What is EESTEC

What is EESTEC

The Electrical Engineering STudents' European assoCiation is an organization of and for electrical engineering and computer science students from universities, institutes or technical schools in Europe that award an engineering degree. It was founded in Eindhoven, the Netherlands in 1986. Since 1995 it is a recognized association seated in Zürich, Switzerland. From year 2002 the EESTEC seat returned to the Netherlands, but now in Delft. A Local Committee is a local branch of EESTEC International. Currently there are 39 LCs in more than 20 countries with over 1700 members.

 

Aim

The primary aim of EESTEC is to promote and develop international contacts between students and professionals. The sharing of ideas and experience among electrical engineering and computer science students is made possible through workshops, exchanges and other activities. EESTEC is also promoting international career and job opportunities. For example, one of the ongoing projects in that field is to make a database of electrical engineering and computer science students so that the companies can easily find and recruit professionals throughout Europe.

 

Activities

Workshops

The electrical engineering and computer science aspects of EESTEC are expressed through workshops, the most important activity of the association. During one week seminar lectures are presented by specialists from the industry and universities and discussions are conducted in small group sessions. Subjects are select from new technologies, special fields of electrical engineering and computer science or soft-skills. An EESTEC Workshop is a strictly professional event combined with sightseeing and social activities.

 

Exchanges

During an exchange students from several Local Committees visit each other for about ten days. During these multilateral meetings the participants gain awareness of the foreign university reality, industry and cultural aspects.

 

Internships

Besides traditional workshops and exchanges, EESTEC organizes internship programs for its members. EESTEC trainees are motivated and well qualified in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science. They can, due to the associations highly advanced network, exactly match a profile sought by the company and can therefore significantly shorten probation.

 

ECM (EESTEC Chairpersons' Meeting)

ECM is a meeting where the chairpersons of all Local Committees take part in order to be trained, share experiences and contribute to the future development of EESTEC. ECM lasts for five days, consisting of working sessions, simulations and discussions on topics concerning how to run a Local Committee. There are discussions about organizing events and cooperation on the international level. The meeting has around 50 participants.

 

Congress

EESTEC has a yearly congress. Approximately 125 European electrical engineering and computer science students take part in this congress. The congress is meant to discuss, with all the Local Committees and the board, the current affairs and the goals and plans for the upcoming year. Policies and organizational matters are topics. An important part of the congress is the election of the new board. Next to the general assembly, workshops and trainings are held.