1. Attractiveness of young people to engineering and Student Career Guidance David Salamon Board of European Students of Technology SEFI Annual Conference 01. – 04. July, Rotterdam

2. Agenda Who we are? What do we do? Educational involvement Latest findings

3. Board of European Students of Technology Voluntary, non-representative, non-political student association Since 1989 82 Local Groups in 30 countries 2600 members Reaching almost 1 000 000 students

4. BEST Services Complementary education Educational Involvement Career support

5. BEST Students UniversitiesCompanies European projects BEST Courses Internal events BEST Courses BEST Career Centre Internal events BEST Courses BEST University Centre BEST Tools

6. BEST Educational Involvement Educational Committee (EduCo) Around 45 members Events on Education

7. BEST Events on Education BEST Symposium on education BEST Academics and Companies Forum (BACo)

8. Gathering students opinions and feedback on discussed topics Delivering reports to Thematic Networks Presenting outcomes at conferences BEST Events on Education

9. History From 1996 until 09/2009: 27 Symposia, 5 BACo Conferences attended: 100 and counting Joined 9 Thematic Networks

10. Past/Current/Future Cooperation TREE Management committee BEST lead two SIGs EuroPACE VM-BASE SPUTNIC EIE-Surveyor ERABEE ESTIA-EARTH EuroPACE EU-VIP EUGENE

11. Students view on Attractiveness and Career Guidance

12. Attractiveness and Student Career Guidance outcomes Symposium Students view on Attractiveness and Career Guidance, Iasi, Romania, July 2008 22 participants from Croatia, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine.

13. Outcomes (1) Analysis of present situation Choice is influenced by grades Old teaching methods Limited information Financial support Rare promotion in secondary education

14. Outcomes (2) Research and Development Stereotypes University vs Company Financial support

15. Outcomes (3) Student Career Guidance Counselling Jobfairs Internships

16. Outcomes (4) Recommendations: Fight the stereotypes Guidance from kindergarten on Financial support Research and Development Active role of universities in SCG Meet market needs Student organisations

17. Questions? Thank you! david.salamon@BEST.eu.org education@BEST.eu.org

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