Factor 3 Events

Placement organization

Name of organization: Factor 3 Events
Town/city: Barcelona
Country: Spanje
Website: http://www.factor3events.com

Student

Name of student: Naomi Santana Quintana

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC
Organization’s activities: Organising events
Target group of the organization: UK and German MICE market
Company culture: Informal and a very friendly atmosphere
Number of employees: 14
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Project Management

Brief description of your daily activities: Proposal writing in Excell and PowerPoint, client and supplier liaison
Brief description of your company assignment: Internal analysis about Change Management
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Very good supervision, i was always able to ask questions and i always got help when needed

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Flexible, sociable and independent
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office, writing skills and good level of languages
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Basic
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? By myself
How did you go to work every day? By foot

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? Yes

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 200
Accommodation (monthly): € 520
Local transport (monthly): € 10,50
General costs of living (monthly): € 800
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? 400 euros

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not had to prepare for the culture as i am half Spanish
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: 161351@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be open to learn new things
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There were a lot of leisure possibilities. Barcelona is a cosmopolitan city where you can do multiple things

Media

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