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Evaluation of a student coming from Hungary

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

Community pharmacy

The Student Exchange Programme took place :
From 2006-09-01 to 2006-09-23

 - Application Procedure -
How did you find out about the exchange program?
It was easy .because I have been involved in it for ages.

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: She was very helpful to us.

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?
Yes

Did the SEP committee organise museum visits during your stay?
Yes

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?
Student residence

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?


Was your employer interested in teaching you?
Not at all Very interested

comments: As we did not speak the same language,and has another system than in Hungary

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: But we could solve the problem

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?
No
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?

Yes of course ,I arrenged a 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.
I reserved a flight seat in April ,so it was cheap to get to Spain.At the Airport we wre pick up by the Seo ,who showed us the way to the pharmacy next day.

 - The place -
What was your accommodation like?
It was like a Youth Hostel room,so I can say there was no big problem with it.I can advise that students have to organize themselves how to clean it day by day.

 - The work -
Explain in detail what you did? What was the work like?
I had to check the patient's blood pressure and check the medicines which are run off.I had to clean the pharmacy too.

 - What did you learn? -
What did you learn?
A little about the Spanish system.

 - 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?

The SEP committee gave us a lot of touristic books and maps in which we could organize a lot of trips.We were in the Pyranian hills in Vall de Nuria for two days ,we were in Tarragona too.We went on sightseeing and to Montserrat.I think Barcelona is a cool city where You can enjoy Yourself!

 - Recommendations/final conclusion -
Do you have any recommendations for other students? What is your final conclusion?
As we were 6 alltogether ,we enjoyed this month,city life and went to the beach almost every day.It is useful if You have a guidebook.The SEP committee is very kind to the students.I can recommend You to visit a lot of Spanish cities if You have enough time!Have a nice time in Barcelona!