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Evaluation of a student coming from Hungary

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

Training in a community pharmacy in Barcelona. Accomodation: student's flat in Barcelona. 100 euros/month

The Student Exchange Programme took place :
From 2005-07-01 to 2005-07-31

# evaluation form

- Application Procedure -

How did you find out about the exchange program?
I heard about it from my classmate

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:

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 flat

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

Very much

comments:

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?
I got to know how a pharmacy works in Spain and practiced my spanish.

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, spanish

How many days a week did you work?
4 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?
They have to organize more programs for the exchange students.

- Preparation -
How did you prepare for your traineeship?
Did you arrange a travel and/or malpractice insurance before your exchange?
yes, I did.

- Arrival and reception -
Write something about getting there , about meeting the local students and finding the working place and the place where you stayed.
The flat was very good, only we had a few problems with the landlady. The pharmacy was near to our flat, and my boss was very very nice, and helpful. We had may programs with our flatmates and other students.

- The place -
What was your accommodation like?
It was a very good flat.

- The work -
Explain in detail what you did? What was the work like?
I got to know how a pharmacy works in Spain.

- What did you learn? -
What did you learn?
I learnt how to live with other people, I got to know many other cultures and I improved my spanish.

- 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?
We had picnics in Ciutadella park during a jazz concert, we were in Port aventura, and Sitges with a spanish student, we had big parties, we were on the beach etc.

- Recommendations/final conclusion -
Do you have any recommendations for other students? What is your final conclusion?
Everybody has to try it, because it's a very good chance to get to know other students from every part of the world!!!