1. Project “Azubi – Europa”
made by Franziska Bätz; trainee as industrial mechanic
Poland/Warsaw - 17.06.2013 to 21.06.2013
Croatia/Rijeka - 22.06.2013 to 28.06.2013
2. Structure
1.
About us (company, history, products)
2.
Poland
2.1 General facts
2.2 Residential care home for the elderly “Gniazdo”
2.3 School for economy and technic Warsaw
2.4 School for technic and computer science
2.5 Marflex M.J. Mallis
2.6 German – Polish Chamber of Foreign Trade
3.
Croatia
3.1 General facts
3.2 Rallye in the city
3.3 Viktor Lenac Shipyard
3.4 Project
3.5 Residential care home for the elderly “VitaNova”
3.6 Croation Chamber of Economy
4.
Pictures
3. Production of
chemical fibre
with wet spinneret
I‘m a trainee at Enka Tecnica
GmbH. We produce spinneret, wet
– spinneret, spinneret with profile
hole, spinneret with round hole and
micro components. These are
important products for chemical
fibre manufacturing, the dialysis
process and the clothing industry.
We are at the beginning of the
production process of chemical
fibres for t-shirts and trousers.
The production of spinneret has a
long history. We had our 100th
birthday in 2012. The innovator was
Friedrich Eilfeld. He was from
Gröbzig. He first made spinneret of
glass. The metal spinneret was
invented later (1909). In 2003 –
Enka Tecnica GmbH became the
new owner from “Wetzel GmbH”.
Christian Friedrich Eilfeld 1868 - 1942
4. Products of Enka Tecnica GmbH
micro components
dry spinneret
wet spinneret
spinneret with round hole /
profile hole
5. 2. Poland
2.1 General facts
•form of government: Republic
•area: 312.678 skm (9th biggest area in
Europe)
•inhabitants: 38,1 million
• independence: 1918
•capital city: Warszawa (1.7 million
inhabitants)
•car code: PL
•internet-TLD .pl
•prefix number: +48
•language: Polish
•currency: 1 EUR ≈ 3,2 Zł (1 Zł = 100
Groszy)
6. 2.2 Residential care home for the elderly “Gniazdo”
The residential care home for the elderly is
called “Gniazdo”. It has a churchly background.
The owner of the home and the building is
churchly, too. He has visited the Pope. „With
help from German friends and help from God, I
built this house!“, so he told us.
They have a very small
dining room, because they
haven‘t a lot of residents. The
oldest woman was 100 years
old.
7. The residents have a chapel. There they
can pray for somebody or pray for God.
This room is small, too. They have a divine
service every Sunday and every religious
festival because the owner of the house is a
high priest. The room is wonderfully
decorated and the windows have special
colours. Green means spring / new
beginning, red/brown means autumn /
finishing and blue means winter / silence.
In the cellar was a REHA
centrum for the residents. They
could do sports and gymnastic
exercises.
8. The first day was very funny
and awesome.
We finished this day in the
afternoon with general facts
about Poland and we
practiced our business
English. In the evening we
went to a restaurant. It was
very delicious.
9. 2.3 School for economy and technic Warsaw
On the second day we went
to a vocational school in
Warsaw. The school was
very old but clean and nice.
The students were very
open-minded. The school
was smaller then ours. The
teacher was very friendly
and helpful.
We saw the library, the gym
and a room with some
exercise machines.
10. They have some
German lessons and
chemistry.
The teacher and students were
very delighted about our
presentation.
We learned something about the school system in
Poland. For example mark 5 is the best and 1 the
worst, in Germany it is the other way round. In
Poland they have first class, second class and third
class in the vocational schools. In Germany we
have this class in the primary school. We have a
dual system with school and work and they have
only school with 2 or 4 weeks practical work. The
school systems are very different.
11. This day finished with project
work and in the evening we
went to another restaurant.
Here are some pictures where
you can see the group.
12. 2.4 School for technic and computer science
The third day was very
interesting, because this school
was younger and more modern
than the other.
We learnd something about the
projects at the school, the school
system and about the students
who are learning there.
We saw a lot of
class rooms, the
gym and the
canteen.
The theme of
this school is
technic and
computer
science.
13. This school was special, because students with
physical handicap can learn there. They have lifts
for wheelchairs and wide doors and a corridor.
They have also a room with old computers and
computer service quantities. Is a computer broken
or defect, they can learn to upgrade and repair
them. They collect old computers or computer
service quantities from companies.
14. 2.5 Marflex M.J. Mallis
We visited this company on Friday.
This company has 27 subsidiaries
and 13 production facilities. They
produce stretch film, PET straps and
PP straps. Stretch films are only for
hand application and machine film.
Strapping is used to secure bundles
of products typically used for shipping
and storage.
15. In the production hall it was very hot and loud
and the air was very dry. But the boss and the
department chiefs were very friendly and
open–minded to us.
16. 2.6 German – Polish Chamber of Foreign Trade
On the fifth day we went in the
afternoon to the Chamber of Foreign
Trade Germany – Poland.
Mr. Kern told us something about the
tasks and a lot of the different
departments in the Chamber of
Foreign Trade. He showed us some
schemes of Poland and Germany.
The assistant of the section
“Tourism” gave us some
information about the differences
between the tourism sector in
Poland and Germany and the
importance of tourism in Poland.
17. On Saturday we reached Rijeka in the
afternoon. Here are some pictures of the flight
and the group.
18. 3. Croatia
•capital city: Zagreb
•form of government: parliamentary
republic
•language: Croatian
•area: 56.542 skm
•inhabitants: 4.3 million
•independence day: 25.June 1991
•car code: HR
•Internet-TLD: .hr
•prefix number: +385
•currency: Croatian Kuna (HRK),
1EUR = 4,7kn
19. 3.2 Rallye in the city
On Sunday we made a rallye in
Rijeka. Our task was it to find
some sights and information about
them. Everybody had to give
information about one sight. We
went to the tourist information and
they gave us a map of Rijeka and
then we started. For example, I
had the Church of Sankt
Georgius.
When we had finished this task,
we guided Ms Kaufhold to the
sights and told her some
information about it in English.
20. Here are some pictures of the “sightseeing – tour”!
City tower
Church of St. Vito
Rijeka Synagogue
21. 3.3 Viktor Lenac Shipyard
On Monday, 24th June 2013
there was my favourite
appointment. In the morning we
started to Victor Lenac Shipyard.
The area of the shipyard was very
big. The main building was old and
the workshops, too.
In the meeting room we met the
boss of the construction part. He
told us some information about the
ships in the shipyard and the
company, too.
The shipyard has three drydocks,
8 shore cranes, 1 crawler crane,
a plasma cutting machine and the
offshore construction area.
22. After the presentation and the tour we
said thank you and went back to the
hotel.
Here you can see some pictures of
our tour through the shipyard.
23. In the afternoon we had project work. We
practiced our business English and
learned to talk with business partners.
After that we went to the „Trsat Castle“
were we had a fantastic view over Rijeka.
24. 3.4 Project work
On Tuesday we didn’t have any
appointment because there was a
bank holiday in Croatia, so we
worked on our presentations and
practiced our English. We learned
something about how to behave in an
appointment and something about
the landscape, the people and the
economy of Croatia.
In our free time in the afternoon we
went to the beach.
25. 3.5 Residential care home for the elderly “VitaNova”
This trip was my favorite one, too. In the meeting room we learned
something about the buliding. They have 3 sections: A, B, C. In
section A live residents who need help all day long and residents
with Alzheimer. In section B live residents who need help 2 to 3
hours a day, and in section C live residents who don‘t need help
because they live alone or in a flat with their partner.
26. This home for the elderly was wonderful and
colourful everywhere. The activities and the festivals
they celebrate are very lovely and nice. Every
“birthday – child” gets a birthday cake and a party,
they celebrate international women‘s day and
carnival and so on. I was so voiceless because I felt
like home and not in a home for the elderly. I cannot
put into words how I felt in this home because i‘m
sad when I think of my parents when they are old
and I was happy to see how the residents live here.
But it‘s a privat and expensive home
with a high standard. A lot of other
homes for the elderly in Croatia are
different from “Vitanova”.
27. 3.6 Croatian Chamber of Economy
Our last appointment was at the Croatian Chamber of
Economy. The headoffice of the Croatian Chamber of
Commerce is in Zagreb. Mrs. Filipović welcomed us and
then we went to the meeting room. There she told us
something about the Croatian Chamber of Economy,
sections of the chamber and some tasks, too. Also she
told us a lot about the EEN (Enterprise Europe Network)
and answered all questions.
28. The material with a lot of
information was very
helpful. We talked about
the EEN and the service for
SMEs, for example
contacts to business
partners and customers or
information about how to
find the best location for
your business in Europe.
Mrs. Filipović was very
friendly and upfront to us.
30. On Friday we went back to Germany. This two
weeks were very interesting because of the
different ways of life in Poland and Croatia.
The experiences in the companies in other
countries were helpful and we had some busy
days. I would like to thank Ms. Kaufhold for the
organisation and my training company who
gave me the chance to take part.
31. Here you can see some pictures from our journey back home.
