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June 28th, 2016

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Confused. Get answers on July 3 (photo: Andrea P)

A group of business and education leaders have planned an event called ‘Meet the Danes’ that will help get expats and Danes together in a unique way.

“Survey after survey and experience has shown that many expats find it difficult to meet Danes outside work,” said Henrik Sand Madsen, a business coach and one of the organisers behind the event.

“At the same time, many Danes are not aware of how expats contribute to Danish society and culture.”

‘Meet the Danes’ will take place on Sunday July 3. During the first part of the event from 2-3pm, a participant and their partner will be invited to spend time with a Danish family in their home.

At home with the Jensen’s
The organisers hope that being at home with a Danish family for a short time will be the start of a conversation and encourage greater cultural exchange between the Danes and expats who live in Denmark.

After hanging at home with the Danes, the hosts and their guests will meet at Studieskolen, Borgergade 12 in Copenhagen for a dialogue about cross-cultural understanding, and a short presentation by Studieskolen.

Attendees are expected to attend both parts. For the event at Studieskolen, the expats should prepare one or two questions about Denmark, Danish culture or anything that puzzles them about Denmark.

Sign up quickly
The organisers of the event include, among others, business coach Henrik Sand Madsen, Mads Olsen from Brandt’s Museum in Odense, journalist Søren Malmose and Henning Lykke, the head of compliance at Nordea Markets, Denmark.

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The sign up closes on June 30, so those wishing to attend should email givdetvidere2016@gmail.com right away and provide their name and address, age, email address and phone number and say whether they intend to bring a guest.