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Topic of the month

SocialErasmus Week

From the 4th - 11th of May the SocialErasmus week will take place all over Europe. Thousands of international students will take part in social activities that benefit the local communities. Through activities that go under the three pillars education, environment and charity the students will visit school to teach pupils about their culture, plant trees, organise donation rallies and much much more… Find out more online, check out our interactive map. Also find the press release and press kit on esn.org.

Section in the spotlight

May: ESN Trondheim

This month's section in the spotlight, situated in the central of Norway, is ESN Trondheim! Trondheim was the first capital of Norway, founded in year 997, and is today Norway's third largest city. The section of ESN Trondheim consists of 23 active members where five of them are in the board. With the luck of having a country with such beautiful nature, the section organizes trips for their students to explore the beautiful landscape in Norway. Every member in ESN Trondheim is really active and the section focuses on quality over quantity at their recruits.

Read more about the section and how you can apply before the 20th each month on esn.org

Get involved in ESN

Photo Contest

ESN is looking for the best photos that will be included in the design of the new ESN calendar. The theme is: "Viva Erasmus - viva ESN" and photos should show what a great time Erasmus and ESN are and what good they do for you and Europe. Submit your photos! The winning photos will be featured in our new calendar and authors of the photos will receive the new calendar and ESN sweater. Find more information about the contest on esn.org

25th Anniversary Erasmus Portrait

In the third edition of the 25th Anniversary portraits we delved deep into the history of both the Erasmus programme and ESN, and thus had the pleasure to interview Désirée Majoor. Désirée was the first ever President of ESN and one of the first ever Erasmus students who went abroad in 1987. Do you want to find out how this experience changed her? Read the interview on esn.org

Joint input for the "Erasmus for all" proposal 2014-2020

Are you interested in the future of Erasmus programme? ESN and Campus Europae issued a joint input on the draft regulation of "Erasmus for all" published in March 2012. Find out more on esn.org and the input on the proposal by ESN and Campus Europae.

Design the next ESN gadgets!

We are now opening a competition for the next ESN gadgets where you, if you design the winning gadget will receive all of the new gadgets as a prize. We are looking for thermal mugs, laptop sleeves and towels. Be creative, use your imagination, but remember to follow the guidelines in the Visual Identity Manual. Read more on esn.org or ask your NR for more information! Deadline: 20th May!

Open call: Committee Chairs

The call for the committee chairing teams for 2012-2013 are hereby open, we are looking for highly motivated people to help leading our committees during the coming year! Each chairing team will be elected internally by the respective committees and approved by the CNR Reykjavik, Iceland in May 2012. The deadline for the applications is 4th May 2012 23:59 CET. Read the requirements for each position and chairing team on esn.org

YOUth for You

Call for Participants - International Youth Camp Dialogue 2012

The Council of Europe is now launching a call for participants for the 4th International Youth Camp "Dialogue 2012", which will be held in Kaluga Region, Russian Federation, 11-15 July 2012. The event will gather 300 young people with the aim of exchanging ideas, experiences, good practices and innovation in the field of intercultural dialogue and interreligious cooperation. Deadline is 14 May 2012. More information on Council of Europe website.

Opportunities: Workshops, Jobs, Internships

New Yorker BRAND NEW CHALLENGE 2012

As a global player in young fashion retailing and as an ESN cooperation partner New Yorker would like to invite you and your students to participate in the international university competition BRAND NEW CHALLENGE. In the middle of May, we will launch an international competition for universities and students. The challenge is to create a marketing strategy for New Yorker based on a market analysis and segmentation beforehand. The application period for the challenge starts on April 30th 2012 and will end on May 21st 2012. To find out more, visit: www.newyorker.de/brand-new

Europe besides ESN

EU and China launch people-to-people dialogue

The European Union and China are taking their co-operation to a new level with the launch of a "people-to-people" dialogue covering education, culture, youth, research and multilingualism. Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and Liu Yandong, Chinese State Councillor, signed a joint declaration in which the EU and China commit to strengthening contacts and exchanges between their peoples in order to deepen understanding and trust. Find more information on the website of the European Commission.

'We Mean Business': Commission launches campaign to boost work placements

The European Commission launched the "We Mean Business" campaign, which aims to encourage companies to create more trainee placements to boost young people's skills and employability. Only a few companies are aware of the possibility of hosting a trainee in the framework of a European programme and this campaign aims to change this situation and to demonstrate the benefits of international placements to businesses. Read more on the website of the European Commission.