Ovation Scandinavia (MCI)

Placement organization

Name of organization: Ovation Scandinavia (MCI)
Town/city: Stockholm
Country: Zweden
Website: http://mci-group.com/

Student

Name of student: Anne Vermeulen

Specialist area: Management Toerisme
Placement period: 2013-2014

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC (destination management company)
Organization’s activities: PCO, DMC, M&E
Target group of the organization: Incentive groups
Company culture: Informal. In Sweden it is all about equality.
Number of employees: 30
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? DMC / Corporate
Brief description of your daily activities: Providing ground services for foreign incentive groups, who are in Sweden.
Brief description of your company assignment: Image report on the city Stockholm by Dutch visitors
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Good supervision, always helpfull.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? flexible, independent, stress-proof, sociable
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS office, writing skills
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: It is convenient if you know some Swedish

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Subway, bus, train (public transport)

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? myself (internet)
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
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): € 70 (return ticket ryanair)
Accommodation (monthly): € 520
Local transport (monthly): € 90
General costs of living (monthly): € 500
Costs of visa: € –
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? Financial compensation of 10.000 sek (without tax)

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not. The culture in Sweden is similar to the culture in The Netherlands
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: 111711@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: – Bring your own lunch to work, because Stockholm is too expensive to buy your lunches everyday.
– If you want to visit some highlights of Stockholm, ask the key of honor. It gives you free entrance.
– Buy a half year SL card (OV chipkaart). It is cheaper than buying one every month.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Drottninggatan (main shoppingstreet), Gamla Stan (Old Town), several museums and boat tours.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link