NOTA BENE events

Placement organization

Name of organization: NOTA BENE events
Town/city: Rome
Country: Italië
Website:

Student

Name of student: Julia Verhoeven

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC
Organization’s activities: They organise events and travels through Italy.
Target group of the organization: Different
Company culture: There is the managing director and the employees. It is informal and as an intern you are a lot in contact with the managing director.
Number of employees: 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?

Operations

Brief description of your daily activities: Creating program proposals (experiences), preparing the pricelists, communicating with suppliers, which are hotels, restaurants etc.
Brief description of your company assignment: Destination Analysis of Rome. To eventually recommend the company how to sell Rome better.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My company supervisor was really nice and helped me a lot when I had questions.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Team-playes, independent, problem solving
Additional company requirements for this placement? No
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: Dutch, advanced/mother tongue

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Internet
How did you go to work every day? By train

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? I needed a codice fiscale
How did you arrange the necessary documents: I arranged it when I arrived
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 30 minutes
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? I would recommend to learn some Italian, because not all locals speak English.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 60 euros from Eindhoven Airport to Rome Ciampino
Accommodation (monthly): € 670
Local transport (monthly): € 35 for a public transport pass
General costs of living (monthly): € 250-300
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € Not sure
What did the company pay for/to you? The company paid my public transport pass, which you can use any time and any day.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I asked my supervisor in the SKype interview what the company was like. I heard there were also Dutch people and the team was really young. I did not really prepare.
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: 163588@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: I would recommend the students who go to Rome to take some time to pick a room.
I had a lot of problems with my landlord, so it is important to do some research if there are any reviews about the room.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Rome is a big city and there is a lot to do. You can go out, go to dinner or go on tours to get to know the city.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link