REMINDER
The deadline for the Section Questionnaire has been extended until 15th of February 2010.
If you still haven’t done it you can fill it here.
Many thanks to all the sections, who filled it in on time!
Topic of the month
INVITATION FOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING!
It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the biggest event of ESN calendar - Annual General Meeting (AGM), which this year will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 8th - 12th, 2010.The registration will open after the 20 January 2010 - you will be able to register at the website of AGM: www.agmistanbul.eu (which will be launched in couple of days).
Should you have any question now, you can contact either your National Representative (country@esn.org - e.g. norway@esn.org etc.), or directly the AGM organising committee at info@agmistanbul.eu.
Section in the Spotlight
Do you have a great section, which activities and projects are worth showing to the whole network? Then it is time to put your section to the spotlight!Section in the Spotlight is a new project of ESN International starting from 1st of February. On a monthly basis, an ESN section will be chosen and honoured for their active involvement and excellent work for international students, which could be used as best practice examples in the network. Every chosen section will be awarded with a prize and a lot of publicity! Are you interested? The online form will be available starting from the 1st of February after the official first open call! Find out more.
Get involved / ESN in Brussels
ESN STATUTE CHANGES
Official notice to ESN sections!As member of ESN you have the opportunity to actively influence your organisation and make a proposal to change the statutes and standing orders of ESN International.
Read more about the formal procedure here.
CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
Take your chance to run one of the biggest student organisations in Europe; experience an amazing year in Brussels / Belgium; volunteer for all ESN members and exchange students in a highly dynamic and international environment.Are you interested ? Find more information about open positions and your own personal benefits of being an International Board Member here.
CALL FOR THE ARTICLES FOR THE eXpress MAGAZINE
Write an article for the 8th edition of the ESN Magazine! The topic of this edition is New ERAsmus. We're waiting for your articles till the 10th February 2010.The requirements are as follows: one page article: at most 600 words language: English photos: connected to the article. Only good quality photos will be accepted (short side of the photo is at least 1200 pixels long)
For more information please contact Tajana Nikolic and Simone Dalle Nogare at express@esn.org.
OPEN CALL FOR ESN RADIO WORKERS!
Many of you already had the opportunity to listen to the ESN International online RADIO for ESNers !!! To make it even better we need your help.This can be a unique possibility for you to get involved in a big project and have great time working in your field of interest!
Within the ESN Radio group we offer a variety of tasks/jobs:
If you feel you are a right person, please contact:
Tajana Nikolic radio@esn.org
Ania Burtan communication@esn.org
YOUth for you
Participate in the European young journalist award
The European Commission’s Directorate General for Enlargement is launching the third edition of the European young journalist award, 2010. Journalists and journalism students, aged 17 – 35, to enlarge their vision can participate. It is an opportunity to represent EU Enlargement from creative and thought-provoking angles. The competition will run until 28 February 2010.Print, online and radio journalism, published between 1 October 2007 and 28 February 2010, can be submitted by citizens of one of the EU Member States, Candidate Countries, Potential Candidates or Iceland. For information about the competition and how to enter, click here.Europe besides ESN
Spanish Presidency
Spain took over the six-month rotating presidency of the EU today, the first full term under the Lisbon treaty rules which introduced two new, powerful institutional figures, the president of the European Council and the high representative for foreign and security policy.One of the major challenges for the Spanish presidency will be to find effective ways of co-operating with these figures, who will share some of the presidency's traditional roles in chairing international summits and meetings of EU leaders.
- South Eastern European Platform - Ljubljana
The last ESN event in year 2009 was the South Eastern European Platform that took place on 17th till 20th December in Ljubljana. Around 80 ESNers had the chance to present their countries and to share their experiences. There were 4 professional workshops organized the topics were teambuilding, motivation, leadership skills and mobility. - Discount on ESN Gadgets
The holidays are over but the special offers for ESN gadgets are still available. As there were a lot of requests for the it we decided to prolong the offer during the whole month of January. For more details and to see the full list of the gadgets with the photos and the prices visit our I*Shop .
- Final PRIME conference
In January 2010, ESN is organising the final conference to present and discuss the results and findings of the PRIME research - supported by the European Commission. The conference will be held in Brussels on 22 January 2010. For more information click here . - Insight Weekend!
The Insight Weekend for potential candidates for the International Board 2010 will take place from 21st to 24th of January in Brussels. 10 participants from the Netherlands, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, Poland and Italy will have the opportunity to get an insight of the real tasks and duties of a Board member, to find the right position for themselves and to meet their potential future colleagues. More information available on esn.org . - National Boards Meeting Besancon
The 3rd national board meeting will be held from 29th – 31 st of January in Besanscon. ESNers from 15 different countries. During the meeting there are going to be several case studies chosen by participants beforehand and some professional workshops. For more information click here . - Council of National Representatives - Warsaw
The next Council of National Representatives (CNR) is taking place 11-15 February in Warsaw. National Representatives will gather to represent their countries and prepare the upcoming AGM. Therefore, it is a great space for sections and ESN members to come up with an idea and ask CNR to discuss them there.
If you have any proposals for agenda points contact coordinator@esn.org or your NR until 31st January. Read more .
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