This document provides information on the fields of expertise and activities of Erasmus Student Network (ESN) sections across 36 countries. It summarizes country reports from national representatives on individual sections and national boards. Key details include the number of sections and members in each country, national board structures, events organized, partnerships established, and challenges or plans for further development. Country representatives are asked to provide thorough and timely country reports.
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Fields of eXpertise
Network Development
2. ESN Development
36 ESN Countries
23 National Boards
409 sections
How to collect the information
• Country Reports
• Direct contact – problematic countries
3. Country Reports
Each NR writes a report
Report should include most important information
considering the development of a country
Now
• Each NR should read all CRs
• Lot of reading…
4. Country Reports
Each NR writes a report
Report should include most important information
considering the development of a country
FoX Team
• Analysis of CRs
• Short summary during the CNR meeting
• Individual advices and conversations with NRs
8. ESN Bulgaria
5 sections + 2candidates
National Board: President, Vice-Presidents
(internal and external affairs), Treasurer and
Secretary
Great cooperation with NA!
National SocialErasmus event – Erasmus eXchange
Talent
LR position in every section
NO CR September !!!
9. ESN Slovenia
5 sections
Preparing AGM Maribor
Section cooperation: Austria and Italy
Buddy system
National President – not official
Not much info in the CR
10. ESN Serbia
Lot of plans : recruitment of new
members, collaboration with NA, info-
booklet, fundraising project…..
No CR September !
11. ESN Croatia
Approved Statute of ESN Croatia
Fundraising committee
25 Anniversary event, cooperation with NA
ESNCard from this academic year
All sections working well
No CR September !
12. ESN The Netherlands
14 sections
Many national events: soccer
tournament, ESNow, Erasmus Sound Festival
National Magazine (fundraising)
Partnerships re-negotiated
Willing more to involve their members in the
international level
ESN the Netherlands Alumni Network
No CR September !
13. ESN Italy
Very complicated National structure
49 sections, all with EA and SE coordinators
SE activities: SE Italy - a scholarship for Congo and
SE Italy - a smile for children
Improving the connection between the NB and the
national committees
Improving the communication between all levels
Upcoming new national events
New partnership (Unistudenti)
14. ESN Slovakia
11 sections, 2 candidate
Many, many events and happenings (not having
enough slides to write them all) – advocating on
national level; opinion makers of exchange
possibilities
ESN Slovakia is officially registered NGO with
Statutes & Standing Orders (approved on their last
NP in February)
ESN Slovakia internship - very good experiance
maybe there would be another call
Problems with fake Erasmus profiles
15. ESN Finland
National Board: President, Vice
President, Treasurer, National Representative, IT
manager, National Sections Coordinator
16 sections
National events (flash freeze for raising
awareness, Pirates of the Baltic sea cruise, 25th
Anniversary concert)
Not much info about the activities of the NB
17. ESN Czech Republic
13 sections!
5 Responsible Parties organized since last CNR
LR (Section Delegate) position in every section
NB consisted of 7 people
Cooperation with ČeSU
National Teambuilding Event in South Bohemia!
More… Erasmus days in Brno, Festival Colours in
Ostrava
18. ESN Estonia
5 sections (4 in Tallin and 1 in Tartu)
Cooperating with each others
Very active in SocialErasmus
Galaxy rather unpopular
New NB since August 2012
5 positions + external viceNR
November – next (1 day) NP
NEP Tallin 2012
19. ESN Georgia
2 sections
ESN Tbilisi ISU - 4 Universities, more than 70
members
ESN Tbilisi Uni – more than 50
members, developed buddy system
Activity in SocialErasmus (Erasmus Rose Garden)
NR action plan:
• Expansion of Mentorship Program
• Implementing ESNcard
• Increase attendance at ESN meetings
20. ESN Latvia
1 section – ESN Riga
Covers 70-80% of 400 exchange students coming
to Latvia
Well developed and expanding buddy system
8 Universities,
Section is a member of National Youth Council
10 commercial partners (ESNcard)
PRIME follow-up project in cooperation with SEDA
21. ESN Portugal
8 well working sections and big potential for
further development (very detailed CR)
All sections active in SocialErasmus
Well working CLR
5 position + externally appointed WPA
National Events Calendar
• 25th Anniversary in Evora
• Erasmus National Meeting in Albufeira-Algavre
22. ESN Iceland
One section – ESN Reykjavik
Actively organizing events for international
students
Organized CNR May
Great deals (lack of details)
Plans to establish second section (in Akukeyri)
• One of the main goals of NR
No CR September !
24. ESN Austria
18 sections
National SE Coordinator finally elected
Constantly improving partner deals (A1, BAWAG)
Moving all section websites to ESN Austria server
WS on proffesionalization of ESN during last NP
Proposal for change of AGM voting procedure
2 sections from Graz being OC for CEP Graz 2012
25. ESN Hungary
Since last NP 16 sections
Since may new NB in charge
Problems finding people for NB positions
WS for all ESN HU members on various topics
esncard.hu launched in September (many new
deals)
Involved in both SE Week & Eduk8 training
Support for both proposal of ESN Austria &
proposal „ESN Education Officers“ by ICE
26. ESN Poland
Atm. 33 sections (big quality check planned)
NB went from 7 to 5 members
Problems with tax office
New strategy of ESN Poland created
Plenty new possible partnerships
New ESN Poland office in NA headquarters
Finally NE of ESN Poland – NYE
Generally load of activities
27. ESN UK
14 sections (3 of them problematic) & 6 candidate
Only 3 NB positions occupied (need for NB to
become less „southampton-centric“)
Elected national SE Coordinator
ESN Southampton OC of WEP 2012
Thanks to WEP ESN UK can be legally registered
A new Sponsorship Committee created
Proposal to British Council to cover expenses for
ESN Statutory meetings
28. ESN Ireland
2 sections (both Dublin)
Atm. No NB
First ever NP took palce in April
Strategic expansion campaign, possible sections in
Galway, Cork & Trinity College
Change of NR (from Sean to Peter Neri)
29. ESN Greece
13 sections, all very active
National ExchangeAbility & SE Coordinator elected
5 person NB
Possible partnership with Pernod Ricard
S(h)EEP Athens 2012 OC doing well
ESN Greece appeared in last eXpress
Magazine, also has national ESN Magazine (6th
issue recently published)
30. ESN Macedonia
They are BACK BABY!!!
3rd section approved
• NB instantly re-established (4 positions)
ESN Macedonia website up & running
Working hard on NBM Skopje
Erasmus Program is back in Macedonia!!! First
students expected in 2nd term 2012/2013
32. 11 sections (3 new)
National Board:
President, Vice-President, NR, Treasurer,
Fundraiser, Webmaster
Not so strong on national level
EiS cooperation with Wallonian NA
25th Anniversary conference and gala
CNR in February, maybe?
ESN Belgium
33. 4 sections
No NB:(
Plans to create NB didn't work
Participation in SeaBattle (spring) from all sections
No CR September !
ESN Denmark
34. 26 sections
NB: President, Vicepresident, Treasurer, NR, PR,
Project, Sponsoring, NE coordinator
NB members have regular Skype calls
with individual sections
ESNters in December (Frankfurt am Main)
3rd German Summer Event – by alumni, for everyone
Great turnout and interest.
ESN Germany
35. 8 sections (stable for 2.5 years)
NB: president, NR, treasurer, webmaster
new gadgets
new ESN Card deals
mobile phone partnership extended
first NE in September, a trip to fjords,
organised with a Travel Company (TC)
next NE in plans
ESN Norway
36. 33 sections
NB: president, vice-president, NR, vice-NR,
Treasurer, Secretary, External Relations,
Webmaster, Regular BM
National Committees (new coordinators)
new International Project Coordinators
NPs and NEs for next year mostly planned
in process of administrative regulation
SWEP 2012 in Madrid
active internationally
ESN Spain
37. 14 sections (+3 from last year)
NB: president, vice-president, NR, vice-NR, treasurer,
webmaster, SB coordinator, project coordinator
Longer NPs (2.5 days instead of 1.5)
New TC for Russia and Lapland trips
SeaBattle: new coordinator (Oscar B.);
considering an OC instead of one person
National level newsletter
Goal of professionalization
Active participant on international level
ESN Sweden
38. 14 sections
NB: president, NR, treasurer, education officer,
communication, webmaster, event manager,
SE +2 extended BM
section tour (NB visit in all sections)
NE at Schwarzsee
25th Anniversary party in Bern
3 sections not very active on national level
ESN Lugano problems (NB is helping)
CLR in Winterthur, trying to increase activity in
German-speaking part
ESN Switzerland
39. 26 sections (-4 from last year)
NB: president, Secretary General, NR, vice-NR,
treasurer, PR, WPA
- Project Coordinator and Fundraiser - removed
National Committees established
25th Anniversary gala with NA, Ministry for
EU Affairs and ISO officials
CM 2012 and CoMeet 09/12 in Turkey
website development (registration, shop, NP comment
No CR May 12 !
ESN Turkey