2024-07-27 08:45:02
University admissions highlight Denmark’s student housing problem
It’s that time of year when eager students across Denmark find out if they’ve been accepted to study their dream degrees. That is as a result of the so-called ‘quota 1’ (chapter 1) applications, which are based on school levels, are announced at the end of July.
For the most part, students have good opportunities to commit to the courses they have set their sights on, if the numbers are anything to go by.
Over 60,000 applications were received this year while about 9,000 ‘qualified’ applicants – meaning people whose grades were good enough but missed out because of the number of places available – missed out.
READ ALSO: Copenhagen students face a lack of options due to housing shortages
Most of the ‘new’ or ‘fresher’ students (none of these terms are actually used in Denmark) therefore have reason to celebrate, but they face the daunting task of finding affordable accommodation in their new city.
In Copenhagen in particular, there is a real lack of affordable student housing. This forces many students into the much more expensive private rental market.
International students – already at the disadvantage of navigating a new country and system – can push to the limits of the rental market and end up living in illegal tenants and registering their addresses elsewhere, putting themselves to a vulnerable legal gray area. .
We explore the issue this week in this research article.
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Denmark opens a pavilion in Paris, athletes go to the Olympics
Denmark is marking its participation in the Olympic Games with a special Denmark Pavilion which, according to the Danish tourist board Visit Denmarkwill highlight “Denmark’s renowned quality of life, offering visitors a firsthand experience of these wonders that define Danish living”.
Officially opened on Thursday by King Frederik and Queen Mary in his place by the Maison du Danemark near the Champs-Elysées, the pavilion will be open from the day the games officially open, Friday July 26th, until August 11th. It is free to visit.
What are Denmark’s chances for medals in the games itself?
If you want to see Denmark take the medals, your best bet might be to follow the handball, where the world’s best football team will be going out. Star musician Mikkel Hansen will play his last concerts before retirement.
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If soccer is not your cup of tea, Viktor Axelsen will be one of the frontrunners in badminton. Track and field will see leading Danish sprinter Ida Karstoft line up as a hopeful in the 200 metres, after recovering from an achilles tendon injury in time for the Games. Karstoft has the bronze medal of the 2022 European Championships in the distance.
In tennis, both Caroline Wozniacki and Clara Tauson were shot at glory in Danish colors. One high-profile Dane who won’t be participating is men’s champion Holger Rune, who said on Wednesday that a hand injury had forced him to withdraw from the Games.
Likewise, two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard will not be involved in cycling. Vingegaard suffered a serious accident earlier this year from which he recovered to take second place in this year’s Tour but was not selected for the Olympic team. Olympic cycling events tend to favor sprinters instead of riding specialists like Vingegaard.
READ ALSO: How to watch the Paris Olympics 2024 on TV in Denmark
‘Wettest ever’ last 12 months
Cold weather has made headlines twice this week. After the country met the office DMI said this week the last 12 calendar months of the wettest ever recorded, Vejle and Vejen then exceeded their annual expectations in total – before the end of July.
Is this summer a total waste? That probably depends on your perspective.
We asked our readers across Denmark if they wished the drizzle was enoughbut the answers were far from unanimous.
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