Being part of something special makes you something special, right? And what could be more special than to represent a great organization like ESN on the national level? These 10 people have decided to turn their passion into profession and all together constitute the new National Board of ESN Germany for the mandate 2021/2022:

Thomas (President), Nikolas (Vice President), Marion (National Representative), Leon (Vice National Representative), Chris (Webmaster), Johanna (Education Officer), Baschi (Partnership Manager), Kirsten (Treasurer), Milan (Event Manager), and Nancy (PR Manager) will tackle this opportunity and are looking forward to a special year!

Christmas is coming closer, a special time of the year, also for ESN Germany. Usually with the beginning of December, the current National Board of ESN Germany starts to look for its' successors. An Open Call for all Board positions is launched and the election then happens during the next National Assembly, this time in February. Predecessor and successor have until the 31st of March to handover, to transfer all important knowledge, so that the newly elected Board can start into their mandate on the 1st of April!

But how can interested people get to know more about the National Board and their work?

Well, there are plenty of opportunities!

1. The Open Calls already give a good overview of what each position offers and which tasks need to be done!
2. The National Board takes over the ESN Germany Instagram Account! --> stay tuned for all the stories, each day you can learn about a different position and it's daily work
3. You can join the National Board Calls and get a direct insight on how the Board functions
4. Still questions left? Do not hesitate to contact the respective position holder! Surely he/she will be more than glad to answer all your questions.

ESN Deutschland e.V. bezieht Stellung zum geplanten Bayerischen Hochschulinnovationsgesetz.

ESN Deutschland kritisiert die durch die mögliche Einführung der Studiengebühren für Studierende aus Nicht-EU Ländern verursachte Diskriminierung aufs Schärfste. ESN Deutschland fordert ein Bayerisches Hochschulgesetz, in dem soziale Inklusion gefördert und die Internationalisierung der bayerischen Hochschulen vorangetrieben und nicht verhindert wird.

ESN Germany participated in the first ever General Assembly of ESN International.

During the weekend of the 27th to 29th of November 2020, the first ever General Assembly of ESN took place. Due to the worldwide circumstances, the event happened in an online conference and almost all member countries of ESN were able to participate. ESN Germany was represented by 3 members of its National Board.

On the agenda were, amongst other important topics, Statutes and Standing Order changes to shape the future of the network and the approval of two new candidate sections. Welcome to Student Parliament of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University in the Ukraine and International Mobility Participants Club Yerevan in Armenia!

Overall, we can conclude that the first General Assembly of ESN was a great success despite all the circumstances which made it a lot harder to succeed.