Elebaires

Placement organization

Name of organization: Elebaires
Town/city: Buenos Aires
Country: Argentinië
Website: http://elebaires.com

Student

Name of student: Trix Halder

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2015-2016

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Spanish language school
Organization’s activities: The school has different Spanish courses. Furthermore do they organize activities in the afternoon, volunteer work and they provide internships to students.
Target group of the organization: Everyone who wishes to learn Spanish
Company culture: The school wants to create a place which feels like home for the students. You will notice this from the moment you enter the school. There is a very familiar atmosphere.
Number of employees: 8
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Marketing
Brief description of your daily activities: Reception work, phone calls, translations, welcome the new students, write blogs and news items, make planning for after school activities, take pictures of the students, join the after school activities, marketing related tasks.
Brief description of your company assignment: For the school I wrote a competitor analysis.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Laura was my supervisor during my stay in Buenos Aires. She is a energetic loving women and is always there when something is going on.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Spanish language skills
Additional company requirements for this placement? –
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Myself
How did you go to work every day? Metro

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? Yes
How long in advance? one week before departure

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? Yes
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? Yes

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 800
Accommodation (monthly): € 400
Local transport (monthly): € 20
General costs of living (monthly): € 400
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? 4 week Spanish course

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Read a lot about the country and the city in books and on the internet.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Yes

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 131943@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: Make sure you have enough money to be able to travel among this incredible beautiful country!

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link