1. Everything YOU wanted to know about BEST by BARTEK LIPNICKI President of BEST BEST PARTNERS ROUND TABLE 26 January 2007 Turin, Italy

2. Board of European Students of Technology What is BEST? What services do we offer? How do we work? Recent achievements Current hot issues Current partners Questions AGENDA BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

3. Board of European Students of Technology BEST is... Board of Europeans Students of Technology Working voluntarily to promote Europe to students since 1989 Motivated by the challenge to develop ourselves in a multicultural environment TARGET GROUP... STUDENTS OF TECHNOLOGY FOR YOU BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

4. Board of European Students of Technology BEST is... 2000 active members 74 universities 29 countries Reaching 500 000 students all over Europe TO DEVELOP STUDENTS OF TECHNOLOGY! BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

5. Board of European Students of Technology BEST is... Universities Companies Students Educational involvement Complementary education Student expectations Career opportunities FOR YOU BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

6. Board of European Students of Technology SERVICES Complementary Education Educational Involvement Career Opportunities FOR YOU BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

7. Board of European Students of Technology FOR YOU COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION Technical courses and Engineering competitions all around the year (in close cooperation with universities) Intense cooperation with companies High quality label and credits given by universities Continuous experience since 1991 BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

8. Board of European Students of Technology EDUCATIONAL INVOLVEMENT Events gathering students, companies and universities to discuss educational topics in Europe Participation of students in European Thematic Networks (TREE, SPUTNIK, VM-Base) Outcomes of the discussions presented in conferences all around Europe FOR YOU BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

9. Board of European Students of Technology CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Promoting the career programmes and offers - target students and members Events organised - international and local - external and internal BEST Career Centre BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS FOR YOU

10. Board of European Students of Technology HOW 74 Local BEST Groups 6 International Teams 100 students working on specific tasks Training, Marketing, IT, Educational Involvement, Services Coordination, Corporate Relations International Board - 6 leaders BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

11. Board of European Students of Technology HOW BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

12. Board of European Students of Technology HOW Virtual Communication Website Intranet = Private Area E-mails (!) Online meetings Application system BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

13. Board of European Students of Technology HOW BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS Face-to-Face Communication General Meetings Management Meetings Workshops Regional Meetings Training Events

14. Board of European Students of Technology ACHIEVED Growth 1 new country Iceland 5 new LBGs Ankara(Turkey) Brussels ULB(Belgium) Graz(Austria) Madrid Carlos III(Spain) Reykjavik(Iceland) BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

15. Board of European Students of Technology ACHIEVED Career Support service Evaluation Optimising the resources = not the core service Career opportunities BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

16. Board of European Students of Technology ACHIEVED External Relations Working Group Towards - Networking - External recognition - Media Relations - PR BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

17. Board of European Students of Technology ACHIEVED Identity of BEST Mission Developing students BEST helps students to achieve an international mindset, to reach a better understanding of cultures and societies and to develop the capacity to work in culturally diverse environments. BEST creates opportunities for personal development of students and supports them in reaching their full potential. Vision Empowered diversity People understand and respect different cultures and societies. The environment of empowered diversity supports people in applying their full potential and acting responsibly BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

18. Board of European Students of Technology ACHIEVED Identity of BEST Values Flexibility We seek the ability to make changes and deal with changing conditions Values Friendship We build good relationships in which people help, support and care for one another Values Fun We enjoy everything we do Values Improvement We strive to continuously improve the standards in everything we do Values Learning We gain skills and understanding through experience BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

19. Board of European Students of Technology HOT ISSUES BEST Application System BEST Career Centre User friendly Merging the accounts (IT systems) BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

20. Board of European Students of Technology HOT ISSUES Knowledge Management Rotation of students Reinventing the wheel How to manage the knowledge? - Knowledge Transfer - IT database - Behaviour / Habits BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

21. Board of European Students of Technology HOT ISSUES Visual Identity Common visual identity Cooperation with Definition Design - Background about BEST - SWOT Analysis - Brand personality - Implementation of the design BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

22. Board of European Students of Technology PARTNER ORGANISATIONS bondingCFES IFISO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

23. Board of European Students of Technology CORPORATE PARTNERS BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

24. Board of European Students of Technology CORPORATE PARTNERS CAREER SUPPORT PARTNERS BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS

25. Board of European Students of Technology CORPORATE PARTNERS BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS SUPPORTERS

26. Board of European Students of Technology QUESTIONS BEST… SERVICES HOW ACHIEVED HOT ISSUES PARTNERS QUESTIONS