Magister

Placement organization

Name of organization: Magister
Town/city: Cape Town
Country: Zuid-Afrika
Website: http://www.magister.co.za

Student

Name of student: Chantal van Baalen

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Student Placement Organization
Organization’s activities: Find placements for students and volunteers in Cape Town and surroundings. Provide weekly activities and monthly getaways.
Target group of the organization: Students and volunteers.
Company culture: Very informal. I wasn’t seen as an intern but as an employee.
Number of employees: 2 + 2 interns
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? There are no departments
Brief description of your daily activities: Writing newsletter, creating activities, attending activities, keeping in touch with students, working on placement assignment, promote internships on forums, airport pick-ups, work drop-offs, social media promotion.
Brief description of your company assignment: Create 50 voluntary positions, translate them, promote on internet.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Not much supervision. We don’t work in the office. E-mail and telephone is used when supervision is needed.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Very sociable, flexible, representable, stress-proof, enthusiastic, creative, initiative taking.
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? The company
How did you go to work every day? I work from my house

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Through the embassy of The Hague
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? one month
Did you need certain vaccinations? No

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? n/a

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 850,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 300,00
Local transport (monthly): € 10,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 300,00
How long in advance did you apply for visa
Costs of visa: € 50,00
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? EUR 180,00 and a car

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? Not really, Cape Town is very Western.

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: chantalvabaa@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Have a lot of discipline to work on assignments.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Surfing, travelling, going out, shopping, safari’s, Garden Route, Cape Town, hiking, parties. Everything is possible.

Media

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