Candidature - IFMSA Regional Director for Europe 2021/2022 - Laura Plešnar

Laura Plešnar Regional Director for Europe candidate

Plan of ACTION

- Diversity, growth and empowerment - Building bridges - #JOINUS - Open up - All aboard - We are one

Curriculum vitae AEGEE – Association of Etats Generaux des Etudiants de l'Europe AM – August Meeting CB – Capacity Building DA ME – Development Assistant for Member Engagement DA OD – Development Assistant for Organizational Development EA – External Affairs EB – Executive Board EDA – External Development Assistant EFPSA – The European federation of Psychology Students' Associations EMSA – European Medical Students' Association ESN – Erasmus Student Network ESU – European Students' Union EuRegMe – European Regional Meeting GA – General Assembly IFMSA – International Federation Medical Students' Association IPPNW – International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War IPSF – International Pharmaceutical Students Federation IT – International Team LC – Local Committee LME – Liaison Officer for Medical Education Issues

List of abbreviations

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CONTENTS

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Motivation letter

Table of

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LO – Liaison Officer LORP – Local Officer on Human Rights and Peace LOSO – Liaison Officer to the Student Organizations LWHO – Liaison Officer to the World Health Organization MM – March Meeting MoU – Memorandum of Understanding NCD – Non-communicable disease NEO – National Professional Exchange Officer NGA – National General Assembly NMO – National Member Organization NORE – National Research Exchange Officer NORP – National Officer on Human Rights and Peace OC – Organizational Committee PRC – Public Relations and Communications RA – Regional Assistant RD – Regional Director RM – Regional Meeting SC – Standing Committee SCOME – The Standing Committee on Medical Education SCOPE – The Standing Committee on Professional Exchanges SCOPH – The Standing Committee on Public Health SCORA – The Standing Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights including HIV and AIDS SCORE – The Standing Committee on Research Exchanges SCORP – The Standing Committee on Human Rights and Peace SDG – Sustainable Development Goals SRT – Sub-Regional Training SWG – Small Working Group SupCo – Supervising Council TNT – Training new Trainers TO – Team of Officials TOM – Team of Officials Meeting UHC – Universal Health Coverage VPCB – Vice-President for Capacity Building VPE – Vice-President for External Affairs VPF – Vice-President for Finances WHO – World Health Organization

Motivation Letter Dear IFMSA Family, Dear European Region, As Steve Jobs said „If you are working on something that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.“ And throughout this candidature for the Regional Director for Europe, I want to present to you my vision of the future of the European Region in IFMSA. But first, let me introduce myself! My name is Laura Plešnar, preferred pronoun She/Her, I'm a 5th-year medical student in the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia. I have a dog named Coco, too many plants at this point, and a big love for the Eurovision Song Contest.

I always like to start my story way back in 2014. Why then? It's because that year I had the opportunity to be a member of the Croatian delegation to The Model European Parliament in Vienna. I was a member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs I with the main focus on Human Trafficking. That event was truly eye-opening for me. Seeing young people from all parts of Europe coming together and discussing issues that are affecting our region was just mind-blowing for me. It was also the first time I heard about advocacy, Policy Documents, and Youth Empowerment. But it was also the first time I felt fulfilled and that I was at I place where I belong. During that time in secondary school, I was also leading the Student Council and was known for organizing many charity events and projects for my colleagues in school. It's not hard to assume that doing extracurricular work was a big passion of mine.

And then Medical School time arrived. All the extracurricular things I loved so much doing, were suddenly replaced with studying, going to hospitals and going to hospitals, studying vicious cycles. In my first year, I compensated by doing ERASMUS+ projects. First time as a participant in The Netherlands on the project „Crossing Borders“ and the second time as a leader of the ERASMUS+ project „Explore, Connect & Coach“ in my hometown Čakovec. Those were the moments I always like to refer to as bright moments at the beginning of my medical education.

At that time still, every time I looked at anything related to my Medschool, I never had the feeling I truly belonged. I was passing all of my exams regularly, but there was always that strong longing feeling after the extracurricular work I loved doing in my secondary school and at that point, I was sure that I will never experience anything as I did back in Vienna in 2014.

Little did I know, that CroMSIC Zagreb was waiting right around the corner for me.

My journey in CroMSIC started in 2019 when I became LORP in my LC Zagreb. With no handover and a pretty much ''dead'' committee, I had to build up SCORP in Zagreb again from scratch. It took a lot of hard work, but in the end, it was worth it and we became the most popular committee, with new activities happening every week and many new collaborations with NGOs and institutions from Croatia and abroad. But my journey didn't stop in Zagreb. The real journey began when I discovered the IFMSA world. I was just so fascinated by it and wanted to learn more. With every new activity and member that I got to know the passion and motivation for IFMSA just grew stronger. But the biggest growth happened inside of me and all thanks to IFMSA. The emptiness I was feeling at the beginning of my medical education was gone.

That feeling was only getting stronger throughout my term now as the SCORP Regional Assistant for Europe. Working in IFMSA made me grow to the heights I never knew I could reach. I finally felt again fulfilled as I did in 2014. And even more than that thanks to IFMSA I became much more confident, happier and I finally think I found my place in this world and it is right here in IFMSA. I will be forever thankful for this opportunity I was given and that I had the chance to work with all SCORP active NMOs in Europe from the national to the local level. Because the people, You the members of our Federation are the driving force and motivation that keeps me going every day. When I started my term we only had 30 SCORP active NMOs in Europe, but I had a clear vision and mission to see SCORP develop and now we have reached 43 SCORP active

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Motivation Letter NMOs. With members from Europe engaging in all of our opportunities and doing interregional collaborations, I can only say that I'm sure the future of SCORP in Europe is bright.

But why am I now applying for Regional Director? I'm sure you are wondering. Throughout my work in IFMSA I was never only focused on SCORP, I was eager and wanted to learn more.

Therefore I have coordinated campaigns with all other Standing Committees and Regions to get a better understanding and knowledge of how they work. I learned more about Capacity Building through writing 2 proposals for the Pre EuRegMe Stream and coordinating the Stream „VulnerABLE“. When it comes to External Affairs I gained my experience through being part of the IFMSA delegation to Generation Equality Paris Forum and also a member of the SWGs on the Policy Documents on the „Sustainable Development Goals“ and the „Human Rights Education“.

I also wanted to learn more about the IFMSA Bylaws and regulations so I became a member of the SWG on the European Regulations Reform. In EuRegme 2021 I learned a lot about leadership and coordination while serving as the Secretary Assistant in the Plenaries and at the same time presenting the Regional Priority on „Refugees Health and Rights“ as SCORP RA. But to even further develop my skills and knowledge I became a member of the Task Force on the Students' Rights Charter in the European Student Union. All of these experiences didn't only teach me a lot about our European Region and how IFMSA works, but they also prepared me for the next step in my IFMSA journey which is the Regional Director for Europe.

The Covid-19 pandemic has tested and is still testing our Region in many ways. From the exposed inequalities with vaccine nationalism and under-resourcement of health systems to workers facing barriers in accessing adequate social security, and public health measures disproportionately affecting marginalized individuals and groups.

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only become a challenge to health care and economies, but it has also become a test for social solidarity. Therefore we as a Region must work together as a unity and support each other in creating a community where no one is left behind. The future is in our hands and every accomplishment you achieve is added to our common goal of making this Region and Federation a better place.

If you decide to select me and put your trust in me as the next Regional Director for Europe, I promise you I will work my hardest to meet all of your expectations and needs. My goal is to empower each one of you and that we work together on the growth of our region. My challenge to each of you, and myself, throughout my term, would be to do all that you can do to reach your full potential. The future truly is in our hands and it's time for our generation to be the change the World and Europe need to see.

I would like to thank you for taking your time and considering my candidature, Sincerely yours,

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Plan of

ACTION Diversity, growth,and empowerment

As the Region with the largest number of NMOs, diversity is a crucial part of it.

Although we might share different cultures, at the same time we come together by sharing common values and diversity makes us stronger as we complete each other. Therefore as a Region, we must strive to create a safe space with freedom, tolerance, and respect for all opinions.

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Diversity, growth,and empowerment NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND AM21 NMO REPORT It is with the utmost importance to start the term by analyzing the answers from the AM21 NMO Report and the European NMOs Needs Assessment, with the questions being written and analyzed by the EuroTeam. Through the answers, the EuroTeam would get insight into what NMOs find important and need. Furthermore, we would align our Annual Working Plans with the answers.* The Needs Assessment would cover questions regarding Capacity Building, External Affairs, Communication and Participation, Finances and Exchanges.

With NMOs having the chance to answer in which areas they lack and further on connecting them with the respective RA to work with them together on that area. *Standing Committees have their Needs Assessments, so SC RAs would align their AWPs based on those also.

NMO PRESIDENTS - With such a diverse Region, it is also important to assist the NMOs based on their unique needs. Therefore I would have 1 on 1 meeting with the NMO presidents and their EB to further get a better understanding of how the NMO functions and in which areas it needs support from us. This meeting would also serve as a getting to know each other and the start of building the relationship and trust between the RD and the NMO leaders. In the second part of the term, there would be a second round of the 1 on 1 meeting to check on the progress of the NMO and assist the new needs if they appear.

- For NMO Presidents to get to know better each other and for them to also get an insight into the situation in our Region I would organize NMO Presidents Monthly Meetings with every month a different special guest either from the Executive Board or the EuroTeam. There would be also a part of the meeting where the NMO Presidents would share best practices from their work to empower and motivate each other.

- In the first half of the term I would organize an NMO Presidents Weekend together with the Core EuroTeam and the OC. With objectives such as networking and team building which have been missing for almost 2 years now, due to no capacity building in person in Europe.

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Diversity, growth,and empowerment NMO DEVELOPMENT - Although we have 48 NMOs in Europe currently, there are still some members missing. Therefore I would continue the work on recruiting BIL Armenia and also establish communication with medical students in Belarus and support them in creating a medical students organization.

- I would also follow up and support our only candidate member in the region ACMS Albania in their journey to full membership.

- Many NMOs in our region is not active in all Standing Committees, so together with the SC RAs I would assist and follow up on new SC activations.

- I would create an NMO Directory to collect information through a Google Form about the new EBs and National Officers at the beginning of their terms. This would help the EuroTeam in reaching out to them and tracking the ends of their terms.

MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

- We have been witnessing lately the lack of member engagement in IFMSA, mostly due to the Zoom fatigue and all opportunities being online, therefore I would support the SC RAs and NMOs in organizing National Officer Weekends

- It's also important to establish member engagement on the local and national level so I would support NMOs in organizing NGAs in person. And I would also support organizing interregional collaborations and meetings in person.

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- For all the European Members to have the same access to applying to IFMSA opportunities, I would promote them through the Europe-server and the IFMSA Europe Facebook group.

Diversity, growth,and empowerment CAPACITY BUILDING - Together with the CB RA for Europe I would analyze the answers about Capacity Building in the AM21 NMO report and European Needs Assessment to understand the needs and problems we have regarding CB in our region.

- Having the CB RA and VPCB as guests in one of the NMO Presidents Monthly Meetings to promote Capacity Building and its importance.

- Motivate NMOs to include a position in their Executive Board to have a person specialized just for work on Capacity Building in their NMO for example a VPCB. - With the CB RA as a follow-up to the answers on the Needs Assessment we would decide on regional sessions in GAs, EuRegMe, and other Workshops we would organize. It is also important to send out the results of the Needs Assessment on Workshops to NMOs, so it can be used as guidance for NMOs in choosing Workshops for SRTs. - Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we lost 2 years of TNTs in Europe. We have new generations of members that never had the opportunity to attend trainings, therefore I would support NMOs in organizing TNTs and other relevant Standing Committee trainings.

- I would promote Sub-Regional Trainings and inter-regional collaborations in organizing them and I would also motivate and support NMOs in hosting them.

- Through the communication channels I would promote the Capacity Building opportunities we would have in IFMSA such as Online Trainings or Workshops.

- I would also promote IFMSA resources on Capacity Building like Manuals and Toolkits

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Diversity, growth,and empowerment EUROPEAN STRATEGY 2022-2025 With September 2021 the current European Strategy is ending and we are entering the stage of writing the new European Strategy 2022-2025 that will be aligned with the new IFMSA 2021-2024 Strategy and based on our Regional needs and development. The new Strategy will be voted on in August Meeting 2022.

- Together with the GA I would open the call and lead a specialized SWG on writing the Strategy, helping in organizing sessions on the Strategy, and doing the PESTLE and SWOT analysis.

- A thorough review would be done on the Report of the previous Strategy to see the impact of it and what should be done for the new one.

- Input from NMOs will be very important on the new Strategy and sessions specific to the Strategy will be organized in the NMO Presidents Weekend, Regional Sessions in GAs, and EuRegMe.

- I would work with the EA RA for Europe in order to reach out to European stakeholders and get input and suggestions on the Strategy.

- Input and consultation on the new Strategy would be done also with EB and SupCo members.

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Plan of

ACTION Building bridges

To further enhance the growth of our Region it's important to „build bridges“ internally and externally, across borders, cultures, and languages.

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Building bridges INTERNAL COMMUNICATION - As the Regional Director I would continue the communication style that I had until now as the SCORP RA, which is always being available on email/WhatsApp/ Telegram/ Facebook/Instagram and responding quickly. I want to establish a trustful connection with the NMO Presidents where they feel free to reach out to me for any help they need and at the same time I would be open for every feedback.

- Through the European NMOs Needs Assessment it will be decided democratically what Platform would be used to continue the informal communication of NMO Presidents whether it would stay the European WhatsApp group or if we would create new Discord channels, Facebook, or Telegram groups. The formal communication would stay through email threads.

- During the Term I would organize team building activities in the informal communication Platform as well as in the NMO Presidents Monthly Meetings and in-person events.

REGIONAL PRIORITY With the beginning of the new term, we would also start working with 2 new regional priorities the one on „Vaccination“ and the one on „Refugees Health and Rights“.

- Since our External Affairs work is always lead by the Regional Priorities it's important to start the term with an analysis on stakeholders that we can work with to achieve our advocacy goals and attend relevant meetings.

- In the European NMOs Needs Assessment there would be questions regarding both Regional Priorities to get an insight on how much the NMOs have been and are working on those areas. Based on the needs we would support and promote to NMOs to work together on the priorities.

- There would be 2 European Regional Campaigns one on every Regional Priority.

One would be organized in the first half of the term and one in the second. All EuroTeam members would work on it to give different perspectives on the topics.

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Building bridges EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION External Affairs are crucial in the development of our Region and to getting our voice heard through advocacy efforts and building partnerships with stakeholders from the Region.

- At the beginning of the term, I would together with the EA RA for Europe write and analyze the questions in the NMOs Needs Assessment regarding External Affairs with questions included like Stakeholders, Policy-Making, and SDGs. - Also at the beginning of the term together with the EA RA for Europe I would do a Stakeholder analysis and make the plan on the work with the current and reaching out to new potential partners with the help of the VPE and LOs. Furthermore, I would renew the MoUs that expire this term and continue working on new ones that were started the last term like the MoU with Healthcare Without Harm.

- I would attend meetings with all external partners at the beginning of the term and further on attend meetings during the term. The outcomes of external meetings would then be shared with NMOs through email and the IFMSA Europe Facebook Group.

- It is very important to increase the capacity of our NMOs in Europe in External Affairs by creating sessions based on their needs in them and by involving them in policymaking processes, giving input on potential Stakeholders and MoUs. - Through communication channels, I would promote External Affairs opportunities we have in IFMSA such as delegations, Policy Documents SWGs, or Policy Commissions and I would motivate members of our Region to apply.

- During the term the Policy Database and Stakeholder mapping would be updated with making it accessible to NMOs. - Regarding SDGs comprehensive Stakeholder mapping should be done and NMOs would have the opportunity to submit the activities that are related to them to get an overview of the Regions work on SDGs. - Continue the work with WHO Europe Regional Committee by working in the Youth Division and hosting the Youth Forum and preparing and leading an IFMSA delegation for the WHO Regional Committee 2022.

Furthermore, we would invite them to our webinars and theme events. Part of the Regional Committee is also the Regional office on NCDs in which we are also members and we are currently together creating an online NCDs course. I would continue the work on the course and provide the youth perspective on NCDs in Europe.

- Together with EA RA for Europe and LWHO I would continue the work as part of the WHO Regional Youth Coalition for Covid-19.

- I would continue collaborations with youth organizations such as AEGEE, EFPSA, IPSF, EMSA, and ESU by sharing their opportunities, inviting them to EuRegMe and Regional Sessions in the GA, and working on a joint project such as the World Mental Health Day. I would also look with the LOSO into reaching out to new potential student organizations.

- Furthermore, I would continue the partnership with the Council of Europe and attend The Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe and the collaboration with the European Sting by sharing and suggesting topics for articles.

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Plan of

ACTION #JOINUS Throughout this term, we organized many initiatives and campaigns as EuroTeam, but every time we were depending on the PRC IT or even PRCAs from Standing Committees, which was leading to an overload of work for some members.

Therefore I would like to introduce a new member of the EuroTeam who would tackle both PRC tasks and Member Engagement! These changes would be introduced after consultations with the EB and current RD. It would also replace the current position of the Development Assistant for Member Engagement as the new position would combine the tasks of the DA ME and PRC.

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#JOINUS The main tasks of the new member would be:

- Updating the European NMO Folder throughout the term and promoting it to the NMOs.

- Supporting and capacitating the EuRegMe OC in the promotion of the event.

- Promoting the usage of IFMSA manuals and toolkits that are relevant to the region.

- Supporting EuroTeam in Regional campaigns, initiatives, and opportunities by working on the concept notes and templates, follow-up, evaluation, and sharing on IFMSA Social Media accounts.

- Promoting the European Sting article calls and suggesting together with the RD on topics for each month.

- Creating a European Newsletter which would be shared every 2 months and include Updates on the work of EuroTeam, initiatives happening in the region, and minutes from EuroTeam meetings. There would also be a part in the Newsletter where NMOs could submit activities they did in the last 2 months.

- Acting as a liaison to the Public Relations and Communications IT and following up on the usage of the IFMSA Corporate Identity in the various European publications, and ensure that data collection efforts are aligned with the IFMSA privacy policy as well as the GDPR.

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Plan of

ACTION Open up The last 2 years tested our Regional capacities due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The next term will come with a new challenge which is opening up again to exchanges in all NMOs.

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Open up EXCHANGES

FINANCES - I would support the DA OD in establishing communication and collaborations with all Treasurers/VPFs in Europe.

- With the end of the current term all NMOs will be hopefully SCOPE active, but we are still lagging with SCORE activation (38 NMOs are currently active). I would support the SCORE RA in activating inactive NMOs and I would also provide support for NMO Presidents and assess their needs in the activation process.

- Organizing Capacity Building opportunities in the region about Fundraising and support NMOs in applying for grants such as Erasmus+.

- Promoting, updating, and making the Grants Database and Grant opportunities accessible to the NMOs throughout the term.

- Supporting the SCOPE and SCORE RAs in their work on NMO development in exchanges - Working with the EA RA for Europe, LME, SCOPE, and SCORE EDAs in reaching out to European Stakeholders to update and create new endorsement letters.

- Since Treasurer/VPF is a very important position that is present in every NMO I would capacitate them in EuRegMe by organizing special sessions just for them.

NMO Management usually covers the basics of finances, but to learn, more specific and advanced sessions are needed with the inclusion of externals that are experienced and knowledgeable in the field of finances.

- Supporting NMO Presidents and treasures to work together with NEOs and NOREs, to ensure the financial sustainability of exchanges.

- Increase the collaboration with the Erasmus Student Network by attending the Erasmus Generation Meeting, sharing opportunities, arranging joint activities, and accessing the ESN cards.

- Supporting Standing Committee RAs in promotion of GoSCORP, SCORA-Xchange, and PH Exchanges in Europe.

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Plan of

ACTION All aboard Going into the new term we will start the preparations for the European Regional Meeting 2022 and General Assemblies, once again inviting the international community and members to come together.

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All aboard - Being a member of the Organizational Committee for these years EuRegMe2021 I'm aware of how stressful and hard organizing such an event can be. Therefore I would support the OC since day 1 by having meetings and assisting them in tasks.

- Another thing that I would keep and that was very useful this year for NMOs is to have more discussion time by having online preparatory meetings before GAs and EuRegMe lead by the GA for Europe.

- To ensure the transparency of the OC, a Word of the Head of the OC would be included in the European Newsletter and the OC would have the chance to join us in NMO Presidents Monthly Meetings to give updates.

- It is also very important for EuRegMe 2022 to be sustainable and to help us with that I would initiate a collaboration with Health Care Without Harm Europe to make a plan on how to reduce the Carbon Footprint and Food Waste during the meeting.

- We are living in very uncertain times and it's very hard to say at this point if the event would be in person, hybrid, or online. But what is certain is that EuRegMe2022 needs to be financially accessible for all European Members and that would be insured by looking into European Grands.

- Before the Regional Sessions in GAs and EuRegMes I would ask for NMOs on input regarding what topics they want to see covered, so the sessions are based on their needs. I would also send the Sessions Agenda for input.

- In EuRegMe 2021 we introduced the Code of Conduct Committee. To ensure that EuRegMe 2022 is a safe space with zero tolerance for any type of harassment or discrimination, I would implement it again.

- I would support NMOs in the application process in being the host for the European Regional Meeting 2023.

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Plan of

ACTION We are one Teamwork makes the dream work! As the Regional Director, I plan to lead a team in which equality and unity are highlighted while creating a safe space for team members to share their opinions.

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We are one EUROTEAM - At the beginning of the term to ensure transparent selection, I would write clear expectations and requirements for EuroTeam candidates and provide private feedback to all candidates that would not be selected.

- To ensure communication between EuroTeam members I would consult them on having the formal communication through Discord and informal on WhatsApp and Instagram.

- Furthermore, to motivate EuroTeam members to work together I would create a virtual EuroTeam office on Gather Town.

- To build trust between me and the EuroTeam members I would have 1 on 1 reflection meetings quarterly.

- Team Building activities would be done in every EuroTeam Monthly Meeting and regularly through communication channels.

- To further build the relationship in the EuroTeam a face-to-face meeting would be organized in the first half of the term, this would be decided also based on the Covid-19 situation in Europe. The meeting would also be used to create the goals of EuRegMe 2022.

- As I mentioned in the previous point we would organize EuroTeam Monthly Meetings with the opportunity for observers to join.

- The structure of the EuroTeam would stay the same, except the change from DA ME to DA ME and PRCA position which is further explained in the #JOINUS part - For the future EuroTeam I would regularly work on my Handover Manual to transfer all the knowledge and experience to my successor

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We are one MENTAL HEALTH - Due to observing many burnouts and work struggles that happened during this term and looking back at many approaches that IFMSA took to lessen the burden, we still need to find the solution. My approach to this would be changing the perspective and instead of sending members more work to fill out, telling them to take time off IFMSA and have flexible working hours.

As I always like to say „There are more important things in life than IFMSA“ and it's ok to state your unavailability or not come to a meeting. At the end of the day, we are all still med students working voluntarily and this should come as enjoyment and not a burden.

- I would start a collaboration with EFPSA where they would do trainings for EuroTeam members on topics like „Burn out“, „Time Management“, „Stress“. Those trainings would later on also be organized for NMO EBs, so they could, later on, share the knowledge and practices in their NMO.

TEAM OF OFFICIALS - In the TO I would work closely with other RDs and the VPM and initiate interregional collaborations and share experiences.

- To benefit the quality, I would align the work of EuroTeam in External Affairs with those of the LOs and VPE. - Attending all TOMs and General Assemblies is a priority of mine for the next term.

- Working with the Standing Committee Directors on the Regional Priorities.

- Be a supportive member of the team, by always being available and providing input.

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Curriculum vitae 22

Laura Plešnar Personal information Name: Laura Plešnar Pronoun: She/Her 16th of January 1998 Croatian

Contact lauraplesnar@gmail.com +385 98 945 6614

Social media facebook.com/laura.plesnar @ple.ura

Languages Croatian – native German – C2 English – C1 Korean – Beginner level

Skills Google suite Microsoft office Canva

EDUCATION 2016 - Present School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

IFMSA EXPERIENCE: Currently: IFMSA SCORP (Standing Committee on Human Rights and Peace) Regional Assistant for Europe

International: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS - IFMSA delegate at the Generation Equality Paris Forum 2021 - IFMSA delegate at the IPPNW 2021 meeting - Working on the statement for International Dialogue on Migration 2020 - Working on the Press Release regarding Attacks on Kabul University and Educational Facilities in Afghanistan SMALL WORKING GROUPS - SWG on the European Regulations Reform member - SWG on the Human Rights Education Policy Document member - SWG on the SDGs Policy Document member - SWG on the International Day of Peace 2020 member MEETINGS ATTENDED: - Online European Regional Meeting 2021 Organizational Committee, SCORP Sessions Team and Plenary Team - Online General Assembly March Meeting 2021 SCORP Sessions Team, Regional Plenary Team and President Sessions - Online European Regional Meeting 2020 SCORP Sessions Team - Online General Assembly August Meeting 2020 SCORP Sessions - SCORP Sessions Online National Assembly IFMSA-Kurdistan 2020 participant - PreNA SCORP Sessions IFMSA-Kurdistan 2020 participant - 4 CroMSIC Croatia National GAs CAMPAIGNS - World Refugee Day 2021 Regional Campaign - International Womens' Day 2021 Regional Campaign - SCORP x SCOPH x Europe x Asia Pacific „The Future is Now: Environmental Migrants“ - SCORP x SCORA Europe „Human Trafficking Awarness Campaign“ - World Human Rights Day 2020 Regional Campaign - International Day of Peace 2020

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Laura Plešnar Personal information Name: Laura Plešnar Pronoun: She/Her 16th of January 1998 Croatian

2 GAs 2 RMs 4 SWGs 5 NGAs 6

campaigns

58H of sessions delivered

CAPACITY BUILDING - Training disaster medicine Trainers 2021 - Pilot course 2021 facilitator - Human Rights for Medical Practitioners 2021 workshop participant - Writing 2 proposals for Pre EuRegMe Streams 2021 - Coordinating and facilitating in the Pre EuRegMe Stream „VulnerABLE“ - Facilitating 3 sessions in the SRT European Extravaganza - Attending all IFMSA Competency Models - Holla Europe! Let's learn about IFMSA Policy Documents 2021 participant - UHC and policy work Training session 2020 participant - Training disaster medicine Trainers 2020 - NORP CB sessions 2020 - CB Body politics and Bodily Autonomy participant 2020

National and Local: - National Officer on Human Rights and Peace Elect (NORP Elect) 2020/21 - Local Officer on Human Rights and Peace (LORP) of Zagreb 2019/20 - Sessions Team member on 4 NGAs - National coordinator of the campaign All Side of Covid-19 - Started collaborations with organizations and institutions like the Ministry of Health Croatia, MSF Austria, U.S. Embassy in Croatia, Are You Syrious? and many more - Organized many lectures and workshops on SCORP related topics like Refugees, Homeless, Children Rights, Mental Health, Medicine in Time of War and Humanitarian Action

EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF IFMSA - European Student Union Task Force Member on the Students Rights Charter 2021 - Council of Europe: Advocacy for Human Rights Education 2020 Course - Coordinator of ERASMUS+ project „Explore, Connect & Coach“ Čakovec, Croatia 2017 - Attended ERASMUS+ project „Crossing Borders“ De Weere, The Netherlands 2016 - Member of the National delegation on The Model European Parliament Vienna 2014; Committe on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs I

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Thank you!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out lauraplesnar@gmail.com

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