Introduction
The present astonishment report will talk about the master’s degree in facility management and my internship at “L’esplanade” in Louvain-la-Neuve.
First of all, I will start with my choice for the master in facility management.
I will explain how come I ended up at the HEPL.
Afterwards, I will talk about my internship and my feelings about how was my situation as a trainee at “L’esplanade”.
Then, a part of this report will focus on the formation and the organization of this master.
Finally, I will talk about our trip to London.
How come I choose this master’s degree?
After being graduated in law, I wanted to pursue my studies because I didn’t want to work as a “legal assistant”.
During my studies in law, I was working for a lawyer and I really hated this internship.
At first, I was interested by the master in public management but it didn’t take place because of a lack of students.
So when I came at the HEPL, Mrs Grandmoulin told me about the master in facility management.
I had never heard about this master before but I wanted to try something new.
I was also attracted by the fact that we will be paid that’s how I choose this master.
PART 1: My Internship
Once the master started, I was surprised by the organization within the HEPL.
First of all, our formation required us to have an internship and for me it has been really difficult to find one.
When I registered, they told me that they will help us to find an internship but as far as I am concerned, I didn’t receive this help.
I found my internship six months after I started the master.
During the time I didn’t have an internship, I was really stressed and I thought it would be better for me to find a job instead of pursuing this master.
Eventually, I found an internship in Louvain-la-Neuve.
I am working in a shopping centre with the facility manager.
The beginning of my internship was really hard because I had to go there by train and since I am a trainee, my days are very long.
As I am writing the report, I will have finished my internship in one month.
These forty weeks spent in this shopping centre were really stressful.
At first, I was happy to work in a shopping centre so I could go shopping while I am working.
But as the times passes, I realized that the work of a facility manager in a shopping centre doesn’t suit me.
The tasks that were assigned to me were too technical for me and as I was graduated in law, I wasn’t prepared for this kind of work.
Moreover, I have not been welcomed as I would have thought.
I felt like they didn’t want a trainee and I felt uncomfortable the first days.
I was like side-lining and the projects that were given to me did not fit for a master trainee.
But today, the situation has changed.
I have many projects to work on but I still think that I am not meant to be a facility manager in a shopping centre.
PART 2: THE MASTER IN FACILITY MANAGEMENT
As I said, the thing that surprised me the most in this master was the organization and the coordinators of the master.
First of all, the courses program isn’t adapted for a master.
During this two years, we had a lot of courses which were totally the same.
Furthermore,
PART 3: OUR TRIP TO LONDON
I really enjoyed our trip to London.
I have never been to London so I have discovered a lot of things about the English culture.
Also food in England is very different form our food.
As a matter of fact, I really enjoyed English breakfast in the hotel however I am not used to eat as much in the morning.
What I noticed in London is that people are always happy to help you, to give you pieces of advice.
People are also very organized and especially in the metro.
It is really different in Belgium because people just want to have a seat and don’t think about the others.
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What surprised me in London is that English people are used to staying on the right to allow people who are in a hurry to go faster on the left!
Another thing that really surprised me is that Londoners are the most polite people I have ever known!
They are always the first to apologize themselves when they brush past you.
You will always hear a “sorry” in the tube, in a store or in the street!
London is a very beautiful city which offers a lot of things to visit.
It is a multicultural city where it is not striking hearing other languages.
What I like is that London gives us the opportunity to visit a lot of museums, a lot of parks and lots of monuments and I really enjoyed going shopping as much as I wanted.
May 2014
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