Erasmus Student Network Czech Republic
Erasmus Student Network Czech Republic (ESN CR) is a non-for-profit student organisation, a part of the European Erasmus Student Network, representing Czech local sections at the national level. It caters for approx. 2000 international exchange students every academic year.
It functions as a middle part in system of ESN: international - national - local levels. It coordinates activities of individual sections, ensures an efficient knowledge sharing, engages its members in international projects as well as actively brings new IDeaS into the development of the organization as a whole.
Management
ESN CR is managed by the ESN CR Board which consists of several positions:
- President
- National Representative
- Knowledge Manager
- Treasurer
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- IT Responsible
In 2008 a Czech representative Markéta Ťoková was elected a president of ESN International.
Members
Each member represents a local ESN section - an independent student organization taking care of international exchange students at a local university. Currently, there are 11 ESN CR members:
- ESN BUDDY SYSTEM HK
- ESN UP Olomouc
- ESN Pilsen
- ESN VSE Prague
- ISC VUT Brno
- ISC CTU Prague
- ISC MU Brno
- ISC Mendelu Brno
- ISC OU Ostrava
- ESC ICT Prague
- ISC TUL Liberec - joined in 2010
In 2011 ISC MU Brno won the Section in the Spotlight award which was a great success for the whole ESN ČR.
Meetings
ESN CR organizes regular meetings of Board members and sections' representatives at the national level. These are called National Platforms and take place twice a year. The objectives of NPs is to share knowledge between the members and to promote mutual cooperation.
Projects
ESN CR participates in a number of projects initiated by ESN International. These include projects as:
- ESN Card
- ESN Survey: a European survey for all international students; available online
- PRIME (Problem in Recognition In Making Erasmus)
- Social Erasmus
and others.