EventsEvents
by LUKA VIDMARTreasurer of BEST
BEST PARTNERS’ ROUND TABLE26 January 2007
Turin, Italy
» BEST external events
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Participants of a technical course
» Academic courses
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• Technical courses on different topics• 20 – 30 participants• 80 courses each year• Learning in international environment• Each LBG organises one academic
course per year• Optical Communication Systems &
Networks: Light paths to the Future• Micro- and nanotechnology - Why size
matters!
» Academic courses
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• You can contribute by• Holding a lecture• Leading case study• Providing company visit
» Academic courses
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» BACo (BEST Academics and Companies)
• Conference where meet• Companies’ representatives• University professors• Students• Members of BEST educational team
• Discussing• Educational topics with feedback from
companies and students• E. g. Brussels, 4 – 10 March 2007, Service
science and undergraduate research
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» BACo (BEST Academics and Companies)
• You can contribute BACo by• Facilitating meetings• Sharing ideas and providing input
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• Competitions can include• Team design (mandatory)• Case study• Negotiation• Debates
• 20 – 40 participants• A week long event
» Engineering competitions
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• You can contribute engineering competition by• Providing topic of competition• Leading sessions
» Engineering competitions
» BEST internal events
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• The highest decision making bodies of BEST• General Assembly (April)• Presidents‘ Meeting (November)
• About 250 participants• The most active BEST members• Leaders of local groups• Members of international teams
» General meetings
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• Recruit and promote your company by• Having a speech• Leading a workshop• Attending opening cocktail• Logos on event‘s promotion materials• Logos on event‘s website• Providing your company‘s promotion
materials to participants
» General meetings
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• 8 regions of BEST • In each region meeting twice a year• Top BEST members of each LBG• 40 – 100 participants
• You can contribute by• Leading case studies• Holding presentation
» Regional meetings
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• Training on different topics• 7 training events per year• Approx. 20 participants
• Topics• Leadership• Marketing• Communication• HR
» Trainshops
• IT
• Training skills
• Organisation
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• You can contribute by• Leading case studies• Holding presentation• Providing training
» Trainshops
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• Develop solutions of current BEST issues
• 20 participants
• Topics• BEST hot topics
» Workshops
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• You can contribute by• Giving input• Facilitation of meetings• See students working
» Workshops
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• Intensive meeting of members of international teams
• Discussing and solving problems related to their work
• Max. 20 participants• 3 – 7 days
» International teams‘ meetings
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• You can contribute by• Giving training• Providing input
» International teams‘ meetings
» BEST local events
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• Case study
» Case studies / workshops
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• Case study
» Case studies / workshops
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• On different topics proposed by companies
• For the specific group of students of local university
• 10 – 100 participants
» Case studies / workshops
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• Usually team design• 10 – 100 participants• Few hours – 2 days
» Local engineering competitions
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• To ease access of students to employers
• Recruiters can impress all students of a university at once
• 1 – 3 days• Usually more than 4 000 visitors• 16 contact fairs last year• 21 planned this year
» Contact fairs
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• Target group selected by company• Presentation promoted and organised
by LBG
» Presentations
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• Excursion to partners manufacturing hall, construction site, etc.
• Group of students interested in company
» Excursions / company visits
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• What would you appreciate on an event you contribute to?
• Which type of events do you miss?• Where do you want to recruit in
Europe?
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