REMINDER

ESNSurvey 2012 extended!
The deadline for responses for the latest ESNSurvey 2012 has been extended till October 31^st. So far more than 14.000 answers had been collected. Keep promoting it to all the former Erasmus students! You can respond to the survey here and remember that you can win a 2 week intensive language course including 32 lessons in the exclusive Education First school in Manchester (with a total value of more than 1,000 Euros).

Topic of the month

Section in the Spotlight for October

With the beginning of October and start of the autumn we deliver you greetings from the very eastern border of ESN Empire, city of Elazig where this month’s Section in the Spotlight ESN FIRAT resides! History of ESN FIRAT dates back as long as March 2010, when the initial idea arose in group of students, to create something new. By the end of April, application to become part of ESN was submitted and on 30th of October 2010 another section was born!

ESN News

SocialErasmus Coordinators Meeting and Final Conference!

From the 22nd to the 24th of September the SocialErasmus Coordinators Meeting took place in Brussels. The Local and National Coordinators met for two days right before the SocialErasmus Final Conference that took place on Monday 25th. Read more about the SECM and the SocialErasmus Final Conference in this article at esn.org.

Be Balkan, CNR Zagreb 2012

The latest CNR meeting just took place in the capital of Croatia. All the ESN National Representatives will keep a good memory of it. The event included not only important discussions but also a nice opening event and dinner, some croatian local specialities and a nice Eurodinner. If you want to know more about it check the article at esn.org.

The ESN Webshop is ready!

The new fancy ESN Webshop is ready. Now you can order your gadgets and ESN hoodies from there. Thanks to our beloved WPA Fabian and Salih from the IT Committee.

Partners

Smile! Photo books are 25% OFF!

If you’re like most students we know, you’ll have stacks of digital photos saved on memory sticks, your personal computer and of course, facebook. So you’ll like this offer from Vistaprint that lets you put your favourites in a photo book that you can really make your own.

Vistaprint recently relaunched their photo book studio making them much easier to create and offering loads of customisation options. There are all kinds of creative ways to set-up your pics on the page; add text, icons, drawings, crop your photos to create an arty collage. And right now, they’re discounted by 25%! So now is the time to check them out!

There are also lots more customisable printed products on the Vistaprint site that you can add your photos to. Like T-shirts, flyers, mugs, posters – perfect for Freshers Fairs, parties and uni events! So, while you’re online checking out the photo books, be sure to look around!

9flats

9flats.com, the alternative to hotels. On 9flats.com, you'll find affordable private accommodation, rented out by friendly locals all over the world. Whether you want a romantic apartment in Paris, a city loft in New York or a cool flat in Berlin, you'll find the perfect place to stay with us. And you can book securely online with PayPal or your credit card. 9flats is ideal for business people, holiday makers and groups, couples and families travelling to weddings and events like Oktoberfest in Munich and Carnival in Rio.

Brussels Airlines

Brussels Airlines and Erasmus Student Network are pleased to offer a full travel package available at a maximum fare of 199€. This package includes a total of 52kg luggage, 1 change of date free of charge and 20% discount for your friends and family. This offer is only for all direct return flights to and from Brussels to Europe. More information about the offer here.

EUrail

Traveling by train is the easiest way to explore Europe. Have you been living in Europe for 6 months or longer? Take an InterRail pass. Just arrived in the continent? Eurail is for you. As an ESN student you can benefit from our special ESN offer. Find out more on eurail.com/ESN and interrailnet.com/ESN.

Europe besides ESN

Ideas on the move

Ideas on the Move is a project devised to collect Young Europeans’ opinion about unemployment, self-employment, and entrepreneurship and in the same time to promote entrepreneurial ideas, award and support the best ones. The 10 best ideas per country will go to the second phase of the project “Discussion on the Move” which will be concluded in Caserta - Italy during a three days conference and the winners will participate in the final awards at the European Parliament in Brussels.

For more information on the subsequent phases of the project and to download the application form, please visit www.ideasonthemove.eu. You have time until November 16th, 2012.