IEEE Region 8 Student Branch Congress WELCOME! IEEE Student Membership & Region 8 Student Activities

Who is talking to you? Başak Yüksel IEEE Region 8 Student Representative Ankara/Turkey

Why Do We, Students, Join IEEE?

Perceived value of local community experience Function of student branch leadership and continuity

Why Do We, Students, Join IEEE? Underclassmen: –Sense of community –Advocacy –Local issues Professor involvement Credits Programs Upperclassmen: –Career/Leadership opportunities –Networking with professionals/potential employers –Resume enhancer Graduate Students: –Technical Societies –Review/acceptance of research

Why Do We, Students, Join IEEE? What else?

IEEE Global The IEEE is truly global… (‘transnational’ in IEEE terms) Are we taking the advantage of being GLOBAL?

Region 8: Europe, Middle East & Africa

IEEE Region 8 Student Membership Do you know …? … that there are more than Student Members in Region 8? … that there are >150 Student Branches in Region 8?

IEEE Region 8 Student Membership That means: … that Student Members represent 26% of all our Members in Region 8! … that every 4 th Member of IEEE in Region 8 is a Student! …BIG FAMILY…

Student Membership Increase the student membership value in IEEE… HOW?

IEEE IEEE is GLOBAL – take advantage of being a member of a global organization! IEEE is a BIG FAMILY – student members: in R8, totally – we have the potential! We want to increase the VALUE of student membership in IEEE – How!

Other Student Organizations Let’s look at their aims & activities...

JADE – European Confederation of Junior Enterprises Aim: To encourage students to gain INTERNATIONAL practical experience in management, leadership and professional work at an early stage. Activities: To consult projects (technical, IT, …) for companies in various sectors that integrates state-of-the-art knowledge from universities with practical business experience.

AEGEE - Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe Aim: To promote INTERNATIONAL cooperation and avoid creating any physical or mental borders within Europe. Activities: Action days, case study trips, projects, summer universities, trainings.

AIESEC - Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales Aim: To facilitate INTERNATIONAL traineeship exchanges and supporting activities that provide: –practical learning experiences for trainees, –and that facilitate the learning of the members and other stakeholders.

EESTEC-Electrical Engineering Students' European association Aim: T o promote and develop INTERNATIONAL contacts and exchange ideas, as well as improve the technical knowledge of electrical engineering students. –so introduce students to the industry and the educational system of other countries. Activities: Workshops, exchanges and conferences.

BEST- Board of European Students of Technology Aim: To promote communication, INTERNATIONAL cooperation and exchange between students of technology throughout Europe and to make technology students more international minded by encouraging their mobility and intercultural communication. Activities: Organizing academic and non- academic courses and involvement in the European educational system.

ESTIEM – European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management Aim: To increase communication and INTERNATIONAL cooperation between students and institutions of technology in Europe within the field of Industrial Engineering and Management. Activities: Exchanges, conferences, case competitions, lectures and workshops.

IAESTE - International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience Aim: To operate a high quality practical training exchange programme between members in order to enhance technical and professional development and to promote INTERNATIONAL understanding and goodwill amongst students, academic institutions, employers and the wider community.

IEEE Global What are the common aims of students to join all these student organizations including IEEE Student Body?

IEEE Global Mobility International cooperation Improving personal skills Technical and professional development Get to know people from other countries Learn about different universities Learn about different companies for our future career...

IEEE Global What “Internet” and “Information Technology” can NOT achieve to do is “mobility” of students.

IEEE Global The most important thing at that point is to take the advantages of being a part of an INTERNATIONAL organization: SO?

IEEE Region 8 Student Activities Let’s turn back to IEEE Region 8 Student Activities and look at FUTURE…

IEEE Region 8 Student Activities Local Activities Section/Country Base Activities –Country-Base Student Branch Congresses (Czech Republic, Spain, Turkey, …) International Activities –Student Branch Exchanges, –Intl. Competitions (Chess Contest, Student Paper Contest, …) –IEEE SPAC/SPAV –IEEE Student Exchange Program –IEEE Job Site/Internship

IEEE IEEE is GLOBAL – take advantage of being a member of a global organization! IEEE is a BIG FAMILY - student members: in R8, totally – we have the potential! We want to increase the VALUE of student membership in IEEE – How!

R8 Student Activities What else we can do?

R8 Student Activities We can extent our current local activities to an international level slowly and gradually: –First, invite other student branches in your local region or country to your ongoing activities –Then, invite one,two or more foreign IEEE student members to your activities depending on your budget –Lastly, extent your activity to an international level…

R8 Student Activities How to reach others and announce our activities?

Region 8 Student News

R8 Student Activities Go to GOOGLE and search for the student branch web pages... Better to have a web page and update the contact information... R8 SAC Web Page (Send an to me to update your student branch info on R8 SAC Web Page… Student Web PORTAL

R8 Student Activities WHAT ELSE?

R8 Student Activities R8/Global Competitions and Activities that are organized by voluntary student branches…

Coming Soon… Robotics Competition For details: Workshop 2 Tomorrow, 9.00 AM

IEEE Global- Key Words Mobility Sharing knowledge, ideas and experience Networking Share problems we faced in our student branches International Cooperation Organizing Joint Events

Last Words… Improve your relations with your section: –Learn more about IEEE, its entities and the existing opportunities –Organize joint activities with your section –Get personal contacts from your section –Career guidance

After Graduation… To continue IEEE life you have as a student, JOIN/ACTIVATE GOLD in your section after graduation: - IEEE GOLD – … connecting young professionals…

Why are we here? Just For FUN!