We recommend that you start searching for accommodation as soon as you have been accepted as a student at the IT University. International students have different possibilities for accommodation. You can live in student residence halls or rent a flat or a private room.
It is not easy to find accommodation in Copenhagen. Prices are high, flats are few and far between, and student residence halls often have long waiting lists. The IT University does not have its own student residence hall. However, it is usually possible to find a room with a private landlord or landlady within a reasonable distance from the IT University.
Flats and private rooms
Flats are not easy to come by and they are generally quite expensive. It is however usually possible to rent a room with a private landlord/-lady at a reasonable price. The price range for a rented flat is app. DKK 5,500, and app. DKK 3,500 for a rented room. Furthermore, you are expected to pay a deposit. The deposit usually corresponds to one month’s rent.
You can look for a flat at:
www.Lejebolig.dk
www.casaswap.com/
Student residence halls (dorms)
Student residence halls offer accommodation in a student environment, which might be beneficial if you’ve just arrived in Denmark. Also, residence halls are usually quite cheap. The rent for a room at a student residence hall ranges from DKK 3,000 to DKK 4,000. Student residence halls generally have long waiting lists, so we recommend that you start looking for a room as soon as you receive your letter of admission from the IT University. You can sign up on a waiting list here:
Rent and Deposits
The rent for a room in Copenhagen with a private landlord or landlady is typically approximately DKK 3,000 per month, inclusive of utilities.
Furthermore, you are expected to pay a deposit. The deposit usually corresponds to one month’s rent. When you move, you will get back your deposit, unless something in your room has been damaged, or if expenses on utilities exceed the amount comprised in the rent. Some landlords or landladies may demand a deposit corresponding to two or even three months’ rent.
When you rent a room with a landlord or landlady, you must usually pay the first month’s rent + the deposit in advance. If you do not, you may loose the room altogether, without the option of getting help from the International Office to find another room.
Sometimes, the landlord or landlady will ask you to pay for the whole calendar month even if you do not move in until the middle or end of a month. Unfortunately this is common practice and a problem which often faces international students.
What is included in the rent?
Usually, but not always, the rent for a private room with a landlord or landlady includes electricity, water, heating etc.
Sometimes there is a television in the room, although the television license itself may not be included in the rent. Television licence is quite expensive in Denmark, but must be paid according to Danish law if you wish to have access to television channels.
Telephone access is not included in the accommodation, and if you wish to have a telephone, the easiest solution is to purchase a mobile telephone once you have arrived in Denmark.
Internet facilities vary. However, you will have internet access at the IT University and therefore there is no real need to have it at home, as the university is always open for its students.
Sharing with other students
As accommodation in Copenhagen is fairly expensive, the idea of sharing a room with another student is tempting. However, this is usually impossible to do in Denmark. Typically, a landlord or landlady will not want to house two people in one room.
The International Office can help
If you want help to find accommodation, please fill in the accomodation application form and mail it to the International Office at accommodation@itu.dk The deadline for submissions is 1 June (for the autumn semester) or 1 December (for the spring semester).
The International Office
Phone: +45 7218 5230
Mail: interoffice@itu.dk
PLEASE NOTE:
The International Office only provides the initial contact between you and the landlord or landlady. After this, you are expected to contact the landlord or landlady yourself to accept the offer and make arrangements for receiving and signing a rental agreement. You can only expect one offer from the International Office, and when the International Office presents you with a suitable room with a landlord or landlady, you are expected to accept the offer, or find something else on your own.