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Country:Germany

Institution:PARI Pharma GmbH

City:Starnberg

Program:Erasmus+ traineeship

Activity type:Traineeship

Academic year:2021/2022

MU faculty/department:Faculty of Pharmacy / Department of Pharmaceutical Technology

Study level abroad:Doctoral

✅Check the boxes

How would you categorize your internship?Pharmacy

💼How-to: Interning abroad

How did you discover this internship opportunity?Recommendation from acquaintances

Can you describe the role you held during your internship?Laboratory Expert Aerosol & Drug Nebulization.

What specific responsibilities and tasks did you do during your internship?Generally working in a GMP laboratory and testing inhaled solutions on PARI inhalers and investigating the effect of various variables on the properties of the nebulized solution - the effect of the inhaler itself, the effect of viscosity or concentration of the solution...

Did your tasks align with the pre-defined conditions?yes

Did the internship meet your expectations?yes

Did you apply any theory you learned at university during the internship?yes

If yes, can you provide a specific example?In the laboratory it was mainly work with laser diffraction and evaluation of particle size distribution on impactors.

How well did you manage to communicate in a foreign language?almost no difficulties

Did the institution have any special requirements?Specific language skills
Level of study

Do you have tips on how to make a great impression on the institution?Don't be afraid to write, otherwise I can't think of anything.

How competitive was the selection process? Did you have to go through an application procedure?I didn't have to, so I don't know.

Why would you recommend students do an internship?Because the opportunity may not come up again in the course of life and it is better to explore the world and learn new things when one has no commitments.

💰And how to fund it?

What were your average monthly expenses during the internship?18000 CZK/month

Did the institution provide accommodation?no

If not, how did you find it?Via the internet and websites related to housing in Germany and Munich.

Did you have any unexpected expenses during the internship?yes

If yes, what were they?I had to move twice and the prices were quite different.

Do you have any tips on how to save money during the internship?Shared accommodation, to shop for discounts, get a 9 euro ticket in Munich over the summer.

🗺 Learn the ropes in a new city

How difficult was it for you to adjust to life abroad?it was okay, but could have been better

How well did you manage to communicate in English?perfectly

How does public transport work in the city?runs like clockwork

And what about transport outside the city?mostly fine

Where to find connections? How to buy a ticket?Munich has its own app (something like our IDOS) - MVG Fahrinfo, where you can also buy tickets (including multi-day and monthly tickets).

Did you deal with any health issues during your stay?no

🤠Help create the perfect bucket list

What is a must-see in the city?Olympia park, Nymphenburg, all the parks (Isar park), have a beer in Hirschgarten, go out of town to the lakes - Ammersee, Schliersee, Tegernsee and then the German Alps in the south of Germany, it's only an hour by train.

What are the must-visit trip destinations?See above - the German Alps (around Lenggries, Mittenwald, etc.) and all the lakes are just a short distance away and accessible by S-bahn, then Augsburg.

Share your best experience:Regular swimming in the olympic swimming pool in Olympia Park, where 2 hours of swimming cost less than in Brno

💅A nugget of wisdom to make the life easier

Did you need to handle a visa?no

How did you get to the place?Bus

Is there anything to watch out for before the trip?To find accommodation - a few days to find accommodation through booking/airbnb and then look for accommodation in person on the spot.

Can you pay by card?in most places

What not to forget when packing?Running shoes and bike :)

🥳Summary

Whew, what a ride! 😮‍💨 Thanks so much for taking the time to complete our survey and for sharing your unique experience. Just one last thing. 🙏 How would you summarize your trip in one or two sentences?To explore a new world, to get lost in it for a while, then to find yourself in it again and discover that it is in the chaos that the real adventure lies.