Alumni

About the ESN alumni network

The ESN Alumni is the network for former active ESNers who were active on one of the levels of ESN. Indeed, after having been active in ESN, the time has come to move on to other challenges in our lives. This however does not mean that one leaves ESN completely, you still can contribute to and benefit from the network in different ways!

Since more than 20 years, students have been volunteering in the network. Thus it would be  unfortunate just to leave the whole potential of the network when stopping being an active ESNer. As such, the Alumni network allows to stay in touch with former colleagues, benefit from  personal and professional networking opportunities, take part in Alumni meetings and ESN meetings and sometimes actively contribute to ESN activities when it is possible or required.

Alumni charter

An Alumni charter has been established in order to regulate the activities of the ESN Alumni network. It is stated as following:

"1. The name of the organization
The name of the organization is Erasmus Student Network Alumni, in the following abbreviated to ESN Alumni.

2. Aims
The aims of ESN Alumni are:
2.1. Enable the members to continue enjoying the “Pallomeri” spirit.
2.2. Help the members to keep in touch and share their knowledge and experience.
2.3. Support ESN in fulfilling its mission.

3. Membership
Entitled to membership of ESN Alumni are in principle all former active members of ESN. Further details can be found in the corresponding regulations of ESN International.

4. ESN Alumni Platform
4.1 An ESN Alumni Platform is its highest decision-making body.
4.2 An ESN Alumni Platform must be held at least once a year.
4.3 An ESN Alumni Platform has to be announced via the official ESN Alumni channels (website, mailing list) and made known to the Board of ESN International at least two months in advance.
4.4 The alumni can delegate their votes to other alumni present at the ESN Alumni Platform. One alumnus present at the ESN Alumni Platform can be given not more than one delegated vote.
4.5 A decision of ESN Alumni Platform to be valid must be taken by simple majority of the alumni present or represented by delegated votes.

5. Board
5.1 The ESN Alumni Board is elected by the ESN Alumni Platform.
5.2 It must consist of at least two persons.

6. Affiliation to ESN
6.1 ESN Alumni is affiliated to ESN.
6.2 Decisions of the Board of ESN Alumni can be reversed by the Board of ESN International.
6.3 Decisions taken by the General Assembly of ESN Alumni can be reversed by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ESN International."

Structure

a. ESN Alumni Board

The ESN Alumni Board is elected by the ESN Alumni Platform, which gathers the Alumni of the ESN network once a year. The last meeting has been held in Parma in September 2011: the ESN Alumni Medley. At this meeting the following Board has been elected:

• Veeli Oeselg
  In ESN since: 2006
  Positions in ESN: Local Board Member 2009-2010, Vice President of ESN International in 2009/2010
  Current job: Public sector consultant at Ernst & Young Baltics
  Email: veeli.oeselg@alumni.esn.org

• Remo Ughini
  In ESN since: 2008
  Position in ESN: NR Switzerland 2009-2010
  Current job: IT consultant
  Email: remo.ughini@alumni.esn.org

• Klemen Vovsek
  In ESN since: 2003
  Positions in ESN: Local President 2005-2010, NR Slovenia 2008-2010
  Current job: IRO, University of Maribor
  Email: klemen.vovsek@alumni.esn.org

• Joachim Wyssling
  In ESN since: 2006
  Positions in ESN: Local President 2006 - 2008, AGM OC 2008, NR France 2008 - 2010, Vice President of ESN International in 2010/2011
  Current job: Project coordinator, Campus Europae
  Email: joachim.wyssling@alumni.esn.org

And we also had the pleasure to welcome on Board:

• Hendrik Schraa
  In ESN since: 2006
  Position in ESN: IT Committee Chair 2009-2011
  Current job: IT Consultant at VisionsConnected
  Email: hendrik.schraa@alumni.esn.org

b. National Coordinators

As a pan-European network, the Alumni network management and activities are supported through National Coordinators. These National Coordinators are responsible for having a close communication with the Alumni from their country and as well with the ESN Alumni Board. Additionally, they can set up activities for their Alumni in their country, potentially create a national Alumni network and support their National Board.

Note! The current Alumni Board is developing a strategy and structure for the National Coordinators system and no active developments are taking place in this field. The information about the National Coordinators in different countries is not up-to-date. Stay tuned for further information after the AGM Granada.

As the project has been started in December 2010, the current list of National Coordinators is not complete. If you already a National Coordinator and your name is missing in the list or you are interested to be a National Coordinators, then please contact us at alumni(at)esn.org.

At the current stage, the ESN Alumni network is composed of following National Coordinators:

• ESN Austria: Andreas Weinberger (ESN TU Graz)
• ESN Azerbaijan: N/A
• ESN Belgium: N/A
• ESN Bosnia and Herzegovina: Nihada Prnjavorac (ESN Sarajevo)
• ESN Bulgaria: Kristina Toncheva (ESN Sofia University)
• ESN Croatia: N/A
• ESN Cyprus: N/A
• ESN Czech Republic: Pavlína Sládková (ESN VSE Prague)
• ESN Denmark: N/A
• ESN Estonia: Marge Nõmmik (ESN Tartu)
• ESN Finland: N/A
• ESN France: Damien Lamy-Preto (ESN Nancy)
• ESN Georgia: N/A
• ESN Germany: Jennifer Menge (ESN Bochum)
• ESN Greece: N/A
• ESN Hungary: Réka Laura Luczay (ESN ELTE)
• ESN Iceland: N/A
• ESN Ireland: N/A
• ESN Italy: Marco Scanu (ESN Sassari)
• ESN Latvia: N/A
• ESN Lithuania: N/A
• ESN Macedonia: N/A
• ESN Malta: N/A
• ESN Norway: N/A
• ESN Poland: Anna Seweryn (ESN UG Gdansk)
• ESN Portugal: N/A
• ESN Romania: N/A
• ESN Serbia: N/A
• ESN Slovakia: Matusz Mericko (ESN EUBA Bratislava)
• ESN Slovenia: N/A
• ESN Spain: N/A
• ESN Sweden: N/A
• ESN Switzerland: Pascal Wilhelm (ESN Zürich)
• ESN the Netherlands: Nick Broekema (ESN Groningen)
• ESN Turkey: Andim (Doldurucu) Stassen (ESN ITU)
• ESN UK: N/A

c. ESN Alumni Platform

The ESN Alumni Platform, known as the Alumni Medley, is an annual gathering of the official ESN Alumni members. The aim is to discuss the further developments and strategies of the Alumni network, create opportunities for professional networking and give input to current challenges of ESN. As of 2008, the following meetings were held:

• Brussels, February 2008
• Besançon, March 2008
• Siena, May 2008
• Prague, October 2008
• Ghent, October 2009
• Helsinki, June 2010
• Dresden, October 2010
• Parma, September 2011
• Zürich, June 2012
• Groningen, November 2012

The ESN Alumni Platform has been renamed to ESN Alumni Medley on decision of the meeting held in Dresden in October 2010. The documents of those meetings can be requested to the Board at alumni(at)esn.org.