The idea of creating the international network for experience and practical skills exchange leaped to minds of few students from technological university of Stockholm, Sweden. It would be a surprise, if 21 years ago they hoped that Board of European Students of Technology would get such large scale. To date BEST is a voluntary, non-profit and non-political organization numbers 82 Local BEST Groups (LBGs) in 30 countries and is a network that connects students, universities and companies and provides their communication.
BEST is developing in three main directions:
- additional education;
- involving in education;
- career support
New season in BEST implies new list of international courses on the website best.eu.org. Technical and economical of two-week duration or shorter – they includes academical part in the morning and cultural-entertainment part in the evening. What can be better than opportunity to learn something new, interesting and useful in the centre of ancient European town and having fun with new friends? In order for all regardless of nationality and economical situation to take part in, all courses are organized to be free of charge for participants.
Among other science organizations Board of European Students of Technology takes part in all-European educational projects under support of European commission. Students of engineering specialities get together for searching new methods and ways of education level improvement and conversation about such painful problems like adoption of Bolonian process into the system of education and possibility of education continuation in any institution of higher education of any European country.
Best Career Support is a virtual labour-market – one of the opportunities, which provides the beginning of international career. Filling in a CV (resume) on best.eu.org gives an opportunity to familiarize with special proposals, innovative contests and programs of study courses in the international corporations. CV becomes automatically accessible for all companies-partners of BEST, interested in new employers.
Board of European Students of Technology – students for students! |