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Table of contents

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Introduction 4 5 6

Project Leader’s Speech President’s Speech Introduction to ESTIEM

Scene 10 Sustainable Transportation Systems 12 The assessment of cities to promote quality of life improvements 14 Getting sustainable supply on scarce raw material markets

Focus Topic: City Logistics 17 The Re-greening of Europe 20 The Off-Hour Delivery Project in New York City

58 21 City Logistics 26 Urban Manufacturing requires new city logistics concepts

Inside ESTIEM 28 Board 2015 says Goodbye 34 ESTIEM External Relations - going beyond European boundaries 36 ESTIEM Strategical Plan 2015-2018 38 50th Council Meeting Baltics: Everyhing is possible!

40 A life changing experience: CERN Summer Internship 42 A bright future unfolding, LG Minho is being established 43 ESTIEM Consultancy Initiative: Filling up the open space 44 IIE Annual Conference 46 Language Programme Initiative 47 TIMES Training Event 48 ESTIEM meets EPIEM at the 8th EPIEM Conference

50 Welcome, LG Krakow 51 Karlstad, Oh Yeah! The road to membership 52 Entrepreneurs made in ESTIEM 54 Stop Doing, Start Thinking 55 An Interview with Marlies van Laarhoven 58 Project, Committee and Initiative updates

Wanderlust 62 6 Routes Worth Travelling 64 Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires 67 Music Festivals in ESTIEM Cities

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Imprint

Project Leader’s Speech

Project Leader Marija Mladenović Design Ege Birol Mafalda Monteiro Marija Mladenović Simona Peovska Stijn Zanders Editorial Staff Melis Dönmez Andrej Vasev Arseniy Kurynyi Danijel Pavlica Mafalda Monteiro Marija Mladenović Marios Kiriakidis Pedro Schuller Simona Peovska Smaranda Sgarciu Stijn Zanders

Dear reader, Concerns about the environmental impact of urban freight transport are growing along with population density and urban congestion. Thankfully, awareness of the need for sustainable urban development is also on the rise and the coordination of traffic and logistics is receiving greater attention. Yet, the need is urgent for more efficient and effective freight transport systems that not only address costs but also fully tackle environmental issues such as noise, air pollution, vibration and visual intrusion.

Proofreaders Pedro Schuller Andrej Vasev Enrique Biosca Evdoxia Pantazi João Perre Lydia Binek Marios Kiriakidis Mark van Uden Melis Dönmez Mert Elitok Pekka Huhtala Simona Peovska Svetoslava Simeonova Tijana Stojanovic Umay Aydin

That is why the concept of City Logistics was introduced.

Advertisement Acquisition Marios Kiriakidis Felix Limper Büşra Kazancı With special thanks to Geert Letens, Jim Platts and Marlies van Laarhoven

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Taniguchi defined city logistics as ‘the process for totally optimizing the logistics and transport activities by private companies in urban areas while considering

Apart from that, inside the Scene section you can read

the traffic environment, the traffic congestion and

about current trends on Industrial Engineering and

energy consumption within the framework of a market

Management (IEM), like getting sustainable supply on

economy’. The aim of city logistics is to globally

scarce raw material markets and city quality of living.

optimise logistics systems within an urban area by considering the costs and benefits of schemes to the

Our beloved association is constantly growing and we

public as well as the private sector. Private shippers and

are proud to say that we have just turned 25 years of

freight carriers aim to reduce their freight costs while

existence. Along with, ESTIEM Magazine is expanding

the public sector tries to alleviate traffic congestion and

to internet in a web magazine form, being able to

environmental problems.

bridge the gap between our biannual editions and reach broader audience.

Our Focus Topic is concerning exactly this problem, which is becoming highly popular with the growth

Since our members love to travel, not only across

of population. Throughout this section, you can

Europe, but the entire World as well, we decided to

find interesting articles from the introduction to city

rename Explore Europe section to Wanderlust. Inside

logistics to urban transportation. You can read all

you will find out all about the music festivals in Europe,

about sustainable transportation systems, re-greening

routes that are worth traveling and life in Argentina.

of Europe, the off-hour delivery project in New York as well as how urban manufacturing requires new city

We proudly present to you the 49th issue of the

logistics concepts.

ESTIEM Magazine. Enjoy reading!

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In high ESTIEM,

Marija Mladenović, Magazine Project Leader 2015/2016

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President’s Speech

Dear Reader, The focus topic of this issue of the ESTIEM Magazine is City Logistics, which aims to support the economic and social development of these dense urban areas through smart freight transportation solutions. With most of the world’s population growth due to happen in cities, City Logistics has to do this while taking immense responsibility for the sustainability and future of our planet. To take this revolutionary step forward with City Logistics one needs strong leadership skills to make the fundamental change to approaching the topic, but also experts in the fields on logistics, management and engineering. Conveniently enough, the industrial engineering and management students that make up the ESTIEM network happen to combine both.

While large-scale changes are happening all around us in the world, ESTIEM also has its work cut out in evolving to match the changing needs of industrial engineering

engineering and management pioneers to join us this

and management students as well as those of our other

November in Vienna, Austria for our historic Council

key stakeholders. The largest projects taken this year

Meeting that brings together over 300 students and

to bring ESTIEM many steps further have been the

professionals together to shape ESTIEM and our shared

thorough updates to our mission, vision and values

future, starting from topics such as City Logistics.

statements, structural and operational reforms within the organisation, and finalising the long-term strategic

I would like to invite you to dive into the pages of this 49th

plans of ESTIEM for the upcoming years.

issue of the ESTIEM Magazine and explore the different articles and updates it holds inside. I sincerely hope

Much of the aforementioned challenges would not

You enjoy the read as much as we enjoyed making it!

have been possible without the active involvement of our student members and teams. I believe this proves,

In high ESTIEM,

once again, to show the opportunities ESTIEM offers together with the can-do attitude of our generation of students. As ESTIEM is set to celebrate the pinnacle of its 25th years of existence, we also look forward

Teemu Metsola,

to inviting the previous generations of industrial

President of ESTIEM 2015

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All over Europe...

Back in 1990, students from five different countries founded an organisation, which they named ESTIEM: European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management. Its aim was and still is to establish and foster interrelations among European students of Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) and support them in their personal and professional development.

After 25 years, it has grown into an organisation

The decision-making body of ESTIEM is the Council,

bringing together over 60 000 students from 79

which meets twice a year, in autumn and in spring. Each

universities in 31 European countries, and it is still

university, represented by its so-called “Local Group”,

growing. All these universities offer courses in IEM.

sends two student representatives. The six members

Based on this structure, ESTIEM forms links between

of the Board of ESTIEM are elected during the autumn

students, academia and companies in order to create

Council Meeting. The Board is responsible for the

a European-wide, multi-level IEM network. ESTIEM

management, coordination and administration of the

has continuously increased the number of its activities,

association.

thus being able to offer a great variety of events to IEM

Besides taking leadership positions in the Board and as

students and an opportunity to experience different

Project or Committee Leaders, ESTIEM members can

cultures, take part in international projects and become

also take up responsibilities by working in one of the

friends with other ESTIEMers from all over Europe.

Projects, Committees or Initiatives. With lots of teams and tasks to choose from, there is a place for everyone.

Naturally, the backbone of ESTIEM is the European IEM student. The students involved in ESTIEM incorporate

For more detailed information about our organisation

both the skills required for modern business and an

and its activities, please visit our website at www.

open-minded approach towards other people and

estiem.org. ■

cultural issues.

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... Students involve themselves in various international Projects....

ESTIEM is also a playground for great ideas developed by highly motivated students. If a student manages to convince ESTIEM’s Council of his idea, he can start his own international project. Currently, there are 10 projects running.

The

and

Through the Summer Academy, ESTIEM recognises

Engineering Skills (TIMES) is the largest pan-

Tournament

In

Management

the importance of and takes responsibility for providing

European case study competition for the students

knowledge of ethics and sound leadership among

of Industrial Engineering and Management. This

the future leaders of Europe. It was set up to bring

prestigious, highly acclaimed event is the flagship

international students together during summer holidays

project of ESTIEM. It has successfully been organised

to engage in open discussions, group work, debate and

since 1994 and attracts around 1000 top European

private study under a senior Academic Leader.

students every year. After Local Qualifications in 79 different universities and 8 Semi-Finals in selected cities,

The ESTIEM Student Guide is ESTIEM’s guiding

the winning team of the Final is awarded the title of

service provided to any student who is interested in

Europe’s “IEM Students of the Year”.

studying Industrial Engineering and Management in Europe or in travelling to any of the ESTIEM Local

The Vision Seminar Series aim to improve the personal

Groups: an online database filled in by students, sharing

skills and capabilities of the Industrial Engineering and

academic and practical information on universities,

Management Students in Europe. The seminars contain

cities and countries.

a balanced mixture of academic lectures, workshops and company visits which are combined with cultural

The official publication of ESTIEM provides the perfect

and free-time activities of the organising city. Through

platform to reach a target group of approximately

those activities the participants of a Vision seminar

60 000 students of Industrial Engineering and

develop themselves both personally and professionally.

Management at universities all over Europe. The

Each year, at the Spring Council Meeting the new Vision

ESTIEM Magazine is published twice a year and

Project Leader it’s elected along with a topic. All the 11

distributed among IEM students, graduates and also

events of the series are connected through this topic.

professors and companies across Europe, through the

This years’ main topic is Materials - Key Drivers for

ESTIEM network.

Innovation. businessbooster aims at creating an environment The goal of Academic Days is to share ESTIEM

where all needed information, experience and support

universities’ knowledge with the network. It supports

to excel in your future professional endeavours can be

the personal and professional development of students

found. The goal of this unique environment is to boost

across Europe willing to complete their curriculum. In

entrepreneurial spirit and engage ESTIEMers, Alumni

order to achieve this, each event provides participants

and companies to collaborate with each other.

deep insights into a specific topic in which the organising Local Group’s university has a high expertise.

BrainTrainer is designed to develop leadership, presentation, business and social skills of participants

Europe3D is a seminar series where participants

through professional trainings lasting one or two

get a deeper insight of the hosting country in three

days. Its aim is to coach and develop the participants

unique dimensions: politics, culture and economy.

to become more professional and successful in their

An environment with a blend of different cultures

organisation as well as in their own future career.

helps the participants get a better understanding of the basic local parameters existing in the European

The ESTIEM Book project is aiming to create a

states. Lectures given by experts from these 3 fields,

Book about ESTIEM’s past and present it for ESTIEM’s

combined with trainings about intercultural awareness,

25th anniversary in 2015. Besides presenting all of

provide participants a theoretical insight. With a high

our history, it will show all the Projects, Committees

level of interactive participation, Europe3D is a unique

and Initiatives of ESTIEM and present all of our Local

opportunity to start changing your world.

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... and Europe-wide Committee Work The committees support the Board in maintaining and developing the organisation ESTIEM further. Students from all over Europe engage themselves in various topics in one of our 8 committees.

Corporate Relations Committee

Knowledge Management Committee

The Corporate Relations Committee coordinates the

The

relations between ESTIEM, companies and universities

two things. First, updating & creating Best Practice

jointly with the Board. The Committee’s work covers

Documents (BPDs) by documenting the collective

a number of fields with the aim of improving and

experiences of ESTIEMers throughout time - from

simplifying ESTIEM’s relations with companies and

organising a Project to how to be a Leader. These BPDs

universities, such as updating co-operation proposals,

are available online on the ESTIEM Portal. Second,

creating and gathering results for different surveys or

managing the quality of ESTIEM events by collecting

training people on how to approach companies and

feedback from the event participants in order to make

universities. The Corporate Relations Committee

Event specific and Project Specific Reports, showing the

also plays an active role in supervising and supporting

development of ESTIEM’s Projects and events.

Knowledge

Management

Committee

does

Projects and other Committees with regards to sponsors and academic supporters.

Members Committee The Members Committee supports the members of

Financial and Legal Committee

ESTIEM and supports students interested in joining

The Financial and Legal Committee’s role is to ensure

ESTIEM by forming their own Local Group (LG). It

ESTIEM’s compliance with all laws and regulations.

guides them through the whole process, starting from

It supports the Board, other Committees, Projects

establishing contact, via the Guest and Observer

and Local Groups in all financial and legal matters.

period, all the way until their fully pledged membership.

On one hand, it consists of experienced ESTIEMers

It takes care of the LG Requirements, helps all LGs

and ESTIEM Alumni, who are motivated to provide

via the Regional Coordinators, and supports LGs and

advice whenever requested. On the other hand, active

central ESTIEM in motivation and recruitment issues.

Committee members work on creating and updating

It fosters connections between LGs, tries to figure out

Best Practice Documents, trainings, templates, etc.

what they need locally and cooperates e.g. with the

for all related topics, giving advice on event budgets

Trainers on Tour concept to fulfil the needs for training

and proactively giving legal advice. Since many people

topics such as HR, PR, recruitment and fundraising.

are unexperienced with finances and regulations, the Financial and Legal Committee aims at helping them to

Public Relations Committee

deal with them correctly.

The aim of the Public Relations Committee is to take care of ESTIEM’s outer appearance. The Committee

Grants Committee

is responsible for communicating the brand of ESTIEM

The Grants Committee supports ESTIEM’s applications

and increasing the awareness both inside and outside

for EU Grants and aims to establish and develop

of ESTIEM. The PR Committee works with several

knowledge on public funding opportunities and

different tools to achieve this, for instance designing

their application procedures. It also wants to share

PR material, creating design templates and guidelines,

the existing knowledge with as many ESTIEMers as

as well as working on press and social media visibility.

possible and to support more and more Local Groups in applying for an EU Grant for their events.

Training Committee Personal development is part of ESTIEM’s vision – and

Information Technology Committee

it is what ESTIEM trainings are meant for! By passing on

The IT Committee maintains the e-mail, intranet and

knowledge, skills and attitude in their sessions, ESTIEM

web servers of ESTIEM and coordinates all IT-related

trainers support ESTIEMers on their path in ESTIEM

development in the organisation such as the IT back-

and in life. The Training Committee provides training

end system (.NET framework & C#). To complement

support to all ESTIEM activities and Local Groups. It

the knowledge of ESTIEMers about ICT and IT systems,

also guides trainers and people who want to become

it provides trainings in an open learning environment.

trainers with their career through ESTIEM, and gives

In addition, ITC offers troubleshooting services and

them personal support and feedback. ■

technical advice to all ESTIEMers.

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Sustainable Transportation Systems: The Case of Urban Systems using Turkey and China as case studies A typical supply chain system includes suppliers,

allocation of existing capacity to public and freight

production centres, distribution centres, retailers and

transportation including intermodal transportation, and

customers. The flow of material from one segment of

Operational Optimisation: managing flow of goods in

this complex network to the next segment is realized

restricted roads and times.

using transportation. Although transportation is an essential activity to materials, it also has significant

Next, two examples are presented. They are related to

impact on the environment. According to US data,

capacity management and operational optimisation that

the transportation sector has a share of 27% of total

we consider will be interesting to Industrial Management

greenhouse gas emission [1]. The transportation sector

and Technology students across Europe for comparative

in other developed economies represents a similar share

purposes.

in the total greenhouse gas emissions.

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The urban setting is under tremendous pressure to

Capacity

address the sustainability of its transportation systems.

Charging Stations in Beijing

The citizens require mobility to carry out their daily

Road transportation depends on fossil fuels and this

activities, the service sectors must provide the goods

has resulted in increasing air pollution, especially in

and services when and where they are needed, urban

urban areas. Newly emerging vehicle technologies that

settings must be free from pollution and noise, and

use alternative fuels including electric vehicles (EV) are

societal issues regarding management of time and

considered as potential solutions. Many countries have

congestion in urban transportation must be addressed.

set goals for EV adoption. For example, the U.S. plans

So far, the pressure of urbanisation was mainly felt in

to have more than 1.8 million plug-in hybrid electric

the developed economies of the world. However, the

vehicles (PHEVs) and China plans to put 5 million hybrid

developing world is going through this process at a

and electric vehicles on the road by 2020.

much faster pace and in larger magnitudes. Sustainable

One of the factors that significantly impact the growth of

transportation is poised to be a significant concern

the EV market is access to public charging infrastructure.

for urban areas. In order to address the challenges

Two research gaps exist in the literature on the capacity

and issues related to urbanisation and sustainable

optimisation of public charging stations: estimation of

urban transportation systems, the development of

charging demand considering the real world situation and

comprehensive models, solution of these models using

environmental impact of EV charging. We consider the

state-of-the-art algorithms and the interpretation of

taxi fleet in Beijing, China in order to address these two

the results to understand the compromises between

gaps. We include the vehicle trajectory data from 11,880

different solutions will play an essential role in policy

taxis in Beijing over a period of three weeks where the

making and investment decisions.

data were recorded by geographic positioning systems

At Koรง University, the research is focusing on the

(GPS) devices and consist of vehicle identity, timestamps

sustainability of urban transportation systems at three

up to the seconds, and position of the vehicle at the

levels: Network Design: designing and upgrading

recorded time (longitude and latitude). A total of 255

the transportation network, Capacity Management:

million data points are included in the data, covering

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Optimisation

of

Electric

Vehicle

ADVERTORIAL over 2 million trips and 34 million miles of travel. In

infrastructure and to eliminate congestion on the

addition, we consider 1,737 existing gas stations as

roads that are primarily designed to move passengers.

candidate locations to build public EV charging stations.

This setting is not different in Turkey. The Turkish

The details of the developed model and the data on

transportation sector has been facing strict reforms

Beijing can be found in [2].

under the European Union regulations during the last

Beijing has 40 charging stations and posts already built.

two decades. Different industrial sectors of Turkey

The 40-station scenario implemented in our model

recognized the need for establishing a more advanced

finds the 40 optimal locations from the candidate gas

transportation infrastructure, regulations for logistics

stations based on the available data. While existing

sector, and promotions or incentives to shift from road

charging stations can electrify 29±3% and 35±2% of the

to sea and rail transportation operations.

fleet with slow charging and fast charging respectively, location-optimized stations can effectively increase

In Turkey, domestic freight transportation is heavily

electrified fleet to 46±4% and 66±2%, on average a

dominated by road transportation (89.4%). This

59% and 88% improvement over the existing solution.

unbalanced use of transportation modes creates

These results clearly illustrate the superiority of the

negative impacts on congestion, carbon emissions, and

optimisation approach that reflects the incorporation

safety risks. We analyzed the intermodal transportation

of travel patterns to increase capacity utilisation of new

network design and operation problem in the Marmara

infrastructure.

region of Turkey as a bi-objective optimization problem: minimization of total transportation cost and

Operational

Optimisation

of

intermodal

network in Marmara Region of Turkey Most

developed

countries

try

to

shift

minimization of delivery times. Our model generates the set of Pareto optimal solutions for intermodal

their

transportation activities in the Marmara Region. The

transportation systems from road to rail and sea

details of the developed model and the data on the

for an effective use of intermodal transportation

Marmara region can be found in [3].

Metin Türkay Metin Türkay is professor of Industrial Engineering at Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. He received his BSc and MSc degrees from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey and his PhD degree from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. He worked as senior consultant of optimisation and supply chain technologies at Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan prior to joining Koç University. His research interests include theory and algorithms for solving mixed-integer programming problems, sustainable supply chain management and logistics and systems biology.

The results are interesting in that with only a 0.44% increase in the total cost, the total time for the transportation activities in the Marmara region could be reduced by 19.28%. On the other hand, an additional cost increase of 0.69% results in a 15.05% further decrease in the total transportation time. ■ References: 1. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ ghgemissions/sources/transportation.html, last accessed August 31, 2015.

2. Shahraki, N., H. Cai, M. Turkay and M. Xu, Optimal Locations of Electric Public Charging Stations Using Real World Vehicle Travel Patterns, Transportation research Part D (in print).

3. Resat, H.G. and M. Turkay, Design and operation of intermodal transportation network in the Marmara region of Turkey, Transp. Res. Part E, (in print)

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The assessment of cities to promote quality of life improvements: what can optimization techniques teach us about successful urban development?

Recent research ranks cities based on human wellbeing and offers a guide to improvement.

Ana S. Camanho

Associate Professor

University of Porto

Sustainability, vitality, and competitiveness, are some of

renewable sources), whilst ensuring respect for human

the terms that are guiding urban planning and development

rights, security and equitable distribution of resources

into this new century. As a result, urban centers are

among inhabitants. This means that cities cannot be

facing several simultaneous challenges. Urban growth,

analyzed solely over material wealth, using indicators such

demographic shifts, and a quest for the enhancement

as GDP. The competitiveness of cities relies increasingly

of quality of life are all interconnected factors. As cities

in their capacity to attract highly educated workers, as

are, first of all, large agglomerations of people, their

they are critical assets for firms’ success. Ensuring high

living conditions are one of the determinant factors of

standards of urban livability greatly depends on the ability

urban success or failure. The study of urban quality of life

of policy makers and urban planners to evaluate Quality

is therefore one of the most effective ways to measure

of Life (QoL). This motivated the development of robust

urban competitiveness (Trip, 2007). Also, as people are

tools, inspired by industrial engineering optimization

fleeing from rural areas and into the growing urban centers,

techniques, which could guide action to improvement in

the promotion of suitable living condition is necessary in

this area.

order to maintain this development in the right track.

Despite the growing interest and work on the field of

The Green Paper on the Urban Environment (European

QoL, consistent tools for measuring and improving

Commission, 1990), one of several published documents

the wellbeing of citizens are not available. As noted by

focusing on urban development, stressed the need for

Lambiri (2007, p.20), the ‘‘use of theoretically consistent

diverse and multicultural cities, in which quality of life is

statistical and econometric methods’’ for exploring quality

not a luxury but an essential element. However, quality of

of life is an issue that needs ‘‘to be addressed more deeply

life cannot be judged solely on access to basic elements

both theoretically and empirically in the economic and

such as food, water, housing and medical assistance. One

urban economic literature’’. This was the broad challenge

also has to take into consideration other elements such as

embraced by researchers from the Industrial Engineering

the possibility to engage in meaningful interaction with the

and Management Department of the University of Porto,

broader community (e.g., civic engagement, access to arts

Portugal (see Morais and Camanho, 2011, for more details).

and entertainment), environmental sustainability (e.g.,

At the heart of the proposed solution to evaluate QoL

avoiding natural resources depletion, limiting emissions

is a mathematical model that provides a single summary

of pollutants, or promoting the use of energy from

measure of cities’ QoL based on an aggregation of key performance indicators related to different dimensions

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Ana S. Camanho

of cities activity. Our first step was a careful selection of

Ana S. Camanho is Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Science

the indicators to be used in our model. As Picavet (2010,

in Industrial Engineering and Management of the School of Engineering of the

p.1128) puts it, reasoning on the ethics of operational

University of Porto, Portugal. She completed a degree in Industrial Engineering

research, “it is especially important to select the goals and

and Management at the School of Engineering of the University of Porto, and

parameters of interest in a relevant way if the expert is

has a PhD in Industrial and Business Studies from Warwick Business School,

to offer proper guidance to a human community”. Our

University of Warwick, United Kingdom. She has published more than 40 papers

final sample consisted of 29 indicators from 206 cities,

in international journals indexed in the Web of Science (ISI). She has done research

belonging to 25 countries (see table 1). Our work has

projects in the following sectors: banking, retailing, healthcare, education, fisheries,

dealt with data from the 2003 campaign of the Urban

construction industry, regulation of electricity distribution companies and urban

Audit, following a national census in a significant number

quality of life. Her research interests include performance assessment, Data

of countries.

Envelopment Analysis, Productivity measurement, Data mining and Customer

The next step involved the identification of a suitable

Relationship Management. She was vice-president of the Portuguese Operational

method to aggregate the indicators to render a single

Research Society and Pro-director of the PhD program in Industrial Engineering

summary measure of QoL for each city. This meant the

and Management of the School of Engineering of the University of Porto.

selection of a measurement technique to be employed and

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DEA, first introduced by Charnes et al. (1978), is a linear programming technique for comparing the efficiency of a relatively homogeneous set of organizational decision making units, such as schools, hospitals or business firms, in their use of multiple resources (inputs) to produce multiple outcomes (outputs). DEA derives a single summary measure of efficiency for each unit, which is based on a comparison with the other units in the sample. This assessment is relative since the units are compared between each other. DEA

to the 20 best cities, listed in table 2, we can conclude that

identifies a subset of efficient units, considered as examples

the majority belongs either to Germany (7), Belgium (3)

of best practices or benchmarks. For the inefficient units, the

and Netherlands (3). Although none of these German,

magnitude of their efficiency is derived by the distance to the

Dutch or Belgian cities are the capital of their country, it is

frontier constructed from the benchmarks. The comparison

also a remarkable fact that the other cities (6) are all capital

with the benchmarks also allows determining the input and

cities of their country, except Gozo. In the 20 cities with

output targets corresponding to efficient operation.

the worst performances, the presence of Eastern countries stands out, with cities belonging mainly to Romania (7), Italy (6) and Poland (3). These cities demand more attention when a global perspective of European cohesion is at stake.

The main contribution of this work is to enable benchmarking in such a way that it becomes possible to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each city, as well as the peers with similar features to the city under assessment. These peers provide examples of good practices that other cities with worse performance should follow to improve the inhabitants’ well being and promote sustainable development. For example, for the city of Milan, this work indicated that examples of best practices could be found in Frankfurt am Main for economic indicators (related to employment rate) and environment indicators (number of days with ozone concentration below 120 μg/m3), Helsinki for education (percentage of children aged 0-4 in day care) and Tartu for social aspects (percentage of households living in own dwellings). We would envision that this research could promote the sharing of best practices

The performance assessment using the DEA model, with

among local and national authorities. For example, we believe

the output indicators subject to weight restrictions for all

it would be interesting to create working groups to review

DMUs, had only 4 cities achieving the maximum score of the

governmental practices. These working groups should include

composite indicator of quality of life (corresponding to 100%).

members from benchmark cities/regions/countries, aiming

The average score for the sample analyzed was 51%. When

to produce a set of guidelines to help others to improve their

we look at the cities that are high performers, more specifically

policies for future development.

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Trip J.J., 2007. Assessing quality of place: a comparative analysis of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Journal of Urban Affairs 2007; 29 (5): 501-517.

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Getting sustainable supply on scarce raw material markets: Drivers of customer attractiveness for buying firms in the timber industry An example from Austria

Martin J. Marchner

Research and teaching assistant at the Institute

of Business Economics and Industrial Sociology

at Graz University of Technology

Abstract

number of companies it has become progressively

An increasing number of production firms do not get

more difficult to gain access to the raw material they

sustainable access to the raw materials they need. The

need. This situation becomes particularly problematic

reason is that, in many cases, established firms hold a

when a company has to compete with other buying

strong competitive advantage on raw material markets

firms on a shared supply base characterized by scarcity

by having a high purchasing power. This contribution

in order to receive the raw material in the desired

focuses on strategic opportunities for under-supplied

amount and at a satisfying price. The phenomenon

firms by suggesting the customer attractiveness

that firms are becoming increasingly dependent on

concept. The underlying assumption is that being an

their suppliers and supply networks is not unique to

attractive customer can enable buying firms to become

the Austrian timber industry but can also be observed

preferred and gain a privileged access to supplier’s

in recent publications [1, 2]. As for the purchasing

resources and strategic competitive advantage. Based

departments of Austrian timber processing companies,

on a literature review, customer attractiveness drivers

sawmills currently have problems in obtaining enough

derived from an online survey in the Austrian timber

log wood to utilize their capacity. In other words, they

industry are presented. These may inspire purchasing

lack the raw material they need. This issue is quite

representatives to focus on the most important

interesting as the largest Austrian log wood processor

“setscrews” in order to increase the buying firm’s

had to carry out an adjustment of its capacity, which

attractiveness in the long-term, and to hereby get

affected about a quarter of its employees. The capacity

sustainable and preferred supply.

of the affected site was (temporary) reduced because it was no longer possible due to the prevailing lack of

Bernd M. Zunk

Associate professor of business economics at

the Institute of Business Economics and Industrial

Sociology at Graz University of Technology

The situation on raw material markets in a

supply of log wood to utilize the plant. Additionally,

nutshell

it is noteworthy that Austria is also known for its

Companies need different raw materials to be able to

extraordinary forest wealth. Hardly any other country

fulfill their corporate purpose. But for an increasing

has forest inventories as large as Austria.

Martin J. Marchner

Bernd M. Zunk

Martin Johannes Marchner is a research and teaching

Bernd Markus Zunk is an associate professor of business

assistant at the Institute of Business Economics

economics at the Institute of Business Economics and

and Industrial Sociology at Graz University of

Industrial Sociology at Graz University of Technology.

Technology. In his lectures his emphasis is on teaching

In his current research projects he emphasizes the

business administration, marketing management and

fields of industrial marketing, strategic purchasing and

presentation skills. His research focuses on finding new

supply management as well as marketing intelligence.

strategies for companies that have difficulties being

Bernd M. Zunk is an active member of the Austrian

supplied with the needed amount of raw material

Association of Industrial Engineering and Management

because of scarcity issues. Martin J. Marchner is an

(WING), of the Strategic Management Society (SMS)

active member of the International Purchasing and

and the International Purchasing and Supply Education

Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA)

and Research Association (IPSERA).

and the Austrian Association of Industrial Engineering and Management (WING) where he also served as a CEO from 2011 until 2013.

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Possible ways out of the dilemma

Figure 1: “Customer Attractiveness” as a Part of the

In literature some authors recommend product

“Circle of Preferred Customership” [10]

substitution or changing suppliers if a supplier’s power is higher than the purchaser’s [3]. Others constitute a better avenue in developing long-term relationships

preferred customer status just to ensure the sustainable

with existing suppliers to keep the dependency level low.

supply with the needed raw material. In this context,

[4]. Especially when a company is dependent on specific

it is known that a supplier may award a buyer with

materials that are unimitable or cannot be substituted

preferred customer status if he considers this customer

by others. Furthermore, in practice it is observable

attractive and is at the same time more satisfied with

that some buyers, however, get supplied in a more

him than with other buyers. As a consequence, the

satisfying way than their competitors, which indicates

supplier reacts with prime commitment and privileged

that these buyers do have a competitive advantage

resource allocation for this customer (see Figure 1).

over their competitors even though they have a high

“Customer attractiveness, which is a prerequisite for

dependency on their suppliers [5]. Literature also

becoming preferred customer, describes a situation in

mentions that firms can obtain competitive advantages

which the supplier is (a) aware of the existence of the

if they can gain privileged access to their suppliers [6].

customer and knows his relevant attributes and (b) has

Kanter [7], for example, conducted a survey aiming at

a positive expectation towards his organisation“ [10].

the detection of buying strategies for companies that are dependent on their suppliers. This study showed

What

attributes

influence

customer

that 72 out of 100 interviewed purchasers think that

attractiveness on raw materials markets? The

being attractive and becoming a “preferred customer”

example of the Austrian timber industry

should be a priority for buyers of goods and services

According to Hüttinger et al. [11], customer

where demand exceeds supply. It is also known that

attractiveness literature is largely theoretical and

preferred customers get better prices and become

based on case studies. Furthermore, they observe that

regularly offered rare products [8, 9].

the body of literature could therefore benefit from further quantitative empirical research, particularly

Why it is so important to become an attractive

to generalize the findings and identify circumstances

customer? An explanation

under which drivers may or may not work. To address

Being and staying competitive is a highly strategic

this gap in literature, a single case study in an Austrian

matter, especially for firms that are dependent on

timber cluster organization representing the timber

specific scarce raw materials. They invest in long-

industry has been conducted. A detailed overview of

term relationships with their suppliers to be awarded

the conditions in this industry was thus achieved.

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“The most important driver to be controlled for by the purchasing management is the “Sustainable demand (quantity)”.

In a next step, a detailed literature review, aiming to

Atmosphere”, “Support provided by the purchasing

detect factors influencing customer attractiveness for

firm”, as well as “Buying firm growth” are drivers

becoming preferred customer status, was conducted.

of minor importance, but should, nonetheless, be

The result of this literature review is a list of 105

considered in the timber industry.

factors influencing customer attractiveness found in 32 publications. These 105 factors were summarized

Implications

due to the numerous factors with a different name but

Especially firms that are dependent on a specific scarce

the same meaning. This process led to 28 “customer

raw material, such as timber, should invest in long-

attractiveness factors”. The final step was to evaluate the

term relationships with their suppliers. By ensuring a

importance of these factors. Therefore, a quantitative

sustainable as well as preferred supply with the needed

empirical study was conducted. An online survey was

raw material they become sustainably competitive.

sent to 322 forest owners (73 respondents, response

The main “setscrews” for the purchasing management

rate 22.6%) in Austria, representing the supplier

department

perspective, aiming to identify the most important

“Trustworthiness”, “Professionalism” and “Price”:

customer attractiveness drivers on the timber market.

These four seem to be the most important customer

The descriptive analysis shows the following results:

attractiveness drivers in the timber industry that

The most important driver to be controlled for by the

purchasing managers should focus on. This should thus

purchasing management is the “Sustainable demand

be able to align their firms to the difficult (temporary)

(quantity)”. “Trustworthiness”, “Professionalism” and

situation on raw material markets that are characterized

“Price” are further fairly important factors to pay

by scarcity. ■

are

beside

“Demand

(Quantity)”,

attention to. “Geographical proximity”, “Transaction

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The Re-greening of Europe The fundamentals of life are food, energy and materials. Historically, the symbolisms of the three western religions identify the key food elements for three different kinds of people. For herding people it is grazing land and the image of ‘the promised land’

“

Cities add a new layer to everything, which is movement, because you no longer move yourself to where it is, you want it to be brought to where you are.

is central to Judaism, as was the sacrifice of the first-

and thus bread (grain) and wine (wine stores important

could only be produced where there were forests

nutrients and trace elements) are the central symbols

extensive enough to support the production of the

of Christianity. (In northern latitudes it is bread and

large quantity of charcoal required. All these are within

beer, as grapes do not grow.) For nomadic desert

the realm of nature’s cycles and perfectly sustainable if

people it is firstly water (Mecca is where it is because

managed. A major shift occurred 300 years ago when

of a well) and then milk – because what keeps you alive

Abraham Darby managed to produce coke from coal

as you move between oases is the milk from the female

and then used that coke to smelt iron. At a stroke, he

animals travelling with you. (And wells are female too.

shifted the production of material out of the realm of

‘Mecca’ is a female name.) So this is central in Islam. In

growing – which is the realm of ‘living with’ - into the

all cases the use of energy and of materials is minimal.

realm of mining – which is a one-way trip – a taking of something that can never be taken again. The north

Cities add a new layer to everything, which is

west of Europe contained both coal and iron ore and

movement, because you no longer move yourself to

proceeded to completely transform itself into a densely

where it is, you want it to be brought to where you

populated area with large city populations interlinked

are. So you build infrastructure. All infrastructure

by dense infrastructure, all sustained by food, energy

involves things that move and things they move from,

and material which all comes from somewhere else.

to and on – boats and harbours, wagons and roads,

And they proceeded to dominate the world with their

trains and railways, more recently aircraft and airports,

technology.

Jim Platts

Smelting iron required the use of charcoal and this

Institute for Manufacturing at the University

an extremely energy intensive and polluting process.

issue is storable food to see you through the winter,

of Cambridge

born of the herd – the sacrificial lamb. For farmers, the

water and gas and electricity and pipes and cables, phones and cables, computers and the internet. All

About Jim Platts

these are both energy intensive and materials intensive

Jim Platts is based in the Institute for Manufacturing

and fundamentally unsustainable.

Note there is a

fundamental shift, in that instead of moving yourself to it, you are ordering it to come to you. It is no longer about respect for life.

The world has become one

of dictatorship. I am no longer grateful for life. I am ordering it about. Reverence – has gone.

at the University of Cambridge, but has been a member of the advisory committees of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and The Federal Land Development Agency (FELDA), and he is a smallholder and goat keeper.

In the ancient world, material was essentially stone,

Now, the story is different. It has been that technology

wood, bone, leather and cloth and energy was essentially

that has polluted the planet wherever it has been put to

muscle power or the burning of wood, and occasionally

use. And has it made people happier people? – better

wind (in sails) and flowing water. Metals occur as their

people? What it actually does is create an addiction.

oxides and producing metal involves smelting, which is

We have to develop a different – a more human – road.

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FOCUS TOPIC The truth is that infrastructure built of stuff pollutes (it pollutes the mind as well as the planet) and also decays.

It doesn’t last. Nor does it satisfy. All over that high tech region of Europe the infrastructure is ageing and in serious need of replacement, not merely with the same again but with something less polluting and more sustainable and at the same time more effective in supporting the things that do matter.

Let us look at these two problems separately, because the first is a technical problem but the second is a mindset problem.

Firstly let us look at the infrastructure of energy supply itself, and we might focus on the supply of electricity, as a particularly desirable form of energy that requires a lot of infrastructure to provide it where you want it.

When we are thinking about energy supply there is one simple number that should guide our thinking. It takes the investment of energy to produce energy for us to consume. Do we get out more energy than we invest – i.e. is it a positive return on the energy investment – or is it in fact an energy sink not an energy source?

Where the problem has come from is that digging up and burning fossil fuel consumes a lot of energy, most of which is contained in the fuel, and the majority of this goes up the chimney at the power station and turns into pollution, and what you get as electricity is at best about 35% of the energy that you put in as fuel, i.e. it is not a positive energy return.

In the 1970s, after the first oil price shock, the UK began to explore if it could extract energy from the energy flows in nature and it initiated a research programme looking to see whether we could extract the energy in sea waves.

I ran the largest of the UK wave

energy research teams – there were several – and we established that it was possible to do it, the engineering was difficult but possible, but we stopped the research programme in the early 1980s because we all kept doing the energy payback-on-investment calculations (these are in fact easy to do) and none of us could make them positive. We were making projections of full mass production, installation and operation of gigawatt-sized power stations off the west coast of Scotland and it absorbed so much material and energy to build and maintain the necessary infrastructure that, over its lifetime, you got out less energy than you put in and it made no sense to do it.

Wind energy was a much better option and through the 1980s I was one of the people who developed the core technology of the wind turbine rotors that you see on wind turbines today. Importantly, if you choose

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life and a far better energy payback ratio approaching

moisture, you can get very high technical properties

100:1… but nobody wants to know. Your generation

from it and by 1990 we were producing the best

NEEDS to know. This is your future – but nobody is

wind turbine blades in the world using mostly natural

teaching you to think about it. This is why we need

materials, and our wood-epoxy blades were giving five

courses developed by an IEM University, that will

times the energy payback-on-investment of the glass

help you develop the way of thinking that you need,

fibre blades that were their nearest competitor.

to develop an infrastructure appropriate for Europe’s future.

By the mid 2000s, on large wind turbines such as the Vestas V82, we were producing wind turbines that gave

But let us now look at the other problem - the mindset

a lifetime energy payback-on-investment ratio of 40:1

problem, and think about the grandchildren. Because

over their 20-year life. Even the larger V90, with more

wherever people have been sucked into the pursuit of

energy intensive carbon fibre blades, was achieving

stuff the infrastructure of relationships has withered

better than 35:1. Things were looking good.

and the population is seriously ageing as well, and people are not happy.

But then it started to go wrong. Bigger is not better and going offshore adds a huge infrastructure investment –

Will there be any grandchildren? People have not been

think of all those subsea foundations - which reduces

interested enough in life itself to bother to pass it on.

the energy payback-on-investment ratio to under 10:1

The infrastructure of happiness - of meaningfulness

at the shoreline, and when you are wanting to deliver

– is built out of relationships. And in this, Europe is

the electricity to Munich is southern Germany, you still

currently a failure. We need to invest more in the

need to build thousands of kilometers of high voltage

infrastructure of relationships.

direct current transmission line to deliver it, making

So the key question is not the logistics of cities. It is the

the final payback ratio even worse. This is crazy! This

logistics of citizenship.

development is not even going in the right direction.

Infrastructure is what you build for your grandchildren

Who are the Europeans of the future?

and something with a 20-year life is not infrastructure.

I know how to develop wind turbines with a 40-year

In this, ESTIEM is on the right road. ■

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So the key question is not the logistics of cities. It is the logistics of citizenship.

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The Off-Hour Delivery Project in New York City

Supply chains are dynamic systems of companies, people and resources moving products from suppliers to customers; the circulatory system of modern life. Cities are particularly challenging environments for freight.

Jose Holguin-Veras

Director of the VREF Center of Excellence

for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems at

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Congestion and lack of parking slow and complicate

and public transportation must share the same roads.

deliveries, and there is growing pressure to mitigate

Public sector policies designed to reduce greenhouse

congestion and global warming, and enhance urban

gas emissions often target polluters, or, in the case of

livability. These issues, and the difficult balance between

urban freight, the carriers making deliveries. However,

the goods that we need, and the environmental goals

our research shows that the behaviors that cause the

that we aspire to are beyond the scope of the private,

externalities—pollution and congestion—are mostly

or public, sector to address independently. A new

influenced by the receivers of deliveries. By extension,

paradigm based on multi-stakeholder collaboration

policies that focus on the carriers fail to address the

must be realized to enhance economic efficiency and

problem. Although carriers control some aspects

environmental sustainability in urban supply chains.

of their operations, if they want to stay in business they must meet their clients’ (receivers) delivery expectations. By inducing receiver behavior changes, the power and effects of those changes multiply, extending throughout the supply chain.

The Off-Hours Delivery (OHD) project is an innovative receiver-centered program.

It offers incentives to

receivers to accept deliveries in the off-hours (7am6pm). The OHD project has won enthusiastic public and private sector support, and more than 400 establishments have switched their deliveries to the off-hours. The program is expected to produce annual In 2014, congestion added an estimated 14 billion dollars

savings of $100-$200 million in reduced congestion,

in costs in the New York City area. This translates to

with more than 202.7 metric tons of carbon dioxide

300 million gallons of fuel wasted, and untold damage

(CO2) reduced. By making deliveries when there is

in pollution and greenhouse gases produced. Carriers

less congestion, carriers increase their efficiency, while

lose time idling in traffic and looking for parking and they

receivers enjoy superior reliability. Urban communities

also lose money; on average, companies delivering to

benefit from decreased congestion and greater livability.

New York City pay between $500 and $1,000 a month,

By working through a multi-stakeholder collaboration,

per truck, in parking tickets. Cities don’t have the space

the OHD program has improved economic efficiency

to expand to accommodate the growing freight needs

and environmental sustainability in New York City

of its population; delivery trucks, pedestrians, cyclists

supply chains. ■

program is expected to produce annual savings of “ The $100-$200 million in reduced congestion, with more than 202.7 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) reduced.

[1] 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard and Appendices. Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Retrieved from: http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/ report/ [2] Hodge, S., Holguin-Veras, Jose & Jeffrey Wojtowicz. (2015, September 22). Tackling urban congestion: The Off-Hour Delivery Project in The Big Apple

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City Logistics City Logistics, Urban distribution, Last Mile Logistics, etc. are all names for similar concepts considering the important aspects of transportation in the urban (or city) context. The OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) Working Group on Urban Freight Logistics defines urban goods transport as the delivery of goods in urban areas, including the backflow of waste. Freight transportation of goods (both forward flows and reverse flows) is therefore a key activity within urban areas.

of vehicles which need to travel within urban areas.

between shippers, LSPs, municipalities and retailers

These vehicles are one of the main causes of undesired

(e.g. “Amsterdam elektrisch”), there are not many

environmental side-effects but their role is fundamental

examples of commercially successful, environmentally

to the efficient functioning of Europe as they satisfy

sustainable collaborative solutions in urban areas.

many of the transportation needs that occur on a day-

Research into feasible collaborative supply chain

to-day basis. Urban transportation includes not only the

designs, the associated business models and the

transportation of goods, but a significant proportion is

critical questions of risk and revenue management,

attributed to the transportation of people.

specifically in an urban context, is also limited. City logistics practices seem to be dominated by failing (and

Within the OECD countries, in 1950, 50% of the

often subsidized) initiatives and typically concern very

population lived in cities, 77% in 2000 and it is expected

local approaches. Rather paradoxically, with the aim

that by 2020, this will rise to 85%. Currently, 80% of

of reducing urban freight’s nuisance, local authorities

the European population lives in urban areas, while

sometimes take isolated measures that make efficient

about 85% of the EU’s GDP is generated in cities. The

city distribution more difficult, resulting in problems and

demand for urban freight transport is clearly growing,

irritation for carriers as well as an increase in emissions.

and will continue to do so.

Local regulations, such as time windows, are often

Tom van Woensel

Although there are some initial signs of co-operation

Full Professor of Freight Transport and Logistics

flows that are currently fragmented.

the congestion and pollution generated by the number

at the Technical University of Eindhoven

Many large cities face significant challenges related to

not harmonized between cities, resulting in vehicle In Europe, “transport is the most problematic emitting

utilization problems, inefficient transport operations,

sector, with upward emission trends” (European

increased emissions and significant additional costs for

Environment Agency, 2009). Between 1990 and 2007,

carriers and shippers.

CO2 emissions from transport rose by 29% in Europe.

Road transport accounts for a sizable portion of CO2

The focus of many projects in academia and in practice

transport related emissions, nearly 73% in 2000.

is on consolidation of distribution, and the coordination

Within road transport related CO2 emissions, urban

between all stakeholders involved in urban distribution,

traffic accounts for 40% of CO2 emissions, and 70%

such as shippers, LSP’s, retailers, inspection bodies, and

of emissions of other air pollutants. In terms of traffic

governmental authorities. The key question is how to

congestion, in Europe, every year nearly 100 billion

enable the management of physical good flows such

Euros, or 1% of the EU’s GDP, are lost to the European

that we achieve higher load factors by maximizing the

economy as a result of this phenomenon.

space usage within each transportation unit and efficient and green routes by minimizing the demand weighted

An important challenge in the transition towards a

travel times. If we can achieve fewer physical vehicles

sustainable urban freight transportation system is the

operating and spending less time within the urban

question of how to improve the quality (e.g. carbon

environment it will result in fewer negative impacts (e.g.

footprint and air quality) and quantity (e.g. freight

less congestion, less noise, fewer emissions, etc.).

transport movements) of the distribution activities by a better orchestration of the various physical flows.

Our belief is that a systematic approach towards

Especially in urban areas, there is a huge potential for

improved consolidation and coordination generates

the consolidation and coordination of distribution

innovative distribution concepts based on sound

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and sustainable business models, while meeting the

Photography by Bart van Overbeeke

objectives and restrictions set by municipalities.

Additionally, it is important to determine what business models are most relevant in the scope of the urban

challenging solutions and make a major leap forward.

freight transport. Examples include: time window

In small steps, logistic processes can be transformed

restrictions, designated freight roads, no access

to the physical Internet, which consists of a network

for too heavy trucks, investment in parcel delivery

with nodes (locations where freight is collected,

infrastructure, multi-modal transport integration etc.

transferred or delivered) and flows (transport movements). Commuters, carriers, public transport

freight

providers etc. may offer their remaining capacity and

flows (Cargo Hitching) creates attractive business

companies upload their transport request. Then, for

opportunities because the same transportation needs

each request a path from the origin to the destination

can be met with fewer vehicles and drivers. This can

through the network should be found. In such a

make socially desirable transport options economically

system it is important to standardize a transport unit/

viable in rural areas where the population is declining.

container (like in sea shipping). Furthermore, advanced

In urban areas it reduces congestion and air pollution

collaborative decision support systems are necessary to

and facilitates the introduction of electric vehicles.

define the routes for the packages. As not all transport

Substantial growth and new business models are

movements are well known in advance predictions in

expected following the increasing freight volumes due

future supply of transport movements is important.

More

recently,

combining

people

and

to the Internet shopping growth and improved mode utilization (both in time and fill rate). New coordination

During the execution of the movements through

mechanisms supported by ICT solutions leading to

these networks, the state of the network continuously

control towers, need to be designed to enable efficient

changes. This requires real-time monitoring and

integration. Additionally, price and sharing mechanisms

dispatching systems, integrated in the information-

have to be proposed to facilitate combining people and

sharing platform. First steps in this direction to the

parcels transportation.

Physical Internet are made in various projects. Also attention in concepts for sharing capacity in passenger

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In order to make significant steps forward in city

transport is rising with ride, bike and car sharing

logistics, new out-of-the-box ideas are needed.

systems. Further development of this Physical Internet

Given new technology and real-time availability of

path might become crucial to work in the direction of

information, it is possible to think ahead for new and

more sustainability and profitability. â–

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Moving around in the city: Urban Transportation and City Logistics The world-wide urbanization trend is at full speed. Based on OECD estimates, in 1950, world urban population was only 50% of the total population (OECD, 2003). For the first time in 2009, world urban population has surpassed rural population, and there is no evidence of slowing yet (UN, 2009). By 2050, urban population is expected to increase by 84% to a 6.3 billion from 3.4 in 2009. that, current traffic regulations are no longer sufficient

city. Based OECD data, freight vehicles compete for

to efficiently manage the transportation within the

the street and parking space in urban areas as much as

cities. Taniguchi et al. (1999) define city logistics as

others. These freight vehicles significantly contribute to

‘‘the process for totally optimizing the logistics and

congestion and environmental problems, like emissions,

transport activities by private companies in urban

noise etc. (OECD 2003, Patier 2002, Figliozzi 2007).

areas while considering the traffic environment, the

There are also a number of other reasons, which led to

traffic congestion and energy consumption within the

fast increase of urban freight transportation:

framework of a market economy.’’

i. Increasing e-commerce activities have led to more parcel deliveries.

City logistics initiatives depend on the idea that, instead

ii. Increasing pressure on businesses for on-time and

of considering each shipment and vehicle individually,

just-in-time deliveries.

they must be viewed as components of integrated

iii. Increasing pressure of low inventories and increasing

logistics system (Benjelloun and Crainig 2009).

frequency of deliveries.

The shippers and carriers and movements must be

iv. Enforcement of delivery time-windows

coordinated, after consolidation into greener vehicles.

Mahmut Ali Gökçe

need to move people and commodities around the

İzmir University of Economics

“city logistics”. City logistics emerged from the need

İzmir, Turkey

With this urbanization comes the ever increasing

The working mechanism of such a system is depicted The fast urbanization of the world and increased need

in Figure 1. Urban traffic systems to support these

for transportation for people and goods within the

freight and people transportation are composed of

cities, had led to the development of the concept of

vehicles, pedestrians, traffic lights, and traffic network

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Last-mile delivery in a hub-and-spoke network (adapted from Zäpfel and Wasner 2002) structure. Efficiently managing such a complex system

investment solutions comes from traffic signal timing.

is a challenging job. Although new roads are being built,

Using simulation and optimization, it is possible to

because the (rate of expansion of ) demand for new

improve traffic signal timings. Because traffic is mainly

capacity on roads and other transportation systems

a flow problem and shows variance in a number of

exceed the (rate of expansion of ) supply, congestion

factors, including time-of-day, weather etc., solving

continues to cause valuable loss of time and resources

large signal timing optimization problems, has recently

in urban areas (GOKCE et al 2014). For the problem

become feasible, mostly due to increased computing

of transporting people, improving public transportation

power and sensor technologies.

and the use of intelligent transportation systems (ITS)

M

Y

CM

are two main approaches. Intelligent Transportation

There are also increasing number of successful examples

can broadly be defined as integration of advanced

of managing multi-modal urban transportation. By

CY

communications technologies into the transportation

coordinating and integrating different modes of

CMY

infrastructure and in vehicles. ITS applications applied

transportation, average travel times decrease, %

K

to transportation networks make the systems safer,

utilization of vehicles increases and emissions in

more efficient, more reliable and more environmentally

urban areas decrease. It seems clear with current

friendly, without necessarily having to physically alter

trends continuing, the need for better management of

the existing infrastructure. This makes ITS a very good

urban freight and people transportation under scarce

investment alternative, when costs are compared to

resources will become more critical. Optimization and

network and infrastructure investments. Simulation and

utilization of advanced information technologies are

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are heavily

not fully utilized in the field; the future holds promise

utilized for ITS applications. One of the least capital-

for the field and for those interested in it. ■

References: [1] Benjelloun, A. & Crainic, T. G.: Trends, challenges, and perspectives in city logistics. Buletinul AGIR, 4. Université du Québec, Montréal, Canada, 2009 [2] Figliozzi, M.A. (2007), Analysis of the Efficiency of Urban Commercial Vehicle Tours: Data Collection, Methodology and Policy Implications, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 41(9), 1014-1032.

[3] Gokce Mahmut Ali, Oner E, Isik G., “Traffic Signal Optimization: Challenges, Models and Applications” in Industrial Engineering NonTraditional Applications in International Settings (2014). ISBN 9781482226874 CRC Press Taylor and Francis [4] OECD (2003), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Delivering the Goods: 21st Century Challenges to Urban Goods Transport, Technical report, OECD Publishing, http://www.oecdbookshop.org.

[5] Patier, D. (2002), La logistique dans la ville, CELSE Editeur, Paris [6] Taniguchi, E., R.G. Thompson and T. Yamada: Modelling city logistics. In: City Logistics I (E. Taniguchi and R.G. Thompson, eds.), Institute of Systems Science Research, Kyoto, 1999, p.3-37.

[7] UN, “Urban and Rural Areas 2009”, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/urbanization/urbanizationwallchart2009.pdf, last accessed Oct. 8th 2015

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Urban Manufacturing requires new city logistics concepts Production comes back to cities. Manufacturers have their lab-like production sites in inner city locations, very close to their employees and consumers. But where is the trend leading to?

Georg Brunnthaller

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der

angewandten Forschung e.V.

Cities are booming. According to estimates up to two

equipment or jewellery, pharmaceutical giants or

million people will live and work in Vienna until 2030.

carmakers, they all have discovered the advantages of

This is an increase of population of about 15 % and

manufacturing their products in urban environments.

makes Vienna the second biggest city after Berlin.

The German automaker Volkswagen, for example,

Urbanization, population aging, climate change and

produces vehicles in the middle of Dresden and makes

the increasing importance of work-life balance among

production visible for visitors in an impressive way.

the working population demand for new economic concepts in urban settings. “Urban Manufacturing”

Producing goods in a city environment has the advantage

is described as a network of small and medium sized

that deliveries to consumers are short in distance and

companies, developing and producing their products

time; idealized products just have to be carried around

locally, aligned to local supply and demand. The industry

the corner. The main aim in city logistics has to be the

plays an important role in an urban economy: The local

reduction of traffic to a tolerable level and to organize

coupling of research and development with production

it as city-friendly as possible. However, the right level

of goods is considered as an important drive for

of “city-friendliness” is indeed difficult to define.

innovation. Additionally, the manufacturing sector

Transport should be safe, quiet and odourless as well as

is an important partner of the creative and cultural

it should be at the least possible cost. This is a trade-off

industries. As a result, cities offer ways to make the

making innovations necessary. Ranging from different

manufacturing sector more innovative; in return, the

organizational concepts (City Hubs) to technological

manufacturing sector forms innovative cities. Especially

innovations (Goods-Metro, E-Truck, inland barge, City-

products that are manufactured in small lots, requiring a

Tram, Drone) many different approaches are being

high degree of innovation to please individual demands

pursued. However, manufacturers of traffic-intensive

are particularly suitable to be manufactured within

large-volume commodities are problematic for urban

urban environments. Starting from biopharmaceutical

logistics and hardly to be found on these inner-city

products to individually manufactured orthopaedic

production sites.

products, which are manufactured by means of 3D

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printing, there are lots of examples of products being

Industrial production is very often under-represented

preferable manufactured in urban environments. Of

in city-population’s opinion. However, there is a lot of

course there already is urban production: The small

industrial production in cities. E.g. in Vienna sweets are

carpenter next door, producers of individual sports

produced, beer is brewed as well as trams and engines

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Background and interrelationships for the revival of urban manufacturing (Source: Fraunhofer Austria) are being built. Similarly, Vienna is an innovation cluster

transport costs and the price paid by the end user is

for biotech and pharmaceutical products. “Urban

another matter.

Manufacturing” is not about to settle enterprises in suburban authorized areas in order to separate local

It is quite clear that the manufacturing sector is an

residents and corporations. Rather, one should think

important pillar in urban environments. Much more

about highly innovative, almost laboratory-like factories

important is to ask how to keep driver of innovation in an

with innovative products and services. They are city

urban environment. Therefore, a bold commitment of

integrated and produce close to the employees as well

the municipal administrations is necessary. It is required

as the customers.

to create the conditions which allow manufacturing companies to make use of the enormous potential that

The term “city logistics” mostly summarizes approaches

lies dormant in the city environments.

of bundling traffic as part of distribution of goods; it does not affect the customized good’s availability.

Additionally, two parallel worlds are obvious: On the one hand city residents group their purchases when they go shopping. On the second hand logistics service provider are pooling transports of goods, which are previously individually ordered by consumers. These

Fraunhofer Austria with its division Production and

are two entirely contradictory systems. The currently

Logistics Management disputes challenges in both

good supply basis in cities shows that there is logistics

environments: production and logistics. This also

in cities is working rather well. However, that the

includes the question of how companies can persist

field of logistics in cities will win importance as well as

in restricted urban environments. On the one hand

numerous attempts for optimizing city logistics have

there is a need of city-friendly concepts of production

failed. Important is, logistics has the simple objective

sites; secondly there is a need of efficient, innovative

to provide a service, delivering the right goods to the

and sophisticated production logistics concepts to

right customer, at the right time, in the right quantity,

satisfy market demands (Keyword: Cyber physical

the right quality and the right price. Current concepts

production systems). Coordinated logistical access and

seem to meet his objective. Innovative, especially

transportation concepts enable smooth operations

environmentally and economically sustainable concepts

in urban environments. Fraunhofer Austria works

must perform either better or caused by uniform

on these issues intensively together with its research

incentives. However, the impact of such incentives on

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Board 2015 says Goodbye Outcomes and milestones

How did your board year influence you?

Teemu: I learned a lot about how to manage myself and my time,

Louise: I would say that quite some things are different from when

and how to work efficiently. I learned to care for the people around

I started the year, but I would say that one of the most important

me. I learned to listen and to compromise, but on the other hand

things I got was that I learned even more about the importance of

also to be more confident. I learned what it means to be responsible

bonding with the people you work with and I feel it is something

and to take responsibility, but also to share responsibility and to

that is now more in the back of my head and I take more time for it.

fully trust your colleagues. I expanded my comfort zone immensely and can proudly call Europe my home.

Stefan: With all the positive and sometimes negative experiences, all the moments of happiness and moments when you really want

Lassi: If I had to condense the impact that this year has had on me

to cry, I have truly grown up during this year. Furthermore, I

in just few words I would say immense personal growth in all fields

have learnt to live for today, but also to think about tomorrow.

of life, aiming for the best compromise rather than the perfect

Nevertheless, the Board year influenced me mostly to hide my

solution and most importantly patience. I have learned to approach

‘’explosive Balkan mentality’’ and to really think before I say

different problems in a structured and analytical way, taking into

something.

account all factors and opinions to come up with a feasible solution or at least the most pleasant compromise for all parties involved.

Marios: During this very challenging, yet rewarding year, there’s one

I have learned to understand and appreciate different points of

thing that is certain; I developed a lot as a person. Not to mention

view and sometimes even adapt to them. Not everyone works and

all the skills that were acquired and practiced, most importantly it

thinks like I do – and that is actually good!

was about expanding my horizon by talking with people from all over Europe. I learned that sometimes when you take too much

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Felix: This year influenced me in all relations. I expected a lot,

upon your own shoulders, the wisest thing you can do is ask for

challenges in professional and private life, and yes, the board year

help, instead of trying to manage everything on your own, which in

influences you in both areas a lot. But one thing that I did not expect

turn could either affect the outcome negatively or result in harming

was that I would get my thoughts more straight on my future plans.

oneself. One of the biggest influences however, would be the fact

What happens after studying? What do I want to do? Where do I

that I shared countless amazing moments with 5 truly inspiring and

want to work? Here, the board year influenced me a lot, indeed.

unique friends!

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An average of 46040 km (this is even more distance than travelling around the world!) were travelled by 6 boardies, which sums up to a total of 276240 km.

179 trips 30 trips/boardie

145 trips 24 trips/boardie

190 trips 32 trips/boardie

43 trips 7 trips/boardie

10 trips 2 trips/boardie

Which were your main challenges and learning points?

Stefan: Main challenge: to do magic with the Budget. Hear the

decrease the time I spend on operational work. Stress and time

financial needs of all the people in the organization, while having

management – I learned the importance of remembering to rest

in mind the total amount of money available for the year, allocate

from time to time and take some time off when needed. ESTIEM

everything properly, to have everyone satisfied at the end.

will not stop existing even if you do not answer right away the

Felix: It was challenging to stay energetic; travelling so much and

e-mail which popped into your inbox while watching a movie.

dealing with all kinds of issues can really take a lot of energy from

Teemu: The main challenges depend on the situation. Sometimes

you. Also, keeping up with happenings in the friend circle back

it’s just the sheer workload, sometimes motivation, sometimes

home was hard, even with modern technology. One thing I have

not knowing what the next step for something is and so on. The

learned – besides all things I have learned about travelling – I

year has a lot of varying challenges for you to face and deal with,

would say I have learned to organize my work better. Managing an

and by taking them on you learn a whole lot about different

inbox can be very stressful and get quite messy, especially when

situations and how to best handle them, but also about yourself

you do not have access to internet for some time. Dealing with

as a person and how you react to difficulties.

this is for sure one of the greatest learning points from this year.

Marios: I’ve learned, that sometimes it is important to challenge

Louise: Apart from trying to fit in some schoolwork in between

the status quo and to not be satisfied with how things currently

ESTIEM work, there is also the challenge to not only focus on

are, but rather than that - to look towards the future and

operational tasks, but also think one step further and think on

sometimes take bold decisions without getting stuck with minor

a strategic level. It is easy to stay on the operational level but by

details. I began doing so upon realising it this year, which at the

taking everything one step further you also develop yourself and

beginning was very challenging for me. It did not always work out,

learn more about management.

however, I don’t necessarily regret it. I think it provided both the

Lassi: Slowness of decision making on an organisational level –

organisation and me with valuable knowledge; to me, that is also

I learned to adapt to it by starting processes earlier and giving

the definition of “Playground” that we like to use in ESTIEM, it

people time to discuss the decisions at hand. Huge workload

was a truly remarkable learning opportunity.

– I learned to delegate different tasks to others in order to

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What’s the one thing that you would have done differently this year?

Stefan: Without doubt, I wouldn’t stress about motions during

doing and failing along the way - it’s similar to entrepreneurship. If

Council Meetings.

you get everything easy and don’t push yourself to your limits, what are you really gaining or learning? One improvement point that I

Felix: If I would do this year again, I would for sure plan more time

can highlight is having an even bigger focus on people and their

for myself. Making too many plans can be quite unhealthy, even if

development, especially from the local level up. I think we did pretty

it is the board year, ESTIEM has more from you if you are healthy

well regarding this, but there is always room for improvement and

and can rest from time to time a bit.

this is one of the most important fields in ESTIEM in my opinion.

Louise: A learning point for me this year was to think more strategic

Marios: That would be definitely to try and foresee my availability

and long term, especially as a Boardie you have a great opportunity

during the next few months more accurately and take a bigger

to develop your strategic management skills. Unfortunately it took

error margin. It happened this year that I took too many tasks upon

me some time until I came to the conclusion to think in this mind-

myself, which resulted in me struggling to complete them on the

set more often so this is something I would have liked to have

level that I had wished for.

thought of earlier.

Lassi: I would have probably tried to be a little more closely Teemu: There’s a lot of small things I’d do differently, a lot of them

involved in the daily life of P/C/I/R I am responsible for. I trust my

being failures from my part, but that is the part about learning by

leaders and their teams but little extra support never hurts.

There are 31 countries currently present in our network. Some were visited all of us, some only by 1/6.

The map shows how many of us were present in which countries throughout the year.

All Boardies have visited 26 countries all around Europe.

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Marios Kiriakidis Vice President of Public Relations

“

What I experienced this year was simply put: A leap out of my comfort zone, all the way to the “place where the magic happens”. Conversing with truly remarkable people, young and old; developing others and myself; pushing the organisation towards higher grounds; all whilst having the best year of my life. This, has only been possible because of ESTIEM and most importantly because of its brilliant members. I am confident that I’ll treasure this experience that shaped and developed me so much for the rest of my life. At this point I can only thank you for giving me the opportunity to accomplish what I had envisioned, to fail and grow and become the person I am today, to gain the confidence to believe that with the right mindset and attitude it’s certainly possible to achieve things that seem today to be impossible.

See you somewhere in Europe, be it in a month, a year or during the next anniversary!

Felix Limper Vice President of Education

“

A few years back, I would never have imagined this. Well, who of you did? It became normal to sit down with people from all over Europe for whatever reason; is it a discussion about our organization, sports, tradition or simply about the food you are just having. In my time in ESTIEM, I have experienced what it means to be European, what you can simply learn from being with international people. It has been an incredible experience. I can only thank you all for being as you are and ESTIEM for giving me this opportunity. Having friends from this many different backgrounds and still always finding that one thing in common, this mindset, this attitude.

This is ESTIEM Spirit.

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Louise Berglund

Vice President of Administration

“

Thanks to ESTIEM I always feel at home wherever I am in Europe and I truly found a place where I belong. ESTIEM helped me grow as a person in so many ways and I am so grateful for all the memories and opportunities I have been offered. So as my board year is coming to an end I can easily say that I could not be happier with everything I have done these past years and a lot of it has to do with all the people I have met through the years and how they motivated me to stay active and do more. I want to thank everyone who has been there at every event, Skype chat and email conversation cause without you I would not be who I am today. It is with an amazing feeling that I handover the ESTIEM torch to the new generation of ESTIEMers, my time is over but I know that ESTIEM is in great hands and that you will all keep the ESTIEM spirit alive. Because that is the most important thing we have, and it is what keeps the ESTIEM torch burning, so may that torch shine as bright in the hearts of others as it has in my heart.

Lassi Uusitalo Vice President of Acitivities

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When I started the Board year I had not been around in the central level as long as my co-boardies and other active ESTIEMers. I was not familiar with everything but I was eager to learn more about ESTIEM and get to know the amazing people working hard in it. I believe that through my position related work and curiosity towards unknown I have now gained a very deep understanding and appreciation towards all functions of ESTIEM which has made me love this organisation more than ever before. I cannot describe in words how much I feel I have grown as a person during this year. I owe this experience not only to my co-boardies but also many other wonderful friends I have had the chance to meet and work with. I will not say good bye, only until next time, as I know I will see you all again – See You Somewhere In Europe!

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Teemu Metsola

“

President Undoubtedly the most unique and intense year of my life so far is, unfortunately, soon reaching its end. It feels as if I’ve been active in ESTIEM for ages, even before I first entered university, but at the same time it feels like I’ve only just gotten started. It’s been a blast having the opportunity to be at the forefront of such an exciting student network, and witnessing the shared passion that all ESTIEMers have for ESTIEM. I took a moment to reflect on the crazy year so far during a night bus ride from Helsinki airport to my hometown after a five-week long ESTIEM travel trip, and I found myself both shocked and confused. I’ve learned and experienced so much over the past year, met so many new and different people, and found myself in situations so far out of my normal comfort zone. How can one organisation, that first trip to Europe you make, change your life so much?

Thank you for giving me this opportunity to experience new things, travel, develop, try out new ideas, fail, learn and grow.

It has been truly an unforgettable year, and I look forward to seeing the next generations of ESTIEMers taking on these challenges and opportunities!

Stefan Krstevski Vice President of Finance

“

“Did you travel to Istanbul to visit the city or for a connection flight?” Visit. “Where were you before Spain?”

Sweden. “Where are you from?” Macedonia. “Where do you travel to after Turkey?” Belgium. “How come and what are you doing in your life?” – the sir sitting next to me on the flight asked me. It’s called ESTIEM, and miracles are possible with this organisation. It was without a doubt, the year of my life. While looking at the past, living the moment and shaping the future. It was pleasure to represent ESTIEM around the Europe. It’s with dignity that I explain what we do and aim for; and a real privilege to hear: No Stefan, no Budget.

Dear friends, thank you!

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ESTIEM External Relations - going beyond European boundaries This year we decided to go a bit beyond our European horizons and to find out about possibilities for young engineers all around the world.

The enormous research has been held by the ESTIEM Ambassador and many new international bonds has been set up. What gathers engineering students in Africa, America and Middle East? Find out now!

According to the EU statistics centre there is around 12% of engineers getting their BA degree among all the European graduates, which makes technical education and to be more precise engineering one of the most wanted specialities in Europe, chosen largely by both Alina Afanasjeva

ESTIEM Ambassador

LG St. Petersburg

- students and employers. These active and ambitious students are united together by the large variety of NGOs focused on different areas of engineering, such as BEST - Board of European Students of Technology, EESTEC - Electrical Engineering Students European Association and many more, ESTIEM being one of them. Reaching around 60000 engineering students all

Over the last years, IIE has gradually developed its

around Europe, these organisations play the crucial role

partnership with ESTIEM. IIE leaders have actively

in the personal and professional development of their

supported ESTIEM’s council meetings, provided

members, help them develop friendships for life and gift

contributions on trends in IEM for the ESTIEM

hundreds of unforgettable experiences.

Magazine, and delivered webinars and training sessions in support of ESTIEM’s projects. Further, IIE has offered opportunities to create visibility for ESTIEM around world, through a featured article in IIE’s awardwinning magazine, Industrial Engineer, and speaker time for ESTIEM leaders at the latest annual international conference. Last but not least, IIE supports student to student collaboration through the pairing of ESTIEM IIE Chapters (such as Bilkent, Bogazici and Yildiz) with IIE Chapters in the US. As such, several students from Virginia Tech have participated at ESTIEM events

AMERICA

in Europe (Council Meeting, TIMES Competition), to further explore and intensive collaboration

Institute of Industrial Engineers

opportunities in the future.

IIE is the global association of productivity and efficiency

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professionals

specializing

in

industrial

NAESC

engineering and related professions. IE members

The connection with North America has been

include industry leaders and academics from all fields

established by ESTIEM a long time ago when we started

that intersect under the industrial engineering umbrella,

the collaboration with IIE America. This year we have

including process industries, lean, logistics and supply

established one more very promising partnership with

chain, health systems, and applied ergonomics. At

NAESC - National Association of Engineering Student

IIE these varied fields come together to advance the

Councils. NAESC is an organization based out of the

engineering profession through networking, training,

United States that aims to enhance communication and

and knowledge sharing.

promote coordination between engineering student

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groups.Our goal is to continually improve our service to

MIDDLE EAST

the engineering student bodies at each of our member universities. NAESC is continuously finding innovative

Forum 20-80

ways to reach this goal, for example hosting webinars

This cooperation is far from being new, but since

and holding conferences. NAESC is responsible for

the significant improvements have been achieved,

five Regional Conferences, an Engineering Leadership

this collaboration cannot be skipped. The 20-80

Summit, and a National Conference each year.These

student Forum for IEM students is an independent

conferences promote organizational leadership skills,

organization that was founded in 2013 and is managed

as well as personal and professional development. So

by the Forum committee: Yotam Tzuker, Itay Katanov,

we hope to see and hear even more from this new

Yotam Shacham and Michael Cherniak. Created as a

collaboration in the coming years, and we look forward

non-profit volunteer organization, the 20-80 Forum is

to working with them!

staffed by students and serves the student population in Ben-Gurion University.

SWE

Its goal is to amplify students’ motivation through

One more collaboration was launched with SWE -

experience, initiative and entrepreneurship. Some of

The Society of Women Engineers. SWE is the world’s

the Forum’s activities include organizing field trips,

largest advocate and catalyst for change for women in

discussions, mentors program, professional conference

engineering and technology. SWE helps women reach

and more. The Forum puts an emphasis on building a

their full potential as engineers and leaders through

career and connection to the business-industry world,

networking, professional development and the shaping

as well as first-hand experience as a supplement for

of public policy. Other than that SWE inspires young

academics.

girls to become engineers and support them with scholarships.

In 5th November in the Council meeting in Budapest,

This year marks the 65th anniversary of the Society of

Forum 20-80 has sent 2 students to represent the first

Women Engineers. What started as a small group of

delegation ever to ESTIEM events from Israel. After that

women on a university campus in the United States in

inspiration event the 2 representatives, Yotam Tzuker

1950, has grown into a network of more than 34,000

and Josh Cohen, came back home with passion to do

women across 60 countries in 2015!

more. Since then, Forum 20-80 has executed over than 50 different events and more than 20 team members.

AFRICA SAIIE Headed by a very sunny person Jacques Faure Southern African Institute of Industrial Engineering will soon become one of the partners of ESTIEM. SAIIE aims to present all Industrial Engineering students the opportunity to develop through participating in various social, cultural, academic, charitable and formal activities. It also strives to create a platform for Industry to connect with students and members,

Future perspective

and vice versa. The objective for the each of the local

Looking into the future ESTIEM plans to approach even

groups is to ensure that by participation students will

more engineering associations worldwide.The research

develop a full range of life skills and have a balanced

conveyed this year has indicated the existence of

lifestyle while studying. This includes the development

engineering related NGOs in South America (ABEPRO),

of a multicultural, socially responsible, professional and

Middle and Far East, Asia and Australia. ESTIEM

social background to equip them for the future.

Ambassador has already started approaching process

SAIIE believes that students should be presented with

so you will hopefully read about new accomplishments

the opportunity to develop to their full potential and

in the field of External Relations in the next ESTIEM

discover their full capabilities, inside and out of the

Magazine spring 2016, giving ESTIEMers many new

classroom environment.

opportunities all around the world. ■

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ESTIEM Strategical Plan 2015-2018 You know or you can imagine how worldwide non-governmental organisations (NGOs) gather their strategic council from time to time to hold important discussions and build the path for long-term strategic decisions. As other NGOs, ESTIEM is also an international, goaloriented body, and ESTIEM College is its strategic event.

Alaz Şenol

LG Ankara-Bilkent

In College, the active ESTIEMers gather in nature, free

are a team who work together very closely, so it can

of distractions such as noise of city life or internet, and

be a good idea to keep that team’s term aligned with

only focus on what matters for the future of ESTIEM,

each other to have a fresh new team start together

which also includes bonding and spending an amazing

when a term is over. Except a few projects, timing of

time with the fellow ESTIEMers. I, as one of these 26

project leader change didn’t seem to have a big impact

lucky people, will try to elaborate what happened this

on project’s schedule, so the commonsense was that

year in the woods up on the hills of the pretty, Greek

those few projects satisfy the needs of their timeline by

student town called Xanthi.

having the project leader changed already at the right

The first point in the agenda was the transportation

time, and the others shouldn’t be set a specific term as

from Xanthi to our uphill scout house. It doesn’t seem

the potential leaders can choose to apply for as much

as a big deal in the agenda, but in ESTIEM, the first step

time as they want. Regarding the Council Meetings

before working hard and playing hard throughout a

(CMs), we knew that the current times for the CMs

week is building the team with whom you will work

are picked to be the ones most suitable for most of the

together later on. In the case of College, as some of

local groups, and one of the main advantages of change

the most experienced and active people in ESTIEM

of the Board year will be having a whole summer for

who had spent several events before previously formed

the handover period for new Boardies and Committee

teams needed to be rebuilt. Consequently, some big

Leaders. As a result, current Council Meeting times

hugs to greet long missed friends and chit-chats for

seem ideal.

catching up during the bus ride brought the team back

Next day, we touched the essence of ESTIEM a little bit

together from all around Europe. In the end of the day,

when we brainstormed about how ESTIEM’s mission

a Greek language course made us get a taste of our

and vision should look like. The most exciting part was

hosts’ culture expanding our team in numbers with the

how the active ESTIEMers imagined ESTIEM to be a

addition of our lovely local organisers.

‘brand’ that all IEM students will want to be a part of, all IEM related professors and companies will want to cooperate with and recruit from in 10 years as a part of our vision statement brainstorming.

Then, rest of the day was covered by ‘Strategic Plan of 2015-2018’ around 5 of ESTIEM’s focus topics determined in College 2014 by the participants, which were Finances, Image, HR Management and Development, Service Development and Gap Between Central and Local Level. In the introduction of this

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First working day of the College was a big day, as

session, we could sense that some of these focus topics

we would discuss about Change of the Board Year.

are closely related and can be discussed together, so

To give a brief history of the subject; in the last CM

this can mean that the number of focus areas can be

(CM Baltics), majority of ESTIEM’s local groups voted

reduced in the near future. After determining which

to change the board year from the current one which

areas the discussions will be focused around we

is from January 1st to December 31st to a new term

separated into groups to try and come up with some

which will be from August 1st to July 31st. This big

solid solutions to these problems. In the end of an

change means that from January 1st, 2016 to July 31st,

efficient working day, all of these focus problems were

2016 there will be a ‘Transition Board’’ who will adapt

proposed some detailed solutions, and those details

ESTIEM’s yearly agenda to new board year. Therefore,

will be published later on in College minutes by the

the change brought up the questions such as what will

Board.

be the faith of leaders and Council Meetings. General

Last day of the preset discussions, we covered the

opinion was that Committee Leaders and Boardies

‘Structure of ESTIEM’. What’s meant by structure

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The most exciting part was how the active ESTIEMers imagined ESTIEM to be a ‘brand’ that all IEM students will want to be a part of, all IEM related professors and companies will want to cooperate with and recruit from in 10 years as a part of our vision statement brainstorming.

is the definitions of committees, projects and initiatives

later in College minutes that I mentioned before.

(CPIs), and how CPIs are positioned with respect to

As you might have imagined, living in a scout home

each other, which in the current structure is the matrix

with a limited interior space (20 people staying in a

structure in which every committee and project interact

room together), keeping this space clean, blowing your

with and support one another, whereas the initiatives

brain throughout the day, trying to relax it by partying

await to grow up and suit a right spot in this matrix. The

during the night and waking up early after all of this

problem with that structure was, i.e., why this discussion

circle was a little challenging even for some of the most

arose was that the current CPIs do not fit their respective definition (e.g. a current project does not fit the definition of a project), and because of those incompatibilities our current initiatives, which are sufficiently grown, cannot fit into being a committee or a project. To fix these problems, we separated into groups to work on each committee, project, initiative or an event type (Activity Week, LR Forum…) one by one, and by spending a whole day and an extra morning on this discussion we reached a common understanding in which we don’t change the number of layers in the structure, but define them

experienced ESTIEMers. However, after going through

better so that the definitions can also embrace upcoming

and accomplishing all of these with your teammates the

initiatives or event types.

hardest part was saying goodbye. All in all, it shouldn’t

During last two working days, we had 11 open space

come as a surprise that in ESTIEM we hold a strategic

discussions about more specific topics that the participants

meeting every year as most of the other NGOs do. What

proposed and facilitated the group discussion on the topics

should make this event surprising is not the main content

they proposed. Most of these 11 topics found themselves

of it, but the intense spirit of the atmosphere you live for

sufficient time for discussion and ended up in solid action

a week surrounded by your closest friends from all around

points to be acted upon by their respective responsibles

Europe, which is also called ‘ESTIEM Spirit’ at its best, so if

in central ESTIEM. Outcomes of these specific discussions

you are intrigued by this article, I hope you will make your

and any other details about the discussions can be found

way to next ESTIEM College.■

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50th Council Meeting Baltics: Everyhing is possible!

Marina Jermakova

LG Riga

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First of all, I would like to start with an introduction. I

will stay in our minds every day for the next year was

am an ESTIEMer.Most people knows me , but this time

scary, but making small steps in order to reach the

I wish to tell little bit more about myself.

finish, the fear was decreasing

My name is Marina, I was born and live in Riga, Latvia,

How did it continue?

currently 22 years old and working for international

After being accepted by council, there was only one

company. For the last year I experienced one of the

way - to plan step by step in order to organise the

biggest challenges of my life. I was the project leader

meeting for the people who are waiting every Council

of 50th ESTIEM Council Meeting Baltics. If you have

Meeting, where they can meet up with old friends, gain

not heard about it, then the key figures are following:

new skills, being proud of successful achievements and

Happened from 14th till 20th of April 2015, organised

search for new goals to reach.

by Baltic Region Local Groups - Kiev, Kaunas, Minsk,

It was one of the motivation points which kept in the

Moscow, Riga, Saint Petersburg, Vilnius and Tallinn. The

team wish to invite all ESTIEMers at one place and

hosting Local Group was Riga, based in Riga Technical

gave them the possibility to have one of the best times

University.

during their student years.

How the idea came up? First thoughts arose in spring

We began with creating a team. Team is heart of

2013. I remember myself, standing on the stage in front

the whole process. If you are not surrounded with

of 250 self confident students, presenting Riga Local

motivated, excited, hardworking, smart and artistic

Group, where I was involved only for 5 months and

people, your passion to reach the goal will fade

had little overview about ESTIEM. There was asked a

gradually. Luckily, Baltics are the people, who have

question “When Riga will host a Council Meeting?�.

those needed characteristics. Creating and keeping

Council Meeting in Riga? Actually, I had no idea, was

truck of process in the international team, was the first

unsure, it was proposed that there might start the

and only challenge, as all of us are very different from

process in 1 year.

each other, with different level of knowledge and being

Time runs fast and after 2 years, it came real

interested in particular fields.

How did it start? ESTIEMers know that, the best ideas

When the team was set, the next step was about

never come while eating salad. For Baltics, it was similar.

planning general tasks and distributing them around the

Final decision to organise Council Meeting as a whole

Local groups, based on their performance, knowledge

region was officially settled in one of the evenings

about the Council Meeting organisation and their

during the Council Meeting Istanbul-Bogazici.

capability based on geographical location. Thanks to

There is one statement for the Baltic people - eyes are

the support of ESTIEM Board 2014, it was done quite

scared, but hands will do. Accepting the offer, which

fast.

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When the team is completed, tasks are written, the

CM organisation gave everyone new knowledge, self-

work starts! How do you work? Just sit, read the task

confidence, taught how to work in one team with

and do. Actually nothing hard. Just time, wish, motivation

the people you barely know and how to trust people

and knowledge is needed. The knowledge were shared

around you. This is something all of us need to learn. ■

by previous organisers, time was gained, saying yes to the healthy lifestyle and proper daily regime, wish and motivation were kept by people around you.

How did it end?

With the feeling of being proud of 28 people who were around you for the whole year and despite different problems, we succeed it and became more closer friends than before. The feeling, what fullfilled my heart, during the appreciation session, was happiness, that the work is finally over, but also it mixed with the sadness because the year filled with great memories has run so fast.

Now I can describe the year living with the thoughts of Council Meeting as a journey of rises and falls, problems and solutions, cries and laughs, dreams and reality.

Was it hard? Yes! Was it exciting? Yes! Was it unforgettable? Yes! Should everyone have such experience in their life? Yes!

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“It was the biggest challenge of my life” - this is the sentence everyone from our team said after Council Meeting was over. Remember, everything is possible!

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A life changing experience: CERN Summer Internship It is a warm Saturday night, 11 PM local time. An airplane has just landed at Geneva International Airport, bringing one Macedonian student to an adventure that is about to change his future perspective on life.

It was my first time ever in Switzerland and moreover,

interns with different backgrounds from all around

the first time ever I got out of my country for “business”

the world, gathered here for sharing only one goal: to

rather than pleasure, or better said - CERN Summer

take part in one of the world’s most frequently asked

Student Internship. CERN’s abbreviation comes from

questions: how did we actually get here? Meeting my

the French “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche

supervisor was the next important step to be taken. I

Nucléaire” and is the Andrej Vasev

LG Skopje

Organization for Nuclear

was feeling both excited and nervous at the same time

Research in the world. I was about to discover its

as millions of questions were bumping inside my head.

importance in the very first moments after my arrival.

Am I going to be well prepared for the working project

When I was asked at the passport control why was I

I was about to receive? Am I going to grab this chance

coming to Geneva, my response made the policeman

using all the resources on my disposal or miss this once-

stamp my passport without even checking its validity.

in-a-lifetime opportunity for a fruitful cooperation with

From that moment on, I realised for whom I am starting

one of Europe’s most famous physicians of the 21st

to work and what CERN means for the Swiss and

century, Mr. Michael Doser? All these questions have

worldwide scientific society.

slowly and unexpectedly brought me in front of his office, when I knocked on the door. “Come in, take a

As my first working Monday was approaching, I had the

seat. You must be Andrej. I was waiting for you!”

opportunity to consume the spirit of the city itself. I visited Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) with its marvellous

It was my pleasure to meet him. A very fruitful

Water Jet Fountain, the Palace of the United Nations,

discussion regarding my project followed, as I was

the Red Cross Museum, St. Pierre Cathedral and many

carefully listening the clarification of the challenge that

other landmarks, each of them craving to tell the story

was soon to become one of my most enchanting daily

of a city that unifies modern life with the ancient times.

activities. The main purpose of my project was design, analysis and research on all conditions under which

The official beginning of my Internship was on Monday.

one cryogenic mechanism would produce extremely

While I was wandering around CERN’s site and trying

low temperatures needed for cooling down a silicon

to find the correct office to finalise the bureaucratic

target in a closed magnetic system. That target was

procedures, I met a couple of young people that

furthermore the main object which aims to carry out

were soon to become one of my closest friends and

the first direct measurement of a gravitational effect on

colleagues. There were almost 300 summer student

an antimatter system. I got an office a couple of doors ahead of my boss’s, and a software package licence in order to immediately start working on my project.

“We’ll try to bring you up to speed very rapidly” he said. “So, the first weeks are going to be intense. In fact, your whole time here will be!”.

That did not make me feel frightened at all, just the opposite. I felt the need to contribute even more to something that was soon to become one of my most remarkable experiences. My motivation was constantly growing bigger and stronger, as my supervisor was telling me the following: “You are not here to work for us, you are here to work for yourself! As long as you learn something new, expand your knowledge and do what you are required to do in this particular period of time, you have all the freedom of being creative and build your own path to success!”

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As things were continuously heading to an upper

with you the same goals, creativity, or even fears!

direction, I was proud of being able to understand

Afterwards, you must indeed feel more confident in

and learn more each and every day, hour and minute!

what you do, since you can expand your motivation by

My knowledge and comprehension were reaching to

only following others’ advice and opinions. In the end

a greater extent, as I started perceiving information

of the day, it will be nothing but your own choice! In

easier and using a more professional approach. I

CERN, you follow your own rules, your own path of

have absorbed that entire scientific atmosphere that

success, and people will always be willing to help if you

was enclosing my mornings and had been part of my

confront any obstacles on the way.

afternoons. But it was definitely not all about work and science! CERN has an exceptionally well-developed

To conclude, the combination of world’s highest

strategy for entertaining its summer student interns.

class science and people continuously contributing to

CERN is a city in a city! Whether it’s the movie

its growth forms an organization which has provided

program, the salsa workshop or the fitness club, CERN

me with the most valuable experience of my life! My

staff has the opportunity to relax within these activities

advice to all the readers would be to go for it! Grab

and get refreshment that will lead them to some greater

your chance and never let it go! Whether it’s for the

achievements during the following hours of work.

development of your future career or just helping out experiments by following their progress, do not

And all this supplemented by the people. Those who

hesitate to apply for this amazing program! It is not

are part of this organization are amazing! You can

just a regular internship that will fill in some additional

exchange any kind of scientific knowledge or just a

space of your CV, but an accomplishment worth being

regular mesmerizing experience with people always

stamped on your memory. One that can become the

worth discussing with! There will never be an “empty

main leading object to your future achievements and

conversation”. You will find certain individuals sharing

life full of success! ■

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A bright future unfolding, LG Minho is being established Everyone knows what ESTIEM represents. What are the opportunities and benefits that comes along, the personal growth attached to every single experience and the overall feeling of satisfaction felt in every event. But it’s always present the idea that few of us, industrial engineers, actually take advantage of it.

Minho is a beautiful region with a university of its own,

enough for all the students in the course. It’s important

with their proper version of our course. However the

to let them all know what the LG does, why it does it

core of it is well managed, it felt during a long time

and what they have to gain with it. In a small LG, it’s

that some type of communication with the exterior

mainly the function of the LR…

was missed. There was never a lot of contact with Diogo Sá

LG Minho

companies and external events from our students. A

The solution for us was found by bringing some new

voice for the voiceless was needed and the answer was

members of the LG to a motivational event, in Coimbra,

an association, named NEEGIUM.

and by organising our own event. In Coimbra everyone

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The future is bright and we are moving towards it.

got their first contact with the ESTIEM environment and the opportunity to make friends with people from different regions and countries. By the time we held the Language Programme Initiative Regional Coordination Meeting, the commitment shown by the organizers

Created three years ago, it was meant to build a bridge

(new members of the LG) was off the charts. We

between the students and all the opportunities around

could see interest on participating in ESTIEM events

them. It worked at some extent, and while there is still

and it signifies that our popularity is risen up.

a lot of work to be done, the main objective was finally

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fulfilled last year, when our Local Group was established.

While it’s still not big enough, step by step, we’re

We fought for it, expecting that one day we would be

getting more recognized around our university and

able of providing with all the knowledge and resources

slowly building a strong foundation to an LG that

for our students to fully take advantage of ESTIEM.

has aspirations to become active on the ESTIEM

Slowly we’re getting there… With the creation of a

community. As the time passes, you’ll be seeing more

new entity, supposed to hang itself on the students

of us in events all over Europe, spreading our fun and

will, comes a lot of challenges and complications. The

enjoyment, and making sure we’ll leave a mark on the

biggest one was motivating everyone about it. A Local

ESTIEM community. The future is bright and we are

Group will never prosper if their objective isn’t clear

moving towards it. ■

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ESTIEM Consultancy Initiative: Filling up the open space In ESTIEM there is a lot of open space for ideas of any kind. Almost everything can be implemented and tested within the safe boundaries of the network. One of those things is the idea of an ESTIEM Junior Consultancy. This idea has been sticking around in the network for quite a long time but has never been put into action before.

In ESTIEM there is a lot of open space for ideas of any kind. Almost everything can be implemented and tested within the safe boundaries of the network.

One of those things is the idea of an ESTIEM Junior Consultancy. This idea has been sticking around in the network for quite a long time but has never been put into action before. Early in 2015, during one of the parking lot sessions of the Corporate Relations Committee Coordination Meeting, a new Initiative, the Consultancy Initiative, was finally founded to bring this idea to life. Its potential is especially great within ESTIEM because in consulting, people are confronted with some kind of problem that has to be properly analysed and solved. We, as ESTIEM, are a network of differently acting and differently thinking people from a lot of different cultures and backgrounds. This means that our consulting teams will have lots of different perspectives and approaching angles on the problem, guaranteeing the best possible solution for any kind of problem. The main aim of the Consultancy Initiative is

can get through the initiative, firstly, they can find out

individually applicable style of working. With those

if they like the work and want to continue specialising

structures put into place, the team can start to grow

in this direction and secondly, they

will be a lot

and expand and we can start building a reputation. The

more experienced in the field when graduating. This

most valuable thing we learned so far? Consulting is

leads to better chances in becoming employed as a

all about reputation. Establishing this idea within our

consultant and reduces training efforts needed for the

network will be a huge step towards improving the

future employers. This way, the initiative works as a

professional image of ESTIEM. The possibilities it can

gap closing tool for ESTIEMers interested in working

offer to our network are not only creating a new tool

as professional consultants. The most fundamental

to train and encourage the professional development

questions arising when starting off were about how the

of our members, but also generating a new source of

actual process of working will look like. How are we

income once the service is established and known. In

going to find the teams?, Hhow will we ensure a healthy

the short time we’vewe´ve been working on this idea,

relationship with our customers?, Wwill teams consist

we’vewe´ve already learned a lot and opened our

of people living in the same area and working on local

minds to think in different ways, that’s what ESTIEM

projects, or will they communicate via skype, working

is all about. So, if you have an idea in mind that you

on projects online? In order to find answers to these

want to bring to life, don’tdon´t be afraid to fill the

questions, our main objectives are acquiring the first

open space that ESTIEM offers you and embrace the

assignments, a set of pilot cases during which we can

opportunity to work on your dream. ■

Jonas Vollrath

standardized procedures to achieve a structured,

Consultancy Initiative Leader

those, we can re‐evaluate the workflow and set up

With the kind of hands on consulting experience they

LG Siegen

training our members in consulting and problem solving.

test and redefine processes. After having completed

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IIE Annual Conference Malna Polya

LG Budapest, Karlsruhe

In 2015, ESTIEM had the chance to be represented at the Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIE) in the US between May 30th and June 2nd. Two ESTIEMers: Atamert Arslan from LG Karlsruhe and Malna Polya from LG Budapest travelled to Nashville, Tennessee to share the knowledge about our network, spread the ESTIEM spirit and discover opportunities to broaden the cooperation between IIE and ESTIEM. Professors and students from Virginia Tech took the

research findings with the audience asking questions and

responsibility to support us with the accommodation,

getting inspired by new ideas. The workshop schedule

the transportation, and the professional aspect which

was very busy with multiple sessions simultaneously,

proved to be a good possibility to build friendships and

so all the participants had to carefully plan in advance

great connections between the two organizations. We

which sessions they wanted to attend.

were wearing the maroon polo shirt of Virginia Tech (VT) along with the VT students. We could feel as a

In the mornings, we heard keynote speeches from

part of their Student Chapter.

great industry leaders. During the day, we engaged in workshops and optional factory visits, and in the afternoons, we participated in food receptions. On the final evening, the Honors and Awards Dinner was held and during the last day, the Student Track took place with several student-targeted presentations, including the ESTIEM presentation.

One of the main goals of the Annual Conference was to promote the connections and network between IE professionals and students and this was supported by the Expo with several universities and companies as exhibitors. Students could ask questions from company and university representatives throughout the conference which could mean a great support with the educational and career planning of the student participants.

Similarly to company visits in ESTIEM, we were offered,

The biggest difference between an ESTIEM Council

in total, 6 high quality facility tours. They were optional

Meeting and an IIE Annual Conference lies within

and required a reasonable fee to participate in. Visits

theparticipants and programs. At the conference,

were organised to the Jack Daniels distillery, the VF

not only Industrial Engineering (IE) students but also

Imagewear distribution center, the Nissan assembly

professionals and professors were present, which gave

plant and many more, while those not participating in

all the participants great networking opportunities.

the tours could still attend other sessions.

As a general outline, during the conference, a great

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variety of professional workshops and keynote

To elaborate on the conference schedule, which is

speeches was offered. Many IE researchers and

comparable to the working groups at an ESTIEM

professionals had the chance to present their IE-related

Council Meeting in terms of the cumulative duration

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ESTIEM presentation that was attended by around

sessions, which were highly academic. The topics

30 students from different universities in the USA as

of the sessions were assigned to the categories they

well as by Prof. Eileen Van Aken who currently plays

were relevant to and we could easily choose which

an active role in developing the relationship between

academic work under which category we wanted

the two organizations. During the session we talked

to be informed about. Some of the categories were

not only about the classical aspects of ESTIEM such

Operations Research, Lean, Manufacturing & Design,

as vision and mission but also about what ESTIEM and

and Ergonomics. Corresponding to our personal

IIE have in common, in which ways they are different

interests, we attended the sessions in our best interest

to one another, what the Industrial Engineering and

in order to learn about the latest academic work that is

Management curriculums in Europe look like and how

being done. A typical session lasted 75 minutes in total

the two organisations could possibly cooperate better

and there were multiple presentations being held, each

in the future. Among the many Virginia Tech student

with a question round at the end.

participants there were a few that had visited at least

Atamert Arslan

LG Karlsruhe, Istanbul-ITU

of different sessions, there were various parallel

one ESTIEM event and helped our session have even Besides multiple networking sessions that were great

a greater impact by passing on their impressions. One

to get to know important people in the industry, a

of the greatest highlights for them was to learn that

gala dinner was also part of the schedule, where the

ESTIEM was run by only students.

awards and honours were introduced. Here, the best student and industry research papers were announced

To conclude, attending the IIE Annual Conference was

and several scholarships and fellowships were awarded.

a great success. It was not only by getting to know the

The Student Track took place on the last day of the

best practices of IIE but also by sharing some of the

conference, which focused on different topics for

best practices of ESTIEM, building and strengthening

students such as professional networking, effective

the connection between the two organizations and

communication and presentation skills as well as

showing students from all around the world what

leadership skills. Additionally, we held an introductory

ESTIEM Spirit truly is. â–

About IIE IIE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, nonprofit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial engineering.

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Language Programme Initiative Early stage of an idea? Not anymore!

Who has never thought about how cool it is to be

the most out of a common, universal and beloved

taught some funny sentences when travelling abroad?

activity: language learning.

Or learning some basics and some pick-up lines? Why

Enrique Biosca

LPI Leader 2014/15

LG Madrid

do, at the end, most conversations lead to a language

To be honest, there is so much potential in this Initiative.

difference discussion? Wouldn’t it be nice to randomly

We started implementing language courses, but then

say some foreign words to natives and notice that

we opened up our Initiative to more fun and various

they somehow feel closer to you? Someone decided

language activities. Then some toolkit with sentences

to reflect about seek for an answer to a question that

and expressions from all 28 ESTIEM languages started

no one else before brought further: “Why don’t we

being filled in, which lead to an App coding project in

take advantage of the diversity and variety of languages

order to use that toolkit.

within our network?”

And that’s how it all started, thanks to the previous LPI leader Dieuwertje Woudstra, from LG Enschede. A year and a half afterwards, I got so motivated to followup on this idea that I became the next LPI leader, and I had a clear goal: people had to know about the Language Programme Initiative! How could it be that it took me a while to learn about this?! I decided to build a team who would be ready to work beside me and show the whole network that the idea was good. In fact, it is so good that actually everyone benefits from it in every ESTIEM event, unconsciously.

We

have

made

dictionaries

for

exchanges,

collaborations with Universities outside of the network, pen-pal activities, language learning based events, Business English trainings… And you still wonder why this team has such an enormous impact in on the network? But, from my humble perspective, there are still so many opportunities yet to be discovered!

If we objectively evaluate the situation, there is a true need of this Language Programme within ESTIEM and our activities seem appealing to mostly everyone! I am getting closer to the end of my mandate. It is already about time to let someone else bring even better ideas and continue with this tenacious job that Dieuwertje and I have been working on for the past 3 years.

Since then, we have been working hard non-stop, approaching all kinds of events to implement some fun

I feel sad for leaving, but I couldn’t be more proud of

language related activities, as well as thinking of new

what all of us have achieved together. One and a half

ideas and services that could be interesting for our

years of giving our best for our dreams and building

network. People continuously devote their time within

something so worthy that I am sure it will last for a

our team and they get really creative with proposals

lifetime. Thank you all, truly, for sharing this journey

and new paths. And we have no plan of stopping them,

with me!We are no longer in the early stage of an idea,

but rather to facilitate them with the tools needed to

no longer on a trial for anything, but in the stage of the

make those ideas come to life! This requires to have

materialization of a piece of everyone’s desires when

quite enough interested ESTIEMers, and we keep

starting a new adventure abroad. ■

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TIMES Training Event Event was held in Istanbul-Yildiz from 19 to 24th October. There were 18 participants from 12 different Local Groups.

Selin Bekir

During the training they covered the following topics: Basic Case Solving, Team Building, Presentation skills and Time management. We had quite amazing 4 teams: Unicorns, Bestiemers, TT360 and Timemachines. Teams solved 3 cases during days and sometimes even during the evenings. Then they had the final case where we had external jury members from Accenture to experience the real TIMES competition environment. Throughout the week, participants had chance to get direct feedback from our experienced trainers. We all stayed together in a hostel in Ortakoy (a lovely seaside area near the Bosporus) so, especially the first day, it was awesome to see how teams continued to think about the case in the evening when we return the hostel. They worked on it until midnight, and could ask their questions to trainers whenever they needed.

During the evenings, we had a lot of fun by enjoying Turkish food and drinks. We went to one of the most fancy night

club in Istanbul called Sortie in the first evening. On the second day we spent our night singing songs together in a Karaoke Bar. The other day we had an awesome Gala dinner with an amazing Bosporus view. The last night, we had the international night to end this great event by getting the know more of our cultures for the one last time. This event was one of the best events ever for me in ESTIEM since you can fully feel the ‘work hard, play hard’ spirit. It was undoubtedly amazing to see how both participants and the trainers were working so hard during the days and sometimes even during the evenings and still could play really hard each day. Also, it was really amazing to see the improvement of the participants. There was indeed a huge difference between their first case solving performance and the last one. (At least the last one took 4 hours for them to solve while the first one took 11 hours, but they really learnt so many things in the first day.) Presentations of each team really got better significantly day by day.

LG Istanbul-Bogazici

TIMES Training Event is one of the most promosing and beneficial event in ESTIEM. As ESTIEM is organising the largest pan-European case study competition for Industrial Engineering and Management students: TIMES, it finally initiated this prestigious and highly acclaimed training event to train the future case solvers and to prepare them to this Europewide case study competition back in the year 2012.

The very first TIMES Training event has been succesfully organised by Local Group Como and Milan with its 17 participants from 12 different Local Groups. Then Local Group Hamburg, Vaasa, Novi Sad took the lead respectively and organized the TIMES Training Event. This year, it is time to Local Group Istanbul-Yildiz to take the challenge and organize this event for case study enthusiasts. The main goal of this event is to see the TIMES Training Event Graduates as higly well qualified case solvers in Europe. Our proffesional trainers, and experienced ESTIEMers: Max Steinmetz and Aaro Kauppinen are doing their bests in every single TIMES Training Event since the very beginning, to achieve this goal.

After all this experience and knowledge they gained, I hope to see each of them in Semi Finals or even in the Final. Thanks to the lovely organisers of LG Istanbul-Yildiz, espically our awesome project leader Cansu Tekdemir for making this event amazing. Also, thanks to the cotrainers Busra Kazanci and Alaz Ata Senol for their effort and all the work they did during the event. And of course a huge special thanks goes to our amazing trainers: Max Steinmetz and Aaro Kauppinen for taking part in these training events from the very beginning and for sharing their knowledge, experiences and their ESTIEM spirit with new generations! Last but not least, I would like to thank my fellow TIMES Project Leader Alara Gülgör for helping me a lot during the preparation process of the event. I think TIMES Training event has a huge importance for our network considering its concept and I strongly recommend everyone to not miss this opportunity that ESTIEM provides them and to join one in their ESTIEM journey! ■

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ESTIEM meets EPIEM at the 8th EPIEM Conference The annual European Professors of Industrial Engineering and Management (EPIEM) Conference brings together European IEM professors, students and alumni to discuss about the development of IEM education. After a successful first edition of “ESTIEM meets EPIEM” at the 7th EPIEM conference in Graz, Austria last year, 14 motivated ESTIEMers had the privilege of attending the 8th edition held in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Mark Kramer

LG Groningen

The EPIEM conference is an annual two-day conference

Goran Putnik (University of Minho) showed their PBL

focused on developing IEM education and contributing

3.0 concept called Social Network Based learning,

to a common and prosperous future for youth in Europe.

in which learning is regarded as a social process and

Leading European professors present and discuss their

students get to decide when, how and where they study.

views on recent developments in IEM education and

Entrepreneurship turned out to be a recurring theme

new opportunities for cross border cooperation are

throughout the conference, with most professors

explored. What’s unique about this conference is its

agreeing that society demands that students develop

open and informal atmosphere in which students and

an entrepreneurial mindset. Goran Putnik even took

professors actively engage in discussions, creating a

it to the next level and stated that the University of

dynamic and inspiring environment perfect for sharing

Minho is changing their performance measure from

and developing innovative ideas.

employability (The percentage of students that find a job after graduation) to entrepreneurial success (The

This year’s main theme was ‘Problem Based Learning

percentage of students that start a successful business).

in Industrial Engineering and Management Education’.

“

Problem Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in

Besides professors and students, alumni were also

which students learn through the experience of solving

represented for the first time. Marlies van Laarhoven,

open-ended problems. In PBL students are actively

one of the founders of ESTIEM, presented the

engaged in group work while the teacher serves as a

IEM Caring Foundation and suggested ways for

facilitator and mentor in the process. Professors from

IEM students, professors and professionals to

universities around Europe presented their views on

work together. This proved to be a fruitful base for

PBL as an effective teaching method for IEM and how

discussion and the second day of the conference was

they incorporate PBL in their own teaching.

spent almost entirely working on ideas for future

What’s unique about this conference is its open and informal atmosphere in which students and professors actively engage in discussions, creating a dynamic and inspiring environment perfect for sharing and developing innovative ideas.

Jim Platts (University of Cambridge) kicked off

cooperation. During open-space working sessions

with a key-note speech in which he emphasized the

professors and students worked together on new

importance of incorporating entrepreneurship and

ideas for businessbooster, the European Master

social responsibility in IEM education. He promoted

Thesis Award and a Critical Thinking Competition.

Problem Based Learning as a way to help students

The conference was concluded in a beautiful way by

develop the entrepreneurial skills needed in today’s

Marlies van Laarhoven who presented the idea of the

fast changing society. Christian Mustata (University of

IEM University for Sustainable Prosperity; an idea that

Bucharest) presented the role of sustainability in IEM

took shape during the conference and which you will

education and emphasized the need for sustainable

probably hear more about in the near future!

action and social entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneurship turned out to be a recurring theme throughout the conference, with most professors agreeing that society demands that students develop an entrepreneurial mindset.

Apart from the official program, the participants had

professors and students left the bar, which marked the

plenty of time to network and enjoy the city of Novi

end of a successful 8th edition of the EPIEM conference.

Sad together. For the students this provided a unique

The second edition of ESTIEM meets EPIEM at EPIEM

opportunity of informal networking with professors,

conference in Novi Sad has provided a solid base

while the professors made use of the occasion to

for future cooperation between the two networks.

get an insight in how the students perceive their

Students and professors have committed themselves to

education. After the last conference day the students

work on joint projects and the IEM Caring Foundation

and professors turned to the local ‘kafana’ to continue

is one step closer to its IEM University of Sustainable

fruitful conversations and engaging discussions. The

Prosperity. ■

clock had moved way past midnight when the last

About EPIEM European Professors of Industrial Engineering and Management (EPIEM) is a fast-growing European-wide network, connecting researchers and academics of the IEM-field. Our goal is fostering collaboration between IEM professors across Europe to enhance the field of IEM. The first EPIEM Conference took place in Cambridge 2010 following an invitation of ESTIEM students addressed to IEM professors.

Do you want to get a unique insight on the development of IEM education and network with European IEM professors?

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Welcome, LG Krakow LG Krakow, located in one of the most beautiful city in Europe, can be really proud of being full member in ESTIEM, strong network for IEM students. It was a long way to go, filled with organised events and participation in other. Along the way we met many obstacles that we overcame together, as a Local Group. These obstacles made us stronger, developed us as the association. It was worth it.

Weronika Nowak

LG Krakow

We are Local Group with just a few years of existence

Our next stop was Council Meeting Aveiro 2013 in

but right from the beginning we actively participate in

Portugal. Michał Barcik and Konrad Marszalik have

ESTIEM’s life. Our official story started during Spring

earned for us the observer status, what was our goal

Council Meeting 2013 in Eindhoven. After Eindhoven

at that time. We became increasingly bigger and bigger

we finally knew what ESTIEM’s spirit is and also get to

- nearly 30 students came to the next recruitment

know how to pass it further. Konrad Marszalik (our first

meeting. Most of them left a mark in the history of

LR), Michał Barcik, Kamil Pyżyński, Marta Mańka and

our Local Group. Then the time came for gaining

Karina Szymańska are people who iniciated all actions

new experience by organising important ESTIEM

of our LG (these people bacame later the first official

events: Businessbooster CoM, Europe 3D, Knowledge

holders).

Management Committee CoM, “Juwenalia” Activity

North-East Regional Coordination Meeting was the

Week and Local Exchanges...

first event organized in Krakow. The whole event took

At the moment we are absolutely more experienced,

place in October 2013 and it was a lot to remember.

we constantly analyze feedback forms and draw

Thanks to this event we have gained more members and

conclusions together. Thanks to our actions, LG

everyone knew what was going on in this organisation,

Krakow functions smoothly and actively. All that helped

what is the reason of its existence. Generally speaking

us earned the Full Member of ESTIEM during CM Baltics

- everyone became excited! Our previous board has

2015, after presentation given by our representatives:

planned specific strategy that works so far. Most of

Jacek Liguziński and Grzegorz Talar.

them belong now to ESTIEM Alumni but despite this

Nobody can take from us what we have learned due to

we still remember about their achievements and follow

ESTIEM. We are getting stronger every day and we will

their steps. In 2013 we only got to know ESTIEM, in

not give up quickly. Right away you will hear about the

2015 we can say that we are strong Local Group with

next events organized in charming Krakow. Hope to

full membership and write down plenty of events that

see you someday… in this city!

we organized, in which we participated.

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Karlstad, Oh Yeah!

The road to membership The city of Karlstad lies perfectly on the northern shore of EU’s biggest lake, Vänern. Here ESTIEM was introduced to us at Karlstad University at the end of 2012. Since then LG Karlstad has grown substantially and as of CM Baltics in Riga we can officially call us members of ESTIEM! experience occurred in the spring of that same year

showed as we got over 30 participants, and as a direct

when we as guests attended CM Eindhoven. However

result of the competition we sent a team to the TIMES

at the end of the school year the majority of our

semi-final in Istanbul in January 2015. We followed this

founders either left for studies abroad, graduated, or

up by hosting another case competition and this time

changed schools. This left only one of the founders

we arranged it together with EVRY, Apecs Student

to create, with three other members, our first official

Consulting, Innovation Park, and Karlstad University.

board for the school year 2013-2014.

If you find that your LG has problems with making students aware of ESTIEM and/or getting people

Erik Sjöö

The need for a case oriented addition our education

LG Karlstad

Our LG was founded early 2013 and our first ESTIEM

involved, hosting a case training/competition is an excellent way to solve those problems.

This recent activity on the local level has payed off as our board for 2015-2016 has 9 members and 7 of them are in year 2 or 3(out of 5) and completely new to ESTIEM. The new board is excited and full of new and fresh ideas on how to continue to grow LG Karlstad.

Look out Europe!

Soon after we unfortunately lost the support from our university that we received in the beginning – e.g. being sponsored for CM Eindhoven. At this time LG Karlstad was probably at its lowest point, with discussions being held on whether we should disband or keep going.

Fortunately we opted for option number two and in the fall we attended both the Nordic ReCoM and CM Portugal where we obtained observership status!

We made a conscious decision to focus on maintaining an active and enthusiastic group of core members. So instead of expanding and recruiting too much we chose to recruit the few people that on their own heard about ESTIEM and expressed an interest in joining.

In the spring of 2014 – in addition to attending Nordic ReCoM and CM Istanbul – we arranged our first official

None of this would be possible without the continuous

ESTIEM event, KMC CoM as well as had our first LG

support from central ESTIEM and we would like to

exchange in which we visited LG Linköping. For the first

specially thank Teemu Metsola, Esin Korel and all our

time it felt like ESTIEM in Karlstad was here to stay.

amazing RC’s – Louise Berglund, Martyna Kosmala, and

In the fall of 2014 we hosted our first event for our

Alexander Dryselius – for helping LG Karlstad continue

local members: a case training session and a case

to grow and flourish. Lastly, we would like to thank all

competition. We felt that our education was somewhat

the incredible LG’s in Sweden as well as our University.

lacking in this area and that this was something that our

You guys rock! ■

students would benefit significantly from. Plus what a better way to make IEM students aware of ESTIEM?

See you somewhere around Europe!

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Entrepreneurs made in ESTIEM In August/September 2015 the second edition of the Summer Entrepreneurship Training (SET) took place in Istanbul-Bogazici, Warsaw and Madrid. By participating in SET, students from different countries get the unique opportunity to learn and experience entrepreneurship. The result after three weeks of hard work are great business ideas with a sustainable business plan pitched in front of a jury, a unique lifetime experience and a great group of friends.

Rebekka Nagel

LG Dortmund

Nowadays being an entrepreneur is almost perceived as just another job title. Even though this might sound strange at first sight, looking at our fast changing world we live in with the constant need for innovative and fast adapting people who are willing to take that extra step and risk, entrepreneurship doesn’t seem to be such an unusual career path anymore. Less surprising is the fact that many universities across whole Europe embrace entrepreneurship as a major field of their study programmes. Unfortunately, there are still too many universities not taking initiative regarding this hot topic.

So, ESTIEM gives students the opportunity to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. businessbooster is the ESTIEM project which guides students through all faces of entrepreneurship and with the recently ending second edition of the Summer Entrepreneurship Training, a new generation of potential ESTIEM entrepreneurs was born.

The questions most frequently asked by the participants to seasoned entrepreneurs during the training were: “What do you believe entrepreneurs are made of?”; “What does it take to become an entrepreneur?”. A combination of all answers have been summed up for you. These are 5 main characteristics most successful entrepreneurs have in common.

Interview with Felix Limper, first Project Leader of SET What does entrepreneurship mean to you?

For me, entrepreneurship means opportunities, it means inspiration, and it also means doing what you like, because you know it’s the right thing to do. I like the entrepreneurial mind-set, this attitude to make things come true.

You were the first Project Leader of SET, what was it like developing a completely new ESTIEM event?

When Natalia, the businessbooster project leader back then, gave me this task in 2013 to organise SET, I just thought “Okay, this sounds crazy. Let’s just try it!” I knew that if this works out it will be a mind-blowing experience for many people. After all, we realised the demand within the network and today I am glad to see entrepreneurship getting more and more acknowledged, also in the study programmes of plenty of universities across Europe.

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1. Perseverance and Passion “Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.”

- Biz Stone, Co-Founder of twitter Do you believe in yourself, your ideas, and are passionate about the things that you do? Building a business is everything but easy, it requires a lot of work, time and commitment. On your way you will face many challenges.

You will meet people who tell you that your idea will never work out. Maybe you have problems finding an investor and bureaucracy can be a real setback. Nobody will believe in your business idea if you do not believe in it yourself. Nobody will love your product if you are not passionate about it yourself. An entrepreneur does not give up easily and perseveres until he finally finds success.

2. Pursuit of Independence “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

Steve Jobs, Founder of apple You hate it when other people tell you what to do, how and when to do it? You prefer making decisions yourself and are not afraid to take responsibility? As an entrepreneur you can be your own boss. Nobody will

What do you think about the development of SET ?

I am happy to see the 2nd edition of SET being pulled off. The educational content was impressively developed this year! In my eyes, this is for sure going into the right direction. There is still a lot of potential that we have to unlock in order to make SET the event it can be, but I am confident that we will achieve this soon.

How do you see SET in 5 years from now?

In 5 years SET will be an event that every year 100 people apply for, an event that you can attend for a low participation fee and the origin of actual start-ups that make a change in the world. Of course that is dreaming.

But let’s dream! Dreams push reality further.

Why would you recommend ESTIEMers to join SET2016?

SET is an amazing experience. Get educated on entrepreneurship, experience three different countries and their culture. And, something many people do not think of beforehand, meet inspiring people from all over the world and become friends. If you are searching for a challenge, apply for SET2016 and go on a journey you’ll never forget.

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3. Not afraid of failure and willing to take risks “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”

Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company Did you know that 90% of all new products fail? (The Startup Owner’s Manual by Steve Blank, Bob Dorf ) Chances are, if you never tried to start-up a business you will fail on your first attempt. Encouraging, isn’t it?

Many first-time entrepreneurs are too optimistic and create products without a market. The experience of failure gives you a more realistic attitude, and your chances to establish a successful business will increase with every time you try. Many Venture Capitalists trust in experience, so don’t be afraid asking the same VCs for financial support of your second business again, your chances might have even gotten better. If you want to start a business just go for it, don’t think too much about the odds, get your first failure out of the way and learn from your mistakes to be more successful with the next try.

Interview with Umutcan Duman, participant of SET14 What was the most important thing that you learned?

The most important thing I’ve learned is working with people from different cultures and different backgrounds, it gives you inspiration and thousands of different perspectives. Actually, we worked on my startup during SET. And thanks to our team and the continuous help of our mentor, finally I’ve realized that this business should be stopped as there are huge competitors doing this business for free. There would be no way to make money from this market.

Which impact did the participation in SET2014 have on your life?

Well after SET2014 I’ve decided to stop my current startup as there is no global potential. But there was another idea that has been developed during SET. After SET I got the concept and tried to implement it in the Turkish market. Finally, I now have a company in METU

4. Extrovertive, energetic and healthy “Entrepreneurs: The only people who work 80 hour weeks to avoid working 40 hour weeks.”

Lori Geiner, Founder of For your eyes only inc.

As an entrepreneur, you can not simply take a day off if you do not feel that well, as your competition won’t take a break either. Often you will find yourself working day and night; a strong immune system is crucial.

Furthermore, you should enjoy talking with people and be energetic. You will need to shamelessly sell yourself and your business idea.

5. Being a leader and team player “Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”

Brian Tracy, Author Starting a business alone is nearly impossible, and leading a team through the ups and downs of establishing a business is surely no easy task either. You will need CoFounders and/or a skilled team that you can rely on. ■

Technopark, and we even got government funding for the business. We are now in the selling stage. That is the best impact that I could have imagined before participating SET Which challenges did you face during the event?

During SET, our mentor helped us a lot. The biggest challenge for any team is going out there and talking with customers. He pushed us to do it very well and it was a really important experience for us. That put us out of our comfort zone, and when you expand your comfort zone you feel great!

To whom would you recommend participating in SET? SET is a very well organized event for engineers, designers, business developers, actually for everyone who wants to be an entrepreneur, or at least get an entrepreneurial mindset. You don’t have to be an entrepreneur, however, thinking and acting like an entrepreneur brings lots of value for you and the company that you work for.

I believe SET is totally a “work hard, play hard” process! never forget.

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Stop Doing, Start Thinking There are no perfect leaders, because the world that we live in is far from being perfect. Consequently, in order to deal with chaos, global and wicked problems, difficult choices.

You probably know this project, you probably heard

has changed quite in the recent times. But the spirit

a lot about it. Summer Academy is a well established

is still there. And it will be carried by the generations

project in the ESTIEM structure which evaluated a lot

of ESTIEMers touched by the two most exceptional

in the recent years. What was special about this year’s

personalities we ever has in ESTIEM, our dear friends

SAC was that it was the last year when professor

Jim and Dietrich. Summer Academy changed me also

Dietrich Brandt mentored his Academy.

personally in different ways. Still, there is so much more to discover together. Thanks to experience of an active

Natalia Kobza

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Former Summer Academy Project Leader

LG Warsaw

“

Natalia Kobza was the participant of SAC 2011

ESTIEMer and a person who knows how mad and

with Jim Platts, SAC 2012 with Dietrich Brandt, the

destructive (especially when it comes to our creativity)

Project Leader of SAC 2013 and one of the mentors

the today’s world can be for the twenty something years

of SAC 2015. She practices and recommends

old, I want to support ESTIEM in shaping new leaders.

thinking instead of conformist behaviour.

Me and other former SACers feel responsible for YOU. It’s not only Summer Academy, but also the Mentoring

After 15 years this Professor from Aachen has given

Program or IEM Caring Foundation or... Make a use of

his responsibilities to the next generation of mentors.

that ESTIEMers! Here comes my personal message to

So this year was actually an experiment, because

you: Summer Academy is not a perfect event for the

next to Dietrich and Isabell Schäfer, the two other

future perfect leaders who will live in a perfect world.

mentors were Toon Ariens and the author of this

SAC is an opportunity to stop. To stop doing things and

article - Natalia Kobza - the former Project Leader of

to start thinking about the world and about what kind

Summer Academy and the mentee of both Dietrich

of leaders are we and ultimately what kind of human

Brandt and Jim Platts. I am writing this message to you

beings are we. From this year on you can take this ride

dear ESTIEMers in my own name. Summer Academy

with me. ■

Summer Academy is not a perfect event for the future perfect leaders who will live in a perfect world. SAC is an opportunity to stop. To stop doing things and to start thinking about the world and about what kind of leaders are we and ultimately what kind of human beings are we. From this year on you can take this ride with me.

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An Interview with Marlies van Laarhoven This was supposed be an interview like any other. You come up with questions, you send them via e-mail and wait for the interviewee to write down their answers and reply to your e-mail. Fortunately, this turned out to be an inspiring Skype conversation with the beautiful Marlies, on a cold Wednesday morning. have you been an Alumna?

the vibes from all these initiatives.

I got involved in ESTIEM before ESTIEM even started.

Which event in ESTIEM is your favorite one and why?

We were tossing around ideas to set up a network of

I think the CM is the absolute thing that keeps

students. It turned out that a student from Germany

everything going and connected. Even if everything

as well as students from other cities had similar ideas.

stops, the CM always needs to happen. In that way it

I was at the Grants Committee Meeting in 1990 where

is my favourite event. Though I was really pleased to

we made the outline for ESTIEM. I was involved in the

learn about the Summer Academy, because it gave a

first years of ESTIEM and we started the Alumni group

totally new dimension to ESTIEM. It’s so meaningful

immediately in 1993. It wasn’t formed from the actual

and touching for people to be together for two weeks

start but we had the idea of having an Alumni group

and to really care about our development and care

before establishing our foundation. I joined it straight

about what’s going on in the world and reflect on your

away and I’ve been an Alumna since 1992-1993. But

role. Not every academy is the same because of the

after that, I was inactive for 15 years. I was getting on

people who are there and the one who are facilitating

with my life, working abroad, getting married, and was

it,. since everybody brings their own energy and their

having my first child. And I have always thought that it’s

own way of life. I’ve never been to a summer academy.

good for now because life goes on and so many things

Although I’ve been invited, I cannot attend one because

happen. Being inactive for so long wasn’t something

I have small kids and I spend my whole summer with

that I wanted. It’s just… You know… Life happened.

them. But everything I’ve heard and everything I’ve

But I got back in ESTIEM at the CM in Finland in 2010

seen, particulary what it did to people, makes me see

at ESTIEM’s 20th anniversary. I was just so amazed at

it as a very good addition. I think it has been the seeds

what I saw and just couldn’t believe how ESTIEM had

that made it possible to create a foundation and to

developed.

look beyond ESTIEM for what else we could do and

What is the difference between attending an event –

what more impact we could have by collaborating.

especially a Council Meeting- as an Alumna and as an

It’s amazing! You have thousands of students from 29

ESTIEMer?

countries that are connected and there are a thousand

I only visited CMs when I was also actively participating.

Alumni with different experience from so many

so I cannot say what it’s like. When you’re an Alumna

different industries and roles, some of them being

you visit them but you’re not really involved. So I guess

professors. It’s incredible, this network that we have!

that’s different. When I went to my last CM, which was

What is the most embarrassing/funny thing that has

in Riga, the Alumni only went to the GA for an hour or

happened to you during an event?

two. Besides that there’s the Alumni presentation and

I think the first ESTIEM event is always the one that is

we go to one or two parties and that’s it. All the rest is

most telling. The first ESTIEM event for me was the

just sightseeing and getting together with people. So it’s

one before ESTIEM was even named ESTIEM, the

a bit about distance, but it’s very good that people have

one in 1990. I remember we had no clue what to do.

been coming back. I think that that also has helped to

We were 3 students from Eindhoven and we just got

keep things together and that’s a great role that people

a car and went to the Grants Committee Meeting. I

play. Some people have been going to CMs for the past

remember one night I didn’t sleep: I met a Finnish guy

20 years which is amazing. It’s very important that those

and we talked the whole night. We just walked on the

people are there, but I couldn’t. I mean, I’m either in or

grass, sat on swings and just talked. He was dreaming

I’m out. I can’t do it half way. I wasn’t really involved

about becoming the President of Finland one day. He

in the one in Finland in 2010 because I was back for

was dreaming and talking and I remember just walking

the first time and I was more there as an Alumna, but

around the city the whole night. And in the morning

I really wanted to go to the GA and WGs as much as.

we came back to the other students. We hadn’t slept,

I thought doing that was more exciting than just going

we hadn’t had breakfast. We just joined the rest of the

for a walk with someone., because I just want to know

group. I think that was the only event he ever went to.

Simona Peovska

what people think and what’s been going on and feel

LG Skopje

Tell us something about your part in ESTIEM. How long

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INSIDE ESTIEM like we were the European Parliament. It was a whole European week in Eindhoven, since besides the CM, there were hundreds of students from all over Europe anyhow, because there were lots of events going on. In Eindhoven we used to have one party building where all the student organisations had their places, their bar and things, and I remember that the whole building was just filled with students from all over Europe. We had our party at one of the student associations. One of the things I really remember is how all the student groups had their own habits, especially the Scandinavians. They had these suits with all the stickers, which was a new thing for us. We were just having a wonderful time. At one point, people would throw beer across the bar and everybody was dancing to the music, clapping with their hands. It was a big mess, but it was a lot of fun!

What are your most proud accomplishments in ESTIEM and in life?

I think that we managed to start something that was to last. I remember that we talked about who our members would be. We said that it would be better if we used the existing infrastructure so that you have local groups that can last after students are graduated.

We wanted to make sure that we were creating something that was built to last. When I was in Finland in 2010, I was like “Wow!”. It was amazing to see that it was still to last. I think I feel most proud that we managed to do that,and I’m very proud of all the people who came after. Can you imagine that every three years all the students have changed? It’s amazing!

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He came to Eindhoven at one point and then I’ve never

It’s mind-blowing! Yet, there’s something there, the

spoken to him again, but I was still interested to see

spirits, the traditions, the family feeling, something that

whether he became the president. It was really quite a

binds us Us talking here and this connection, it feels

unique experience.

like family, even though we’re just talking via Skype and

How many CMs have you attended? Can you tell us

we’ve never met. The other day I had a conversation

about your first CM and how you felt about it?

with someone who isn’t involved in ESTIEM and he said

Given the length of time I’ve been involved, not so

“Wow, it would be really nice if you could figure out

many. First, I went to the CM in Eindhoven and one in

what it is that binds you together, because we know

Hamburg. Then for 15 years I didn’t attend any CMs.

it’s possible with families because of the blood line, but

After that, I went to the CM in Helsinki in 2010. in

what makes it possible in ESTIEM? I can’t understand

Istanbul, Budapest and to the last one in Riga. So that’s

it”. This could be very valuable for other communities

six. The CM in Eindhoven was my first official CM. We

that are forming. and I actually don’t have the answer.

organised it andit was the first official CM after the

It’s something like… I mean, I can see the elements of

foundation event. Everything had yet to be invented.

it, the traditions, the ESTIEM song which had its début

This CM was organised in such a way that it was possible

at the CM in Eindhoven. I remember that we were

for people to come. Let me explain this: We organised

singing the song and we said “Oh, that’s a nice song!”.

a weekend before the CM where you could learn

So that became the ESTIEM song. And when I was in

management skills, like how to run a meeting, how to

Finland I was like “Wow! They’re still singing the song!”.

do a presentation, etc., and a lot of people joined. We

Which was amazing. But there’s something in the DNA

had a room at the university which was shaped like the

of the organisation that’s about respect and caring. We

European Parliament. Everybody was sitting in half a

don’t try to pull all the people down. Sometimes things

circle and everyone had a microphone in front of them.

work and sometimes they don’t. And it’s fine. It’s not

You had to push a button to be able to talk. We were

like it’s anybody’s fault. It’s a very positive thing. It’s

sitting there, in that room, for the GA and we really felt

fascinating to hear people from the outside say “Wow,

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Back in the days, when we were founding ESTIEM, nobody told us what to do. We relied on our instincts. If we liked something, if something sounded very good, we would do it.

that’s amazing. How do you do that?” It’s easy to start

some friends. They said: “But you have to talk about

something but it’s not easy to keep something. We

ESTIEM!” and I was like, why? What did I do? And they

need to enjoy and embrace it!

would say “You got it started!”. And then I talked about

Who or what inspired you to become a part of the

it in the interview. And I remember, half a year later, I

ESTIEM family?

was sitting in a car with a colleague. We were driving to

The first concept with the German students was when

a supplier, I was the buyer. And we were driving for 2-3

we were tossing around ideas of creating a network

hours, we were chatting , and I told him about ESTIEM

of students. In March 1990, a letter arrived at our

and he said “Oh I’m sure you talked about this in the

university from German students saying that they want

interview. Because this is really amazing!”. And I said

to connect with other students, start an Alumni group

yeah, I guess it is. And he said to me “You should talk

and do exchanges, which was the first contact. I was

about it for the rest of your life because it’s amazing

in the board of our study association and I received

what you guys did!”. But it didn’t feel like that at the

the letter because I had put on my ambition to make

time. So I had myself convinced to talk about it and it

our association international. And then the letter came

helped me, and it’s still helping me a lot now, for sure.

to me and I was very lucky. I started to form a local

At this phase. Where I want to go, how I see things and

group in Eindhoven that would help ESTIEM become

the opportunities I’m getting. It has helped me greatly,

international. Those people got involved in founding

for sure.

ESTIEM. We started from nothing, you know. In the

Lastly, do you have any advice for our readers?

first year of ESTIEM nothing really happened. We had

Stay really close to yourself. And trust yourself. Trust

a couple of exchanges, the ESTIEM Magazine and a

your gut, your intuition. Because back in the days, when

CM,which was the biggest thing we had. And that was

we were founding ESTIEM, nobody told us what to do.

it. Look at what’s happening now! I just can’t believe it,

We relied on our instincts. If we liked something, if

it’s incredible!

something sounded very good, we would do it. You

What do you like the most about ESTIEM? What does

cannot think through everything with your mind. You

ESTIEM mean to you?

can have 2 mindsets. In Greek, they call it “Skopos”

That question actually touches me, because ESTIEM

and “Telos”. “Skopos” is about planning, organising,

means a lot to me and it’s very difficult to put it into

structuring and being very focused on getting results.

words. I haven’t always been there in ESTIEM, since I

“Telos” is about focusing on what is the meaning of

was totally away for 15 years. Sometimes you have to

what you’re doing and to focus on the destination, on

totally step out of something to be coming back and

the purpose of what you’re doing. And then following

look at it with new eyes. That’s how I see it now. I was

with an open mind whatever comes your way. The first

out and now I’ve come back in a totally different way.

one, “Skopos”, will give you a lot of stress because

I renewed myself, to see everything again with new

you’re so focused on the result that you may not see

eyes and to see the possibilities that go even beyond

the opportunities that comes to you, while “Telos” is a

ESTIEM. I’m so grateful. Those are really the best

bit more grounded: You are open to find and see the

words. And again, it touches me so deeply. I’m very

opportunities and you allow yourself to grasp them

grateful that I had the opportunity to be a part from the

because you have the freedom to grasp them. If you’re

start, but even more so because I have the opportunity

focused particulary on the results, that you have to

to be part of it now, in this time of my life and at this

get something done, then there’s no space to grasp

stage of its development. I really think that we need a

an opportunity because it will take you off the road

lot of ESTIEM in Europe. I really hope that we together

a little bit. And that’s a pity. Although this has a lot of

can have a contribution, even if it’s a small one .

value in companies, it also has a lot of disadvantages. I

Has being a part of ESTIEM helped you in any way over

mean, we learn all the time and it’s good to have focus

the years?

and to evolve through our education, but it’s just not

I think it helped me to get my first job. I remember that

necessarily the way you want to live your life. And

I was never talking about ESTIEM when I was applying

that’s really one thing I’ve learned. I really hope that

for jobs. Then I was given the opportunity to apply for a

people will allow themselves to live their lives in this

job at Procter & Gamble and I was talking about it with

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Project, Committee and Initiative updates Education Initiative

businessbooster

The Education Initiative had its first Coordination

After Council Meeting Baltics, businessbooster had

Meeting from 9 to 12 of October. The Coordination

two get2gethers taking place, organised by local groups

Meeting took place in the beautiful city of Cambridge,

Poznan and Izmir-Economy. The second edition of the

the perfect opportunity to make up the balance of all the

Summer Entrepreneurship Training took place. This

activities that are currently going on within the Initiative.

time, 16 participants travelled through Istanbul, Warsaw

The European Master Thesis Award is taking place for

and Madrid. With many workshops, networking events

the first time this year and there are many more ideas

and an academic structure delivered by our partner

that still need development. For instance, the Summer

TecUP, the event provided high quality content. A

Education Forum, a one-week event on education to

company visit to Microsoft gave the participants great

take place next Summer. Furthermore, the initiative is

feedback before the final presentations day at Google

planning to promote academic opportunities such as

Campus in Madrid. With followers from all over

internships, conference participation and much more!

Europe, it was a very interesting final day. Besides the

And, finally, we currently have a team working on Lean

events, businessbooster is already working hard on the

Six Sigma Green Belt courses for all ESTIEMers!

next “businessbooster - The Competition” to make it a huge success. Collaborations with ESTIEM Alumni

Europe3D

and the IEM Foundation are also leading to a great

Since the last Council Meeting, the Europe3D Project has

educational platform of which we hope the whole of

taken steps forward in different areas. There have been

ESTIEM can benefit from soon. Coming up are the joint

6 events in 201 and two of them have implemented the

events, a get2gether, bbTC and a new event about

Europe3D+ concept. In most of those events, there has

social entrepreneurship.

been a reflection session (different than the ones held in SAC or AD). In terms of Public Relations, the Project is keeping on a sustainable and consistent campaign in Social Media Channels, especially on Facebook. Besides, the external Europe3D web-page has been updated and redesigned to be more user-friendly. The renamed External Relations and Finance Team has contacted a big number of external associations. For this process, an information brochure was created. The team is now in the process of contacting companies, European institutions and looking for cooperation possibilities.

Training Committee As one of the newest committees, the Training Committee has had another half year full of development and improvement. Let’s dive into what has been happening in the several aspects of TC. The last edition of the Local Responsible Forum took place in May in Porto. This event came to be a great success through hard work of the organisers and coordinator.

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give more LGs the chance to send a (future) LR and to

During the past few months, Members Committee has

increase the impact of this project. Other projects have

been working hard. The approaching team has been

also been continuing successfully. Trainers on Tour,

focused on four different countries: UK, Greece, Italy

Training New Trainers and Trainers Practice Camp have

and Switzerland, being the last two the most promising

continued to prepare and execute high-quality training

ones. At the same time, all the Human Resources

events. The work on these is always ongoing as we

structure of ESTIEM is coming to a big change, so the

are looking for more opportunities to organise these

idea has taken its first steps developing the concept and

events. We are taking steps with Regional Benchmark

adding a “Get active button” in the “Get involved page”

Forum, a developing concept that we are working on in

of the portal. Furthermore, to solve all the difficulties

order to have the first event happening soon, keep an

that Local Responsibles have been facing recently, Local

eye out for that one. We have also developed a system

Group Support Task Group has been set, as well as the

in which we can more accurately track all trainings that

Mentoring System, so that it will be possible for all Local

are happening. By doing so, we will create a clearer

Groups to be helped by another experienced one. All

picture of our active trainers and we can use our active

these new ideas were developed in Karlstad during

trainer database more effectively. The other TC related

October, where Members Committee Coordination

activities have been continued as usual and are running

Meeting took place.

quite smoothly with only minor speedbumps.

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INSIDE ESTIEM TIMES With the election of the project leader and the Final location, Ilmenau, TIMES Project’s 2015/2016 edition had a quick start after Council Meeting Baltics. 8 Semi Final Locations - Ankara-METU, Darmstadt, IstanbulITU, Karlsruhe, Lyon, Munich, Oulu and Poznan have been chosen in the first Coordination Meeting which was a joint event with Corporate Relations Committee hosted by Local Group Darmstadt. In that Coordination Meeting, all the resources have been updated, new action points found and immediately implemented afterwards. Some new strategies for long existing issues such as “External Participants” and “Tournament Structure” have also been created , as well as a new Public Relations Strategy. Currently, Central Team is working hard on both Local Qualification and Semi Final/Final support. SF/Final Organisers will come together in the second Coordination Meeting of TIMES in Grenoble with the Central Team to discuss their events, critical issues of TIMES and to have some trainings. Besides those, TIMES now has a strong Corporate Relations Strategy with a high collaboration with Corporate Relations Committee. The external pages are being updated in terms of design and content. Moreover, TIMES Local Group Survey had %93 answer rate from Local Groups and TIMES Team created individual strategies towards each LG according to that survey.

Vision After CM Riga, where the new project leader and topic “Materials - Key Drivers for Innovation” were elected, Vision had a fresh start: The goals for this year’s series were set and the central team with new members was formed. The summer has passed with lots of organizational work to give the best support to Vision event organisers. At the first Coordination Meeting, organised by LG Istanbul-Yildiz, 12 team members have chosen 11 LGs to organise a Vision event in 2015-2016 and worked on Vision’s long term, CR, PR as well as Knowledge strategies. The second meeting gathered local organisers in Novi Sad and gave them the chance to get useful information, tips & tricks and exchange ideas with each other to organise a successful event. Besides the CoMs the most important achievements were the new design of the company brochure and t-shirt, improvement of central documents for organisers, change of application system for Vision events and feedback forms. Join the Vision the events and the team to become a Visionaire because you need VISION to see!

BrainTrainer The BrainTrainer team has put a lot of effort in developing the project further. After a very productive Coordinational Meeting in Warsaw and an exciting celebratory event in Budapest, the whole concept was improved. The portal has been updated with the new updated mission, vision and values. One of the biggest changes within the project is the implementation of topic based events, so that now all the training events

Grants Committee

have a wide topic in which the participants are getting

During the last 6 months, the Grants Committee

all the trainings. All the preparations for the upcoming

successfully submitted 6 applications to the Erasmus+

events are running smoothly, so be ready to apply for

programme’s 30th of April deadline, which received

some awesome events in Grenoble and in Novi Sad.

positive and constructive feedback. During the

Meanwhile, BrainTrainer has also become more broad,

Coordination Meeting in Paderborn, the team worked

it opened its arms to external participants from our

on improving the applications and on writing new ones

partner organisations, how exciting is that?! Last but

for the programmes’ 1st of October deadline. In the

not least, we finally have a song: This is the project, to

end we submitted 4 more applications and now we are

improve you soft skills, this is the chance, that you can

waiting for the answer from the Erasmus+ programme.

actually, train your Brain….

In addition, the “cash cow” team is doing an ongoing

Academic Days

research on finding new public funding support programmes all around Europe. The committee is also working on new team structure as well as on the promotion of the work done and of the grants opportunities. The members of the committee successfully delivered several trainings at big ESTIEM events such as LR Forum, PR-CR School etc., in order to raise the awareness on how to apply and get your events granted. Currently, the committee is working on making professional videos which will help ESTIEMers during their preparations on applying for public funding.

Last but not least, the committee is growing constantly and we are happy to have motivated members who want to contribute and help the network get the needed financial support.

During these last six months Academic Days has proved that it has come to stay! Not only we had two successful events, but also our Coordination Meeting, which was held in Barcelona. There we agreed on important matters: discussed the current concept of Reflection Sessions and decided on our future events, including our first-ever Industry Days (a new concept more focused on the technological expertise of a country) and four more really promising events. Our PR Strategy is stronger now, as we are taking advantage of Facebook to raise awareness among our potential applicants. We plan to continue creating stability, increasing our promotion on both ESTIEM and other external parties. We will also re-design our internal and external page as soon as possible.

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INSIDE ESTIEM Corporate Relations Committee The past 6 months after Council Meeting in Riga were really busy for Corporate Relations Committee. In the middle of June, we had a great joint event with the TIMES team in Darmstadt to re-evaluate their CR strategy and start a strong collaboration together. Another purpose of this event was also to try out the “bootcamp” concept to call some companies and visit job fairs before & after the event in order to get direct contacts with many companies, especially the hidden champions. Then, there was only one month left for our Coordination Meeting in the lovely city of Lisbon. CRC CoM in Lisbon hosted a lot of productive discussions which led us to develop many things within our committee. The Corporate Relations Committee has also taken an active role in supporting ESTIEM Local Groups & Projects in CR related issues. We have created a Local Group Support survey in order to analyze the needs of ESTIEM Local Groups

Financial and Legal Committee After the busy Council Meeting Baltics, with the acceptance of the changes in the Internal Regulations and Statutes for the change of the board year, the Financial and Legal Committee (FLC) has not been resting. During that Council Meeting (CM) the requirement for Local Groups to be legal entities was also brought up and since then the FLC has been working on the verification of the legal status of all the Local Groups of ESTIEM. During the Coordination Meeting in Tallinn, which takes place in the end of October, the first results of this research will be examined and the FLC is on track to reach the deadline of the intermediate conclusions at CM Austria (Autumn 2015) and the final conclusions at CM Porto (Spring 2016). Next to this the FLC kept checking budgets of ESTIEM events that are organised

by Local Groups. This budget checking keeps proving its usefulness. Last but not least a new Leader has been appointed for the committee to guide it starting from CM Austria.

in the field of CR and help them accordingly. Other than that, Corporate Relations Committee updated the design & content of Corporate Brochures, several CR BPDs, also launched a new mentoring system within the committee in order to make it easier for new members to adapt the working system of the Corporate Relations Committee. Last but definitely not least, thanks to the great collaboration we had with ITC, we finally launched our Career Centre, where ESTIEM members can easily find international job offers, study opportunities as well as get career advices from the Knowledge Centre in the fields such as CV writing, job interviews and many more.

Apart from all these works going on in the CRC, we of course have been in contact with many companies and universities to get them into the ESTIEM pool, and we are happy to share with you that we established fruitful partnerships thanks to the great work of CRC wolfies!

We, as CRC Family, have done a lot together in this short 6-month term; but we still have a lot to succeed together for the future of ESTIEM!

Public Relations Committee Since Council Meeting Riga, the Public Relations Committee went through some changes. The Online PR Team set up the official Instagram account of ESTIEM. The implementation of a new Central PR Team emerged and started its highly important work to overlook the Public Relations activities in ESTIEM and support the PCIs while creating the first ever PR database. During the Cordination Meeting, the team created ESTIEM’s official Video Guideline, and the Video Task Group started working as a support for those who want to create videos that aim to promote ESTIEM activities. Last, but not least, the Committee got a new leader, Reka Szabo from Local Group Budapest. The Design Team operating under the committee designed 3 posters and oversaw the design of various other printed PR Materials.

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Knowledge Management Committee After CM Baltics, KMC has been doing what it does best: capturing and storing past experiences to teach and inspire the current and future generations of ESTIEMers. BPD Task Group has been updating and creating new Best Practice Documents, including ‘How to be a Delegate’ BPD to prepare delegates of each Local Group for Council Meeting Vienna. Interactive BPD concept took one step forward as Games BPD was completed with videos to demonstrate different get-to-know games there are within the network.

While Feedback System has been busy gathering feedback from participants of each ESTIEM event and awarding the best ones, the old, well-served Net Promoter Score has been updated to meet better the criteria of different types of ESTIEM events. Moreover, some radical changes have occurred within KMC as three new Task Groups have emerged and taken the Committee to uncharted waters. Academic Knowledge Task Group has cooperated with Europe3D, Vision, Academic Days and businessbooster to produce academic reports out of events and created a home for them in ESTIEM portal: Academic Knowledge Library. Local Knowledge Task Group has taken its first steps by studying different knowledge management tools available for Local Groups. First practical study was carried out as participants of KMC CoM planned a knowledge management process for LG Brussels.

While opportunities have been mapped at local level, on the other hand Central Knowledge Task Group has explored the knowledge management at central level of ESTIEM. First concrete result is the handover document template designed for ESTIEM Leaders to help them in carrying out comprehensive handovers for their successors. During the past six months KMC has taken several steps to be the knowledge keeper of ESTIEM it was meant to be. As the oldest Committee we hold plenty of history, but at the same time we feel there’s still a lot to be explored. Let’s all make sure after 50 years ESTIEMers still know what ‘haka’ is and how ESTIEM song is sung! Long live knowledge!

INSIDE ESTIEM Information Technology Committee After an awesome CM at Riga, during these 6 months, the ninjas have mainly focused on improving the IT Knowledge of our network, maintaining the knowledge and improving our back-end system. We had a successful coordination meeting at Local Group Kaaaarlsruhe and awesome news: We have a new back-up and development server in Karlsruhe! Moreover, we have been working on improving our IT School concept and have a new position in team called, IT School Coordinator. With the incredible work of our IT School Ninja Carlos Aceituno from LG MADrid this year we will have 2 IT Schools ! IT School Skopje - Web Development and IT School Xanthi - Mobile Application edition. Furthermore, with the awesome work and design of Stijn Zanders, we have an awesome looking temporary external page until External Webpage Task group work on it more. We have been also working improving and maintaining our knowledge management and have been creating BPDs. Last of all, we are currently working on our Career Center on portal with CRC and continue helping ESTIEMers in every kind of IT related area. Wanna hear more ? Stay tuned and join us to be a ninja!

Language Programme Initiative The LPI team showed once more how motivated and ready to develop the initiative it is! Thanks to the work of all of us, we finally made one of our dreams come true…

The first language based event took place this summer, the Language Course: Let’s learn Português! We will keep working on it in order to add this new event to the possibilities of the network. Furthermore, we are mostly finalising the LPI phone App that will be available for everyone and will let any ESTIEMer have 100 sentences from any language of our network. Promotion has been one of our main focuses during these past months and we managed to spread our word all around Europe and make people aware of the opportunities of having language activities, language courses or even some games related to languages within their local events. Now we are ready to give much more to the whole organisation adding valuable services and resources, such as handouts, presentations and dictionaries for fun language learning.

Social and Environmental Responsible Initiative During the last months we have been contacting organisers and local groups and now we have 5 teams in SERI: SEA Team (Social and Environmental Advisory Team), SERI Event Team, PR Team, IEM Foundation Relations team and SERI 4 Seasons Team. SERI 4 Seasons project has been started and it is going to be published really soon. Our goal is to activate as many Local Groups as possible and to spread humanitarian spirit within ESTIEM and ESTIEMers. Our PR team is helping us to show great examples. SERI Event is in progress, the concept is created, now it is time to choose the LG which would host it. SEA Team has been contacting organisers in order to give them some tips for their events. Also, we are considering collaboration with IEM Foundation and businessbooster. The whole team is working and trying to find out how should our collaboration look like.

Thanks to our great team and all motivated people we will countinue working hard hoping to bring SERI to the highest level.

ESTIEM Ambassador This has been the first year of the existence of ESTIEM Ambassador. The position was created by the board 2014 in December 2014 and was implemented into the ESTIEM structure on the 1st of January 2015.

During this whole year of hard work, ESTIEM External Relations have been brought to a new level. Among one of the most important achievements is the creation of all the framework documents which will establish the stability and success of ESTIEM outer connections in the future. Secondly, this year we have managed to become much closer friends with our current partners - VWI, BEST and EESTEC and are about to sign several Memorandums of Understanding to set up official partnerships with new NGOs from Europe and worldwide - EPSA, SWE and SAIIE. Thanks to the Club of 100 support, this Council Meeting you will be able to meet all of them and even more ESTIEM-friendly NGOs present at the Kuppelsaal.

Moreover, 14 ESTIEMers were honored to take part in the events organised by our external partners being official ESTIEM delegates and more than 10 external participants have been hosted by ESTIEM Local Groups through the year. All in all, it was a very successful start of the new ESTIEM initiative which will hopefully glory more and more within time.

Summer Academy Another unique summer has passed with wonderful memories. We had 3 Summer Academies this year; one of them was by our newest leader Saskia Harkema, the one which we’ve already familiar with was by Gregory Watson and the last one after years of memories was from Dietrich Brandt & Toon Ariens.

The first Summer Academy Coordination Meeting of this year took place in the oldest Balkan city, Nis. In total we were 10 people from 6 different Local Groups. Our aim was building strategical steps for the future of the project. And good news! You’ll have the opportunity to attend the newest initiative of the project “Winter Academy” by Saskia Harkema. It’ll be about Intercultural Management and Innovation in a Globalizing World. Within the project, we’re trying about best to strengthen our connections with Summer Academy Alumnus. Our plan is organising a Summer Academy Alumni Meeting with the contribution of our Alumni Coordinator. Every year, our family is growing and we can’t believe that it has already been 15 years since the first event occurred in the United Kingdom. In order to refresh our memories from the past, Summer Academy History Book’ll be in your hands soon. Summer Academy has become many students’ common denominator to be inspiring leaders and our family is working so hard to maintain this with a new team structure. Be the change you wish to see ,join Summer Academy!

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WANDERLUST

6 Routes Worth Travelling How small adventures shape big people.

Arseniy Kurynyi

Local Group Karlsruhe

I have never met an ESTIEMer in my life who doesn’t

going on, what will happen to us.”. Still, completely

like to travel. Though there are a lot of rules about

unpredictable, full of surprises and discoveries which

travelling which not only help but indirectly influence

you would enjoy telling your friends about when you

the way we travel. Let me explain.

are back home.

We still have borders, not everybody is able to go

So, at first, be sure to know how to go, rather than

in or out whenever he/she wants without a visa or

where to go. You can discover places where thousands

permission. That is sad, but there isn’t much we can

of people have been before you, but in your own way.

actually do about it, if you are not a EU citizen. We have

Ignore the comments on the internet, expert opinions

fees for late registrations on different concerts or just

or recommendations. You are the only expert in your

to buy tickets. We are forced to book hotels in advance

life, you know what you love better than anybody else.

in order to be sure that we have a place to stay. If we

Travelling is like dating – the process is more important

began planning 4 weeks before the event, dreaming 4

than the outcome. Process. Not outcome. Not photos,

weeks earlier and saving money even earlier than that,

selfies or check-ins on Facebook. In his ”Incomplete

it would definitely kill the vibe. Don’t get me wrong,

Manifesto” Bruce Mau says:

that is a good way to travel, but there is a much better

“

way. Stick with me and I’ll show you how.

You see, our motivation to travel is that feeling of exploring something new. Something that we have heard about, have seen in the pictures, but never actually have seen it in first hand. Dimming the spots in our minds, that is like a riddle we are challenged to

When the outcome drives the process we will only go to where we’ve already been. If the process drives the outcome we may not know where we’re going, but we know we want to be there.

solve. We travel, take photos, say: “Ah, how charming is it here!” and move on to the next spot on the map

Be careful about how you are doing it, don’t build

or the next place from the travelling guide. That is not

high expectations and be ready for the tsunami of

good. Why?

adventures which will carry you away into the ocean of

Because it’s not the purpose of travelling. Travelling is

positive emotions. Now fasten your seatbelt and let’s

a synonym for adventure. Not like “We will go to a bar

see where we can go.

and drink until we can’t anymore. Then we’ll see what’s

1. Thinker Route If you are one of that kind of people who is always in a search for answers, you would find them in beautiful places in front of a mountain view or in the middle of a lake breeze. Switzerland and its neighbourhood is just what you are looking for. Our brothers and sisters from LG-Zurich will even make you a little excursion for you if you ask politely. Try writing to lr.zurich@estiem.org and see what happens. Another option in Zurich would be getting a free bicycle, which you can get from the opposite side of the main train station. Take it, ride it. In summer, Zurich looks like a girl who you would fall in love with. Make your way to the lake, ride along the coast to the Lindt Chocolate Factory Store. Buy yourself as much chocolate as you can carry with you for the lowest price. Then find a place near the water, feed a swan and think.

You can also start from a big city like Geneva, Lucerne, Bern or a small village and move towards the answer for the question you have been asking yourself the whole time.

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2. Party Route This would be perfect for party animals, who can’t stay put when they hear their favorite song. At this point, everything depends on your acoustic preferences. Do you need a crowd?

Join the EXIT Festival in Serbia, which is frequently visited by ESTIEMers in July every year.

Do you like to do it in a boat? King’s Day in the Netherlands is waiting for you every April.

Do you refuse to eat pasta without tomatoes? La Tomatina in the small town of Bunol on the east side of Spain gives you a chance to have plenty of them as you want - in the mouth, on the t-shirt or even the face of your enemy. Almost every

5. Luxury Route

event from the LG-Madrid includes one of the best clubs in Europe named Kapital. Have a visit there and get acquainted

I’m talking about the French riviera. It is a place where you can

with Megatron, local party spirit.

meet celebrities, Hollywood stars, Arab sheikhs, multimillionaires

3. Green Route

from Kuwait and so on. Make sure you have taken enough money with you, otherwise your vacation won’t last very long there. The cleanest beaches of Saint-Tropez, Nice and Cannes won’t let you

For vegans and people who care about recycling. Thinking

leave and the beautiful history of the second smallest country

about the future of our mother nature, keep in mind SERI,

on Earth, Monaco, will reveal a wish to make the International

Social and Environmental Responsibility and travel by bicycle.

University of Monaco our partner and new LG residence.

For example down the Italy coast or through Amsterdam. The green route can be taken everywhere and be discovered with

6. Wine Route

everyone. Just stay green.

4. Google Maps Route

In Germany is for both gourmets and those who really have a thirst. Approximately 85 km from Wissembourg on the French border to Bockenheim, you are able to tasting different sorts of

No, I’m not joking. The cheapest and most extraordinary way to

wine, trying not to get drunk - or quite the opposite! In any case,

travel whenever you want to wherever you want. Sometimes I

don’t forget to visit LG Karlsruhe, which is not far from there, to

roam the streets of New York or look at old men fish in Dublin,

share your impressions and, of course, your wine. We will be very

Ireland. Try it yourself.

happy to see you! ■

“

6 is a nice number, but there are definitely much more beautiful places to visit.

So keep calm and travel the world!

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Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires “Next station: Ministro Caranza, descend on the right side” was what I heard every day when I needed to get off the metro to go home.

Unfortunately I could only understand it after one month living in Buenos Aires.

Koen Koolen

Local Group Eindhoven

Places Koen visited during his exchange semester

Guyana Suriname Venezuela French Guiana Colombia

I studied one semester at the ITBA for my exchange semester and hope to take you through on my journey through the city and the Argentinian student life.

Experiences of ESTIEM events and guiding exchange students in Eindhoven only led me to seek more international experience and see more of the world.

Ecuador

And what is a better opportunity than to go on an exchange yourself! So there I went to the international

Peru

office, looking at all the destinations, while deep in my heart I already knew it, I wanted to go to South

Brazil

America, to experience the life there and after many failed attempts finally learn some Spanish.

Bolivia

And so it happened, in the end of January 2015 I stepped on the plane to go to the city I read and heard

Paraguay

a lot about: Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, the city of the tango. As many might experience when going on exchange, the first few days were extremely chaotic. You are in a strange country while trying to

Chile Argentina

Uruguay

arrange your accommodation, university and of course you want to see what kind of city you will live in for the next half year.

I felt overwhelmed by the city, it was so incredibly big that I couldn’t imagine it, coming from a small village in The Netherlands and studying in Eindhoven. The greater region of Buenos Aires counts 12 million citizens. I could not just bike to my university but had

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The

should not touch its mobile phone in the classes, whilst

subway and extensive bus system in the city brings you

at my home university I am used to talk or check my

to all the corners of the city, each with a completely

phone a bit when I am bored. Funny fact (for me) was

different character. Buenos Aires isn’t a city like Paris,

that everybody could just walk out of the class room

Rome where you can spend days looking at beautiful

whenever he or she wanted, to take a call for example,

architecture (as I experienced it), but still the character

something that would be considered rude at my home

lies in in the different ‘barrios’ (neighbourhoods) that

university.

go from the hyper modern high-rise glass buildings near the old harbour Puerto Madero to the tango in the

In the beginning it was sometimes difficult to understand

labour neighbourhood of La Boca, from the traditional

everything. Despite my month of intensive Spanish

market on Sunday in the neighbourhood San Telmo

course, I struggled with saying anything in class. This and

next to the epicentre of protests and politics, the Plaza

the cultural difference led to some strange situations.

de Mayo, to the booming nightlife and fancy restaurants

After one of the first classes I made a group for a

in Palermo.

project, and after saying goodbye a guy gave a kiss on my cheek. It was really awkward at that moment, but

In the centre of the city the ITBA (Instituto

afterwards I learned that Argentinians, obviously, just

Technologico de Buenos Aires) is located. The ITBA

show more ‘affection’ then Dutch. This was something

is a private school, one of the universities that offer

that amazed me through the semester, from sharing the

Industrial Engineering in Argentina. It was a small

traditional tea, mate, all day and its hugs and kisses to

university compared to what I was used too, there

the traditional Argentinian asado. Just make sure you

were a little over a 1000 students and around 35

support the right football club, because that is serious

exchange students. In February, while all the students

business in the country of Messi and Maradona.

still had summer holidays, I started with a small group with an intensive course of Spanish, a language I already

One of the specialities of the Argentinian kitchen is the

tried to learn but did not really succeed in so far. This

beef, which I will certainly miss. Dozens of restaurants

was a good opportunity to meet the first international

are specialised in the best meat I ever tasted, but the

people, what happens during the whole semester on

best was to have a traditional BBQ, the asado, where

every exchange of course. Besides the internationals

mainly the delicious meat in Argentina was eaten

there were some Argentinian students, buddies, some

accompanied by a glass of the wine.

that really helped out well.

After six months my last stop was the airport to After one month of Spanish course the semester

discover more of the southern continent. An exchange

started, all the Argentinians came back from their

left me with the ability to speak the Spanish language,

holidays in the up till then warm and relatively quiet city.

the knowledge from the courses, but most of all the

Classes usually took three hours and it was common to

memories made and the friendships made. I definitely

have around two teachers per class of around twenty

would recommend going on an exchange and choose

students. I really had to get used to the fact that you

the destination you would like to be a station in your

could not really chat in class and the fact that a student

life! ■

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Music Festivals in ESTIEM Cities

EXIT Festival - Novi Sad artists of present time, welcomed more than 3 million

the name of it and not even to mention Novi Sad, its

people at Exit Festival and it showed to the world

second largest city. Even if someone heard of this small

that it is a vibrant city, open-minded and hospitable

country in the Balkans and for this peaceful city, people

with a positive attitude and that its people are eager

first thought about its turbulent past; and the youth of

to welcome every person, no matter where they are

that city could no longer endure its greyness and that

from.

unfairly and commonly accepted bad picture, so they

And that diversity is respected in a matter of music, as

decided to stand up, to start a revolution against far

well. In fact, every musical taste is catered for across

more powerful people than they are, but not through

the 20 different stages and arenas – rock, dance, reggae,

fighting, demolishing buildings and the destruction of

hip-hop, indie, metal, punk, etc. Karaoke, even. It’s the

the city in which they live, but through one powerful

reason it was named Best European Music Festival

weapon – music.

in 2013, but Exit’s real selling point is its incredible

So begins the story of the Exit Festival – for most of

location. Being hosted at Petrovaradin Fortress, one of

its visitors it represents a week of quality music, good

the largest and most complex fortifications in Europe

vibes and friendly people in still strange and unexplored

and with combining mediaeval history and modern

country for them, but for youth of Novi Sad, Serbia

music, Exit Festival is undoubtedly a unique experience

and the Balkans it represents an exit from the ugly past

for every visitor.

which they are not guilty for.

Within ESTIEM, Exit has been recognised as a gathering

Danijel Pavlica

During these 15 years, Novi Sad hosted renowned

article did not even know where Serbia is, nor that was

LG Novi Sad

Fifteen years ago, many of those who now read this

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place of both play and work hard people for generations

because it has evolved from a coming together of

already. During official and unofficial events in the past 8

students calling for the better future into an award-

years, this celebration of music and freedom connected

winning ‘do before you die’ festival and due to its

ESTIEMers from all across Europe, making life-lasting

unique message, Exit is definitely more than a festival

friendships and creating unforgettable moments.

— Exit is a state of mind.

Because it has changed image of Novi Sad and Serbia,

Sziget Festival - Budapest

Reka Szabo

LG Budapest

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First thing you have to know about Sziget is the fact

of the Hungarian capital as the privately owned

that it is big. Located on a 108 hectare green island on

festival and the city council join forces to entertain the

the Danube it provides the perfect isolated but still

thousands of young foreigners to provide high quality

reachable entertainment for more than 400.000 people

entertainment for a week.

during the festival. Safe to say, half of the people come

With more than a 1000 artist, the lineup is always great

from abroad (in my opinion it must be at least 80%

and as soon as you wake up in the morning (2 pm) to

because I never hear Hungarian speaking) but still,

regain your energy you can visit the various programs

besides puli dogs and pálinkas it feels like ours, the best

that Sziget offers, circus shows, contemporary dance

representation of what Hungary has always been good

shows, theatre and talk shows.

at: making a hell of a party.

In 2012 and 2014 Sziget became the Best Major Festival

If you are not from Hungary and you decide to visit the

in Europe and after visiting the 2015 edition I wonder if

Sziget Festival you can really enjoy the warm welcome

it can keep its title for 2 years – would not be a surprise!

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To the end show this year I give 5 stars out of five:

to the next concert together!

fireworks, laser show, 20.000 colorful glowing sticks for

After my 6th Sziget I have some advice that I can give

the crowd and Martin Garrix – one of the best parties

with great confidence:

I have ever seen.

- You are never too old to party in Sziget

The prices inside the festival will be easy on your wallet;

- If it was raining don’t high five with strangers – there

because half a liter of beer costs only 2 EUR and you

will be mud in their hands.

can fill your belly with good meal for 5 EUR. Every little

- In a crowd of 80.000 “I am here on the left” never

segment of this island is dedicated to make you feel in

works

wonderland, lampions and lights decorate almost every

- Fashion is irrelevant; you need the most comfortable

tree! Put up your tent, take a seat under the trees in the

pair of shoes that you own!

shade for a tasting fine Hungarian wines while noticing

- The first 10 rows in front of the main stage are for

Japanese boys dancing in kimonos and Irish girls singing

the immortals

folk songs under the shade of the next tree. (True

- There is harmony in listening to 3 concerts at the

story) Get lost in the chaos of languages and cultures

same time

and make as many new friends as you can. And when

- Hidrate!

you are filled with the atmosphere of the new, call your

- Reality kicks in hard after 7 days so enjoy every minute!

old ESTIEM friends from Budapest to meet you and go

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Event calendar

See you somewhere in Europe

November 2015

February 2015

■ 24th-30th Vision - More Than Energy: Materials,

■ 1st-5th TIMES Semi-Final, Darmstadt

Istanbul-Boğaziçi

■ 1st-7th Vision - Materials for Nuclear Applications,

■ 26th-2nd December BrainTrainer “Hidden

Madrid

between the lines”, Gdansk

■ 3rd-8th Carnaval Activity Week, Eindhoven

■ 30th-6th December Robotic Days, Seville

■ 10th-14th TIMES Semi-Final, Ankara METU ■ 17th-23rd Strategy Days, Aveiro

December 2015

■ 18th-22nd TIMES Semi-Final, İstanbul-ITU

■ 1st-7th Sofia visits Paderborn, Paderborn

■ 22nd-26th TIMES Semi-Final, Munich

■ 3rd-10th IT School, Skopje

■ 22nd-28th Vision - Aluminium: Shapes your future,

■ 7th-13th ESTIEM 360, Madrid

Trondheim

■ 9th-13th North-East Regional Coordination Meeting, Hamburg

March 2015

■ 17th-22nd Eindhoven visits Krakow, Krakow

■ 4th-8th TIMES Semi-Final, Lyon

■ 17th-22nd Eindhoven visits İstanbul-ITU, İstanbul

■ 7th-13rd Vision - Composite Materials, Gdansk

ITU

■ 10th-16th Istanbul-Bogazici visits Munich, Munich ■ 20th-26th Vision, Talinn

January 2015

■ 20th-27th Europe3D Azerbaijan, Baku

■ 7th-11th TIMES Semi-Final, Poznan

■ 31st-6th December Artifical Intelligence Days,

■ 17th-21st TIMES Semi-Final, Karlsruhe

Kiev

■ 17th-24th Rocking the Alps VIII, St. Gallenkirchen (Montafon)

April 2015

■ 19th-24th Vision: Graphene - A Revolutionary

■ 3rd-8th TIMES Final, Illmenau

Supermaterial, Gothenburg

■ 12nd-18th LI Council Meeting Porto, Porto

■ 24th-28th TIMES Semi-Final, Oulu

■ 23rd-30th Vision & businessbooster - Driven by Innovation, Paderborn, Dortmund & Siegen

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