From what I hear, Denmark universities pay grad students unusually high salaries. I do agree that networking is very valuable. As a PhD student I do about 95%

From what I hear, Denmark universities pay grad students unusually high salaries. I do agree that networking is very valuable. As a PhD student I do about 95% of my work from home, but I also have been able to attend a lot of conferences and workshops. (I already have 5 lined up for 2011.) My experience has been that I will meet random people and then see them again and again. This has lead to collaborations, letters of support for grant applications, and ideas for new projects. I have no doubt that it will help me when I take the next step after graduating.