NBTC

Placement organization

Name of organization: NBTC
Town/city: Cologne
Country: Duitsland
Website: http://www.nbtc.nl/

Name of student: Lisa Blommendaal

Specialist area: MTMC
Placement period: 2013-2014

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Promotion office
Organization’s activities: NBTC is responsible for branding and marketing the Netherlands nationally and internationally. Using the ‘Holland’ brand, NBTC puts the country on the map as an attractive destination for holidays, business meetings and conventions.
Target group of the organization: Citizens of North Rhine-Westphalia
Company culture: Informal
Number of employees: 8
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Marketing
Brief description of your daily activities: Answering mail, telephone
Write reportings about campaigns
Small campagin Tasks
Keep up lists with statistics

Brief description of your company assignment: I started my own campaign with help from my Supervisor.
Unfortunately we didn’t have enough time to finish the whole campaign before I left.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I had a short talk about 3 times a week with my Supervisor. It was mostly about what I’ve been doing in the last couple of days. I was always allowed to ask my supervisor anything.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Teamplayer, indepentent, stress-proof, initiative
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office
English: Intermediate
Spanish:
French:
German: Intermediate
Italian:
Other languages: Dutch: Intermediate

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: train, car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Internet
How did you go to work every day? Bicycle, public transport

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
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? No
How long in advance?

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? Depends on what your skills are

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 40
Accommodation (monthly): € 365
Local transport (monthly): € 20
General costs of living (monthly): € 150
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Financial compensation: €300,-

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Not
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? No

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: blommendaal-l@live.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Start looking for a room early and don’t wait until you’ve found a ‘perfect’ onebecause it will probably not come.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Cologne is quite a bit like Utrecht and The Hague. There livea lot of students who are mostly always outside in different parks around the town.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link