Attractiveness of young people to engineering and Student Career Guidance David Salamon Board of European Students of Technology SEFI Annual Conference.

Attractiveness of young people to engineering and Student Career Guidance

David Salamon

Board of European Students of Technology

SEFI Annual Conference

01. – 04. July, Rotterdam

Agenda

• Who we are?

• What do we do?

• Educational involvement

• Latest findings

Board of European Students of Technology

• Voluntary, non-representative,

non-political student association

• Since 1989

• 82 Local Groups in 30 countries

• 2600 members

• Reaching almost 1 000 000 students

BEST Services• Complementary education

• Educational Involvement

• Career support

BEST

Students

Universities Companies

European projects

BEST Courses

Internal events

BEST Courses

BEST Career Centre

Internal events

BEST Courses

BEST University Centre

BEST Tools

BEST Educational Involvement

• Educational Committee (EduCo)• Around 45 members

• Events on Education

BEST Events on Education

• BEST Symposium on education

• BEST Academics and Companies

Forum (BACo)

• Gathering students opinions and feedback on discussed topics

• Delivering reports to Thematic Networks

• Presenting outcomes at conferences

BEST Events on Education

History

• From 1996 until 09/2009: 27 Symposia, 5 BACo

• Conferences attended:100 and counting

• Joined 9 Thematic Networks

Past/Current/Future Cooperation

• TREE• Management committee • BEST lead two SIGs

• EuroPACE• VM-BASE• SPUTNIC

• EIE-Surveyor

• ERABEE

• ESTIA-EARTH

• EuroPACE• EU-VIP

• EUGENE

Students’ view on Attractiveness and Career Guidance

Attractiveness and Student Career Guidance

outcomes

• Symposium• “Students’ view on Attractiveness and

Career Guidance”, Iasi, Romania, July 2008

• 22 participants from Croatia, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine.

Outcomes (1)• Analysis of present situation

• Choice is influenced by grades

• Old teaching methods

• Limited information

• Financial support

• Rare promotion in secondary

education

Outcomes (2)

• Research and Development

• Stereotypes

• University vs Company

• Financial support

Outcomes (3)

• Student Career Guidance

• Counselling

• Jobfairs

• Internships

Outcomes (4)

• Recommendations:• Fight the stereotypes• Guidance from kindergarten on• Financial support• Research and Development• Active role of universities in SCG• Meet market needs

• Student organisations

Questions?

Thank you!

david.salamon@BEST.eu.org

education@BEST.eu.org

www.BEST.eu.org