Board of European Students of Technology

by Tim GovaertPresident of XXI Board

2008/2009

Agenda

• BEST in general

• Services

• Structure

• Achievements of the year

• Partners

• Questions

BEST

• Board of European Students of Technology• Non-profit• Non-representative • Non-political • Volunteer student organisation founded in

1989

Our target group...Students of Technology

BEST• 30 countries• 81 universities• 2 600 active members

• Reaching 1 000 000students all over Europe

• 1 000 companies involved in all BEST events

BEST

Students

Universities Companies

Events of Education

BEST Courses

BEST Courses

BEST Career Support

Internal events

BEST Courses

Internal events

Services for students

• Complementary Education

• Career Support

• Educational Involvement

Complementary education

• Technical courses – 100 each year

• Engineering competitions – 3000 students

• Intense cooperation with companies

• High quality label and credits given by universities

• Continuous experience since 1991

Career support

• Multinational companies announcing• Jobs • Internships• Special projects

• Online CV database – over 13000 CVs

• Informal contact between companies and Students

Educational Involvement• Giving input in the development of engineering

education

States

EuropeanCommission

Students

BEST/EduCo

Higher Education

Conferences / thematic networks

Events on EducationQuestionnaires

Students’ views on their involvement in

Engineering Education Development

• President• Secretary• Treasurer

Structure

• Local BEST Groups

• VP Internal Support• VP External Services• VP Local Group Sup.

Board

6 Committees • Training Group• Corporate Relations• Marketing• IT Systems• Coordination of external

events• Educational Involvement

Achievements of the year

• European BEST Engineering Competition

• Media relations

• Marketing Strategy

• Training and technical trainers

Partners• Corporate Partners

• Career Support Partners

• Supporters

Questions

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