ESN Annual Report 2014/2015

Erasmus Student Network Annual Report

2014/2015

“Erasmus is the essence of Europe�

Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament Annual General Meeting Ankara 2015

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Erasmus Student Network

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is the biggest international student organisation in Europe. Our mission is to represent international students, thus provide opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of students 足helping students.

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Table of Contents

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Introduction

Projects

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Table of contents Editorial

ErasmusIntern.org | Mov’in Europe SocialErasmus | ESNcard ExchangeAbility | ESNSurvey Responsible Party | STORY Eduk8 | ESN Galaxy & Satellite

Highlights 09 10 11 12 13

25th Anniversary of ESN Launch of ErasmusIntern.org ESNcard: ESN’s new flagship project Mov’in Europe: International Youth Mobility MapAbility: The Guide to Universities’ Accessibility

External Relations 33 34 35 36 37 38

ESN as a Member Partner Organisations ESN and Public Funding Commercial Partners ESNcard Partners Strategic Partners

ESN in Media 15 16

Press clippings Overview of media activity

About us 19 20 22 23 24

People 41 42 43 44 45

International Board 2014/2015 ESN Secretariat International Board 2015/2016 International Board Supporters Council of National Representatives

What is ESN Vision, Mission, Values, and Principles Structure of ESN Finances ESN in numbers

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Editorial

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Erasmus Student Network

Stefan Jahnke

President of Erasmus Student Network AISBL

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uring the academic year 2014/2015, the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) has once again surpassed its previous successes. With over 40 new associations, ESN continues growing by around 10% per year and is therefore able to cater for more and more international students. Not only has the amount of students that we reach increased further but the services that we are offering as a Network have also gained in both quantity and quality.

The new ErasmusIntern.org platform, a dynamic market place that offers students and companies the possibility to find each other, has already reached over 10,000 students since it’s launch in September 2014. Additionally, our ESNcard.org project has been

further developed and will continue supporting students with important services, exciting competitions and a wide range of discounts.

Through this Annual Report we want to highlight some of the most exciting moments of the past year and give you an overview of who is behind Europe’s biggest network of student associations.

You will be able to read about great statistics and an overview of all our fantastic projects. It will also show you how Erasmus Student Network is supporting policy-making with the aim of improving mobility experiences all over Europe.

Enjoy this Annual Report, and we are looking forward to working together with you again in the upcoming year.

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Highlights

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The 25th Anniversary of ESN On the 16th of October 2014, the Erasmus Student Network celebrated its 25th anniversary with thousands of its members all around the continent. Through organising flag parades across member countries and an online flashmob, the ESN sections in 37 countries united their volunteers, exchange students and partner organisations to bring attention to student mobility and the benefits it gives while showing their national colours.

The online ESN flashmob “Take the first step abroad� reached over 1.1. million people simultaneously across social media.

The action was aimed at celebrating 25 years of promoting mobility and encouraging people to take a step further in their lives by going abroad.​

The online flashmob reached over 1.1 million people across social media

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Launch of ErasmusIntern.org www. erasmusintern .org

The final conference of the STORY project (Strengthening the Training Opportunities for inteRnational Youth) took place at the building of the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels on the 12th of September 2014.

The conference presented the outcomes of the one-year research study on the recognition of mobility for study and training. As a key point of the programme, ErasmusIntern.org, one of the main project outcomes, was launched during the conference. This brand new, not-for-profit web platform provides an integrated marketplace that aims at bringing together internationally minded internship providers and individuals seeking an internship opportunity abroad.

Participants and speakers of the STORY Conference in Brussels, including Doris Pack, former MEP and Chair of the CULT Committee, agreed unanimously: full recognition and quality traineeships abroad for all!

The conference was preceded by a one-day intensive training session that engaged our members to act as multipliers of the project at local and national levels.

Full recognition and quality traineeships abroad for all!

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ESNcard: ESN’s New Flagship Project www. esncard.org

This year ESN is more than ever focusing on providing quality services to international students. That is why the ESNcard was chosen as ESN’s new Flagship Project.

A new ESNcard design, the re-launch of the ESNcard.org website gathering discounts from all over Europe, exclusive events, and many more services and benefits will be provided to over 130,000 ESNcard holders internationally. The ESNcard has grown to an initiative that truly unites the “Members of the Erasmus generation”.

We couldn’t be happier to see our network cast their votes to make ESNcard the flagship project of ESN. It will set in motion changes that will bring genuine benefit to international students all over Europe.

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Mov’in Europe: International Youth Mobility www. movineurope . esn .org

In the framework of the Mov’in Europe project, a high-level conference was organised at the European Parliament on November 17th to discuss current issues regarding international youth learning mobility.

Several initiatives were introduced to and discussed with participants, including OBESSU Global Call to Action and The European Platform on Learning Mobility by EU-CoE Youth Partnership.

ESN officially launched the Mov’in Europe Ambassadors programme, an initiative aimed at providing direct information about mobility to young people in local communities through the help of ambassadors.

All speakers unanimously agreed on the importance of learning mobility, not only as a crucial part of the formal education curriculum, but also as a strong lever for personal development and active citizenship.

The event has been organised with the support of the Council of Europe through the Work Plan grant of the European Youth Foundation and was hosted by the Member of the European Parliament Therese Comodini Cachia.

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MapAbility: The Guide to Universities’ Accessibility www. exchangeability. eu

In August 2014 ESN celebrated the launch of the MapAbility platform, a ground-breaking online map designed to inform disabled students about the accessibility level of European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

A committed team of students from across Europe created a questionnaire to investigate the accessibility level of Higher Education buildings and to gather information about the services HEIs can offer disabled students.

With this new online map, ESN is using MapAbility data to provide disabled students with an exclusive guide to accessibility in European Universities.

Although a third of institutions have no Disability Unit to welcome disabled students, over two thirds of HEIs have essential facilities such as elevators and accessible bathrooms.

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ESN in Media

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Developing student’s competences by encouraging them to take an active part in society

European Year of Development Blog, European Movement International | 25 February 2015

“Mobility experiences give lifelong competences to those involved that will be of benefit in future employment, as well as creating positive social impacts in and across communities.”

Erasmus Impact Study confirms EU student exchange scheme boosts employability and job mobility

European Commission, Press Release IP/14/1025 | 22 September 2014

“Young people who study or train abroad not only gain knowledge in specific disciplines, but also strengthen key transversal skills which are highly valued by employers. A new study on the impact of the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange programme shows that graduates with international experience fare much better on the job market.”

The MapAbility project: taking the initiative on mobility European Voice | 15 July 2014

“Students across Europe have started compiling information on how accessible their universities are for people with disabilities. The aim of this grassroots mapping project, examining each campus, building by building, is to encourage more disabled students to take advantage of opportunities to study abroad.”

Erasmus Student Network partners up with Hostelling International

WYSE Travel Confederation | 08 April 2015

“With the European Commission’s ambition of 20% of higher education students having had a study or training period abroad by 2020 the first step to be taken is allowing young people to move, explore the world and feel confident doing it. From today, HI and ESN together make travelling easier and more affordable than ever before.”

There’s more to being an Erasmus student than just partying!

FlandersNews.be | 10 September 2014

”Thousands end up here as Erasmus students each and every year, but being successful in your studies isn’t only about how much effort you put in. Feeling at home is also very important and this is how the Erasmus Student Network can help.”

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Facebook • Page followers: 250,000 Growth of over 82% from 137,000 in 2013/2014 • Top followers: Istanbul, Turkey • Average reach of posts: over 24,000 (previously 10,000) • Average likes per post: 172 clicks per post (previously 83) • Average shares per post: 26 (previously 12)

Twitter • 400 tweets, 1800 in total • 1600 retweets • 9500 followers (growth of 3500 within the last year) Popular hashtags: #EAIE2014 #THISisESN #ESNsaysHI #ESNevent #ESN25

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YouTube

Instagram

• Views: + 100,000 • Minutes watched: +158,000 • Top Viewers: Spain

• Followers: 1850 • Likes: 8,394 • Popular hashtags: #THISisESN #AGMankara #ESNevent

ESN.org • Most popular page: esn.org/erasmus • 537,000 visitors in 2014/2015 • 45,700 monthly in average • 69% growth comparing to 2013/2014 • Page visits: 676,000 yearly 55,800 monthly 60% growth

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About Us

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Erasmus Student Network

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is the biggest student association in Europe. It was born on the 16th of October 1989 and legally registered in 1990 for supporting and developing student exchange. We are present in more than 489 Higher Education Institutions from 37 countries.

The network is constantly developing and expanding. We have around 14,500 active members that are in many sections supported by so called “buddies”, whose main

task is to act as mentors for international students. Thus, ESN involves around 29,000 young people offering its services to around 180,000 international students every year.

ESN works for the creation of a more mobile and flexible education environment by supporting and developing student exchange as well as providing an intercultural experience also to those students who cannot access a period abroad (“internationalisation at home”).

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Vision

Enrichment of society through international students.

Mission ESN is the key volunteer student organisation in international higher education in Europe. We provide opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of SHS - students helping students.

Principles • ESN works in the interest of international students.

• ESN works to improve the social and practical integration of international students.

• ESN represents the needs and rights of international students on the local, national and international level.

• ESN provides relevant information about mobility programmes.

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• ESN motivates students to study abroad.

• ESN works with the reintegration of homecoming students.

• ESN contributes to the improvement of different mobility programmes.

• ESN cares about its members.

• ESN values volunteering and active citizenship.

Erasmus Student Network

Values Unity in diversity, diversity in the unity Students helping students

We all have different backgrounds, but share one common aim and goal.

We passionately commit ourselves to volunteering for the benefit of others.

International dimension of life We are open-minded, mobile, like to discover and explore, to co-operate to interact, and to break borders.

Love for Europe as an area of peace and cultural exchange

Fun in friendship and respect

We live and benefit from the cultural richness of Europe to the utmost.

We encourage relations based on respect.

Openness with tolerance

Cooperation in the integration

We understand and accept others and learn from them.

We share a holistic view towards internationality.

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Structure

ESN consists of 489 local ESN sections working daily with international students.

During National Platforms, they have the chance to exchange best practices. The sections also elect their National Board who is in charge of conducting national projects and represent ESN towards national institutions and stakeholders.

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The Council of National Representatives is one of the main strategic bodies of ESN International. It is composed of one National Representative per country. Its aim is to cooperate with the International Board for the strategy and policy making of ESN International.

Erasmus Student Network

The Annual General Meeting is the highest decision-making body of the Erasmus Student Network. Both the local sections and the National Representatives elect the International Board for a term of one year.

Finances Income

€ 664,946

Membership fees Projects Grants/project funding Sponsorship Others

28,500 108,622 403,165 78,068 46,591

Expenditures

€ 656,209

Staff Headquarters Services for the network Events & meetings Projects Others

ESN benefits greatly from public grants supporting both project and administrative costs. These predominantly come from the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the Belgian state. Unlike many NGOs comparable to ESN a majority of incomes do not come from public grants supporting operating expenses, but rather from commercial partnerships, projects and

234,889 94,252 95,843 86,517 144,172 536

membership fees. This represents a strategic cornerstone of ESN: to be self-sustainable and independent.

Costs related to staff and projects increased significantly in 2014 due to the initiation of several new projects; most notably STORY (ErasmusIntern.org), EVA and MapAbility. Other big cost components are services for the network and costs related

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to events/meetings. The first includes mainly the membership card of ESN. The latter includes external representation and support to the vast amount of internal conferences organised within the network. Lastly, headquarter costs are needed for ESN’s strong presence in Brussels with both an office and a house. The latter is used for countless meetings and trainings for the ESN members.

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Projects

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ErasmusIntern.org

Mov’in Europe

ERASMUSINTERN.org Employability Service IT

Aims: • Increase awareness of the existence of international internship opportunities for youth • Enhance students’ international opportunities on the European job market

Campaign Awareness Mobility

Erasmusintern.org is an online platform providing an integrated market place that aims at bringing together traineeship providers and students seeking a training opportunity abroad.

It gives students the opportunity to create their profiles and add their key competences, their language knowledge and their skills and interests. Students can search for traineeships by keywords and refine their search till they find an offer that matches their demands.

Companies and organisations can publish their traineeship offers and search for trainees.

Over the course of one year the community has grown to over 10,000 active users in the platform with almost 1,000 open internship offers.

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Aims: • Promote mobility as a lifestyle.

• Provide better information on mobility opportunities for young people, students and young graduates Mov’in Europe was the flagship project of ESN for 2014/2015. It is an initiative promoting mobility through the engagement of ambassadors in various local, national and international activities.

As a campaign on promotion of mobility, Mov’in Europe aims at different, but interlinked, objectives: raise mobility issues on the political agenda and provide better information about mobility opportunities for young people, students and young graduates.

The implementation of the project occurs at all levels of ESN through the development of innovative and lively digital campaigns and initiatives all over the network, such as mobility days, fairs, conferences and promotion of mobility experiences.

Over 200 Mov’in Europe Ambassadors are informing and motivating youth on all continents.

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SocialErasmus

ESNcard

Social Awareness

Service IT

Aims: • Involve exchange students in volunteering activities in their host country. • Promote a social attitude among international students and facilitate their social integration into the local community.

SocialErasmus promotes a social attitude among young citizens, participating in mobility programmes, to facilitate their integration into the local community while giving them the chance to make a long lasting social change in society through volunteering activities.

The project is widely implemented all across Europe in the local ESN sections, reaching to around 480 activities in 29 countries within the SocialErasmus Week only.

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Erasmus Student Network

Aim: • Provide access to all services and discounts offered by ESN and our partners to international students The ESNcard is the membership card of the Erasmus Student Network. Used also as a student discount card, it is sold by the ESN sections in almost all the countries where ESN is present.

The project consists of the online platform ESNcard.org and the ESNcard itself. The amount of ESNcard discounts is constantly rising both online and in local stores all over Europe. Discounts are available in such diverse categories as travel, electronics and food & drink.

130,000 ESNcards sold 4,000 ESNcard discounts around Europe.

ExchangeAbility

ESNSurvey

Social Awareness IT

Research Mobility

Aims: • Increase the participation of students with disabilities in mobility programmes.

• Make ESN an accessible organisation.

In August 2014, ESN launched the online map MapAbility: a map highlighting the accessibility level of European Higher Education Institutions and services provided for students with disabilities. ESN advocates for a more inclusive education system.

Our local sections are also encouraged to support local students with disabilities giving them the opportunity to experience the international and intercultural atmosphere in their city (internationalisation at home).

During the academic year 2012/13, 388 students received a supplementary grant for special needs. They represent only 0.14 % of all Erasmus exchange.

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Aims: • Explore current issues connected to academic and non-academic mobility and education.

• Get a better insight into student issues in order to represent their real needs.

The ESNSurvey is the biggest regular European research project planned and carried out entirely by students for students. It is conducted annually and surveys students at higher education institutions. ESN shares the results with the main stakeholders in higher education and mobility programmes.

The focus areas of this year´s edition are (a) the economic impact of mobility, (b) accompanying measures for the improvement of mobility and (c) the travelling habits of international students

In the last years an average of 15,000 students answer our annual survey.

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Responsible Party

STORY Strengthening the Training Opportunities for InteRnational Youth

Social Impact Awareness

Aims: • Raise awareness among students about the negative health effects of excessive alcohol consumption • Contribute to the reduction of binge drinking and promote responsible drinking among students.

Research IT

Responsible Party is a joint collaboration between Pernod Ricard and ESN. The project is run across Europe with more than 214,000 students participating to date. Using the peer-to-peer approach student ambassadors are organising activities during student parties in a fun and engaging way with the aim to raise awareness about the health effects of excessive alcohol consumption.

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Aims: • Improve the accessibility and quality of international traineeships.

• Increase the awareness regarding the existence of such opportunities for youth.

This EU-funded project investigates the issues of accessibility, quality and recognition for both study and traineeship mobility programmes through a research study.

STORY also contributes with the online platform ErasmusIntern.org that aims at bringing together training providers and individuals seeking a training opportunity abroad. STORY is an extended version of the successful PRIME project.

Eduk8

ESN Galaxy & Satellite

Endless Possibili es

Training Education

Aims: • Professionalise the network and provide self-development opportunities • Create a Pool of Trainers empowered with the tools and knowledge needed to educate and develop fellow members in the network

IT Development

As one of our key projects within the framework of non-formal learning Eduk8 is developing from year to year. The past year our two basal types of international trainings events have been successful in terms of quality and quantity. The first type of event is an international training event organized twice a year with thematic tracks such as Intercultural Learning or Project Management. The second type is a Training for Trainers where participants learn how to facilitate knowledge exchange through non-formal education.

In 2015 we had the great opportunity to introduce a third event, the ESN Leadership Academy providing more opportunities for learning and sharing expertise.

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Aims: • Improve internal communication within ESN and the management of the network.

• Support the network with ICT tools and provide a unified corporate image of all websites.

ESN Satellite is an official and free website template for all ESN sections and projects, based on Drupal 7. The websites are all connected to the ESN Galaxy where news feeds and activities of all websites are gathered and the ESN members are administered.

ESN Galaxy is an e-networking platform, a main gateway for the sections of ESN and an internal information tool for ESN members around Europe.

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External Relations

As Europe’s biggest network of student organisations it is important to be in contact with organisations that share similar interests and offer opportunities for networking and good practice sharing. ESN has been involved in a range of organisations and fostered the collaboration through the Liaison Office and the International Committee for Education.

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The main stakeholder for ESN is the Erasmus Unit of the European Commission. ESN has been supporting the implementation of the new Erasmus+ programme and helped in disseminating information about its new features.

ESN as a member

European Youth Forum

European Movement International

EUCIS-LLL

Europe+

ESAA

EUCIS-LLL brings together 36 European networks covering all sectors of education and training including networks for higher education, vocational education and training, adult education, popular education and many more. ESN is a member of this umbrella organisation since March 2011.

EUCIS-LLL is a key organisation for ESN since it provides a wide range of information on the EU’s work on education and plays a key role in assisting EU institutions through policy support.

With a goal to represent a common interest of young people, the European Youth Forum (YFJ) is the platform of 99 youth organisations in Europe, both National Youth Councils and International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations. ESN is a full member and has a Liaison Office to the European Youth Forum. The strong efforts in advocacy in the field of youth make the YFJ the perfect partner. The cooperation also offers opportunities for ESN members to actively get involved in youth issues. ESN is part of the Working Group on Mobility and strongly involved in the Structured Dialogue.

The Europe+ initiative gives a transparent and inclusive space for debate created by, and for civil society, to design a constructive regeneration of the European project. Consisting of 40+ European civil society organisations, working together for positive democratic change in the EU through the active and better involvement of citizens in representative and participative democracy, institutional reforms and policy changes. ESN is part of the Steering Committee of this initiative.

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The EMI consists of 39 National Councils and 33 associated Member Organisations and aims at contributing to the establishment of a united Europe founded on the principles of peace, democracy, liberty, solidarity, and respect for basic human rights. For ESN it is a great platform for networking and gives opportunities for ESN members to get actively involved in a platform supporting the European idea. ESN is actively taking part in different task forces and working groups of the movement.

ESAA is a new platform for cooperation that brings together four organisations working in the field of mobility to create opportunities for networking, professional development and intercultural learning while promoting European Higher Education and worldwide cooperation. The platform aims to provides great opportunity to offer more services to international students under the umbrella.

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Partner Organisations European Students’ Forum

European Students’ Union (ESU)

European Students’ Forum (AEGEE)

Informal Forum of International Student Organisations (IFISO)

European University Foundation - Campus Europae

As the umbrella organisation of 47 National Unions of Students from 39 countries ESU represents the interests of more than 11 million students. ESN is associate member of ESU and collaborates in advocacy efforts on the European level.

IFISO consists of 27 associations, representing more than 2 million students around the world. The forum meets twice a year to discuss common interests and share good practices face to face

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ESN and AEGEE have always shared many goals and objectives. This year the collaboration has been strengthened substantially by improving the collaboration on EU level and supporting each others’ projects.

The European University Foundation Campus Europae aims at strengthening and accelerating the development of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

Through innovating and concrete examples, new kinds of mobility schemes are developed in support of this aim. Together with ESN, a range of projects for improvement of mobility and international experiences have been conducted and more cooperation is planned in the upcoming years.

ESN and public funding

If you are interested in partnering up with ESN for any grant or tender application, please contact our Director at director@esn.org The Erasmus Student Network has been participating in projects funded by the European Union since 2005 mainly in the LLP (Lifelong Learning Programme) and more recently in the European Commission’s Erasmus+ programme. Also the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe has supported different initiatives. ESN benefits from an annual operating grant from the European Commission but is also involved in different project-based grants and tenders.

ESN has conducted several EU funded research studies and social projects addressing the quality issues of learning mobility and is well connected with other organisations within the field of education and youth.

Erasmus Impact Study Green-Tech-WB ESN - together with CHE Consult, Brussels Education Services and the Compostela Group of Universities - carried out the impact study on the Erasmus programme. It is the first time that ESN AISBL was part of a consortium that won a bid for a public EU tender. The results of the study highlighted - among other results - that mobile students are more likely to attain managerial positions in their future career.

Smart and Green technologies for innovative and sustainable societies in Western Balkans. ESN is an associated partner of this Erasmus Mundus mobility project aimed at creating 153 mobilities (28 for EU students and 125 for Balkan students) under the umbrella of the thematic field of green technologies.

#EuropeHome

SAVES: Students Achieving Valuable Energy Savings

Through the #EuropeHome project, ESN is contributing to a consortium of Universities that are trying to integrate entrepreneurial education in new-type mobility experiences where students spend parts of their studies at University and parts in a company in the hosting country.

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SAVES is an inter-dormitory energysaving competition that will be run in 484 dormitories at 19 universities housing over 25 000 students in five countries over the academic years 2014/15 and 2015/16

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Corporate Partners

Throughout 2014/2015 ESN has significantly increased its number of corporate partners.

These partnerships are of most importance to ESN due to the opportunities they offer Erasmus and international students around Europe: not only do students have access to quality services and products through the partnerships, but the collaborations also offer students employment and professional development opportunities.

We’re excited about continuing the close work with our partners and together provide the Erasmus generation with unforgettable moments and life-changing experiences!

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MAPFRE

Uniplaces

“Our partnership with ESN helps us to stay closer to a group of travelers of the greatest interest.”

“We share [with ESN] the same mission of breaking down barriers to student mobility.

That makes this partnership a tremendous win-win.”

EF Education First

StudentUniverse

“Through international exchange programs, EF Education First and Erasmus Student Network empower youths to explore new destinations, languages, and cultures.”

“Our partnership with ESN is built on our shared commitment to enhance global student mobility, and we’re incredibly excited to pursue this together and work with the ESN team.”

American Tourister

Hostelling International

“Every student taking part in the Erasmus Program feels the urge to broaden their horizon.

[We have partnered with ESN] to make their international experience even more memorable.“

“I am very pleased with this new partnership. We share similar values.”

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Strategic Partners

The ESNcard is an important part of any Erasmus or international student’s study period in Europe. Through the partnerships ESN has established for ESNcard holders, students can access services and products that will help them both inside and outside the classroom.

We’re thankful to all partners that understand the value in international students and look forward to continue developing the partnerships even further in the future!

During 2014/2015 ESN has both renewed well-established partnerships, as well as entered into new ones. These strategic alliances are key to ensure students and youth are offered the best of opportunities in all aspects of their lives: while studying, traveling, volunteering, working, and more.

ESN plays a vital role in representing student interests through the platforms and networks made available through these partnerships. We thank therefore our strategic partners for their trust and look forward to continue our joint efforts in 2015/2016!

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International Board 2014/2015

Stefan Jahnke President

Dominique Montagnese Vice-President

Robert Klimacki

Communication Manager

Jonathan Jelves Treasurer

Adam Farnik

Web Project Administrator

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Noora Lรถfstrรถm Director

Brikena Xhomaqi Director 2012 - 2014

Emanuela del Savio Secretary

Oscar Boije Partnership Manager

Margarida Carvalho Web Project Coordinator 2014

Mohammed Nassar Web Developer 2014 - 2015

Serge Close Financial Assistant

Fakhra Karamat Administrative Assistant

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ESN Trainees

Juan Miguel Rodas Communication and Media Trainee

Mehdi El-Khoyaali Web Project Trainee 2015

Seán Stokes Communication and Media Trainee 2014

Monika Rešetar Research Projects Trainee 2013/2014

International Board 2015/2016

Safi Sabuni President

Matthew Clemo Vice-President

Jovana Stanković Treasurer

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Gaffar Rampage Communication Manager

Thomas Pappas Web Project Administrator

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International Board Supporters & Council of National Representatives CNR Administrator Tiago Costa (Portugal)

Oana Dumitrescu (UK/Romania) Laura De Vocht (Belgium)

CNR Secretary Damian Bulira (Poland)

Network Committee Lukas Oppermann (Austria) Ania Wanicka (Poland) Antoine Sugita (France)

National Boards Coordinator Marie Schneider (Germany) Regional Platform Coordinator Matthew Clemo (UK) Liaison Officers liaison@esn.org Emanuel Alfranseder (Germany/Sweden) Tania Berman (France) Kathleen Wabrowetz (Germany) Valentin Dupouey (France) Jesús Escrivá Muñoz (Spain) Matleena Heikkinen (Finland) Max de Boer (Switzerland/The Netherlands) ESN Alumni Board alumni@esn.org Fabian Bircher (Switzerland) Iñigo Cruz (Spain) Damien Lamy-Preto (France) Anna Burtan (Poland) Giovanni Giacobbi (Italy) Mikael Skrabb (Finland)

International Committees Chairing Teams International Committee for Education Jesús Escrivá Muñoz (Spain)

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Finance Committee Jovana Stanković (Serbia) Panayiotis Papageorgiou (Greece/UK) Evelina Petrova (Bulgaria/Denmark) Natalia Raczyńska (Poland) Sofia Papaioannou (Greece) Communication Committee Gaffar Rampage (the Netherlands) Alexandra Nicorici (Romania) Jan Hrubý (Czech Republic) IT Committee Timothy Daniel (France/Sweden) Panagiotis Nikoloutsopoulos (Greece) Salih Odabasi (Turkey)

International Project Teams ESNSurvey Jesús Escrivá Muñoz (Spain) Paula Danciu (Romania) Julia Fellinger (Germany) Roberta Piscone (Italy) Sandra Rimaviciute (Lithuania) Jurgita Stasiukaityte (Lithuania) Bojana Zimonjić (Serbia) Adriana Pérez Encinas (Spain) Benjamin Helm (Germany)

STORY (Research Team) Jesús Escrivá Muñoz (Spain) Caroline Lund (Norway) Alessandra Mantovan (Italy) Salvatore Nolli (Italy) Mihaela Pinciuc (Romania) Marko Zmirak (Croatia) Eduk8 Safi Sabuni (Sweden) Mickaël Golinski (France) Paweł Pankowicz (Poland) Marta Bagińska (Poland) ExchangeAbility & MapAbility João Costa (Portugal) Joanna Ciesielska (Poland) Karólína Vigdís Ásgeirsdóttir (Iceland) Piotr Kargul (Poland) Network Care Team Alicia Oberhauser (Germany) Prokop Teper (Slovakia) Marie Schneider (Germany) Sarah Hippold (Germany) Dorina Hilz (Hungary) Carlo Bitetto (Italy) Wim Gabriels (Belgium) Panayiotis Papageorgiou (Greece/UK) Markéta Bělíková (Czech Republic) Nadine Haeusler (Germany) Statutes and Standing Orders Team Katja Krohn (Germany) Giovanni Giacobbi (Italy) Thomas Lanvin (Switzerland) Fabian Bircher (Switzerland) Antonio Del Sole (Italy)

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Responsible Party Danny Janssen (the Netherlands) Prokop Teper (Slovakia) Kasia Gerlée (Poland) ESNcard Robert Banet (Poland) Inês Moreira (Portugal) Jovana Stanković (Serbia) Mov’in Europe Valentin Dupouey (France) Mickaël Golinski (France) Kathleen Wabrowetz (Germany) Jan Hrubý (Czech Republic) Patrick Doodt (Germany) SocialErasmus Alexandra Bigotte de Almeida (Portugal) Adriana Freitas (Portugal) Ilja Celine Postel (Belgium) Tarek Keskes (Germany) Jaroslava Krutakova (Slovakia) Willem Beks (the Netherlands) ESN Galaxy & ESN Satellite Fabian Bircher (Switzerland) Adam Włodarkiewicz (Poland) Marco von Frieling (Austria) Kristinn Helgi Hilmarsson (Iceland) Mikko Hyvärinen (Finland) ESNapp Erik Berdonces Bonelo (Spain/Finland) Marco von Frieling (Austria) Edvinas Jurgelionis (Lithuania)

ESN Austria Susanne Gottlieb Johannes Birkmeyer austria@esn.org

ESN Finland Mikko Hyvärinen Heini Jyräkoski finland@esn.org

ESN Belgium Marie-Céline Falisse belgium@esn.org

ESN France Corentin Hurte Mickaël Golinski france@esn.org

ESN Bosnia and Herzegovina Berina Sabanovic Samir Beharic bih@esn.org ESN Bulgaria Darena Milkova Denislav Atanasov bulgaria@esn.org ESN Croatia Dora Burul croatia@esn.org ESN Cyprus Marilena Kyriakou Andrzej Sochacki cyprus@esn.org ESN Czech Republic Drahomíra Plátlová Jan Lukačevič czech_republic@esn.org

ESN Georgia Otari Kobakhidze Beka Beriashvili georgia@esn.org ESN Germany Frederik Lachmann Ilona Schimmel germany@esn.org

ESN Lithuania Indrė Kasiliauskaitė lithuania@esn.org ESN Luxembourg Kristian Noullet Peggy Jacobs luxembourg@esn.org ESN Macedonia Daniela Karadza Elena Shpoljaric macedonia@esn.org ESN Malta Andrea Busuttil Paul Igoe malta@esn.org

ESN Greece Maria Manolesaki greece@esn.org

ESN the Netherlands Anne de Heijde Dorien Dolman netherlands@esn.org

ESN Hungary Nora Rudolf Zsolt Szabó hungary@esn.org

ESN Norway Ronja Hesthammer Johannes Kvam norway@esn.org

ESN Iceland Karólína Vigdís Ásgeirsdóttir iceland@esn.org

ESN Poland Anna Orkisz Marta Bagińska poland@esn.org

ESN Denmark Isabel Friis Piero Gentilini denmark@esn.org

ESN Ireland Ashling Brady Conor O’Callaghan ireland@esn.org

ESN Estonia Janelle Korm Kärt Maalinn estonia@esn.org

ESN Italy Giuseppina Maccario Marco Cazzola italy@esn.org ESN Latvia Sintija Maculevica latvia@esn.org

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ESN Portugal Inês Moreira Tiago Costa portugal@esn.org ESN Romania Anamaria Bodnar Consuela Elena Diana Ploscaru romania@esn.org

ESN Russia Elisa Shashkova Daria Temkina russia@esn.org ESN Serbia Katarina Vaščić Jovana Stankovic serbia@esn.org ESN Slovakia Zuzana Gáliková Michal Sabo slovakia@esn.org ESN Slovenia Anka Jež slovenia@esn.org ESN Spain Jaume Alonso Fernández spain@esn.org ESN Sweden Ben Sejdaj Jennifer Carlsson sweden@esn.org ESN Switzerland Gino Wilkins Kaspar Rothenfußer switzerland@esn.org ESN Turkey Selin Gür Mustafa Cihat Akseki Özay Yılmaz turkey@esn.org ESN United Kingdom Oana Dumitrescu Matthew Clemo uk@esn.org

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“Your work, prompting the European Union to aim higher with our Erasmus education and youth policies is as needed as ever.�

Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament Annual General Meeting Ankara 2015

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