Erasmus Life Budapest
Placement organization
Name of organization: Erasmus Life Budapest
Town/city: Budapest
Country: Hongarije
Website: http://erasmuslifebudapest.com
Student
Name of student: Simone Kuijpers
Specialist area: Tourism Management (NL)
Placement period: 2020-2021
Information about placement organization
Type of organization: Event manager
Organization’s activities: Planning, executing, and managing events for international students studying in Budapest.
Digital marketing tasks.
Target group of the organization: International Students
Company culture: The company culture is very much informal. The company exists out of a few permanent staff, and a group of interns which changes every semester.
Number of employees: 15
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes
Information about your placement
In which department(s) are you working?
Event management and Social media Marketing and communication
Brief description of your daily activities: Digital marketing: managing the social media platforms of the company (Instagram, Facebook and TikTok), posting content on these platforms and online contact with customers
• Event management: Coming up with new idea’s for events, developing the product, working at the events
Brief description of your company assignment: For my company assignment, I decided on the topic ‘How to implement Erasmus Life in Amsterdam’. At this moment, there is a similar company to ELB in Lisbon, called Erasmus Life Lisboa. The two companies work in the same way, they organize events and trips for the international students studying in the city, with the mission to attract students to the city, and make sure they enjoy their stay.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision is good. At the office, you are in the company of the manager. if you have a specific question you can contact him on social media, Facebook and he will reply to you within an hour.
Requirements for students on placement
What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, Social, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? Social Media knowledge
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? Internet
How did you go to work every day? By 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, unless your English is not good
The costs in euros
Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 170 Euro’s
Accommodation (monthly): € 300 Euro’s
Local transport (monthly): € 10 Euro’s
General costs of living (monthly): € 550 Euro’s
Costs of visa: € –
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? Nothing
Culture
How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not prepare. just keep in mind that the older generation of the Hungarian people are very conservative
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: 182260@buas.nl
Other information
Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: What to do: Explore the city and country a lot! You have many opportunities to explore the country so do it! for accommodation look online on Facebook groups to find a room! they offer way cheaper rooms in good condition!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Lake Balaton, Sightseeing in Budapest and visiting other small cities in the country
Media
Youtube link Youtube placement video link