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Meet the Board of 2011/2012

We are happy to announce the Board of 2011/2012.
Tania Berman, President
Katja Krohn, Vice President
Damien Lamy Preto, Treasurer
Josefin Svensson, Communication Manager
Fabian Bircher, Web Project Administrator

Elected at the Annual General Meeting in the beginning of April in Budapest and are taking charge the 15th of July. They will live and work in Brussels together with Leo Smith, the Board Secretary, who is, just like Damien, staying for another year. After tough two weeks of knowledge transfer from the Board 2010/2011 Eva Ntovolou, Joachim Wyssling, Damien Lamy Preto, Marco La Rosa and Rania Chantzopoulou they are now ready and eager to start working for ESN www.esn.org

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Results of ESNSurvey 2010 released

"Why study abroad?" This edition explores what the benefits of having done an academic exchange are. Additionally, it investigates the economical situation of exchange students while studying abroad as well as their opinion about the quality of the studies at home and at thehost university.
For example, did you know that...

...around 10 % of responding students lack funding to finance even basic necessities during their period abroad.

...35 % of the respondents would not have gone abroad without financial support and 30 % are not certain.

For more information and for the digital edition of the survey, please visit www.esn.org.

Open Call: ESNSurvey Team

If you are in for a challenge and the opportunity to develop your academic skills, ESNSurvey team is now recruiting new members. ESNSurvey is one of the most essential and oldest international projects of ESN which has given a lot of recognition. Now you have the chance to be part of this interesting project and join the team in order to compile the Survey report for 2011 and develop the questionnaire for 2012. Deadline: 31st of August, 23:59 CET.
Visit www.esn.org for more information.

First results of PRIME presented at Summer Reception

The results of the Problems of Recognition In Making Erasmus study were presented for the first time at the ESN Summer Reception in Brussels on 13th July. The research revealed that 73% of Erasmus students receive full recognition of their courses which were completed abroad. 24% received only partial recognition and 3% did not get any of their courses recognised.
Moreover, 22% of the students, regardless whether receiving recognition or not, needed to repeat some courses or undergo additional examination upon return to the home institution. Even though the situation of exchange students is slowly improving, the study shows recognition is still a problem for many. PRIME 2010 identified six remaining obstacles to recognition: incompatibility of study programmes, problems with credit calculation, problems with grade transfer, bureaucratic issues, attitude of certain professors and insufficient information provision. The results will be described thoroughly in the final report, to be released in September 2011.

Open Call: Graphic team

Are you creative? Do you enjoy working in programs such as illustrator or indesign? Then the graphics team is the place for you! Right now we are looking for skilled people who want to contribute to ESN, at the same time enriching their CV, practising and gaining new skills! The Graphics team is part of the Communication Committee and takes care of logos, publications and design.
Go to www.esn.org to apply or find out more.

ESN Eduk8 - international training

ESN EduK8 is a training system in ESN with the aim to train and spread valuable skills in the network. The project was launched this year and the training will take place in Esztergom, Hungary from 21st - 27th of August for the first time. This training event will focus on communication skills, team management, how to become a trainer, feedbacking and funding opportunities in Europe, led by trainers from the European Youth Forum and other organizations. For registration and more information, please visit http://esn.bme.hu/satellite3/eduk8!

YOUth for You

Careers in Interpreting

Interpreting is an exciting and challenging job that not only offers you the opportunity to travel and to hear and speak many different languages but also gives you the chance to be at the centre of debates in wide-ranging topics from pig farming to science and technology and even culture & tourism! With just a microphone and headphones at your disposal you have the power to really make a difference to the future of the EU.
Browse our Facebook page for more information on how to pursue a career in interpreting.

Youth Convention on Volunteering

The European Youth Forum is organising the Youth Convention on Volunteering to do three things: celebrate, encourage and send a strong political message. The Convention will take place from 7 till 10 September in Brussels and will be hosted by the European Parliament.
ESN takes actively part at the event with activities and workshops! If you want to stay up to date on the latest developments, you can follow the blog "Behind the Scenes".!

Opportunities: Job, Internships, Trainings

EU Careers

The European Union institutions are seeking ambitious and capable graduates who can make a difference to the lives of 500 million people in 27 member states.
Joining EU Careers, you can expect a stimulating long-term future in a fast-moving international environment. Based in the heart of Europe, you will enjoy real responsibility from your first day, a comprehensive package of benefits and a good standard of living. You can choose to focus on:

• Policy development and implementation
• Law
• Economics
• Audit
• Finance
• Statistics

On EU Careers there are positions for both recent graduates (or those completing their studies this year) and people with some work experience.
Visit the website of EU Careers!

TOTEM (Training of Trainers)

TOTEM has been designed to support the learning of those youth workers and youth leaders - already experienced within EuroMed (European-Mediterraneum) Youth Cooperation - who want/need to develop their competences as trainers in this field.

The candidates for TOTEM:

• are youth workers / youth leaders who have experiences in the field of intrenational work and/ or in EuroMed
• want to become trainers in EuroMed context
• are able to work well and to express themselves in English
• are motivated to contribute to the learning process of the training course
• are committed to attend for the full duration and in all phases/elements of the course (Youthpass will be given at the end of the whole training course).

The deadline to apply is 11 July 2011. For more information and to access the application form, visit the Salto-Youth website.

Europe besides ESN

EU budget 2014-2020: Investing today for growth tomorrow

The European Union has just proposed a multi-annual budget for 2014-2020. Responding to today's concerns and tomorrow's needs it focuses on priority funding at the EU level that provides true added value and includes more funds for Europe's youth. In order to overcome the fragmentation of current instruments the Commission proposes to create an integrated programme of €15.2 billion for education, training and youth ('Education Europe'), with a clear focus on developing skills and mobility. The Commission's plans also include a new programme for the cultural and creative sector worth €1.6 billion ('Creative Europe'). Find more infomation and here.