, just as they do. Name: Carly Sloan Home...
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Face to Face with Faculty: Jon Kyst
Jon Kyst, Ph.D. (English and Russian), celebrated his ten-year anniversary as a DIS faculty member last year by formulating a new core course in the European Humanities program, A Sense of Place in...
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Top 10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Week-Long Study Tour
In the spirit of the first travel break this spring semester, we’re feeling the excitement and passion that DIS study tours bring. A handful of academic programs will embark on study tour next week...
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Lessons from Copenhagen as an Individual, Student, and American
Name: Jacqueline Scott Home University: Vanderbilt University Summer 2014 Courses at DIS:The Enemy Within: Spies, Espionage, and the Cold War (Session 1), Roskilde Festival: Community, Culture, and...
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Face to Face with Faculty: Salman Ahmad, Ph.D.
Salman Ahmad, Ph.D., has a passion for psychology, a life full of cross-cultural interactions, and experience in leadership roles – making him the perfect candidate to teach Positive Psychology and the...
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Food and Hedgerows
Name: Jennifer Abplanalp Home University: University of Wisconsin – Madison Summer Session 1 Course: Livability in the Modern City Summer Session 2 Course: Food Systems For my course, food systems, we...
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Top 10 Ways to Document Your Semester Abroad
Kirsten and Linda, current DIS Student Bloggers, are dedicated to photographing the highlights of their time abroad. After three months of living in Copenhagen, they’ve adopted some useful tips and...
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Top Seven Things to Bring Home from Scandinavia
Current DIS Student Blogger Taylor Rugg arrived in Copenhagen with two suitcases stuffed to the brim, but is leaving with a lot more. Her semester abroad has been filled with new family, friends,...
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Triple the Culture, Thrice the Richness: Life as a Non-American Student at DIS
Current student Aaron Ong is no stranger to engaging in different cultures; born and raised in Singapore, he chose to move abroad to the United States two years ago to study at Cornell University. This...
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Face-to-Face with Faculty: Madeleine Hurd
Madeleine Hurd’s passion for Swedish Culture can be felt the moment you meet...
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The Academics of Crime
Name: Rachel Tassoni Home University: Rochester Institute of Technology DIS Copenhagen Summer Session...
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Underground Explorations: A Look into the Cold War
Name: Katrina Anderson Home University: University of Michigan DIS Copenhagen Summer Session 1 Course:...
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Sun Appreciation
Name: Ilana Curtis Home University: University of Pittsburgh DIS Copenhagen Summer Session 4 Course: Graphic Design...
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Touring Edinburgh with Positive Psychology
Name: Rachel Tassoni Home University: Rochester Institute of Technology DIS Copenhagen Summer Session...
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Studying Abroad in 5 Simple Steps
Name: Rachel Tassoni Home University: Rochester Institute of Technology DIS Copenhagen Summer Session...
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Farewell (for now), Copenhagen
Name: Ilana Curtis Home University: University of Pittsburgh DIS Copenhagen Summer Session 4 Course: Graphic Design...
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