Mobility specification

Country:Malta

Institution:Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

City:Żejtun

Program:Erasmus+ traineeship

Activity type:Traineeship

Academic year:2019/2020

MU faculty/department:Faculty of Pharmacy

Study level abroad:Master

✅Check the boxes

How would you categorize your internship?Pharmacy

💼How-to: Interning abroad

How did you discover this internship opportunity?Recommendation from acquaintances

What specific responsibilities and tasks did you do during your internship?Control of tablet production, documents, creation of certificates for individual batches, archiving of documents, work in the laboratory.

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?The theory of good manufacturing practice.

How well did you manage to communicate in a foreign language?perfectly

Did the institution have any special requirements?Technical knowledge (e.g., specific software skills)
Level of study

How competitive was the selection process? Did you have to go through an application procedure?There was little competition at the time, I got the internship without any problems.

Why would you recommend students do an internship?New experiences. The opportunity to decide which direction to take in your future career.

💰And how to fund it?

What were your average monthly expenses during the internship?12000 CZK/month

Did the institution provide accommodation?no

If not, how did you find it?Contacting HR in the company.

Did you have any unexpected expenses during the internship?no

🗺 Learn the ropes in a new city

How difficult was it for you to adjust to life abroad?absolutely flawless!

How well did you manage to communicate in English?perfectly

How does public transport work in the city?neutral

And what about transport outside the city?I've seen better

Where to find connections? How to buy a ticket?Via Google maps, I don't remember the ticketing system.

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?The whole island.

What are the must-visit trip destinations?Gozo and Comino.

Share your best experience:Catamaran cruise to Comino.

💅A nugget of wisdom to make the life easier

Did you need to handle a visa?no

How did you get to the place?Plane

Can you pay by card?everywhere

🥳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?Erasmus is the best decision I made alongside my studies. Being able to combine study/internship, experiences, fun, meeting new places, people is just a great opportunity. I recommend it to everyone without blinking an eye.