1. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Proposal of a new summer activity SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS IN THE BALTIC REGION A CONFERENCE BY BEST & BALTIC UNIVERSITY Agnieszka Godlewska Michal Wojtera Marcin Stolarek Technical University of Lodz, Poland

2. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Join the BEST spirit!!! To promote Europe among Europeans…

3. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology What is BEST? European Organisation of Technology Students voluntary - non political – non profit FOR students BY students since 1989

4. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology LBG Lodz president: Michał Wojtera Responsible persons: Agnieszka Godlewska Marcin Stolarek 25 countries 66 European universities 1600 active members Where?

5. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology BEST promotes… communication friendly atmosphere power of the group self development work hard - party hard

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7. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Activities Complementary Education BEST Courses - learning events BEST Events on Education BEST Engineering Competition BEST Leisure events Year 2003 9084 applications 79 events Since 1991 Spring/Summer/Winter Season Easy procedure for application through Internet

8. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Activities international experience improve your knowledge make new friends improve your English FUN!!! BEST courses (Learning events) 1 - 2 weeks long NO/Low cost for participants around 20 students from all over Europe FREE accommodation, meals and social activities interesting lectures – 4 hours/day the BEST parties

9. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology seminars on educational issues 4 days long about 20 participants/event contact with Universities, Engineering Associations and European Commission contact with other students …and FUN! Activities International BEST Symposia () International BEST Symposia (Events on Education)

10. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Activities BEST Engineering Competition put your theoretical knowledge into practice develop your skills: teamwork capabilities, problemsolving, presentation skills Categories: Team design Case studies Debate

11. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Have fun and enjoy!

12. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Explore Europe!

13. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Explore nature!

14. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology People and science.

15. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology The BEST time of your life...

16. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Educational Involvement Participation in European Thematic Networks on Engineering education(E4, ETNET 21, TREE, …) Events on education (IBS): Give students the chance to share opinion on educational matters Contact with Universities, Engineering Associations and European Commission

17. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Companies – European Commission - Student Organizations bondig Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) Partners

18. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology What we did in Lodz Summer 1999: one week course for 20 students: Mechanics, Microtechnology and Microcomputers Spring 2000: one week course for 20 students: New Techniques in Management Spring 2002: one week course for 20 students: New Technologies in Building Industry vs. Enviroment Protection.

19. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Summer 2003: two week course for 22 students: Biomedical Engineering Spring 2004: one week course for 21 students in cooperation with ESA: Plasma: From Galaxies to Thin Films, held in April Summer 2004: two week course for 20 students: Artificial Intelligence – Virtual Fight, will be held in July Our experience in Lodz

20. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Contact: www.BEST.eu.orginfo@BEST.eu.org www.BEST.eu.org/city_namecity_name@BEST.eu.org

21. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology The Conference: WHY RENEWABLE ENERGY? Sustainable energy sources are the key for solving many modern environmental problems. Many of them, like hydro or solar power are easy to apply Using this kind of power would be very preferable for obtaining sustainable energy production structures One of the main goals of the Baltic University Programme is to make students from our region aware of that fact The main purpose of this activity is to show this issue not only to students from Baltic Sea region but also to students from other European countries

22. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Scientific Program of the Conference Students organization BEST Lodz would like to show the situation in the Baltic region and the activity of Baltic University not only to students from our region, but also to those from other European countries This might be a very interesting comparative study: how do other European countries deal with environmental problems how do they plan to reduce the usage of fossile energy sources. how do different cultures from different regions of our continent see common problems of environmental protection.

23. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology During the conference numerous activities will be provided: Lectures by local and invited professors Presentations Discussions BUP day Presentations of the BUP courses, videoconference Visiting places: - Geothermal plant in Uniejow - Hydropower plant in Wloclawek - Solar heated residential area in Zgierz Students should be encouraged to prepare for discussions: - properties of renewable energy sources - ways of applying renewable energy sources in different locations Scientific Program of the Conference

24. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Scientific Program of the Conference Approximately 40h of lectures, discussions between students, field trips to different renewable energy plants, video or audio conferences The course will include an exam which will allow the students to get extra ECTS points (depending on local university)

25. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Scientific Program of the Conference Multicultural atmosphere will encourage exchange of experience. Moreover each of the students will have different knowledge, because their studies focus on different aspects of energies. Participation of students from outside of the Baltic Region, will give new and fresh ideas and overview of the topic.

26. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Proposed topics of lectures: Introduction to renewable and non-renewable energy systems Environmental impact of energy systems Renewable Energetic Sources (General Introduction) Solar Thermal Wind Power Hydropower Biomasses Hydrogen + Fuel Cell Energy carriers and storage systems Scientific Program of the Conference

27. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Cultural Part Participants will be not only studying, but also spending good time getting to know culture and history of Lodz and Poland as well as getting to know each other. The plans for the social part are very rich and diverse. We hope that the participants will love it and we think this will be a valuable addition to the academic part.

28. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Financing BEST is non-profit organisation, so activities are dependent on sponsors. They try to reach companies in the field of topic of specific event in order to obtain financial and educational assistance. Example: The "Biomedical Engineering" course they had summer 2003 they had had help from some companies selling medical equipment, and lectures were given by famous polish medicine professors This spring on our course "Plasma - from galaxies to thin films" they had financial and educational support from European Space Agency and the course was opinioned as “flawless”.

29. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Budget Cost/PersonQuantityTotal Accommodation45 €401800 € Catering75 €403000 € Logistics35 €401400 € Social part15 €40600 € SUM170 €406800 €

30. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Cost Estimates about 170 EURO/person BEST will get 50% from the sponsors Total cost: 40 students: 20 BUP, 20 BEST 15 days BUP contribution: BEST does not cover travel costs 3400 EURO (plus cost of videoconference)

31. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Cost Estimates The Technical University will allow BEST to use student's dormitories in order to decrease the costs of accommodation of their guests. BEST can also use lecture rooms without any fees in cooperation with selected faculties and professors for each course. Another form of help BEST will get from our Technical University is discount meals in the canteen for guests during the courses.

32. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology BALTIC UNIVERSITY AND BEST The event is a perfect place for promotion of Baltic University activities. The cooperation between BUP and BEST will be for the benefit of both organisations. For BEST it will mean improving the educational standards and for BUP it will mean promotion among European students.

33. what is BEST who are we complimentary education career support educational matters supporters Board of European Students of Technology Thank You for Your Atention LBG Lodz Contact Persons: agnieszka.godlewska@BEST.eu.org michal.wojtera@BEST.eu.org marcin.stolarek@BEST.eu.org