WEP Argentina

Placement organization

Name of organization: WEP Argentina
Town/city: Rosario, Santa Fé
Country: Argentinië
Website: http://www.wepargentina.com

Student

Name of student: Marije Maliepaard

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2011-2012

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Cultural exchange organisation
Organization’s activities: Organizing student exchanges
Target group of the organization: Students
Company culture: We are all equal and everyone’s opinion in considered to get to a solution. Everyone is nice to each other and there is no significant hierarchy
Number of employees: 4 full time at the office, 20 that work on an hourly basis
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? no, because I was going to make a marketing plan for the upcoming year but they wanted me to develop the new program which is the same degree of difficulty but another task.

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? There are no departments
Brief description of your daily activities: Answering emails, think of ways to improve the way they work + implement, organize meetings, writing handbooks, structure information of partner organizations, b2b marketing
Brief description of your company assignment: I am developing the outbound programs so Argentinean students can also travel abroad for a cultural exchange. I conducted a market research before I started organizing the program.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My supervisor at work is very smart and is a natural talent in supervising since she checks on me often but also let me do my own things. She values a lot my opinion which makes me feel I am important in the organization.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Teamplayer is very important, having your opinion, empathetic
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, Excel, PowerPoint
English: Advanced
Spanish: Advanced
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? My company supervisor gave me a website (comparable to kamernet.nl) and from there I arranged it myself.
How did you go to work every day? By foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No, a tourist visa is enough
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents:
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents?
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? Yellow fever was required and I took Rabies because there are many dogs on the streets. Two months in advance

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? Yes
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? Yes

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 1000,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 245,00
Local transport (monthly): € 0,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 200,00
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Nothing

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Yes since I am developing a program for Argentinean students, I need to know what they feel and desire at that age and what their parents think and want. These values are often different from the Dutch ones.

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: marije_maliepaard@hotmailc.om

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: There is an excellent Spanish school in Rosario where you can start taking classes before the placement and/or during.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: –

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link