EUCC – QualityCoast

Placement organization

Name of organization: EUCC – QualityCoast
Town/city: Leiden
Country: Nederland Zuid-Holland
Website: http://www.qualitycoast.info

Student

Name of student: Lea Stüve

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: NGO, certification program
Organization’s activities: Looking for sustainable destinations
Evaluate destinations in their sustainability
Communicate QualityCoast to target groups
Attend meetings at various organizations

Target group of the organization: Destinations
Company culture: The organization has a casual atmosphere. Colleagues respect each other and I am treated like a full time employee with a lot of responsibilities
Number of employees: EUCC in total 20-25, QualityCoast 7
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? EUCC is the overall organization and I am working in the QualityCoast department which is a certification program that awards sustainable destination. Within QualityCoast there are mainly research and communication/marketing departments. But it is not separated from each other so I am working in every department.
Brief description of your daily activities: Assessment of sustainability in destinations; coordination of program; writing social media strategy, press releases and other communication reports
Brief description of your company assignment: Assessment of sustainability in destinations; coordination of program; writing social media strategy, press releases and other communication reports
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Good supervision. There are regular meetings about my progress.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Working independent but also being a team player, taking initiative
Additional company requirements for this placement? Mainly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Website (www.kamernet.nl)
How did you go to work every day? 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

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): € 0,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 300,00
Local transport (monthly): € 200,00 – 300,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 100,00 – 120,00
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Transport

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
n/a
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: 101712@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: –
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Leiden has many cultural monuments
Amsterdam, Den Haag, Delft are nearby

Media

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