cussions about cooperating with other student organisations. The president said in a newsletter in April 1992 as a resume about the first years: “… ESN is a young organisation and during the first two years of its existence, efforts have mainly been focused on elaboration of the network ant the setting up of our international projects such as the evaluation of the Erasmus Programme and the database. A model for the work of the board and the International Administration has been found and in some countries national platforms have been set up.”
ESN 1992-1993 in
The founding section Utrecht hosted the AGM for the first time. AGM III was held either from the 6th to the 8th of March, or from the 7th to the 9th of March. It has proven difficult to pinpoint the exact dates. There was a discussion, perhaps the first one, about improvement of the structures and voting. Additionally there was discussions about the name of ESN: sections not only take care about ESN students but also students from e.g. TEMPUS, LINGUA and other foreign students. Some members contacted TEMPUS countries, where ESN was unsure whether they could tell them to set up Erasmus Sections. The discussion thus centred on whether to change the E to Exchange or European. Quote: “Beside there is the discussion going on about the future of the ERASMUS programme after 1994. At the moment nobody knows how ERASMUS will develop after 1994. Is it wise just to stick with a close link to the ERASMUS-programme?” During this mandate, two former IB-Members are elected to new positions: Anja Wang becomes President and Bart van der Velde the new Vice-President. The new persons elected were Treasurer Paul van Gestel from the Netherlands, and as a Secretary,Martin Heider from Bochum / Germany. With new countries Austria, Portugal, Norway and Sweden and by the disappearance of Ireland, ESN now consist of 13 countries. The number of sections during this mandate is unknown. There is a desire for National Platforms to be held, and a need for long term visions. ESN Netherlands become a legal status. The first working group on the international level tries to install a legal committee.
ESN in 1993-1994 The AGM IV was hosted in the Netherlands again, it was held in March in Maastricht. The new board is as follows: President Jorge Ceveira Pinto from Portugal, the Vice-President Jose Enrique Rodrigues Moura from Spain, Treasurer Nicolas Ancot from Namur / Belgium, and the Secretary was Elisabeth Weingraber from Austria. According to the booklet “How to set up a section” from September 1993 there were 52 sections in 14 Countries: Austria (4), Belgium (6), Denmark (4), Finland (3), Germany (1), Greece (1), Ireland (1), Italy (9), Norway (3), Portugal (2), Spain (2), Sweden (6), the Netherlands (9) and UK (1). The new countries are Finland, and Ireland returns as a member; meanwhile France disappears for some time. As far as we know, there has yet to be a meeting of the Board (all of the NRs); and potentially of the Executive Board somewhere in Europe because it is not clear how many meetings were held. Two meetings can be confirmed: Board Meeting in Graz / Austria in April 1993 and Board Meeting in Porto / Portugal in October 1993. At the Board Meeting in Graz, April 1993, the Elaboration Committee is installed. The main objective is to extend the network to countries where ESN is poorly represented. Promising contacts have been established in France and former Eastern European countries, as well with other organisations. “Cooperation with other organisations: Over the last year as ESN grew and improved its work it also intensified its contacts with other student organisations. Cooperation with ESIB is fruitful and intensive. There is not only an efficient flow of information and valuable personal contacts, but also useful interactions such as participation and presentations at each other’s conferences. The cooperation with the EAIE developed well and the president of the ESN is a member of the Board of the EAIE. Due to the fruitful and appreciated cooperation, and as a sign of our willingness to continue and improve these relations, ESN offered ESIB and the EAIE courtesy membership. There have also been some talks with Elsa about a joint conference. Members of the Board elaborated on the role of ESN at many conferences on a local and national level, and at the following international conferences ESN was represented as well: Maastricht conference on cooperation with other student organisations. May 28th – 29th, 1993 (Anja Wung) “Scope on the globe” autumn, 1993 (Wen Wu Yuan)
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