erasmus student network: annual report 2013/2014

2013/2014

Erasmus Student NetworkAnnual Report

“We—young people—we don’t want to play politics. We want

to be united.”

Stefan Jahnke Annual General Meeting Milano 2014

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

students.

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table of contents

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editorial

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Since 25 years the Erasmus Student Network is supporting student mobility all around Europe with the aim to foster cultural understanding and self development amongst European youth. The academic year 2013/2014 has been very exciting for us. The new Erasmus+ programme has been initiated and we successfully supported the European Commission during the drafting process and with the implementation in the first months.

Our network grew to over 450 local associations in 37 countries and is now the biggest student organisation in Europe. We increased the number of employees from three to six and established more strategic and coherent processes within our headquarters in Brussels.

We could observe an important cultural change in our Network and I am proud to say that the professional approach of our sections and their continuous belief in the importance of student mobility are reflected in the dedicated work that our over 13.500 volunteers did throughout this year.

With this first ever Annual Report we would like to give you the chance to get a comprehensive overview of the work that we have done throughout the last year. You will have the possibility to learn more about our projects, the structure of ESN and our involvement on local, national and European level.

Stefan JahnkePresident of Erasmus Student Network AISBL

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HigHligHts

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ESN’s collaboration with the European Commission (EC) is one of mutual respect and trust. In 2014 the new Erasmus+ programme which will run until 2020 was launched. It is a continuation and exten-sion of the former Lifelong Learning programme. With a budget increase of 40% it also gained more importance which has a direct impact on the Erasmus Student Network.

As main multiplier and promoter of international mobility experiences we contributed to the de-velopment of this new programme and from the beginning of 2014 we supported the European Com-mission with the promotion of the new programme. We see the launch of the new programme as the perfect opportunity to create a wider awareness of the possibilities to spend a period abroad during university studies.

That’s why we created the Mov’in Europe project which aims at promoting these international experiences and made it the flagship project of ESN for 2014.

launcH of tHe erasmus+ Programme

During the meeting of the Council of National Representatives in Milano 2014, ESN accepted its first section in the Russian Federation.

In light of the conflict in and about Ukraine, ESN sent a strong signal on how young Europeans contribute to bridging differences and work towards a peaceful and respectful co-existence on our continent. ESN is convinced that inclusion and integration are the right answers to those events.

Being a non-ideological and politically independent organisation and a part of the youth of today, we strongly believe that young people have to create the peaceful and tolerant world of today and tomorrow.

The announcement of the acceptance of the first Russian section in St Petersburg caused standing ovations of the more than 600 participants at ESN s Annual General Meeting. It shows ESN s will and commitment to further contribute not only to improving the quality and outreach of student mobility programmes but also to helping to solve conflicts through intercultural dialogue.

esn welcomes russia as its 37tH member country

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“it is strongly recommended that the receiving institution establishes a student network, such as ESN “This sentence was published in the annotated guidelines of the Erasmus charter for Higher Education

2014-2020. It exemplifies the value and importance the European Commission (EC), who published the guidelines, assigns to the work of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN). It is the first time that any student organisation is named in the Erasmus charter, strengthening our role as ambassadors of the Erasmus Programme.

Our continuous involvement in creating evidence for policy making in the field of Higher education has led to a considerable increase of recognition by stakeholders working in this field. Increased requests for partnerships and invitations to high level conferences to present our research results and be keynote speakers have shown the growing impact of our work.

Identifying the need for structural adaptation has led to the establishment of National Education Officers which are the direct contact to National and Local stakeholders in the field of Higher Education. More and more of our National Organisations are joining National Youth Councils and are invited to important stakeholder meetings. The group of National Education Officers (NEOs) is in constant contact to improve our advocacy work.

tHe imPact of esn in HigHer education

ESN was founded in 1989 but only in 2005 did the board of ESN establish themselves in Brussels. Some years later ESN hired its first employee (Secretary) in 2010 and its second (Director) in 2012. Seeing the success of establishing a permanent staff a more rapid development followed. As of June 2014 the ESN headquarters already counts six employees. The current staff has added competence in administration, IT solutions, accounting and management of partnerships & projects. This variety of competences has added stability to the growth and quality of ESN. Our staff is also able to multiply the effects of their work through collaborating with thousands of ESN volunteers making their impact so much greater. For the future ESN is looking to strengthen its capacity in the fields of IT and media in order to further foster the development of our network.

develoPment of esn Headquarters

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In the context of the VISA Directive 2004/114 proposed by the European Commission in 2013 to improve the access for students, youth workers and volunteers, ESN has conducted a Research Study on Visas and Residence Permits with the support of the European Youth Forum (YFJ). The survey gives meaningful insight into the needs and problems of mobile people and the results will feed into the consultation process. Unfortunately many of the recommendations which we developed together with YFJ have not been tackled yet.

In this context ESN urges the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union to make this very important topic a priority and discuss it with all member states.

ESN has experienced firsthand the unnecessary difficulties in obtaining Visas and Residence Permits. Our Web Project Administrator Salih Odabasi from Turkey was not able to join us in the headquarters in Brussels for his elected term. Not only did his application get rejected but it also took more than 4 months after handing in the final documents to receive an answer.

In 2008, ESN created the project ExchangeAbility with the aim of increasing the very low number of disabled students taking their chance to go abroad. As we believe that mobility should be for everybody, this year ESN extended its commitment by creating MapAbility. The project aims at gathering vital data about European universities’ accessibility such as the existence of a Disability office, offering of special services and the presence of ramps and elevators. This data will then be entered into a map of the Universities of Europe which any student planning their exchange can access. From the 30th of May to the 2nd of June 2014 more than 20 EU stakeholders working in the field of disability and 40 ESN members from all around Europe took part in a two day training and the launching conference of the MapAbility project. The participants had the chance to develop their skills and knowledge regarding the work with disabled students.

imProving access to visas and residence Permits

maPability conference

“I believe that in the Europe of the 21st century, the rights of volunteers who are in fact promoting active citizenship and in-tercultural under-standing shouldn’t be restricted based on geographical boundaries.”

Salih Odabasi,

International Board

2013/2014

The fully opera-tional map of the universities can be found at exchangeability.eu

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esn in media

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Number of Erasmus students tops 3 millionEuropean Commission, Press Release IP/13/657 | 8 July 2013

“The Erasmus Student Network has selected students from each participating country who went abroad with Erasmus in 2012-2013 to represent the 3 million milestone. All say that their Erasmus experience went beyond their expectations, enriching both their personal and professional life. Many former Erasmus alumni, including some well-known faces in Europe today (see Annex 5), have expressed similar sentiments.”

What about the students?FORUM Magazine, European Association for International Education | Spring 2014

“Europe’s largest non-profit student organisation (ESN) is enthusiastic about the new opportunities Erasmus+ can bring to students wishing to develop their international competences. However, some aspects of the new EU programme - namely credit mobility and student loans - bring cause for concern.”

Is Erasmus really worth its budget boost?The Local | 20 November 2013

“Doing an Erasmus placement also makes young people more employable”, according to ESN treasurer Jonathan Jelves. “Just the experience itself is a huge challenge.”

Exchange Mobility Project: how to promote European mobility for students with disabilitiesNewsflash, European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities | April 2014

“ExchangeAbility works with ESN sections, HEIs and organisations that are experts in the field to create the best conditions possible for students with disabilities during their stay abroad.”

A better exchangeThe Linguist | April/May 2014

“When they return from an Erasmus placement, students often find it hard to accept that the incredible experience is over. One proactive way of dealing with these emotions is to get involved with running their local ESN section to give something back to the organisation that helped them.”

SocialErasmus: a new dimension to international studyEuropean Association for International Education - Blog | 10 September 2013

“As students are becoming more and more mobile, and looking to gain additional skills which they cannot obtain through their studies alone, projects such as SocialErasmus stand to prepare students better for an increasingly globalised world.”

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facebook• over 137.000 likes • Verified page• annual growth by over 36% of likes in

2013/2014 (100.000 in the starting point)• Top followers: Istanbul, Turkey• Average reach of status post: 10.500

people• Average. engagement: 83 clicks,

32 likes, comments and shares

twitter• 1406 tweets• over 6000 followers (growth of 1500

during the year)• Most used hashtahgs: #EP2014,

#ErasmusVoting• 40% of tweets get retweeted

videoESN appeared in the new promotion-al videos of Erasmus+. The footage of our activites and the interview with the President of ESN have been featured in the official presentation of the new European Union funding programme for education, training, youth and sport.

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twitter• 1406 tweets• over 6000 followers (growth of 1500

during the year)• Most used hashtahgs: #EP2014,

#ErasmusVoting• 40% of tweets get retweeted

instagram• 403 followers• 1464 likes• Average 27 likes per photo

videoESN appeared in the new promotion-al videos of Erasmus+. The footage of our activites and the interview with the President of ESN have been featured in the official presentation of the new European Union funding programme for education, training, youth and sport.

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about us

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The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is the biggest student association in Europe. It was born on the 16th of October 1989 and legally registered in 1990 for support-ing and developing student exchange. This year ESN is celebrating its 25th Anniversa-ry.

We are present in more than 430 High-er Education Institutions from 37 coun-tries. The network is constantly developing and expanding. We have around 13.500 active members that are in many sections supported by so called buddies mainly tak-

ing care of international students. Thus, ESN involves around 29.000 young people offering its services to around 180.000 in-ternational students every year.

ESN works for the creation of a more mobile and flexible education environment by supporting and developing student ex-change as well as providing an intercultur-al experience also to those students who cannot access a period abroad (“interna-tionalisation at home”).

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The values of Erasmus Student Network that all members stand and work for are: • unity in diversity, diversity in the unity

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

• students helping students We passionately commit ourselves to volunteering for the benefit of others

• fun in friendship and respect We encourage relations based on respect.

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

• love for Europe as an area of peace and cultural exchange We live and benefit from the cultural richness of Europe to the utmost.

• openness with tolerance We understand and accept others and learn from them

• cooperation in the integration We share a holistic view towards internationality.

values

Enrichment of society through

international students.

vision

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The nine principles of ESN are: • ESN works in the interest of

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

integration of international students. • ESN represents the needs and rights

of international students on the local, national and international level.

• ESN provides relevant information about mobility programmes.

• ESN motivates students to study abroad. • ESN works with the reintegration

of homecoming students. • ESN contributes to the improvement

of different mobility programmes. • ESN cares about its members. • ESN values volunteering and active citizenship.

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

mission

PrinciPlesEnrichment of society

through international students.

vision

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ESN counts 452 local ESN sections working everyday with International Stu-dents.

During National Plat-forms, they have the chance to exchange best practices. They also elect their Nation-al Board who is in charge of conducting National proj-ects and represent ESN to-wards National institutions and stakeholders.

The Council of National Representatives is one of the main strategic bodies of ESN International. It is composed by one National Representative per coun-try. Its aim is to cooper-ate with the International Board for the strategy and policy making of ESN Inter-national.

The Annual General Meeting is the highest deci-sion-making body of ESN. Both the local sections and the National Representa-tives elect the International Board for a mandate of one year.

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IncomeMembership feesProjectsGrants/project fundingSponsorshipOthers

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452 900 €25 830115 960168 990109 76032 360

454 670 €142 59097 55068 470123 18022 880

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ESN benefits greatly from public grants supporting both project and administra-tive costs. These predominantly come from the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the Belgian state. Unlike many NGOs comparable to ESN a majority of incomes do not come from public sources, but rather from corporate partnerships, projects and membership fees. This rep-resents a strategic cornerstone of ESN: to be self-sustainable and independent.

Staff costs have been increasing as the ESN headquarters in Brussels continues to expand its operations. As of June 2014 we count six employees compared to three em-ployees a year earlier. Other big cost com-ponents are project costs and costs relat-ed to events/meetings. The latter includes external representation and support to the vast amount of internal conferences or-ganized within the network. Headquarter costs are needed for ESN’s strong presence in Brussels with both an office and house. The latter is used for countless meetings and trainings for the ESN members.

Finances

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Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2013-2014; Top 100 HEIs in Europe

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UK

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CZSKHU

RO

BG

TR

GE

RSBA

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Erasmus Impact Study 2013

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Projects

“Your work in the ExchangeAbility and SocialErasmus projects has identified the potential of Erasmus+ to do more and better.”

Androulla VassilliouEuropean Commissioner for Education, Culture,

Multilingualism and Youth

Annual General Meeting Milano 2014

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Aims:• Improvetheaccessibilityandqualityofinternationaltraineeships.• Increasetheawarenessregardingtheexistenceofsuchopportunitiesforyouth.

This EU-funded project investigates the issues of accessibility, quality and recognition for both study and traineeship mobility programmes through a research study.STORY also contributes with an online platform ErasmusIntern.org that aims at bringing together training providers and individuals seeking a training opportunity abroad. STORY is an extended version of the successful PRIME project.

esnsurveyAims:• Explore current issues connected to academic and non-academic mobility and

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

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

The focus of this year s edition is to investigate the “International experience and lan-guage learning”, explore full-degree mobility and the added value and satisfaction with student organisations.

More information: esn.org/esnsurvey

story Strengthening the Training Opportunities for InteRnational Youth

Research

IT

Research

In the last years more than 80.000 students responded to our online surveys with an average response rate of 10,000 answers per survey.

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Aim:• Provide access to all services and discounts offered by ESN and our partners to

international students

The ESNcard is the membership card of the Erasmus Student Network. Used also as a student discount card, it is sold by the ESN sections in almost all the countries where ESN is present.

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

More information: esncard.org

Aim:• Involve exchange students in volunteering activities in their host country.• Promote a social attitude among international students and facilitate their so-

cial integration into the local community. SocialErasmus has three main pillars of action: Charity, Environment and Education. Eras-mus in Schools (EiS), a project within the pillar of Education, was the flagship project of ESN for 2013. Its activities promote mobility at an early age, connecting international students with pupils at local schools.

One of the main actions this year, “SocialErasmus Solidarity for the Balkans”, engaged international students and the whole network into helping the victims of the disastrous floods in the Balkans. More information: socialerasmus.esn.org

socialerasmus & erasmus in scHools

Social

Awareness

esncard

With strong network of national and local coordi-nators we helped local com-munities in 29 countries, organising around 1100 SocialErasmus activities in 2013/2014.

130.000 ESNcards sold

3.418 ESNcard discounts around Europe

Service

IT

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excHangeability& maPability

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

educate and develop fellow members in the network

Two types of events are organized each year under the umbrella of Eduk8. The partici-pants take part in activities where underlying soft-skills are identified and where they can share know-how and learn from one another. The first type of event is an international training event organized twice a year with thematic tracks, such as Project Management or Intercultural Learning. The second type is a Training for Trainers where participants learn how to facilitate knowledge exchange through non-formal education.

More information: esn.org/eduk8

Aim:• Increase the participation of students with disabilities in mobility programmes.• Make ESN an accessible organisation.

Through participation and involvement in different activities in the local sections, stu-dents with disabilities are given an opportunity to experience the international and inter-cultural atmosphere associated with the exchange programmes.

MapAbility, a sub-part of ExchangeAbility, aims to create a map of the accessibility and services provided by European Higher Education Institutions for students with dis-abilities.

More information: exchangeability.esn.org

eduk8Training

Education

Social

Awareness

IT

According to the data from the European Commission, during the academic year 2009/10 230 students with special needs receiving a supplementary grant par-ticipated in Erasmus for study. This represents only 0.14 % of all Erasmus stu-dents.

Eduk8 gave me the push I needed to become the leader I need and want to be.

KarólínaESN Icelandparticipant

Service

IT

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Aims:• Raise awareness among students about the health effects of alcohol

consumption• Contribute to the reduction of binge drinking and promote responsible drinking

among students. Responsible Party is a joint collaboration between Pernod Ricard and ESN. The project is run across Europe with more than 174,000 students participating to date. Using the peer-to-peer approach student ambassadors are organizing activities during parties in a fun and engaging way with the aim to raise awareness about the health effects of alcohol consumption.

More information: responsible-party.com

Aims:• Improve the internal communication within ESN and the administration of the

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

all websites. ESN Satellite is an official and free website template for all ESN sections and projects, based on Drupal 7. The websites are all connected to the ESN Galaxy where news feeds and activities of all websites are gathered and the ESN members are administered. ESN Galaxy is an e-networking platform, a main gateway for the sections of ESN and an inter-nal information tool for ESN members around Europe.

More information: galaxy.esn.org | satellite.esn.org

esn galaxy & esn satellite

IT

Development

resPonsible Party Social

Impact

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mov’in euroPe

Aims:• investigate the impact of Erasmus mobility and intensive programmes

on skills development, employability, institutional development and the internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions in Europe

ESN, together with CHE Consult (DE), Brussels Education Services (BE) and the Compostela Group of Universities (ES), carried out the impact study on the Erasmus programme launched by the European Commission in 2012. The results of the study conducted by the consortium highlighted that mobile students are more likely to attain managerial positions in their future career.It is the first time that ESN AISBL is part of a consortium that won a bid for a public EU tender.

More information: esn.org/erasmus-impact-study

Aim:• Promote mobility as a lifestyle.• Provide better information on mobility opportunities for young people,

students and young graduates

Mov’in Europe is the flagship project of ESN for 2014. It is an initiative promoting mobility through the engagement of ambassadors in various local, national and international activities. The first first part of the project consists of a multi-level professional digital campaign aimed at raising awareness about mobility. The Autumn semester 2014/2015 will be the start of events on all levels. Activities such as mobility days, fairs, linguistic tandems, conferences, promotion of mobility experiences will take place across Europe.

More information: movineurope.esn.org

erasmus imPact studyResearch

Campaign

Awareness

An Erasmus Impact Study, where ESN is an import-ant partner, points to a lower risk of long-term un-employment for Erasmus graduates.

Androulla Vassilliou Annual General Meeting

Milano 2014

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

The main stakeholder for ESN is the Eras-mus Unit of the European Commission. ESN has been supporting the drafting and implementation of the new Erasmus+ pro-gramme and therefore fostered the col-laboration with the European Commission substantially throughout this year.

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With a goal to represent a common interest of young people, the European Youth Forum (YFJ) is the platform of 99 youth organisations in Europe, both National Youth Councils and International Non-Governmental Youth Or-ganisations.. ESN is a full member and has a Liaison Office to the European Youth Forum. The strong efforts in advocacy in the field of youth and offer many opportunities for ESNers to actively get involved in youth is-sues. ESN is part of the Working Group on Mo-bility and strongly involved in the Structured Dialogue.

EUCIS-LLL brings together 33 Euro-pean networks covering all sectors of education and training including networks for higher education, voca-tional education and training, adult education, popular education and many more. ESN is a member of this umbrella organisation since March 2011. EUCIS-LLL is a key organisation for ESN since it provides much infor-mation on the work of the Europe-an Commission and reacts as a key stakeholder to its proposals..

The EMI consists of 42 National Councils and 32 associat-ed Member Organisations and aims at contributing to the establishment of a united Europe founded on the princi-ples of peace, democracy, liberty, solidarity, and respect for basic human rights. For ESN it is a great platform for Networking and gives opportunities for ESN members to get actively involved in this important movement. ESN has been part of the task force for the European Parliament elections.

The Europe+ initiative gives a trans-parent and inclusive space for debate created by, and for civil society, to de-sign a constructive regeneration of the European project. Consisting of 40+ European civil society organisa-tions, working together for positive democratic change in the EU through the active and better involvement of citizens in representative and partic-ipative democracy, institutional re-forms and policy changes. ESN is part of the Steering Committee of this ini-tiative.

euroPean youtH forum

eucis-lll euroPe+

euroPean movement international

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

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

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

The Europemobility Network is an umbrella of organisations working on the promotion and improvement of mobility experiences. ESN is part of this organisation to create space for networking and collaboration on a range of projects such as their annual video contest.

euroPean students’ forum (aegee)

euroPean students’ union (esu)

informal forum of international student organisations (ifiso)

euroPemobility network

Partner organisations

EVA

The Erasmus Voting Assessment (EVA) is an EU funded project led by AEGEE in cooperation with ESN and Generation Europe Foundation (GEF). It aims at assessing the voting behaviour of Erasmus students for the European Parliament elections. ESN conducted the promotional campaign of the project and created the visual identity.

More information: erasmusvoting.eu

European Students’ Forum

Erasmus MundusAssociation

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In ESN we highly value our corporate partnerships. We value especially our close working relationships, where the ESN network and the business sector is collaborating in the de-velopment of new and exciting projects for students in Europe.

ESN’s strategy regarding corporate partnerships has always focused on bringing qual-ity products and services at good prices to international students everywhere in Europe. We are more than delighted that our partners have chosen to actively support the inter-national leaders of tomorrow - the Erasmus generation!

IzziRent

New Yorker

“We are really convinced about the cooperation with ESN and we support young, international students by providing a special discount in our NEW YORKER stores.”

Airbnb

“Our partnership with ESN is a success. Working with ESN team is a pleasure and it’s a great way to address international students.”

BlaBlaCar

“ESN and BlaBlaCar share the same ambition: facilitate mobility all over Europe. As the European leader of ridesharing, it felt very natural for us to build a partnership with a major student organisation, such as ESN.”

The Economist

“As the next generation of opinion leaders and global game changers, it is vital for students to have a globalised view of the world. This is why The Economist has decided to work with a student association like ESN.”

Brussels Airlines

“We at Brussels Airlines highly value ESN as a trustable partner. We are looking forward to further successfully develop a solid long-lasting partnership with this international student organisation.”

corPorate Partners

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PeoPle

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Stefan JahnkePresident2013/2014 & 2014/2015

Dominique MontagneseVice-President2013/2014 & 2014/2015

Jonathan JelvesTreasurer2013/2014 & 2014/2015

Robert KlimackiCommunication Manager2013/2014 & 2014/2015

Salih OdabasiWeb Project Administrator2013/2014

Adam FarnikWeb Project Administrator2014/2015

Brikena XhomaqiDirector

Emanuela del SavioSecretary2014-

Virginie BérardSecretary2011-2014

Oscar BoijePartnership Manager2014-

Morena SimaticPartnership Manager2013

Margarida CarvalhoWeb Project Coordinator

Mohammed NassarWeb Developer

Serge CloseFinancial Assistant

Sean StokesCommunication and Media Trainee 2014

Monika RešetarResearch Projects Trainee2013/2014

Petr KozlikCommunication and Media Trainee 2013/2014

Stefan SennekampResearch Projects Trainee2013/2014

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esn secretariat

esn Headquarters

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Council of National Representatives AdministratorAnouk van der Veeken (The Netherlands)

Council of National Representatives SecretaryThomas Lanvin (Switzerland)

National Boards CoordinatorAlicia Oberhauser (Germany)

Liaison Officers [email protected]

Antti Reinsalo (Finland) Carla Filetti (Italy) Emanuel Alfranseder (Germany/Sweden)Juan Colino (Spain) Lea Renolder (Austria)Kathleen Wabrowetz (Germany)Safi Sabuni (Sweden)Valentin Dupouey (France)Madara Apsalone (Latvia)Marco La Rosa (Italy)

International Committees: Chairing Teams

International Committee for EducationJesús Escrivá Muñoz (Spain)Alexandre Hannema (Switzerland)Giulia Rosa d’Amico (Italy) Pawel Kordek (Poland)

Network and Events CommitteeVagelis Tsoumas (Greece/Sweden)Sofia Vistas (Portugal)Michaela Zormanova (Czech Republic)

Finance CommitteeDanny Janssen (The Netherlands) Sofia Papaionnou (Greece)Iris Fleischer (Germany)

Communication Committee Gaffar Rampage (The Netherlands)Alexandra Nicorici (Romania)Tiago Costa (Portugal)Sien Monbailliu (Belgium)

IT Committee Damian Bulira (Poland)Michał Wzorek (Poland)Thalia Voukena (Greece)

International Project Teams

ESNSurveyJesús Escrivá Muñoz (Spain)Paula Danciu (Romania) Julia Fellinger (Germany)Roberta Piscone (Italy)Sandra Rimaviciute (Lithuania)Jurgita Stasiukaityte (Lithuania)

STORY (Research Team)Jesús Escrivá Muñoz (Spain)Caroline Lund (Norway)Alessandra Mantovan (Italy)Salvatore Nolli (Italy)Mihaela Pinciuc (Romania) Marko Zmirak (Croatia)

ExchangeAbility & MapAbilityEric Ferrere (France)Agnes Sarolta Fazekas (Hungary)Thomas Pappas (Greece)Vasiliki Meletaki (Greece)

Grants TeamJesús Escrivá Muñoz (Spain)Sofia Vistas (Portugal)Beka Beriashvili (Georgia)Michela Apruzzese (Italy)Silvia Crocitta (Italy)Natalia Raczyńska (Poland)

Network Care TeamAlicia Oberhauser (Germany)Sofia Vistas (Portugal)Prokop Teper (Slovakia)Marie Schneider (Germany)Sarah Hippold (Germany)Dorina Hilz (Hungary)Carlo Bitetto (Italy)Giulia Rosa d’Amico (Italy)

Responsible Party (Regional Coordinators)Piero Gentilini (Denmark/Italy) Danny Janssen (The Netherlands)Oscar Leclère (Belgium)Ivona Tasevska (FYROM)Indre Kasiliauskaite (Lithuania)Fabrizio Bitetto (Italy)

ESNcardRobert Banet (Poland)Inês Moreira (Portugal)Jovana Stankovic (Serbia)

Eduk8Marta Bagińska (Poland)Tiago Costa (Portugal)

Mov’in EuropeValentin Dupouey (France)Cristina Gavrillă (Romania)Kathleen Wabrowetz (Germany)Mickaël Golinski (France)Jan Hruby (Czech Republic)Patrick Doodt (Germany)Diana Pereira (Portugal)

SocialErasmus & Erasmus in SchoolsTarek Keskes (Germany)Jaroslava Krutakova (Slovakia)Safi Sabuni (Sweden)Magdalena Dudek (Poland)Dorien Dolman (The Netherlands)Karolina Bugała (Poland)Miroslava Svabova (Slovakia)

ESN Galaxy & ESN SatelliteFabian Bircher (Switzerland)Adam Włodarkiewicz (Poland)Marco Von Frieling (Austria)Angel Lopez (Spain) Jurriën Stutterheim (The Netherlands)

ESN Alumni Board

[email protected]

Anna Burtan (Poland)Julius Zaburas (Lithuania)Marco Capriotti (Italy)Marco Scanu (Italy)

Tania Berman (France) Veeli Oeselg (Estonia)Hendrik Shraa (The Netherlands)Remo Ughini (Switzerland)Klemen Vovsek (Slovenia)Joachim Wyssling (France)

international board suPPorters 2013/2014

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ESN AustriaJohannes [email protected]

ESN BelgiumOscar Leclè[email protected]

ESN Bosnia and HerzegovinaSamir BeharicNina [email protected]

ESN BulgariaDenislav AtanasovLora [email protected]

ESN CroatiaLea BanJelena [email protected]

ESN CyprusAndrzej [email protected]

ESN Czech republicJan LukačevičFrantišek [email protected]

ESN DenmarkPiero [email protected]

ESN EstoniaKärt MaalinnMariin Kä[email protected]

ESN FinlandHeini JyräkoskiEmma [email protected]

ESN FranceMickaël GolinskiCamille [email protected]

ESN GeorgiaBeka BeriashviliLasha BarbakadzeMariami [email protected]

ESN GermanyIlona SchimmelNadine [email protected]

ESN GreeceMaria ManolesakiAnastasios [email protected]

ESN HungaryZsolt SzabóDorina [email protected]

ESN IcelandÓlafur Páll [email protected]

ESN IrelandConor O CallaghanPeter [email protected]

ESN ItalyMarco CazzolaGiulia Rosa d’[email protected]

ESN LatviaSintija MaculevicaJekaterina [email protected]

ESN LithuaniaSimona Patašiūtė[email protected]

ESN LuxembourgPeggy [email protected]

ESN MacedoniaElena ShpoljaricIvona [email protected]

ESN MaltaPaul IgoeMark [email protected]

ESN the NetherlandsDorien DolmanDanny [email protected]

ESN NorwayJohannes KvamJay [email protected]

ESN PolandMarta BagińskaDamian [email protected]

ESN PortugalTiago CostaAndré [email protected]

ESN RomaniaDiana PloscaruCristina Gavrillă[email protected]

ESN RussiaDaria [email protected]

ESN SerbiaJovana StankovicNatalija Ž[email protected]

ESN SlovakiaMichal SaboVladimir Zeleznak [email protected]

ESN SloveniaAnka JežMatevž Starič[email protected]

ESN SpainMarta Guasp TeschendorffJaume Alonso Ferná[email protected]

ESN SwedenJennifer [email protected]

ESN SwitzerlandKaspar Rothenfuß[email protected]

ESN TurkeyÖzay YılmazÜmit Ş[email protected]

ESN United KingdomMatthew [email protected]

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This information can be freely used and copied for non-commercial purposes, provided that the source is acknowledged (© Erasmus Student Network)

For ordering additional copies of the publication, please contact [email protected] digital version of this report is available on www.esn.org

I’m grateful to the Erasmus Student Network for all that you have done. You

have helped promoting mobility and set a real example for young people.

The projects and studies you have developed are helping to improve the

quality and impact of the whole Erasmus programme.

Androulla Vassiliou European Commissioner for Education, Culture,



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I’m grateful to the Erasmus Student Network for all that you have done. You

have helped promoting mobility and set a real example for young people.

The projects and studies you have developed are helping to improve the

quality and impact of the whole Erasmus programme.

Androulla Vassiliou European Commissioner for Education, Culture,



Copyright © 2014 by the Erasmus Student Network AISBL. All rights reserved.

Erasmus Student Network: Annual Report 2013/2014

Coordinator: Robert Klimacki (Communication Manager ESN AISBL 2013/2014)

Published by: Erasmus Student Network AISBLDesign: Jan Hrubý

Editing: Robert Klimacki, Jan Hrubý, Stefan Jahnke, Jonathan Jelves

Contributors: Virginie Bérard, Oscar Boije, Margarida Carvalho, Stefan Jahnke, Jonathan Jelves,

Dominique Montagnese, Salih Odabasi, Monika Rešetar, Sean Stokes, Brikena Xhomaqi

Photographers: Markus Lutter, Patrick Doodt

Cover photography: Annual General Meeting

Milano 2014 by Markus Lutter

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