Recent reports in Denmark suggest American researchers are increasingly interested in moving to countries like Denmark. We asked our readers to share their experiences.
Danish universities are increasingly looking to attract American researchers moving away from the Trump administration, according to reports in Denmark this week.
The leader of a Danish recruitment organisation said that researchers from some of the most prestigious universities in the United States have been in contact with institutions in Denmark about potential job openings.
“We’re talking Princeton, we’re talking Yale, we’re talking MIT, we’re talking Harvard,” the deputy director of the talent attraction and investment promotion agency Copenhagen Capacity, Nikolaj Lubanski, told broadcaster DR.
But what should Americans consider in general before moving to the Nordic country, and what is worth keeping in mind if you’re a US national currently considering a move to Denmark?
We asked for the thoughts of our readers in Denmark who have made the move in the past — regardless of the reason.
Five people responded to our survey, all from the United States. All five said they’d recommend Denmark to fellow Americans considering the move.
“Most of your American friends will not visit you despite what they say, and that should be okay with you,” said Stefanie Astrakhan, who is originally from Chicago. Stefanie lived in California for 20 years but said she now lives “forever” in Ebeltoft on the east coast of Jutland.
“You will make new friends if you join a sporting group of some kind,” she advised.
As in the case of the researchers who have been the focus of recent news reports, President Donald Trump was a factor in Stefanie’s decision last year to move to Denmark.
“We were eager to leave America due to Trump so my husband found a job as a teacher in a film high school,” she said.
