ESN International News

During the AGM in Istanbul we will award the ESN Alumni Prize for Knowledge Transfer.

 Last year the alumni of ESN for the first time awarded the Prize for Knowledge Transfer. The idea of the Prize is to support and acknowledge activities at all levels of ESN aimed at development of precious yet vulnerable asset - knowledge which is behind all ESN' activities. 

Your chance to join the Team!

As every year, ESN International is searching for Helpers for AGM who want to contribute to the smooth running of the event!  

Who do we need?

2 financial auditors
2 language auditors
2 procedural auditors /scrutinizers
2 secretaries

 

 

How to become a member of the team :)?

It is time to show off your striking section with its members and unique activities!

 The project has started – it is time to show off your striking section with its members and unique activities! 

Section in the Spotlight is a project of ESN International, which give a section every month the opportunity to stand in the spotlight of the whole network. Publicity and nice prizes are assured. 

To find out how to take part of this project and to find additional information, visit please the homepage. 

 

The Stars of ESN Competition 2010 is now open

The Stars of ESN Competition 2010 is now open. Your sections can apply to seven awards which are as follows: 

IT committee launched the brand new Helpcenter!

It is with great honor that the IT Committee of ESN International announces the launch of the ESN Helpcenter and thereby tries to bring the technical support for its IT services closer to the users from all over Europe.

It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the biggest event of ESN calendar, Annual General Meeting

The registration is open you can register at the website of AGM. To register you need an AGM code which your National Representative (country@esn.org - e.g. norway@esn.org etc.) can give you. The final deadline for the registration is 28th February 2010.

For more information visit the official website.

Should you have any question, you can contact either your the AGM organising committee at info@agmistanbul.eu or your National Representative.

Erasmus Student Network welcomes Cyprus in the network and it is now represented in 33 countries.

 

At the Council of National Representatives (CNR) that was held in Warsaw from 11th-14th of February 2010, ESN ESA from Cyprus was approved as a full member of ESN network. Since this moment ESN will be represented in 33 countries.

ESN ESA is a section with its headquarters in Nicosia, it covers several universities with the events, activities and trips that are organised. We want to congratulate ESN ESA with their membership, and want to wish them all the best for the future.

Council of National Representatives has elected new chairs and vice-chairs of the committees.

 During the Council of National Representatives (CNR) that was held in Warsaw from 11th-14th February 2010, the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the ESN committees have been elected.

The chairs and vice-chairs have the task to take care of the leadership and structure of the respective committee.

Communication Committee:
Chair:
Ania Burtan (Poland)

Vice Chair for Internal Communication:
Eylul Cavac (Turkey)

ESN invites former ESNtrain participants to present their testimony at the AGM Istanbul 2010.

Erasmus Student Network invites up to two former ESNtrain participants to present their personal testimony about the ESNtrain cancellation at the Annual General Meeting of the network, taking place from the 8th to the 11th April 2010 in Istanbul. The two participants will have a certain time to present their own testimony together with the ESNCare Team and possibly a representative of platform GmbH.

After months of hard work the new ESN.org has finally been released!

 Since last summer the start of a new era for the webprojects of ESN was launched with the release of Satellite 3, we have been working hard to update also other elements of the ESN webs. After installing the new server and launching the Helpcenter for Satellite, we are proud to announce the latest release, ESN.org!

The aim is to make things more centralised, and the first step has hereby been set!

In the upcoming period we will keep updating ESN.org with more interaction, integration and usibility!

Have fun and take a look around!

The “Responsible Party” initiative is developed across all Europe in collaboration with students.

 Pernod Ricard a global Spirit and Wine Company presented their new corporate social responsibility program at ESN’s convention of national delegates.

<p><br /><strong>Pernod Ricard</strong> a global Spirit and Wine Company presented their new corporate social responsibility program at ESN’s convention of national delegates. The <strong>“Responsible Party”</strong> initiative is developed across all Europe in collaboration with students. The website is due to launch soon and will provide all the information and tools a student organizer needs to have a fun and responsible party. </p><p>They are looking for your help in deciding which logo to use. Please <a href="http://www.responsible-party.com/">click here</a> to vote.</p>

Pernod Ricard a global Spirit and Wine Company presented their new corporate social responsibility program at ESN’s convention of national delegates. The “Responsible Party” initiative is developed across all Europe in collaboration with students. The website is due to launch soon and will provide all the information and tools a student organizer needs to have a fun and responsible party.

They are looking for your help in deciding which logo to use. Please click here to vote.

Become a member of International Board of ESN and spend an amazing year in Brussels!

 

Become a member of International Board of ESN and spend an amazing year in Brussels, being responsible for a Europe-wide international student organisation. 5 positions are open for elections at the Annual General Meeting 2010 in Istanbul - President, Vice President, Treasurer, External Relations and Web Project Administrator.

<p>Become a member of International Board of ESN and spend an amazing year in Brussels, being responsible for a Europe-wide international student organisation. <strong>5 positions</strong> are open for elections at the Annual General Meeting 2010 in Istanbul - President, Vice President, Treasurer, External Relations and Web Project Administrator.</p>

The exact job descriptions can be found in the Job and Task Description of Board and CNR or you contact the Board Member for whose position you are interested in directly via e-mail:

• President (president@esn.org)
• Vice President (vicepresident@esn.org)
• Treasurer (treasurer@esn.org)
• External Relations (external@esn.org)
• Web Project Administrator (wpa@esn.org)

There are some some formal criteria you have to meet when running for any position:

• Be a member of an ESN section
• Send your CV and motivation letter (stating the position you are running for) until 8 March 2010 to board@esn.org
• Have a support letter from your National Platform
• Attend the AGM in Istanbul to present yourself as a candidate to the plenary (no special places reserved for candidates)

 For more information, read here.

<p align="justify">In February 2010, European Voice will organise a two day education and networking event bringing together prospective students, corporations and academic institutions. The focus is career advancement for young professionals by presenting postgraduate programmes in EU Studies, International Relations, Business, Law and internship and career opportunities. Attending as a visitor is free of charge and simply requires pre-registration online at <a href="http://www.eustudiesfair.com/">www.eustudiesfair.com</a>.</p>

In February 2010, European Voice will organise a two day education and networking event bringing together prospective students, corporations and academic institutions. The focus is career advancement for young professionals by presenting postgraduate programmes in EU Studies, International Relations, Business, Law and internship and career opportunities. Attending as a visitor is free of charge and simply requires pre-registration online at www.eustudiesfair.com.
Format: Two day event including seminars, internship and career networking reception and education fair.
When: Friday 12 February - Saturday 13 February 2010, 10.00 – 16.30

A Highly Focused Audience

Now in its eleventh year the EU Studies Fair has established itself as a unique event focusing on postgraduate study in the fields of international relations, politics, business and law. It attracts multilingual, ambitious students and young professionals who have a direct interest in further study and careers in these fields.

Seminars Friday 12 February 2010

Two seminars will be presented to the students and young professionals. The seminars will be led by one of European Voice's journalists and a panel of academics from some of the most prestigious Universities and companies and an EU representative. The first conference will be focused on International Business and Law and the second one on European Studies and International Relations.

Saturday 13 February 2010

Two informative seminars are also offered throughout the second day by experienced academics and professionals. The 2009 seminars were ‘What is European Studies?' presented by UACES and ‘The European job market' by the European Personnel Selection office (EPSO).

Internship and Career Networking Reception

Responding to the needs of students, academic leaders and corporate needs, The EU Studies Fair 2010 will host an internship and career event. To reach high potential interns, this event will be coordinated as a cocktail reception with corporations, consultancies and law firms presenting students with internship opportunities.   

A Great Location for a Growing Event

The Fair will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Rogier), right in the heart of Brussels, with excellent public transport connections – metro, tram, bus and only 15 minutes from the international train station (Eurostar & Thalys terminal).
Day 1 seminars will be held at the Committee of the Regions, on rue Belliard, at the heart of the European district.

Feedback from 2009 visitors:

“The fair was an excellent opportunity to discuss our courses with a wide range of interested and interesting people. I look forward to attending again next year.”
European Institute, London School of Economics - LSE (UK)

"An outstanding fair! The quality of participants is excellent; we had interesting and fruitful discussions. Thank you for providing a wonderful service to both the exhibitors and students. We are definitely planning to attend next year!"
Universiteit Maastricht (NL)

“We see this as a vital opportunity to market our programmes. Our stand was very busy throughout the day with participants who were clearly interested in European Studies at postgraduate level; we made over 200 contacts.”
College of Europe (BE)

Attending as a visitor is free of charge - simply pre-register on www.eustudiesfair.com

 

Going abroad for a period of time is not always easy for young people, especially if it is the first time away from their familiar environment or the first time they are studying and living together with other young people they didn’t know before. It is even more difficult for young persons with disabilities as they face inaccessible environment or disability-related stereotypes. This is exactly what the ExchangeAbility project wants to tackle.Release of the ExchangeAbility Handout made by EDF, ESN and Youth Agora

Going abroad for a period of time is not always easy for young people, especially if it is the first time away from their familiar environment or the first time they are studying and living together with other young people they didn’t know before. It is even more difficult for young persons with disabilities as they face inaccessible environment or disability-related stereotypes. This is exactly what the ExchangeAbility project wants to tackle.

Co-managed by 3 partner organisations, European Disability Forum (EDF), Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and Youth Agora, the ExchangeAbility project aims at making ESN an association accessible for young persons with disabilities at all levels of its activities as well as giving disabled students an opportunity to be involved in the international environment.

As part of the outcomes: the ExchangeAbility handout. This booklet is dedicated to raise awareness about what disability means and what are the specificities of young people with disabilities. It was created as a help for ESN sections to better integrate young disabled persons in their activities. However, the publication can be of benefit to anyone who would like to broaden their knowledge about the subject.

To download the ExchangeAbility Handout: English PDF | Word

If you'd like to know more about the project click here or contact the project coordinator - Magdalena Wawrzonkowska exchangeability@esn.org. 

<p>From 08-11 April 2010 the biggest and the most important meeting in ESN is going to take place in Istanbul, the AGM. Therefore, we need a chairing team that would lead the AGM Plenary - and you can be one of them! There are 4 positions which are shortly described <a href="/become_a_member_of_agm_chairing_team">here</a>. If you are interested in being a member of a chairing team or if you need any further information you can write to Veeli (<a href="mailto:vicepresident@esn.org">vicepresident@esn.org</a>) and Marketa (<a href="mailto:president@esn.org">president@esn.org</a>).<br />Deadline for applications: 15. January 2010.</p>

From 08-11 April 2010 the biggest and the most important meeting in ESN is going to take place in Istanbul, the AGM. Therefore, we need a chairing team that would lead the AGM Plenary - and you can be one of them! There are 4 positions which are shortly described here. If you are interested in being a member of a chairing team or if you need any further information you can write to Veeli (vicepresident@esn.org) and Marketa (president@esn.org)

You should write a short desciption about yourself, your experience  in leading meetings and your motivation to be a part of the Charing Team

Deadline for applications: 15. January 2010.

<p>During October, November and December you had the opportunity to meet and share your experiences with other ESN members in one of the Regional Platforms and at the end of the December the ESN members from the South Eastern region will meet.</p><p>However, the question is - where to meet in 2010? Why not in your town? For more information, contact either your National Representative or <a href="mailto:vicepresident@esn.org">vicepresident@esn.org</a>.</p>

During October, November and December you had the opportunity to meet and share your experiences with other ESN members in one of the Regional Platforms and at the end of the December the ESN members from the South Eastern region will meet.

However, the question is - where to meet in 2010? Why not in your town? For more information, contact either your National Representative or vicepresident@esn.org.

<p>The holidays are over but the special offers for ESN gadgets are still available. As there were a lot of requests for the it we decided to prolong the offer during the whole month of January. For more details and to see the full list of the gadgets with the photos and the prices visit our <a href="/i_shop_0">I*Shop</a> . </p>

The holidays are over but the special offers for ESN gadgets are still available. As there were a lot of requests for the it we decided to prolong the offer during the whole month of January. For more details and to see the full list of the gadgets with the photos and the prices visit our I*Shop .