Attractiveness of young people to engineering and Student Career Guidance

David Salamon

Board of European Students of Technology

SEFI Annual Conference

01. – 04. July, Rotterdam

Agenda

• Who we are?

• What do we do?

• Educational involvement

• Latest findings

Board of European Students of Technology

• Voluntary, non-representative,

non-political student association

• Since 1989

• 82 Local Groups in 30 countries

• 2600 members

• Reaching almost 1 000 000 students

BEST Services• Complementary education

• Educational Involvement

• Career support

BEST

Students

Universities Companies

European projects

BEST Courses

Internal events

BEST Courses

BEST Career Centre

Internal events

BEST Courses

BEST University Centre

BEST Tools

BEST Educational Involvement

• Educational Committee (EduCo)• Around 45 members

• Events on Education

BEST Events on Education

• BEST Symposium on education

• BEST Academics and Companies

Forum (BACo)

• Gathering students opinions and feedback on discussed topics

• Delivering reports to Thematic Networks

• Presenting outcomes at conferences

BEST Events on Education

History

• From 1996 until 09/2009: 27 Symposia, 5 BACo

• Conferences attended:100 and counting

• Joined 9 Thematic Networks

Past/Current/Future Cooperation

• TREE• Management committee • BEST lead two SIGs

• EuroPACE• VM-BASE• SPUTNIC

• EIE-Surveyor

• ERABEE

• ESTIA-EARTH

• EuroPACE• EU-VIP

• EUGENE

Students’ view on Attractiveness and Career Guidance

Attractiveness and Student Career Guidance

outcomes

• Symposium• “Students’ view on Attractiveness and

Career Guidance”, Iasi, Romania, July 2008

• 22 participants from Croatia, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine.

Outcomes (1)• Analysis of present situation

• Choice is influenced by grades

• Old teaching methods

• Limited information

• Financial support

• Rare promotion in secondary

education

Outcomes (2)

• Research and Development

• Stereotypes

• University vs Company

• Financial support

Outcomes (3)

• Student Career Guidance

• Counselling

• Jobfairs

• Internships

Outcomes (4)

• Recommendations:• Fight the stereotypes• Guidance from kindergarten on• Financial support• Research and Development• Active role of universities in SCG• Meet market needs

• Student organisations

Questions?

Thank you!

david.salamon@BEST.eu.org

education@BEST.eu.org

www.BEST.eu.org