In the Administration and Finance 2 class we were researching about how to deal with business in different countries and we elaborated this podcast or video business guides.
If you want to find out more about these countries, click on the icon and we will tell you about them. We hope you enjoy it!
Blue Minimalist World Map Instagram Post de Sara Sacristán Cerezo
We have news from abroad! Our students from the EPJ that are doing their traineeships away from home, seem to be having a really great time!
Pablo and Adrián are currently in Dublin, Ireland. As students of the degree of Administrative Assistant, Pablo is doing some work in a Media Company while Adrián is helping at the front desk of a Language Academy.
Roksolana, from the Transport and Logistics degree is working hard a a Chamber of Commerce in Budapest, Hungary; learning all about international business and how to open new markets abroad.
And Katerina, from the Adminisgtration and Finance degree, is helping the Human Resources team of a software company in Poznan, Poland.
We are expecting them to come back full of stories to tell us and having enjoyed their experience abroad, both professionally and personally.
After some days back home, we have been able to reflect on what this experience has been like.
Here is our video talking about it!
This year the project evolved a lot as the project is now presential for the students both of Spain and Finland, first they came to Madrid in late November and then it is turn for us to go there at early march. This is a huge step for the connection between the schools that is very much enjoyed and appreciated by all the people involved. Following the latest visit of the finnish and the activities done, we can say that the project is growing exponentially and can be an amazing learning opportunity for both parts. We are proud that we were part of this and hope it continues like this, getting better every year!!
In the first session, we presented ourselves to the Finnish students explaining some characteristics of our country, city and school. Then we talked in more detail about our class, International Trade Year 1 and our experiences during the course. Also, the Finnish students explained to us about Finland and their school, OSAO.
By Alexandra Ramírez, Valeria Dueñas and Irene Muñoz
This year has been the 6th Edition of the EPJ MARKET PLACE. The companies created for the ocassion have been: Maclaermas, Oriently, Gea, Sunmobile, Healthy Ways y Flasback.
Here are some of the thoughts about preparing for the DAY:
MACLAERMAS
Since the beginning of the course, we have been working towards the exciting Marketplace day for our companies. It has been months of learning and preparation to get everything right. It has been a bit overwhelming with time, exams and assignments, but in the end we have managed to do our best and it has been successful.
GEA:
We started organizing the MarketPlace two weeks before the presentation. At the beginning we didn't know where to start, this is because we didn't have any past experience. It was very important working as a team and having good communication between all the members of the group. This was very important because we agreed on a lot of ideas.
When we started with the projects at first we felt that we didn't have enough days to finish on time. But this didn't happen because we made small tasks every day and we finished on time.
On the last days, we made huge progress in the stand like: posters, activities and games, uniforms, we prepared sweets as the prices.
In conclusion, preparing the MarketPlace was very challenging but very rewarding. We worked as a team in every task and objective and it was difficult but we did it.
SUNMOBILE:
Regarding to the preparation of this Marketplace 2023, I could tell you that it was a great challenge for all lof us due to we prepared it in a short time. The reason of this is because the fair was pretended to be celebrated at the end of may, but the plans suddenly changed to a few weeks sooner. In the following days, after we were noticed about that change, each group worked on many original ideas to offer, for example, in the group of the company "GEA", they used some classes to create their game of roulette with questions, the group of "Healthy Ways" was making posters with domestic animals and in "Flashback", they managed their social networks to make themselves known at the fair. In general, all my classmates were pretty nervous due to they wanted to make a good impression in this event, but in the same time, we were all excited!
And here we have some thoughts after the DAY:
ORIENTLY:
The market place day was a funny one. We finished the last details and after that, the fair started. At first, we were nervous, because we didn’t know how it was going to be, but then, we had fun explaining our idea and playing the game with the people that were coming to our stand. Although it was a great day, we were also very tired because of standing all day. At the end, we had to clean up the mess we made, which by far was the worst part. To sum up, we consider it was a great experience and we hope that the school will continue doing it every year.
FLASHBACK:
The Market Place has been a great experience and opportunity for us. We believe that it has been very enriching to improve our communication skills and develop our creativity.
We liked having the opportunity to meet people from the different classes in the school, and without a doubt, we really liked that they participated so much in the activities.
It was well worth having dedicated so many hours of work to the Market Place, we were very satisfied with the results obtained at the fair and we saw all our efforts rewarded.
Without a doubt, it is a unique experience that we will not forget.
What we can say, without a doubt, is that is was a GREAT SUCCESS!!
Finally, here are the recommendations of Khrystyna, Irene, Elizabeth and Álvaro.
TIPS ON HOW TO BE ECO FRIENDLY:
Our planet is in danger. Every year, we waste water, food, energy, and clothes. We can't afford to keep doing this to our planet, but, what can we do to reduce the waste of materials? Here are some ideas you can do at your school and at your house!
-In school:
Use public transport to go to class. (metro, bus)
Use old paper to take notes.
Separate the garbage into plastic, paper, glass and organic.
Copy and print on both sides of the paper.
Install led lights instead of normal lights to save energy.
-At your house
Take your own bags to the supermarket.
Save water by turning off faucets when you shower or brush your teeth.
Reuse everything you can like bottles, bags or food.
Turn-off the lights when you leave or when you don’t need it.
Install water-saving devices on faucets and toilets.
Use non toxic products
Exchange or donate clothes
Unplug electronics you're not using.
Buy second-hand clothes and furniture in Wallapop or Vinted.
This week we have the recommendations of Mayka, Clarisa, María and Erica to try and be more mindful of our waste.
These are some tips that we give you to take care of the environment:
Save electricity: turn off the lights and avoid leaving the plugs connected..
Use public transport.
Replace plastic bags with clothes bags.
Take your own bags to the supermarket.
Products that are then reusable, use recyclable paper.
Separate the garbage( plastic, paper, waste, crystal).
Avoid shopping in fast fashion stores, reuse clothes or donate clothes that you no longer want or don't fit.
Buy in second hand shops for example Magpie Vintage, Humana, Flamingos Vintage Kilo, Cash Converters.
We invite you to collaborate with the planet for a better future♥️!!
This month of October, the first year students of Administration and Finance want to make some suggestions about different ways in which we can improve our English level and also recommendations about living a little more eco-friendly life.
Here we have the recommendations of Wendy, Valentina, Samantha and Maikol:
LEARN PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY
STEPS:
Choose your favorite song or one that the lyrics are easy
Listen to the song and sing it with the lyrics. Try to learn the pronunciation.
When you already know the song from top to bottom, look for the translation and sing it again at the same time while you're looking at the translation.
Another tip, when you have an advanced English level, you can try to imitate other accents or learn the slang with different singers.
You can start with this singers:
Bruno Mars - Count On Me
Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
(The idea is to choose one song that lyrics are so so easy)
Ideas for an advance English level:
Eminem
Nicky Minaj
Avril Lavigne - Complicated
https://es.lyricstraining.com/
MOVIES AND SERIES
Watch the movie/serie in Spanish with subtitles in English
Rewatch them now both the audio and subtitles in English
Examples
Friends
Phineas and Ferb
Finding Nemo
Comedy romantic movies (the proposal, clueless, 50 first days, leap year…)
BOOKS
The majority of us knows all the basic tales so it's more easy to understand
*Write the vocabulary that you don't understand with the translation*
The three little pigs
The little prince
Pinocchio
Little red riding hood
I'm going to recommend this book:
Good luck (Alex Rovira - Fernando Trias) Good luck doesn’t just come your way—it’s up to you to create the conditions to bring yourself good luck.
LABEL YOUR HOUSE ITEMS:
you need to put the name of the item in english and if you want, you can add the translation in Spanish. You can also do it with another language if you want to improve both of them, for example: English and Italian or English and french.
As you may know, we are back on track with the Erasmus+ Programme. Even though we are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, we are still hopeful and we want to provide our students with the best opportunities that they could have while they study with us.
Usually, by this time of the year we are in the midst of interviews with the different companies that collaborate with us; but since we couldn't do the selection process last April due to a whole country lockdown and ending the school year online without being able to see our students at least once before the summer holidays, we are doing it now.
All students in their second year at the EPJ are welcomed to start the selection process. To do so, you need to send the following documents to the ERASMUS e-mail from the Escuela Profesional Javeriana:
All documents must be submitted by Friday 30th of October at 23:59.
We are contacting the companies and establishments that usually collaborate with us to see how they are doing after their respectives lockdowns and hoping that they are being safe and wishing them the best. Thankfully, most of them are back to business as normal, without any major incidents!
As soon as we have all the documents, we will start the process of interviewing with each candidate and assessing their English level in order to make the final decision.
Good luck!
Thankfully, everything has been set, and they are good to go and learn a lot about imports and exports.
