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The Student Exchange Officer in Lithuania : Egle Svitojute
The name and abbreviation of the association : Studentu Farmacininku Draugija (SFD) - Lithuanian Pharmaceutical Students` Association (LTPSA)
Total number of places per year? (approximately) : During the year 2006/2007 we accepted 13 students from 7 countries. Each year association is willing to increase number of places.
Area possibilities?
- Community/ hospital/ industry/ research in a university/ other?
- Can you describe the work in more detail? :
Community and industry pharmacy is available. In the industry, students did everything in the manufacturing process of food supplements. In the Community pharmacy - practice in the laboratory preparing extemporary drugs.
Length of training periods? (usually 1-3 months) : Usually 2 weeks here. Lenght of training period can be considered under student`s request.
Available months and cities ?
- Specify whether or not full month is required
- Comments? :
Only July and August are available. Industry places - in a second of large town Kaunas. Community pharmacy places - in the resort Palanga, in the capital Vilnius and in Kaunas also.
The type of accommodation?
- Student residence/ family/ hostel/ other?
- Paid by: the student/ the host association/ employer/ others? If paid by the student how much is it approximately :
Students live in the Kaunas University of Medicine students` dormatory, in a two-bed room. In Vilnius University students` dormatory, in a four-bed room. Students lived in a private house in Palanga. Accomodation is going to be for free everywhere.
Board, pocket money or other financial benefits/ remuneration?
- Board paid by: the student/ the host association/ employer/ others?
- Pocket money provided (Yes / No)?
- Other po :
Pocket money is not provided. Financial benefit is accomodation for free.
Social events? Possible presence of other exchange student at the same time in the same city (students of pharmacy or other fields)? : Presence of other exchange students is possible only in Kaunas, where students of medicine do their praxis in hospital and live in the same dorm. SEP committee is organizing social events, such as museums, other towns visiting, various entertainments
Language requirements : English knnowledge is required.
Other requirements for the student?
- Minimum year of study?
- Graduated? :
We accept students from the 1st year of study till graduated. Places in industry are available only for 3rd year student and elder. Places in Palanga and Vilnius are available for 4th year students and elder.
Information on Work Permits and Visa : Students from EU countries don`t need visa. Other students should check the information in the local embassy website.
Selection Procedures?
- Deadline to apply?
- % Bilateral exchanges usually done?
- Choice of the Exchange Student by: the SEO / the host (employer)? :
Deadline to apply - 1st of May. During the year 2006/2007 we had bilateral exchange with Hungary and Portugal. Exchange students are chosen by the SEO.
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This information has been updated the last time on 2007-09-12

answers from the evaluation of student that that went to Lithuania .

Question Score from 1 to 5 of the answers
How was the application procedure?Too complicated0 %4 %21 %33 %42 %Easy and clear
Did you get enough information about the Exchange conditions?No0 %8 %4 %46 %42 %yes
What do you think of the IPSF Web Site?Very unclear0 %8 %25 %54 %13 %Very clear
How was the assistance provided by your SEO? Was it easy to get in contact with the SEO?Bad0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %very good!
Did those activities fulfil your expectations?No0 %4 %8 %42 %46 %Very much
Was it easy to reach the place where you stayed?No , very difficult0 %0 %4 %4 %92 %Yes , no transport problems
Did you feel at home at the place where you stayed?Not at all21 %0 %21 %13 %46 %Very much
Was your employer interested in teaching you?Not at all0 %8 %25 %17 %50 %Very interested
Do you think the work you did was interesting?Not at all0 %4 %8 %54 %33 %Very interesting
Do you think you learned enough during your traineeship?Not at all0 %8 %17 %54 %21 %Yes I do
Did the work correspond to the information that you received before the traineeship?Not at all0 %13 %8 %25 %54 %Yes
Did you experience any communication problems during your traineeship?Not at all13 %13 %25 %33 %17 %Yes , many
Was this too much?Not at all63 %38 %0 %0 %0 %Yes far too much
Did you get the opportunity to visit the country?Not at all0 %0 %4 %58 %38 %Yes more than enough
Were the traineeship and visit as you expected?Not at all4 %4 %4 %38 %50 %Yes I am very
Would you advise other students to apply for this association's SEP?Not at all0 %4 %13 %17 %67 %Yes definitely

Evaluations of students that went to Lithuania

  • 15/08/2005 - 15/09/2005 : HR/05/00013: very positive evaluation
  • 15/08/2005 - 15/09/2005 : very positive evaluation
  • 02/07/2006 - 16/07/2006 : very positive evaluation
  • 16/07/2006 - 13/08/2006 : SI/05/00054: very positive evaluation
  • 01/08/2006 - 17/08/2006 : SI/05/00031: positive evaluation
  • 01/08/2006 - 17/08/2006 : very positive evaluation
  • 01/07/2007 - 20/07/2007 : positive evaluation
  • 01/07/2007 - 20/07/2007 : very positive evaluation
  • 02/07/2007 - 29/07/2007 : HU/07/00234: very positive evaluation
  • 18/07/2007 - 01/08/2007 : very positive evaluation
  • 18/07/2007 - 01/08/2007 : very positive evaluation
  • 16/07/2007 - 12/08/2007 : FR/07/00129: very positive evaluation
  • 30/07/2007 - 12/08/2007 : positive evaluation
  • 01/08/2007 - 29/08/2007 : very positive evaluation
  • 01/08/2007 - 29/08/2007 : very positive evaluation
  • 01/08/2007 - 29/08/2007 : very positive evaluation
  • 07/07/2008 - 21/07/2008 : very positive evaluation
  • 10/07/2008 - 24/07/2008 : very positive evaluation
  • 10/07/2008 - 24/07/2008 : positive evaluation
  • 10/07/2008 - 24/07/2008 : very positive evaluation
  • 28/07/2008 - 10/08/2008 : neutral evaluation
  • 28/07/2008 - 10/08/2008 : neutral evaluation
  • 28/07/2008 - 10/08/2008 : neutral evaluation
  • 28/07/2008 - 10/08/2008 : negative evaluation
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