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Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) is an international, non-governmental, non-political, non-profit, student organisation managed entirely by students. It strives to make technology students more internationally minded by encouraging their mobility and intercultural communication. Image File history File links Image-Board_of_European_Students_of_Technology_Logo. ... This article is about the continent. ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stÅ­dÄ“rÄ•, meaning to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... It has been suggested that Techie be merged into this article or section. ... An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ... A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit group or association that acts outside of institutionalized political structures and pursues matters of interest to its members by lobbying, persuasion, or direct action. ... A nonprofit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes. ... A student society or student organization is an organization, operated by students at a university, whose membership normally consists only of students. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... It has been suggested that Techie be merged into this article or section. ... Cross-cultural communication looks at how people, from differing cultural backgrounds, endeavor to communicate. ...

It currently (as of May 2006) consists of 70 local BEST groups in nearly 30 countries around Europe with more than 1800 active members.

They have an online job fair with more than 8000 CVs of Engineering students from all over Europe. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighbouring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...

In 2005 they had:

• 78 learning and leisure events
• 17063 applications for these events
• 3 educational symposiums
• 2 general meetings

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History

The idea of BEST was born in May 1987 in Stockholm (Sweden) during a European conference for students of physics and mathematics. The outcome of the conference was a decision to organise an International Week every six months in a different country during which the interaction between European students would be developed. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ...

The second International Week was held in Grenoble (France, March 1988). This meeting involved students not only from physics and mathematics but also from other areas of competence. The meeting in Grenoble was followed by an International Week held in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). However, the first meeting held exclusively for BEST was in Berlin (Germany) in April 1989. There it was decided that BEST would consist of a Board, a General Assembly and members. Taking part in this meeting were delegates from all over Europe: Barcelona, Berlin, Bologna, Budapest, Eindhoven, Grenoble, Helsinki, Lisbon, Ljubljana, London, Louvain-la-Neuve, Paris, Stockholm, Trondheim, Turin, Vienna, Warsaw and Zurich. Grenoble (Arpitan: Grasanòbol) is a city and commune in south-east France, situated at the foot of the Alps, at the confluence of the Drac into the Isère River. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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At this meeting BEST was officially founded with the aim to promote exchanges and communication between European Students of Technology. In November 1990, in the meeting in Budapest, the Summer Programme appeared a set of two week courses all over Europe. In the summer of 1991, 13 summer courses were launched. The first three years this Programme was supported by the TEMPUS programme of the European Union. Tempus is a Latin word meaning time. ...

The association kept growing, new members joined and new projects arose. During the XIV General Assembly in Tallinn (Estonia) it was decided that BEST should apply, together with CESAER and SEFI, to set up the H3E Thematic Network under the European Community's SOCRATES-programme. This Thematic Network was officially established in September 1996 to work upon the future of Engineering Education. This made H3E the first Thematic Network where students participate as equal partners. County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... The Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research, or CESAER, is a nonprofit association of leading engineering universities in Europe. ... Fuel injection is a method/system for metering fuel into an internal combustion engine. ... The Socrates programme is an educational initiative of the European Commission whose principal aim is to strengthen the European dimension of education at all levels. Some of its building blocks are The Erasmus programme The Leonardo programme The Lingua programme The Minerva programme The Grundtvig programme The Commission has proposed... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Engineering is the application of scientific and mathematical principles to develop economical solutions to technical problems, creating products, facilities, and structures that are useful to people. ...

During the XV General Assembly in Belgium, BEST started a partnership with the German student-association bonding-studenteninitiative e.V., thus recognising each others activities and setting up a framework for co-operation. Since 2002 BEST also cooperates with the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES). The bonding-studenteninitiative e. ... The Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) (F ration canadienne des tudiants et tudiantes en nie in French) is the national association of undergraduate engineering student societies in Canada, whose purpose is to organize activities, provide services and interact with professional and other bodies at the national and international level...

Currently, May 2006, BEST consists of 70 local BEST groups while organising more than 100 Events per year.

Every year, at the General Assembly, a new international board is elected.

Partner organisations

• bonding-studenteninitiative e.V. (since 1997)
• Canadian Federation of Engineering students (since 2004)

The bonding-studenteninitiative e. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) (F ration canadienne des tudiants et tudiantes en nie in French) is the national association of undergraduate engineering student societies in Canada, whose purpose is to organize activities, provide services and interact with professional and other bodies at the national and international level... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Local BEST groups

A Local BEST Group (commonly referred to as LBG) is an association of BEST members at the same university. These LBGs are responsible for the activities of BEST at their university. Every LBG is independent from the international level of BEST. As a member of the BEST network, each LBG must organise a BEST Course every year, and promote the activities of BEST. Then, the LBGs are totally free to organise the activities they want: jobfairs, parties, competitions, ... The LBG's are divided into regions as following: Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...

• Alpine Region - Regional Advisor: Giulio D'Aversa, LBG Rome

LBGs: Grenoble, Lyon, Milan, Naples, Paris Polytechnicque, Rome, Rome Tor Vergata, ENSTA, Supelec, Turin

• Central Region

LBGs: Bratislava, Brno, observer Graz, Budapest, Ljubljana, Maribor, Timisoara, Veszprem, Vienna, Zagreb

• Central-East Region - Regional Advisor: Ania, LBG Krakow

LBGs: Cluj Napoca, Gliwice, Iasi, Kosice, Krakow, Lviv

• South-East Region

LBGs: Athens, Novi-Sad, Belgrade, Chania, Brasov, Thessaloniki, Bucharest, Patras, Istanbul, Skopje, Sofia

• Iberian Region

LBGs: Almada, Barcelona, Coimbra, Lisbon, Madrid, observer Madrid Carlos III, Porto, Valladolid

• Lowlands Region

LBGs: Brussels, observer Brussels ULB, Eindhoven, Ghent, Leuven, Liege, Louvain-la-Neuve, Nancy, Paris Ecole Centrale, ENSAM

• Nordic Region

LBGs: Aalborg, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Lund, Stockholm, Reykjavik, Uppsala, Tampere, Trondheim

• North-East Region

LBGs: Ekaterinburg, Ekaterinburg USTU, Gdansk, Kaunas, Lodz, Riga, Tallinn, Warsaw

BEST Courses

Generally considered as being the core activity of BEST is the organising of BEST Courses, almost every Local BEST Group organising at least one every year. These are events about one to two weeks in length, uniting students of technology from all over Europe to study a technological subject. However, while these subjects are usually of an attractive and innovative nature, mixing various topics in engineering education, education on itself is not the only goal of these events: Equally important are expanding horizons, improving cultural understanding and in general providing European students of technology with the opportunity to experience something unique for little cost.

The quality and openness of BEST Courses are an important feat in distinguishing BEST from some other international student organizations. Any engineering student at a university that has a Local BEST Group can apply to BEST Courses, without the need to become a BEST member: As such, BEST provides a service not only to its members, but to all (engineering) students of associated universities. Furthermore, BEST Courses have to comply to a high standard. For example, Local BEST Groups are generally expected to supply all food, lodging, travel costs during the course, cultural activities and an exciting academic programme for the full duration of the course.

Participation fees for BEST Courses are low, and often even zero. The maximum participation fee for a two-week BEST Course is 45 euros and even less for students from many Central and Eastern European countries.

External links

• http://www.BEST.eu.org