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Evaluation of a student coming from Portugal - APEF

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?
I found out about it in college during a "Mobility Day".

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?
No
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?
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?
I stayed in a 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: I just payed for the first and the last days of the month.

Did you get free or student price meals?
No

What did you do during your traineeship?
I worked in a community pharmacy every morning for thirty days. During the afternoon I got to know the city, monuments and culture.

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?
Spanish

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

How many hours a day?
6 hours a day 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?
This association's SEP could organize a touristic and cultural program, because in this matter I didn't feel very supported.

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

- Arrival and reception -
Write something about getting there , about meeting the local students and finding the working place and the place where you stayed.
In this matter I was very pleased. The local students were very nice and helpfull, we exchanged contacts when I was still in Portugal and communication was constant.

- The place -
What was your accommodation like?
The residence was comfortable and everyone was nice, but the room wasn't clean very often and there were any conditions to cook.

- The work -
Explain in detail what you did? What was the work like?
I did everything since the administrative part to the attendance of patients. I had the opportunity to make magistral formules, glicemia tests and determine blood pressure.

- What did you learn? -
What did you learn?
I learned how a community pharmacy works. I also learned how we should interact with patients and answer their questions.

- 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?
During my staying I got to know the city and the suburbs. I visited museums, monuments and learned a little about the culture. I financed it all.

- Recommendations/final conclusion -
Do you have any recommendations for other students? What is your final conclusion?
All the experience in SEP was very positive. I think I was very well received and loved the work in the pharmacy. The worst thing of all was the fact that I wasn't aloud to cook and I didn't get free or even student price meals.