Westtoer

Placement organization

Name of organization: Westtoer
Town/city: Brugge
Country: België
Website: http://www.brugseommeland.be/nl

Name of student: Michelle Mans

Specialist area: MRO
Placement period: 2013-2014

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: public company
Organization’s activities: Everything that has to do with tourism in West-Vlaanderen
Target group of the organization: tourists in West-Vlaanderen
Company culture: –
Number of employees: 80
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? I work at the department Regiowerking het Brugse Ommeland
Brief description of your daily activities: website, promotion, photo contest, going to important moments in the sector, preparations for these moments and a lot more
Brief description of your company assignment: Make a (social) media plan to promote Het Brugse Ommeland in the Netherlands
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: –

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, teamplayer, stress-proof, sociable
Additional company requirements for this placement? –
English: Basic
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? yourself
How did you go to work every day? bicycle

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? no

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € I don’t know the costs of the gasoline
Accommodation (monthly): € 340
Local transport (monthly): € –
General costs of living (monthly): € 150
Costs of visa: € –
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? The company pays my accommodation till €250

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I didn’t repare myself for the country’s culture. I have been in Belgium a lot in my life, so I know how they live.
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: michellemans95@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Bruges is a nice city. A lot of tourists and a lot of fun stuff to do. You have to discover it yourself and enjoy the Belgium beer! If it’s nice weather take the train to the beach. It’s only 15 minutes.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Read the recommendations.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link