1. BEST Engineering Competition
09-18 October 2009
SOFIA, BULGARIA

2. Agenda What is BEST – Mission, Vision, Services BEST Sofia
BEST Engineering Competition – Octomber 2009, Sofia
Charlemagne Youth Prize – follow up
Q&A

3. What is BEST? www.BEST.eu.org
non-profit & non-political
Voluntary work since 1989
European students of technology
86 Universities
30 Countries
About 2700 members
Reaching students
BEST - Board of European Students of Technology

4. BEST Services Complementary education Career support
Increasing educational involvement

5. 10 years BEST Sofia www.BEST.eu.org/Sofia
Technical University of Sofia
35 enthusiastic students
Since 2000
Striving to help future engineers in
their development, education and
career by creating a network of
projects, events and activities.

6. Engineering Competition
15 International students
6 Local participants
11 countries
5 Teams
2 tasks
10 hardworking organizers
9 days of unforgettable memories

7. Objectives engineering skills and knowledge into practice
effective teamwork in a multi-national cooperative environment
cultural diversity and mutual understanding among young Europeans

8. Actions 2 competition categories: - Case study - Team design
Sharing experience, technical knowledge and good practices
Social part – Bulgarian history, traditions

9. Awarding

10. Event on Education 21 international students of technology
10 local participants
3 thematic networks
Companies representatives
Discussion panels

11. Youth Exchange
33 young people from Bulgaria, Romania, France

12. Thank you for your attention!