EFR part-time committees
apply now for our: committees! application deadline September 11th 2019 efr.nl/challenge
meet EFR With over 6000 members, EFR is one of the most active and most professional study associations of Europe. From academic events, to recruitment occasions and social gatherings; we bridge the gap between theory and practice. Each year, we organise various activities and events for students of the Erasmus School of Economics, as well as other students of the Erasmus University. Among other things, we offer the cheapest books, provide study support, and organise social events to help students feel at home in Rotterdam. We also help prepare you for the labour market, bring you in touch with your future employer, and enhance your student experience. Each event is based on one of EFR’s four pillars: development, orientation, network and education. All events of EFR are organised by committee members. You can now apply for one of our committees, so you can organise one of our events yourself! For questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at challenge@efr.nl
application deadline: September 11th 2019 efr.nl/challenge
having fun With your committee
As a committee member you are bound to have fun with your committee. You have meetings every week, but you can also go and have dinner, get some drinks in the city or have a committee weekend! The supervisor from the Board is happy to come along with these fun activities.
With the committee members
The committee members weekend, the EFR prom and the other activities the High Five committee organises are there for you as a committee member only! All the committee members join, which means you are partying with more than 150 students! You can also join the different trips EFR organises, like the ski trip or the city trip. One thing is for sure, you are going to have a lot of fun as an EFR committee member.
What will you gain? personal
social
Learning to handle stress, providing
EFR organises tons of social activities
effective feedback, receiving criticism
each year. As a committee member
and making decisions around tight
you can participate in almost all of
schedules are important skills that are
them! From our own introduction
not easily picked up during lectures.
weekends, committee members prom,
You might have had a time
parties, committee members weekend,
management class, or read something
our monthly social drink and other
about giving feedback but it is only
get-togethers, there is always
after you have put it into practice
something going on. You will form a
that you begin to understand the fine
very strong bond with your committee
nuances of these soft skills.
and other committee members.
EFR board support
EFR Academy
As a committee member you are not
Starting this year, EFR offers its
alone in doing your tasks. The EFR
committee members the EFR Academy.
Board is there to support you when
This includes several general and
needed. Every committee has one
committee specific workshops. This
supervisor from the EFR Board, who
helps to contribute even more to the
will guide you through your year. The
professional development of our
EFR Board consists of eight senior
committee members. Furthermore,
students who are dedicating one full
social development is an important
time year to EFR. They have been in
part of your committee member
your position and are always there to
experience. Therefore, we will
help.
organize structured feedback sessions and we bring committees in contact with their predecessors so they can learn from their experience.
academic committee workload
6-8 hours per week
focus
education
academic committee The academic committee is responsible for EFR’s educational pillar. Next to running the EFR book sale, the committee is responsible for the ‘meet your professor’ series of short films in which ESE professors are interviewed about their life and research, and for the two annual editions of the EFR/ESE Job Market Skills during which students follow 8 soft-skills trainings to earn 1 ECTS credit. These projects are closely developed with Erasmus School of Economics. Do you want to be actively involved in the education pillar of the EFR? Then apply for the academic committee!
Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
content committee workload
6-8 hours per week
focus
development
content committee Will you uncover the next Watergate scandal? The EFR content committee is the successor of the prestigious Eclair, a magazine EFR brought out 4 times a year. The EFR content committee is initiated to facilitate once again the link between students and current economic events. The committee will write articles on a weekly bases about economic news, interesting events on campus and in Rotterdam, prospective career opportunities and of course there is also room for your own initiatives. Your hard work will be published on the EFR website and will represent EFR as a whole!
Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
Are you curious, an excellent writer in English (or are eager to improve these skills) and have an eye for interesting topics, then apply now to join the EFR content committee!
Erasmus Recruitment Platform committee workload
9-12 hours per week
focus
orientation
Please note, we are only recruiting a data & it officer and a content manager! A separate information brochure for this committee can be found online at efr.nl/ERP Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
Erasmus Recruitment Platform committee The Erasmus Recruitment Platform (ERP) is the online year-round extension of the Erasmus Recruitment Days, the biggest on-campus recruitment event of Europe. It forms an intermediary between talented students and their future employers. The platform is a cooperation between the Economic Faculty association Rotterdam (EFR) and Study Association of Rotterdam School of Management (STAR). Besides large multinationals, consultants and banks, the platform will also allow you to meet SME’s from a broad range of industries. At this platform, employers get the chance to create employer brand-awareness through their company profile, by communicating their latest internships and vacancies, or by inviting students to their recruitment events. It will also be the place for students to orientate among potential employers. Besides company profiles and career opportunities, ERP offers students tips and tricks on a successful preparation for the labour market. As the ERP committee you are responsible for the whole platform. The marketing, the company contact and the acquisition is in your hands.
high five committee workload
3-5 hours per week
focus network
high five committee Do you want to be at the heart of the EFR family and organise activities for all committee members throughout the whole year? Then high five is the committee to apply for! The committee members weekend, the committee members prom and the end of the year activity are some of the events you will successfully organise. In addition there is room for any activity that will strenghten the bond between EFR’s committee members! Together with your committee, you will arrange the entire event from location to programme, from transport to catering.
Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
We are looking for EFR-minded, motivated and enthusiastic students that are in for a party! Do you want to be that social animal who keeps EFR’s committee member base together? Can you make sure all committee members will attend your events?
IBEB committee workload
3-5 hours per week
focus network
IBEB committee There has been a strong community feeling among IBEB students ever since the degree started. As a member of the IBEB committee, you will be organising a wide range of social activities for all your fellow IBEB students, ranging from a casino night to a BBQ at the Kralingse Plans. The iBuddy Programme and the unforgettable IBEB Introduction Weekend will provide you with the opportunity to both improve your organisational skills, learn from experienced students and give prospective IBEB students a warm welcome to Rotterdam. Are you a first-year IBEB student who is eager to organise activities for your fellow students and enjoy thinking out of the box? Then do no hesitate and join our IBEB committe!
Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
investment conference committee workload
6-8 hours per week
focus
orientation
EFR/B&R investment conference committee The is a successfully organized conference in collaboration between EFR and B&R Beurs. After this success, both associations are like-minded in expanding the investment conference to make the event bigger and better. As a committee member, you are part of a team consisting of both EFR and B&R Beurs members, working jointly on the next big event on campus. Past editions brought renowned economists from big corporates to the campus, where they discussed the effects of the current political situation in Europe and America on our economy and investments! And as the new committee, you will get to decide the theme yourself. So, if you got what it takes to get the right partners on stage and to
Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
marketing committee workload
6-8 hours per week
focus support
marketing committee The marketing committee is responsible for the image and promotion of EFR’s activities. You will design promotional materials and brainstorm with committees about creative ways to promote their event. You will be in charge of the entire promotion of EFR’s activities and you will know everything that’s happening within the association. In addition, you will be responsible for the creation and design of the EFR Almanac: a yearbook that will give your fellow committee members a great memory of their awesome year! Don’t worry if you are not a great designer yet: we will make you one by offering several design courses. Are you creative and do you like to think out of the box? Are you interested in learning how to work with programs like Indesign? Apply now for the marketing committee!
Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
model united nations committee workload
6-8 hours per week
focus
development
model united nations committee As a member of the model united nations committee, your main focus of the year will be to organise MUNROT 2020, our second Model United Nations (MUN) conference at the EUR campus. This ranges from organising the event, to selecting participants. We are looking for students who are deeply interested in the field of politics and like to share their own ideas with an open mind. Are you ready to organise a whole MUN with a group of dedicated and passionate students? Then apply for the model united nations committee!
Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
move committee workload
3-5 hours per week
focus
development
move committee
Are you ready for an experience that will change your perspective on Rotterdam? Do you want to improve your project management and coaching skills, expand your network and work on your resume? Then you should sign up to participate in the move committee! During the move committee you will organize a social project with primary school children from an underprivileged neighborhood in Rotterdam. Together you will brainstorm and organize something positive for the neighborhood in which the children live. This could for example be a dinner show for the elderly or graffiti artwork. In addition, you will give the children a look into student life. For example, by visiting the university or a student house.
Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
You will learn how you can motivate and activate people around you and gain experience in project management and leadership.
party crew workload
3-5 hours per week
focus network
party crew The EFR party crew is responsible for organising EFR parties. As a member of this committee, you are challenged to successfully combine the right ingredients to create an unforgettable night. You will organise, promote and manage all parties of EFR, including the Welcome Party, After Exam Drinks and other theme parties. You will be challenged to set up innovative marketing campaigns and to find the right location and the very best DJs. The committee will also be in charge of the EFR Drink that takes place every block and become the face of this social event. We are looking for students who are creative, like to organise and of course like to party. Are you a party animal? Apply for the party crew!
Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
START committee workload
3-5 hours per week
focus network
START committee The START committee organises events that are for 1st-year economics students only! This is one of the oldest committees of EFR. The activities focus on the social side of student life, for example the Casino Night or the Pub Crawl. At the end of the year, you organise the introduction weekend, where you spend the weekend with 120 new economics students and a lot of Committee Members! A big responsibility for someone who is just beginning in Rotterdam! Ready to kick start your social life at the ESE?
Are you up for a challenge? Apply now at efr.nl/challenge
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