Discussion group Growth strategy Outcomes + Proposal Presidents’ Meeting Bucharest
» Outcomes Question 1: worldwide organisation? Conquering the world: no Slowly extending to North-Africa: maybe Question 2: more international partners? Slowly increase the amount Get to know each other very well before Clear purpose for cooperation
» Outcomes Question 3: Should BEST be more pro- active towards target countries? Cities without a bonding group No problem to promote Long list of possible ways to create awareness Cities with a bonding group More discussions with bonding are needed
» Situation CO.R.E “BEST should not be pro-active in approaching universities” 22-G-CP-STG-017 Situation Not clear what is allowed and what not Today: pro-active towards cities and countries where there is a BEST group You want it!
» Proposal In the last
» Question 1 In 10 years, should BEST consider to be a worldwide organisation?
» Worldwide organisations? Partner with CFES International Engineering Competition Joint Event on Education Exchange of participants Contact with other organisations in the past Australia New Zeeland India …
» Question 2 Would BEST benefit from having more partners in other continents?
» Growth of BEST: history
Statistics since 2000 On average: 3.5 new LBGs per year 1.1 new countries per year The future: 48 countries in Europe 18 years to cover Europe 195 countries in the world 165 years to cover the world
» Countries without BEST In order of amount of inhabitants Germany (82,369,548 ppl ) United Kingdom (60,441,000 ppl) Belarus (9,799,000 ppl) Switzerland (7,489,000 ppl) Bosnia & Herzegovina (4,590,310 ppl) Ireland (4,016,000 ppl) Albania (3,619,778 ppl) Azerbaijan (8,177,717 – considered case by case) Georgia (4,677,000 - considered case by case) Armenia (2,968,586 - considered case by case)
» C.O.RE. “Groups from countries where BEST is not present yet should have priority” 22-G-CP-STG-017 “BEST should not be pro-active in approaching universities” 22-G-CP-STG-017
» Question 3 Should BEST be more pro- active towards growth in target countries?
» Thank you for your attention Questions?