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Evaluation of a student coming from Czech Republic

This is the information about the place of the Student Exchange Programme:

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The Student Exchange Programme took place :
From 2005-08-01 to 2005-08-31

# evaluation form

- Application Procedure -

How did you find out about the exchange program?
from my friend

How was the application procedure?
Too complicated

Easy and clear

comments:

Did you get enough information about the Exchange conditions?
No

yes

comments:

What do you think of the IPSF Web Site?
Very unclear

Very clear

comments:

- Student Exchange Officer (SEO) -
How was the assistance provided by your SEO? Was it easy to get in contact with the SEO?
not filled in
comments:

Did you get an official invitation from the host SEO?
Yes
comments: I got it later

Did you get enough information about your exchange, visa requirements, vaccinations, etc?
Yes
comments:

Did someone pick you up when you arrived in the country?
Yes

Did the SEP committee organise touristy excursions during your stay?
No

Did the SEP committee organise museum visits during your stay?
No

Did the SEP committee organise university visits during your stay?
No

Did the SEP committee organise excursions to other pharmacies or pharmaceutical companies during your stay?
No

Did the SEP committee take you to local student activities during your stay?
Yes
comments:

Did those activities fulfil your expectations?
No

Very much

- Accomodation and board -
Was it easy to reach the place where you stayed?
No , very difficult

Yes , no transport problems

Did you stay in a student residence, in a hotel or with a family during your traineeship?
in a student residence

Did you feel at home at the place where you stayed?
Not at all

Very much

comments: I missed a kitchen and a refrigerator

Did you have to pay for the accommodation?
Yes
comments: one half of the price(100 euro)

Did you get free or student price meals?
No

What did you do during your traineeship?
I worked in the pharmacy.

Was your employer interested in teaching you?
Not at all

Very interested

comments:

Do you think the work you did was interesting?
Not at all

Very interesting

comments:

Do you think you learned enough during your traineeship?
Not at all

Yes I do

comments:

Did the work correspond to the information that you received before the traineeship?
Not at all

Yes

comments:

Did you experience any communication problems during your traineeship?
Not at all

Yes , many

comments:

Which language did you use?
english

How many days a week did you work?
5 days a week

How many hours a day?
4,5 houres a day

Was this too much?
Not at all

Yes far too much

Did you get the opportunity to visit the country?
Not at all

Yes more than enough

Did you get a wage?
No

Did the wage correspond to the information you received before the traineeship?
Yes
comments:

- Final Evaluation -
Were the traineeship and visit as you expected?
Not at all

Yes I am very

Would you advise other students to apply for this association's SEP?
Not at all

Yes definitely

Do you have any suggestions how this association's SEP could be improved?

- Preparation -
How did you prepare for your traineeship?
Did you arrange a travel and/or malpractice insurance before your exchange?
I bought the airticket, bought some guide books and vocabulary and made health insurance.

- Arrival and reception -
Write something about getting there , about meeting the local students and finding the working place and the place where you stayed.
Our flight was without problems. At the airport we met 2 girls from SEP and they took us with other students to our student residence.

- The place -
What was your accommodation like?
It was very nice. I lived in double bedroom with my friend. Bathroom was common at the corridor. But there was no kitchen!

- The work -
Explain in detail what you did? What was the work like?
I worked in nice historical pharmacy in centre of Barcelona. The women that worked here, showed me the system of the work in spanish pharmacies. I took up the stock, worked with computer and prescriptions. Sometimes I helped with preparation of medicines and with dispensing on prescription. The work here was very interesting!

- What did you learn? -
What did you learn?
I learned, how looks work in spanish pharmacies. I could compare differences between work in spanish and czech pharmacies.

- Other visits or activities -
What else did you do during your stay? Which places did you visit?
Was it organised by the SEP committee or did you do it on your own?
Did you have to pay for these to the SEP committee? How much? Where there some other unexpected costs?
I made some trips with my friend from Czech republic. I visited many interesting places in Barcelona and towns near this nice city. I was with other students in Andorra, the afternoons I spent on the beach. SEP committee organised only one trip and a few times took us girls from SEP to the restaurant or disco.

- Recommendations/final conclusion -
Do you have any recommendations for other students? What is your final conclusion?
The practise in foreign country was very interesting for me. I knew many differences in work in spanish pharmacies. I could visit many nice places and met nice people. When I needed have a rest, I could be on the beach and swim in the sea.I think, that practice in foreign country is very good experience!!!