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# Information about the programme

Evaluation of a student coming from Serbia

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

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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?
I heard about the exchange program from my friend.

How was the application procedure?
Too complicated

Easy and clear

comments: The application procedure was complicated but we had help from our SEO.

Did you get enough information about the Exchange conditions?
No

yes

comments: We could ask everything we wanted, we had meeting with people who took a part in this program last year.

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

Very clear

comments: No comment.

- 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: It was very easy to get in contact with the SEO.

Did you get an official invitation from the host SEO?
No
comments: I got Invitation letter for visa from host SEO.

Did you get enough information about your exchange, visa requirements, vaccinations, etc?
Yes
comments: Yes, we got enough information about Exchange program from our SEO and also from host SEO.

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: People from my flat organized together excursion near the city and we had a great time there.

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 shared a flat with five other students.

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

Very much

comments: I had wonderful company there and great organization in the flat.

Did you have to pay for the accommodation?
Yes
comments: Price for accommodation was ok, we paid just half of full price.

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: Professor was very interested to explain me everything about that experiment.

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

Very interesting

comments: It was very interesting because I learned something now and different than in my country.

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

Yes I do

comments: I sow first part of experiment, but unfortunately I didn’t have enough time to finish my experiment.

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

Yes

comments: The work was corresponded to the information because I was in contact with professor and he gave me answer on all my questions.

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

Yes , many

comments: I had problems because Spanish people don’t speak English very well. In my laboratory just two students and professor speak English.

Which language did you use?
I used English.

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

How many hours a day?
From 9am to 2pm. 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: No coment.

- 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 worked at Faculty-Department of Microbiology and I was reading about some bacteria but I didn’t know a lot about experiment. When I arrived professor gave me plan of experiment and I prepared every following day at my flat.

- Arrival and reception -
Write something about getting there , about meeting the local students and finding the working place and the place where you stayed.
When I arrived with my friend at the airport Contact person picked us up and drove us to our flat. Tomorrow she showed us city center and how to get there and also she took me to faculty and introduced me to professor. It was very easy to find faculty or flat where I stayed and I didn’t have any problem.

- The place -
What was your accommodation like?
I stayed in a flat with five other students and I shared room with my friend from Serbia. We were like big family. It was pleasure for me to meet that people and bee with them for thirty days. We shared kitchen, bathroom and two living rooms but we organized every day and we had great time together.

- The work -
Explain in detail what you did? What was the work like?
I worked at the Faculty of Pharmacy-Department of Microbiology and Parasitology with professor Miguel Regue who developed this experiment in USA. I worked method for extracting DNA from bacteria (how was isolated by myself).

- What did you learn? -
What did you learn?
During my stage I have learned some basic techniques for the construction of metagenome gene libraries from soil bacteria. I have carried on experiments of physical direct soil particles and contaminants by Nycodenz gradient centrifugation. Finally, I learned how to perform DNA agarose gel electrophoresis and applied this technique to quantify the amount of DNA obtained from the mixed population of soil bacteria.

- 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 visited with my friends places near Barcelona. We didn’t have enough time to see capital city. Every excursion we organized on our own. i didn’t have unexpected costs during my stay in Barcelona.

- Recommendations/final conclusion -
Do you have any recommendations for other students? What is your final conclusion?
I would like to recommend this Student Exchange Program because this is a great opportunity for meeting new people, making friendships, knowing new countries, their cultures and traditions. You can upgrade your knowledge and gain new experience in the field of pharmaceutical practice.