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Local Sections
The local level is the very heart of the
network. It is at this level that our members operate, and where
our work as an organization can especially be noticed. The individual
exchange student will remember ESN through his or her own experiences
with the individual ESN section functioning at the host Higher
Education Institute (HEI). The main task of the local sections
is to help exchange students. By using the qualities of the local
students, ESN gives the foreign students help and guidance, introduces
them to the institution and the student life and ensures that
they are given information and explanations about their studies.
The local sections strive to offer a support system with practical
assistance through a mentor system in order to promote the integration
of the exchange students. The local sections of ESN coordinate
the social and cultural activities, for example by organizing
trips and excuresions. All the local sections can be found through
this web site from the Sections
part.
The International Level
The international level of ESN exists to
provide various services mainly for the ESN sections, but also
for all exchange students of Europe. The communication of the
sections is facilitated by providing
contact information, organizing international events,
publishing a newsletter and distributing news
through e-mail. These forums provide for the sections themselves
a possibility to develop their work by discussing with and getting
feedback and ideas from other sections. To represent the views
of the sections and bring out practical problems of student mobility
on the international level, ESN International participates in
meetings relating to student mobility and works in close cooperation
with the European Commission and other relevant parties. Public
relations are important in an organization like the Erasmus Student
Network. The presentation of ESN as a network is continuously
being improved. Establishment of new contacts and preservation
of the old ones is important. The Erasmus Student Network is together
with ESIB (The National Student Unions of Europe) and AEGEE (Association
des Etats Généraux Des Etudiants de l'Europe, European
Students' Forum) a member of the European Liaison Group of Higher
Education Student Organizations, established to exchange information
between the student organizations and the European Commission
and to have the possibility for closer cooperation between student
organizations at the European level. ESN cooperates as well with
professional organizations in the field of higher education such
as EAIE (European a association of international educators, UNICA
(Network of universities of capitals of Europe) and FEDORA (European
forum for student guidance).
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