Partners

Professional Organisations



Student Partner Organisations

AEGEE - European students' forum

AEGEE is an interdisciplinary organisation, promoting a unified Europe, cross-border co-operation, communication and integration in academic environment, and at the same time striving to create an open and tolerant society of tomorrow. It is represented in 271 university cities, in 40 countries all around Europe and has about 17 000 members.

BEST - the Board of European Students of Technology 

BEST is an organisation managed by students that strives to make technology students more international minded by encouraging their mobility and intercultural communication. Founded in 1989 BEST is currently present in over 60 universities in almost all countries across Europe. We offer three main services to European students of technology: academic and nonacademic courses, support to start an international career and involvement in the European educational system by participation in several thematic networks from the European Commission.

EMSA - European Medical Students' Association

EMSA aims to provide a European network for communication and a platform for medical students to defend their interests, ensuring quality of medical education, representing them and cooperating with other international organizations. Therefore it organizes congresses, workshops and symposium on medical ethics, medical education and medical science, and has a few other projects like Teddy Bear Hospital, Working Abroad Database, EuroTalk, Twinning Project and Summer Schools.

ELSA - European Law Students' Association

ELSA is a non-political, non-governmental, non-profit making, independent organization which is run by and for students. ELSA has more than 30,000 members from around 220 universities in 42 countries. It was founded in 1981 by 5 law students from Poland, Austria, West Germany and Hungary. Since then, ELSA has aimed to unite students from all around Europe, provide a channel for the exchange of ideas and opportunities for law students and young lawyers to become internationally minded and professionally skilled. We focus on encouraging individuals to act for the good of society in order to realize our vision; “A just world in which there’s respect for human dignity and cultural diversity”.
Memorandum of understanding

EPSA - European Pharmaceutical Student's Association

EPSA is an independent student organization that represents over 120 000 pharmacy students. Now structured on Working Committees (special interest groups) EPSA encourages contact and co-operation among pharmacy students, developing their interests and opinions. EPSA stimulates scientific, educational and mobility projects, striving to gather students from the 42 member associations in four regular events: Annual Congress, Summer University, Autumn Assembly and Annual Office Reception.
Memorandum of understanding

IADS - International Association of Dental Students

Next to the Annual World Congress of Dental Students, IADS offers many things to dental students, including an International Student Exchange Programme, which allows students to visit a foreign country and experience its culture and its dentistry, both scientifically and clinically. In collaboration with the World Health Organization, IADS runs a Voluntary Work Abroad Scheme, which allows students to experience primary oral healthcare in a developing country.

IFISO - Informal Forum of International Student Organisations 

IFISO is an informal forum for international officers of pluralistic, non-political and not-for-profit international (worldwide, European, etc.) student-run organizations.
Currently the IFISO network consists of a multi-disciplinary mix of 27 such NGOs, covering more than 2 million students all together.

IFISO is an informal forum for international officers of pluralistic, non-political and not-for-profit international (worldwide, European, etc.) student-run organizations.Currently the IFISO network consists of a multi-disciplinary mix of 27 such NGOs, covering more than 2 million students all together.

IFMSA - The International Federation of Medical Students' Associations

IFMSA is a global network that connects hundreds of thousands of medical students from 88 countries on 6 continents. IFMSA was founded 1951 and its mission is to offer future physicians a comprehensive introduction to global health issues. IFMSA activities comprises exchanges, public health campaigns, humanitarian projects, trainings, conferences, workshops, databases and publications and are organized in 6 standing committees on Professional/Research Exchange, Reproductive Health, Public Health, Refugees and Peace, and Medical education. On the international level, it connects its student activists to relevant partners, including a great number of NGOs and the UN-system.
Memorandum of understanding

WISHES - Web-based Information Service for Higher Education Students

WISHES is a non-commercial project co-financed by European Union and run by nine European institutions. Following the vision of two former Erasmus Students, today, WISHES as a central source of information for students worldwide is supported by the European Commission, various Ministries of Education, National Agencies, Rectors' Conferences and European associations. Currently over 200 higher education institutions exclusively provide their information on our portal before WISHES will be publically launched in September 2010. (Please find further information online under www.eu-wishes.eu, in the attached newsletter or get in touch with us by e-mail under steinmann@eu-wishes.eu .)

WHSS

Memorandum of understanding