1. SocialErasmus RPs 2011

2. Introduction
SocialErasmus = ESN’s flagship project 2012
All countries need to be involved!
25th
anniversary of ERASMUS
New Project Coordinator:
SocialErasmus International Project Coordinator
Email: se-coordinator@esn.org
Skype: socialerasmus.esn
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3. What activities
are SocialErasmus?
Officially: “SE is an international project of ESN
with the aim of involving international students
participating in a university exchange in social
and volunteering activities in their host country.
This project promotes a social attitude among
international students and facilitates their social
integration into the local community while
exploring the added value that resides in the
diversity in Europe”
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4. What activities
are SocialErasmus?
Minimum requirements to label an activity as
SocialErasmus:
1) International students shall have an active role
2) The action shall have a positive effect on/to the local
community or part of the community
3) The positive effect / added value is directly created
through voluntary actions of international students
Additional Benefits:
• The action has a positive impact on the international
student
• The activity includes direct contact between international
students and the local community
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5. What can
Sections do?
Choose a National Social Erasmus Coordinator
• Only 6 missing!
Plan activities
• For all year long and especially during SocialErasmus Week
Apply for co-funding opportunities for SocialErasmus Week
• SocialErasmus Week will be held from 4th
to 11th
May 2012
• Applications should be sent to the international coordinator until
December
• Funding opportunities for 10 big national events and 60 locals
Participate in the SocialErasmus Coordinators Training Meeting
• Trondheim, Norway from 19th
to 23rd
January 2012
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6. What is ESN doing
for Sections?
Guidelines on how to organize SocialErasmus Events
Brochure to promote SocialErasmus among international
students
Fundraising brochure to look for national/local partners
Certificate to be provided to participants
• To encourage participation and to improve their CV
All the support that may be needed!!
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7. Open discussion
New Ideas
Do you consider it necessary to have a 4th
pillar, to label
activities better?
• For instance Health or Intergenerational Solidarity
Shall we try to beat a Guinness world record?
• Planting trees, huge event around Europe
• Record so far: The most trees planted by a team of 100 people in 1
hour is 26,422 and was achieved BBC Breathing Places in December
2009
• Largest Blood Donation
• Record so far: involved 43,732 participants and was organised in India,
August 2010
What are you planning for the SE Week?
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8. Thank you for your attention!
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