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# Information about the programme

Evaluation of a student coming from Finland

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

Community pharmacy

The Student Exchange Programme took place :
From 2006-07-01 to 2006-07-31

# evaluation form

- Application Procedure -

How did you find out about the exchange program?
from internet and heard from other students

How was the application procedure?
Too complicated

Easy and clear

comments:

Did you get enough information about the Exchange conditions?
No

yes

comments: it took very long time to know where i was going and i did not know anything about my pharmacy in spain

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:

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?
No
comments: i hadn´t that much expectations so i was pleased, they gave us lot of leaflets what to do and where

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?
student residence

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

Very much

comments: very comfortable place and other students were great

Did you have to pay for the accommodation?
Yes
comments:

Did you get free or student price meals?
No

What did you do during your traineeship?
Not that much. I was a bit disappointed because all I did, I put medicines on their place and cleaned shelves. I expected more and I was very interested about their work and I tried to ask could i help but no. So my traineeship was not good but the holiday in Barcelona was graet. So next time you send someone to that pharmacy you could advise them what a student could do there or ask if they have anything to do for a student.

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: they spoke english to me eventhoug I speak some spain and wanted to improve it but they did not want to speak spanish to me, that was also a bit strange

Which language did you use?
english

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

How many hours a day?
3 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?
Pharmacies that take students could be informed about the aim of a traineeship and tell them what they should teach for a student and ask why they want to have an exchange student.

- Preparation -
How did you prepare for your traineeship?
Did you arrange a travel and/or malpractice insurance before your exchange?
I had an insurance for a free time and I got one for working hours from my university in Finland.

- Arrival and reception -
Write something about getting there , about meeting the local students and finding the working place and the place where you stayed.
I flow there and someone came to pick up me and took me to my apartment. Everything, the pharmacy and the apartment was arranged before hand for my by SEP persons.

- The place -
What was your accommodation like?
Very nice and big flat with other students. Like a normal home.

- The work -
Explain in detail what you did? What was the work like?
Look for my answer for traineeship

- What did you learn? -
What did you learn?
Some basic things about Spanish pharmacy system. I learned if I asked something but nothing was told to me.

- 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?
SEP did not organaised anything but I travelled with other students to Montserrat and Sitges. Then ofcourse I went through whole Barcelona. We had an international dinner with one of the SEP persons and that was great.

- Recommendations/final conclusion -
Do you have any recommendations for other students? What is your final conclusion?
Experience was graet but I expected more about the work in pharmacy becdause I´m very interested on my career.