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The Student Exchange Officer in Malawi : Tadala Hamisi
The name and abbreviation of the association : College of Medicine Pharmacy Students\' Association (COMPSA)
Total number of places per year? (approximately) : Two
Area possibilities?
- Community/ hospital/ industry/ research in a university/ other?
- Can you describe the work in more detail? : 		Mainly hospital pharmacy at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, which is a public hospital. Community pharmacy is also available. Industrial pharmacy at MPL (Malawi Pharmacies Limited)
Length of training periods? (usually 1-3 months) : 1 month maximum. In June.
Available months and cities ?
- Specify whether or not full month is required
- Comments? : 		Full month is not required. Three weeks is enough to gain the work experience in Malawi, because pharmacy is currently being established.
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 : 		Hostel, on the College of Medicine campus. Paid by student. Approximately K400 per night, which is about US$3.00
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 : 		Student has to pay for everything. Still looking for funds to help accommodate some students.
Social events? Possible presence of other exchange student at the same time in the same city (students of pharmacy or other fields)? : Traditional Malawian Dances and culture, organised by COMPSA (College of Medicine Pharmacy Students\' Association). All the pharmacy students will be present. It is more like an Open Day for pharmacy. Visit to the lake, as well as mountain hiking.
Language requirements : English.
Other requirements for the student?
- Minimum year of study?
- Graduated? : 		Should have some Pharmacy education. At least 2 years of study in Pharmacy.
Information on Work Permits and Visa : no information
Selection Procedures?
- Deadline to apply?
- % Bilateral exchanges usually done?
- Choice of the Exchange Student by: the SEO / the host (employer)? : 		Deadline to apply is end of March. Choice of the student by the SEO.
Special remarks : This is our first time conducting the student exachange program, so please bear with us and i hope you will like the exchange program here in Malawi.
: Malawi is a developing country in Southern, central Africa. I assure you that the people are extremely friendy, which is why we are called \'The Warm Heart of Africa. We have a great lake (Lake Malawi), which contains Chambo, one of the tastiest fish in the world. You can also have a chance to go mountain hiking in Mulanje mountain which is a fun experience. The rest, you can see when you visit our country.
: no information
This information has been updated the last time on 2008-02-25

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

Question Score from 1 to 5 of the answers
How was the application procedure?Too complicated0 %0 %0 %100 %0 %Easy and clear
Did you get enough information about the Exchange conditions?No0 %0 %0 %0 %100 %yes
What do you think of the IPSF Web Site?Very unclear0 %0 %0 %100 %0 %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 %0 %0 %100 %0 %Very much
Was it easy to reach the place where you stayed?No , very difficult0 %0 %0 %0 %100 %Yes , no transport problems
Did you feel at home at the place where you stayed?Not at all0 %0 %100 %0 %0 %Very much
Was your employer interested in teaching you?Not at all0 %0 %0 %100 %0 %Very interested
Do you think the work you did was interesting?Not at all0 %0 %0 %0 %100 %Very interesting
Do you think you learned enough during your traineeship?Not at all0 %0 %100 %0 %0 %Yes I do
Did the work correspond to the information that you received before the traineeship?Not at all0 %0 %0 %0 %100 %Yes
Did you experience any communication problems during your traineeship?Not at all100 %0 %0 %0 %0 %Yes , many
Was this too much?Not at all100 %0 %0 %0 %0 %Yes far too much
Did you get the opportunity to visit the country?Not at all0 %0 %0 %0 %100 %Yes more than enough
Were the traineeship and visit as you expected?Not at all0 %0 %0 %0 %100 %Yes I am very
Would you advise other students to apply for this association's SEP?Not at all0 %0 %0 %0 %100 %Yes definitely

Evaluations of students that went to Malawi

  • 07/07/2008 - 18/07/2008 : very positive evaluation
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