Board of European Students of Technology
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Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) is an international, non-governmental, non-political, non-profit student organisation comprising 90 Local BEST Groups (LBGs) in 30 countries around Europe with more than 3000 active members.
BEST strives for empowered diversity by developing students of technology through complementary education , career support and involvement of the European learning system. By creating the opportunities for students to meet and learn from one another through academic or non-academic events and educational symposia, BEST endeavors the development of a more internationally open minded conscience, encouraging their mobility and intercultural relationship and communication.
The Board includes the following positions:
BEST Courses are the core activity of BEST and they can either be Courses on Technology or Courses on Career related skills. These are events about one to two weeks in length, uniting technology students from all over Europe to study a technological subject. However, while these subjects are of an attractive and innovative nature, mixing various topics in engineering education, education on itself is not the only goal of these events: Equally important are expanding horizons, improving cultural understanding and, in general, providing European students of technology with the opportunity to experience something distinctive for little cost.
The quality and openness of BEST Courses are important, as they distinguish BEST from other international student organisations. Any student from sciences and technology universities with a Local BEST Group (LBG) can apply to any of the before mentioned BEST activities, without having to become a BEST member. Thus, BEST provides a service to all engineering students from associated universities. Furthermore, BEST has an internal quality standard that the courses are required to fulfil.. In a Course, participants will have all food, lodging, travel costs during the course, cultural activities and an exciting academic program supplied during the course . Almost every Local BEST Group organizes such a course every year.
BEST Events on Education are seminars that last for about 6 days where the students and professors from Europe discuss and gather and/or distribute knowledge on specific topics of concern for engineering students in the field of education. This category includes events such as BEST Academics and Companies Forum (an event where students, representatives of universities and companies gather to discuss current issues related to engineering education) and BEST Symposium on Education (an event where students from all over Europe together with representatives of universities gather to discuss current issues related to engineering education).
The BEST Engineering Competitions (BEC) are events organized in collaboration with a number of important European companies in the field of technology. The companies propose a problem to be solved by teams made of participating students. The competition events usually begin with training sessions, followed by several rounds of competition. Thus, students have the opportunity to consolidate their engineering capacities. The BEC concept has been conceived in order to complete the theoretical part of university studies with a practical one. Therefore, students will be able to increase their knowledge and get used to constructive thinking, as well as a different vision of a problem.
Since 2009, the local engineering competitions (LEC) are brought together in a common project where winners from these competitions compete at the Regional and National level and then the winners go to the European final which is called EBEC
. In the last EBEC edition more than 5000 students were part of the competition during the local rounds organised in their home universities. From these, almost 600 qualified for the national or regional rounds and the best 104 students participated in the Final event that took place in Istanbul, Turkey .
The second International Week was held in Grenoble (France, March 1988). This meeting involved students not only from physics and mathematics but also from other areas of competence. The meeting in Grenoble was followed by an International Week held in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). However, the first meeting held exclusively for BEST was in Berlin (Germany) in April 1989. There it was decided that BEST would consist of a Board, a General Assembly and members. Taking part in this meeting were delegates from all over Europe: Barcelona, Berlin, Bologna, Budapest, Eindhoven, Grenoble, Helsinki, Lisbon, Ljubljana, London, Louvain-la-Neuve, Paris, Stockholm, Trondheim, Turin, Vienna, Warsaw and Zurich.
At this meeting BEST was officially founded with the aim to promote exchanges and communication between European Students of Technology. In November 1990, in the meeting in Budapest, the Summer Programme appeared: a set of two week courses all over Europe. In the summer of 1991, 13 summer courses were launched. In the first three years the Summer Programme was supported by the TEMPUS programme of the European Union.
The association kept growing, new members joined and new projects arose. During the XIV General Assembly in Tallinn (Estonia) it was decided that BEST should apply, together with CESAER and SEFI, to set up the H3E Thematic Network under the European Community's SOCRATES-programme. This Thematic Network was officially established in September 1996 to work upon the future of Engineering Education. This made H3E the first Thematic Network where students participate as equal partners.
During the XV General Assembly in Belgium, BEST started a partnership with the German student-association bonding Studenteninitiative e.V, thus recognising each-other's activities and setting up a framework for co-operation. Since 2002 BEST also cooperates with the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) . And starting with 2010, Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l'Europe (AEGEE) is also a partner organisation of BEST.
Cooperation with bonding and CFES blossomed and facilitated the building of two important parts of BEST: along with bonding the organisation developed the internal training system, and with CFES it developed the concept of Engineering Competitions.
In 2005, after a long process, the international structure of BEST was completely changed in order to bring more efficiency and to better serve the organisation and the Local BEST Groups. A lot of work was done since then to ensure the sustainability of the association: internally (IT platform, training system, common promotion strategy), externally (applications to BEST events, educational involvement), and financially (partnerships with companies). Finally in 2007, in Presidents' Meeting Valladolid, Local BEST Groups decided to have a common Corporate Image for BEST.
In 2009, BEST celebrated its 20th anniversary and on this occasion a history book of BEST was written.
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BEST is present in 30 countries at the following universities:
BEST also represents its students in some thematic networks. For example Sputnic, VM-Base, TREE and EIE-Surveyor. BEST is member of the following organisations involved in Engineering education: SEFI
, EFEES and FEANI.
BEST strives for empowered diversity by developing students of technology through complementary education , career support and involvement of the European learning system. By creating the opportunities for students to meet and learn from one another through academic or non-academic events and educational symposia, BEST endeavors the development of a more internationally open minded conscience, encouraging their mobility and intercultural relationship and communication.
Structure
BEST is structured in three layers: local level, regional level and international level.- The basis of BEST is formed by the 90 Local BEST Groups (further called LBGs) spread in technical universities from 30 European countries. Each of these groups have their own local boards and organise local and international BEST activities.
- On the second level, the organisation is divided into 11 regions, the goal of the regional division being to ensure a better communication between the LBGs and the international level.
- On the top-most level, we find the international structure, with an International Board and International committees/teams which are coordinating particular fields, tasks and projects of BEST.
Board
The International Board of BEST is composed of 6 members: President, Treasurer, Secretary and 3 Vice-Presidents: for External Services, for Internal Support and for Local Group Support. The Board is elected each year, at one of the two annual General Meetings where representatives from each LBG gather. The main tasks of the International Board are global co-ordination of BEST and its bodies and programs, execution of General Meeting decisions, promotion of aims and purpose of BEST and support for quality assurance of all BEST activities.The Board includes the following positions:
- President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Vice-president for external services
- Vice-president for internal support
- Vice-president for Local Group support
International Committees
Besides the International Board, BEST has six committees that take care of specific tasks and projects in the organisation:- Marketing Committee - handles marketing and public relations, develops and implements marketing strategies in the organisation.
- External Events Committee - oversees the Complementary Education Programme of BEST.
- Educational Committee - carries out the activities related to the involvement of BEST in educational matters (including relations with institutions regarding education in Europe), and is responsible for BEST Educational Programme.
- Information Technology Committee - handles the Information Technology (IT) needs of the organisation, developing concepts of IT applications, implementing the systems and providing technical resources and services for BEST.
- Corporate Relations Committee - keeps the good cooperation with companies and other organisations.
- Training Group - manages and coordinates the internal education of the organisation by providing training for BEST members.
Activities
The core activity of BEST is to provide complementary education, by bringing a significant added value to the education provided by the universities. . Besides this, BEST is constantly trying to provide career support for students, by connecting them with their future employers, and to increase the educational involvement, by increasing the awareness of students on issues related to engineering education and improving engineering education through the input of those students.Events
BEST events are organized throughout the whole year. There are Seasonal events such as BEST Courses, BEST Events on Education, BEST Seasonal Engineering Competitions and BEST Leisure events. Moreover there are the Local, National and Regional BEST Engineering Competitions and the European BEST Engineering Competition (EBEC).BEST Courses
BEST Courses are the core activity of BEST and they can either be Courses on Technology or Courses on Career related skills. These are events about one to two weeks in length, uniting technology students from all over Europe to study a technological subject. However, while these subjects are of an attractive and innovative nature, mixing various topics in engineering education, education on itself is not the only goal of these events: Equally important are expanding horizons, improving cultural understanding and, in general, providing European students of technology with the opportunity to experience something distinctive for little cost.
The quality and openness of BEST Courses are important, as they distinguish BEST from other international student organisations. Any student from sciences and technology universities with a Local BEST Group (LBG) can apply to any of the before mentioned BEST activities, without having to become a BEST member. Thus, BEST provides a service to all engineering students from associated universities. Furthermore, BEST has an internal quality standard that the courses are required to fulfil.. In a Course, participants will have all food, lodging, travel costs during the course, cultural activities and an exciting academic program supplied during the course . Almost every Local BEST Group organizes such a course every year.
BEST Events on Education
BEST Events on Education are seminars that last for about 6 days where the students and professors from Europe discuss and gather and/or distribute knowledge on specific topics of concern for engineering students in the field of education. This category includes events such as BEST Academics and Companies Forum (an event where students, representatives of universities and companies gather to discuss current issues related to engineering education) and BEST Symposium on Education (an event where students from all over Europe together with representatives of universities gather to discuss current issues related to engineering education).
BEST Engineering Competitions
The BEST Engineering Competitions (BEC) are events organized in collaboration with a number of important European companies in the field of technology. The companies propose a problem to be solved by teams made of participating students. The competition events usually begin with training sessions, followed by several rounds of competition. Thus, students have the opportunity to consolidate their engineering capacities. The BEC concept has been conceived in order to complete the theoretical part of university studies with a practical one. Therefore, students will be able to increase their knowledge and get used to constructive thinking, as well as a different vision of a problem.
Since 2009, the local engineering competitions (LEC) are brought together in a common project where winners from these competitions compete at the Regional and National level and then the winners go to the European final which is called EBEC
European BEST Engineering Competition
- EBEC - European BEST Engineering Competition :EBEC - European BEST Engineering Competition is a competition between Engineering students from all over Europe...
. In the last EBEC edition more than 5000 students were part of the competition during the local rounds organised in their home universities. From these, almost 600 qualified for the national or regional rounds and the best 104 students participated in the Final event that took place in Istanbul, Turkey .
History of BEST
The idea of BEST was born in May 1987 in Stockholm (Sweden) during a European conference for students of physics and mathematics . The outcome of the conference was a decision to organise an International Week every six months in a different country during which the interaction between European students would be developed.The second International Week was held in Grenoble (France, March 1988). This meeting involved students not only from physics and mathematics but also from other areas of competence. The meeting in Grenoble was followed by an International Week held in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). However, the first meeting held exclusively for BEST was in Berlin (Germany) in April 1989. There it was decided that BEST would consist of a Board, a General Assembly and members. Taking part in this meeting were delegates from all over Europe: Barcelona, Berlin, Bologna, Budapest, Eindhoven, Grenoble, Helsinki, Lisbon, Ljubljana, London, Louvain-la-Neuve, Paris, Stockholm, Trondheim, Turin, Vienna, Warsaw and Zurich.
At this meeting BEST was officially founded with the aim to promote exchanges and communication between European Students of Technology. In November 1990, in the meeting in Budapest, the Summer Programme appeared: a set of two week courses all over Europe. In the summer of 1991, 13 summer courses were launched. In the first three years the Summer Programme was supported by the TEMPUS programme of the European Union.
The association kept growing, new members joined and new projects arose. During the XIV General Assembly in Tallinn (Estonia) it was decided that BEST should apply, together with CESAER and SEFI, to set up the H3E Thematic Network under the European Community's SOCRATES-programme. This Thematic Network was officially established in September 1996 to work upon the future of Engineering Education. This made H3E the first Thematic Network where students participate as equal partners.
During the XV General Assembly in Belgium, BEST started a partnership with the German student-association bonding Studenteninitiative e.V, thus recognising each-other's activities and setting up a framework for co-operation. Since 2002 BEST also cooperates with the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) . And starting with 2010, Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l'Europe (AEGEE) is also a partner organisation of BEST.
Cooperation with bonding and CFES blossomed and facilitated the building of two important parts of BEST: along with bonding the organisation developed the internal training system, and with CFES it developed the concept of Engineering Competitions.
In 2005, after a long process, the international structure of BEST was completely changed in order to bring more efficiency and to better serve the organisation and the Local BEST Groups. A lot of work was done since then to ensure the sustainability of the association: internally (IT platform, training system, common promotion strategy), externally (applications to BEST events, educational involvement), and financially (partnerships with companies). Finally in 2007, in Presidents' Meeting Valladolid, Local BEST Groups decided to have a common Corporate Image for BEST.
In 2009, BEST celebrated its 20th anniversary and on this occasion a history book of BEST was written.
BEST groups
A BEST Group is an association of BEST members at the same university. These groups are responsible for promoting and organising the activities of BEST at their universityUniversity
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BEST is present in 30 countries at the following universities:
| Country | Universities |
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| Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
Graz University of Technology Graz University of Technology The Graz University of Technology is the second largest university in Styria, Austria, after the University of Graz. Austria has three universities of technology – in Graz, in Leoben, and in Vienna. The Graz University of Technology was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria. TUG, as the... , Vienna University of Technology Vienna University of Technology Vienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Founded in 1815 as the "Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute" , it currently has about 26,200 students , 8 faculties and about 4,000 staff members... |
| Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
Université Libre de Bruxelles Université Libre de Bruxelles The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:... (ULB), Vrije Universiteit Brussel Vrije Universiteit Brussel The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a Flemish university located in Brussels, Belgium. It has two campuses referred to as Etterbeek and Jette.The university's name is sometimes abbreviated by "VUB" or translated to "Free University of Brussels"... , Universiteit Gent, Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Katholieke Universiteit Leuven The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425... , Université de Liège |
| Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
Technical University of Sofia Technical University of Sofia The Technical University of Sofia , based in Sofia, is the largest technical university in Bulgaria.Founded on 15 October 1945 as part of the Higher Technical School , it is an independent institution since 1953, when the Polytechnic was divided into four separate technical institutes... |
| Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
University of Zagreb University of Zagreb The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe... |
| Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
Brno University of Technology Brno University of Technology Brno University of Technology is a university located in Brno, Czech Republic... |
| Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
University of Aalborg University of Aalborg Aalborg University is located in Aalborg, Denmark. With its opening in 1974 it became the fifth university in Denmark. In 1995 Esbjerg Engineering College was integrated in the university followed by the creation of the School of Architecture & Design in 1996, the inauguration of the Copenhagen... , Technical University of Denmark Technical University of Denmark The Technical University of Denmark , often simply referred to as DTU, is a university just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and is today ranked among Europe's leading engineering institutions, and the... |
| Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
Tallinn University of Technology Tallinn University of Technology Tallinn University of Technology is the only university of technology in Estonia, and one of the three most important institutions of higher education in Estonia generally. It is located in the capital city of Tallinn, Estonia... |
| Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Aalto University Aalto University Aalto University is a Finnish university established on January 1, 2010, by the merger of the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Art and Design Helsinki.... , Tampere University of Technology |
| France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers Arts et Métiers ParisTech is the French leading engineering school in the fields of mechanics and industrialization.The school trained 85,000 engineers since its foundation in 1780 by the Duke of La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt.... (ENSAM), Grenoble Institute of Technology, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine The National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine , based in Nancy, is a French university system. It is under the Academy of Nancy and Metz.INPL is part of Nancy-Université... , École Centrale Paris École Centrale Paris École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status... , École Polytechnique École Polytechnique The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program... , École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées École nationale supérieure de Techniques Avancées The École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées , also known as ENSTA, is one of the most prestigious and selective French grande école in engineering... (ENSTA), Supélec Supélec École Supérieure d'Électricité, commonly known as Supélec, is a French Graduate School of Engineering delivering the equivalent of a Master's Degree as well as Ph.D opportunities. It is one of the most prestigious and selective Grandes Ecoles in France, and a reference in the field of electric... |
| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
National Technical University of Athens National Technical University of Athens The National Technical University of Athens , sometimes simply known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions of Greece.... , Technical University of Crete Technical University of Crete The Technical University of Crete is a state university under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Education and was founded in 1977 in Chania, Crete. The first students were admitted in 1984. The campus is located on a panoramic site in the peninsula of Akrotiri and covers an area of ,... , University of Patras University of Patras University of Patras is a university established in 1964 in Patras, Greece. Initially housed in the city centre, the university's campus is now located in the adjacent municipality of Rio... , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest Greek university, and the largest university in the Balkans. It was named after the philosopher Aristotle, who was born in Stageira, Chalcidice, about 55 km east of Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia... |
| Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
Budapest University of Technology and Economics Budapest University of Technology and Economics The Budapest University of Technology and Economics , in hungarian abbreviated as BME, English official abbreviation BUTE, is the most significant University of Technology in Hungary and is also one of the oldest Institutes of Technology in the world, having been founded in 1782.-History:BME is... , University of Pannonia |
| Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
University of Messina University of Messina The University of Messina is a public university located in Messina, Italy, and founded in 1548. The university is organized in 11 Faculties.-History:... , Politecnico di Milano, University of Naples Federico II University of Naples Federico II The University of Naples Federico II is a university located in Naples, Italy. It was founded in 1224 and is organized into 13 faculties. It is the world's oldest state university and one of the oldest academic institutions in continuous operation... , Sapienza University of Rome, University of Rome Tor Vergata University of Rome Tor Vergata The University of Rome Tor Vergata is a public university located in Rome, Italy. It is one of the largest research-based institutions in the country. The University is an international center for research and education and it is well known for scientific studies... , Polytechnic University of Turin Polytechnic University of Turin The Polytechnic University of Turin is an engineering university based in Turin, northern Italy. Established in 1859, Politecnico di Torino is Italy’s oldest Technical University. In 2011 it was ranked as the best engineering university in Italy in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.It is... |
| Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... |
University of Iceland University of Iceland The University of Iceland is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about... |
| Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
Riga Technical University Riga Technical University Riga Technical University is located in Riga, Latvia.- Riga Polytechnical Institute, 1862-1918 :... |
| Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
Kaunas University of Technology Kaunas University of Technology - KTU :Kaunas University of Technology is one of the largest technical universities in the Baltic States.In Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2010 KTU took the highest ratings among Lithuanian higher education institutions as having the web of best presence, visibility and accessibility... |
| Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991... |
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje |
| Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part... |
Technical University of Moldova Technical University of Moldova The Technical University of Moldova is a higher technical educational institution located in the Republic of Moldova, and is the only such institute in the country to be accredited by the state.-History:... |
| Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven University of Technology The ' is a university of technology located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The motto of the university is: Mens agitat molem . The university was the second of its kind in the Netherlands, only Delft University of Technology existed previously. Until mid-1980 it was known as the... , Delft University of Technology Delft University of Technology Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands... |
| Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology... |
| Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
AGH University of Science and Technology AGH University of Science and Technology AGH University of Science and Technology is the second largest technical university in Poland, located in Kraków. The university was established in 1919, and was formerly known as the University of Mining and Metallurgy... , Gdańsk University of Technology Gdansk University of Technology The Gdańsk University of Technology is a technical university in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz, and one of the oldest universities in Poland. It has nine faculties and more than 24 thousand undergraduate, as well as about 400 doctoral students... , Silesian University of Technology Silesian University of Technology Silesian University of Technology is a university located in Gliwice, Silesia, Poland. It was founded in 1945 by Polish professors of the Lwow Polytechnic, who were forced to leave their native city and move to the Recovered Territories .The Silesian University of Technology has 12... , Technical University of Łódź, Warsaw University of Technology Warsaw University of Technology The Warsaw University of Technology is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland, and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors . The student body numbers 36,156 , mostly full-time. There are 17 faculties covering almost all fields of... , Wrocław University of Technology |
| Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
New University of Lisbon New University of Lisbon Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, , also known as NOVA ) was established in 1973 and is the youngest of the three public universities of Lisbon, in Portugal.... , University of Coimbra, Technical University of Lisbon Technical University of Lisbon The Technical University of Lisbon is a Portuguese public university. It was created in 1930 in Lisbon, as a confederation of older schools, and comprises, nowadays, the faculties and institutes of veterinary medicine; agricultural sciences; economics and business administration; engineering,... , University of Porto University of Porto The University of Porto is a Portuguese public university located in Porto, and founded 22 March 1911. It is the largest Portuguese university by number of enrolled students and has one of the most noted research outputs in Portugal... |
| Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
Transylvania University of Braşov Transylvania University of Brasov Transylvania University is a state institution of higher education in Braşov, Romania which, by "offering education, scientific research and the number of students is one of the great universities of Romania, the representative of the region and university 7 Center" .It has sixteen faculties, a... , Polytechnic University of Bucharest Polytechnic University of Bucharest Universitatea Politehnica din Bucureşti is a technical university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in 1864 based on the older technical school of Gheorghe Lazăr and it was renamed "Politehnica" in 1920.-History:... , Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Technical University of Cluj-Napoca The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca , Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is the second largest university in the city. The university has seven faculties, all in Romanian, and two in English.- Faculties :... , Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi The Gheorghe Asachi Technical University is a public university located in Iaşi, Romania. It has the oldest tradition in Romania in engineering education and is second ranked among the technical institutions of higher education, and the fifth among all universities in Romania, in the national... , Polytechnic University of Timişoara Polytechnic University of Timisoara The "Politehnica" University of Timişoara was founded on November 11, 1920. It is one of the largest technical universities in Central and Eastern Europe.The university has 10 faculties and several independent departments.... |
| Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Ural State Technical University Ural State Technical University Ural State Technical University is a higher education institute in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. It is the biggest technical institution of higher education in Russia, with close ties to local industry in the Urals... , Ural State University of Railway Transport, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University |
| Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
University of Belgrade University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university... , University of Novi Sad University of Novi Sad The University of Novi Sad is a university located in Novi Sad, the capital of Serbian province of Vojvodina and the second largest city in Serbia.... , University of Niš University of Niš The University of Niš is a university located in Niš, Serbia. It was founded in 1965 and it consists of 13 faculties with 1500 teachers, 630 staff and extracurricular staff, and around 30,000 students... |
| Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava is the most significant university of technology in Slovakia.- University structure :* Faculty of Civil Engineering* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering... , Technical University of Košice Technical University of Košice Technical University of Košice is the second greatest university of technology in Slovakia.- University structure :* Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology* Faculty of Metallurgy... |
| Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
University of Ljubljana University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:... , University of Maribor University of Maribor The University of Maribor is the second university in Slovenia, established in 1975. It currently has 17 faculties.-History:The university's roots reach back to 1859, when a theological seminary was established with the encouragement of Maribor bishop and patriot Anton Martin Slomšek... |
| Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Universidad Carlos III de Madrid The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is a private university in Madrid, Spain. Its 27 campuses are located in the municipalities of Leganés, Colmenarejo and Getafe. It is a mediocre institution well-known for the quality of its teaching and academic research, its international orientation and its... , Technical University of Madrid Technical University of Madrid The Technical University of Madrid or sometimes called Polytechnic University of Madrid is a Spanish University, located in Madrid. It was founded in 1971 as the result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originated mainly in the 18th century... , University of Valladolid University of Valladolid The University of Valladolid is a public university in the city of Valladolid, province of Valladolid, in the autonomous region of Castile-Leon, Spain... , Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, also known as the ULPGC is a Spanish university located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital city of Gran Canaria island... |
| Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology , is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that focuses on research and education in technology, natural science and architecture.-History:... , Lund University Lund University Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities... , Royal Institute of Technology Royal Institute of Technology The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education... , Uppsala University Uppsala University Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of... |
| Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
Ege University Ege University Ege University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1955 with the Faculties of Medicine and Faculty of Agriculture... , Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey... , Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey... (METU), Yıldız Technical University Yildiz Technical University Yildiz Technical University is a technical university dedicated to engineering sciences and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Istanbul, Turkey. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district.-History:Yildiz Technical University has a distinguished history which began... |
| Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
Lviv Polytechnic Lviv Polytechnic Lviv Polytechnic National University is the largest scientific university in Lviv. Since its foundation in 1844, it was one of the most important centres of science and technological development in Central Europe. In the interbellum period, the Polytechnic was one of the most important technical... , Zaporizhzhya National Technical University, National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” Kiev Polytechnic Institute The National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” is a major university in Kiev, Ukraine.-History:The institute was founded in 1898. At that time it had four departments: Mechanical, Chemical, Agricultural, and Civil Engineering. The first enrolment constituted 360 students... , Vinnytsia National Technical University |
Partner organisations
BEST collaborates with three other student organisations:- bonding-studenteninitiative e.V.Bonding-studenteninitiative e.V.The bonding-studenteninitiative e.V. is an independent, non-political and non-profit student organisation. It was founded in 1988 in Aachen, Germany. The name derives from wire bonding, where interconnections between an integrated circuit and its outer world are made.Its aim is to develop students...
(from Germany, since 1997) - Canadian Federation of Engineering studentsCanadian Federation of Engineering StudentsThe Canadian Federation of Engineering Students is the national association of undergraduate engineering student societies in Canada and exists to organize activities, provide services and interact with professional and other bodies at the national and international level for the benefit of...
(from Canada, since 2004) - Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l'EuropeAssociation des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'EuropeAEGEE, or Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l'Europe, known as European Students' Forum in English, is one of Europe's largest cross-faculty student organisations....
(AEGEE) (since 2010)
BEST also represents its students in some thematic networks. For example Sputnic, VM-Base, TREE and EIE-Surveyor. BEST is member of the following organisations involved in Engineering education: SEFI
European Society for Engineering Education
The European Society for Engineering Education is the leading organisation for engineering education in Europe. Commonly known as SEFI, an acronym for its French name, Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs, it is also known in German as the Europäische Gesellschaft für...
, EFEES and FEANI.