Campus Village and Accomodation

There a few different accommodation options if you're going to attend DTU. The main ones include Kampsax Kollegiet, the largest dorm on campus. As an international student, the top choice is Campus Village.

Typically, Danish students will live in Kampsax. However, there are several international students there as well. Everyone is organized by what "kitchen" they're in. There are about 14 students to each group, and they all share a kitchen. I believe it comes with all necessary equipment, but you have to clean and manage it as a group. Probably the best part about Kampsax is that each bedroom has its own bathroom attached. Obviously, it will be a bit small as compared to "group" bathrooms, but if bathroom privacy is high on your priority list, then Kampsax is the place to live. For laundry, you have to go to a certain part of Kampsax that has multiple machines, and use your student card to make payments, which are added to next month's rent. Finally, it's right next to DøgnNetto, which is an express version of Netto, the largest Danish grocery chain.

Campus Village from the outside. Underneath each container's sign, you can see a mailbox.

The best choice for international students is, without a doubt, Campus Village. It feels different than most dorms, because it definitely is. It's not a traditional dorm, because it's not a building! It's comprised of 20 "containers" since they look like 3 shipping containers put together. I'm not really sure if they are actual shipping containers, but they look cool. Inside, 8 or 9 students live together and share a kitchen, which comes fully equipped (except microwaves). There are two full bathrooms inside, but they are split so there are two toilet+sink rooms, and two shower rooms. There is a washing machine and dryer inside each container. Luckily, someone comes around and cleans the bathrooms, kitchen, and takes out the main trash.

The hallway inside a Campus Village container

When I chose Campus Village, I was a little skeptical on what was included in the container. After arriving, I found out that they really have given everything needed: plates, bowls, utensils, even dish washing supplies like soap and sponges (which they replace every few days). They really have got you covered for everything but the food itself.

Bed and (messy) desk in Campus Village	Cabinet for clothes

Note the lack of microwave.; you can buy one as a group to reduce the cost per person. There is also a 2nd fridge next to the one seen here	The (extendable) table with freezer next to it

The washer/dryer. On top are all the detergents and cleaners and stuff

The convenient instructions on how to use the washer and dryer

The toilet+sink room. There are 2 of these per container

The shower room. Also 2 of these per container

Both options include heating (which is done on a per-room basis), electricity, water, and internet. Information on the other residence halls can be found here. The following is a table summing up Kampsax and Campus Village:

	Kampsax	Campus Village
People per Group/Kitchen	14	8-9
Bathrooms	1 per person (bedroom)	2 per container
Kitchen	Fully equipped (Not sure)	Fully equipped
Laundry	Separate Building, must pay, detergent included	In container, free, buy your own detergent
Perks	Right next to DøgnNetto	All international students
Cleaning	Must clean kitchen yourself	Besides dishes, everything is cleaned almost daily by a custodian. This includes toilets, showers, and the kitchen, and the trash is taken out.
Price	Approx 3000 DKK	2500 DKK

If you're like me and you have all your classes in the 3rd quadrant (explanation of what this means) since I'm taking mostly CS and EE classes, Campus Village is amazingly convenient since it's in the 3rd quadrant as well. All of my classes are within 7 minutes walking distance.

Other than these Kampsax and Campus Village, you can look at the link above to find more residence halls. The non-DTU affiliated options include living with a family, or living in Copenhagen. As you can imagine, living in Copenhagen itself would be really expensive, and utilities might not be included in the rent. Furthermore, you will have to take public transportation to campus everyday, or ride a bike for 45 minutes.