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Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a Europe-wide student organisation. Its goal is to support and develop student exchange. It is composed of around 13,500 members from 500 local sections in 37 countries in Higher Education Institutions, including universities, polytechnics, and university colleges. ESN is organised on the local, national and international level. The network offers its services to around 160,000 international students.〔Erasmus Student Network - http://www.esn.org/content/what-esn〕 ESN facilitates the social and personal integration of international students. The local ESN sections offer help, guidance and valuable information to both exchange students and students doing a full degree abroad. ESN represents the needs and views of exchange students on the local, national and international level. ESN provides relevant information about academic exchange programmes and student mobility in general. ==History of ESN== In 1987, the European Community approved a plan to create an extensive mobility scheme for higher education. Part of it was the Erasmus programme - an exchange programme for students to provide students with the opportunity to spend part of their studies abroad. In 1989 the Erasmus Bureau invited 32 former Erasmus Students for an evaluation meeting in Ghent, Belgium. This meeting was the starting point for the Erasmus Student Network. The lack of peer-to-peer support was singled out as a major issue and the driving force behind the creation of the Erasmus Student Network, named for the Dutch Renaissance humanist.〔ESN website, http://esn.org/erasmus〕 The idea "students helping students" remains the core principle of the work of ESN. ESN sections were founded in various European universities and with financial support from the EC a meeting for the official founding of ESN International was organised in Copenhagen, Denmark in October 1990 with 49 participants from almost all member states that were part of the Erasmus programme. ESN International became a legal association. Desiree Majoor from Utrecht, Netherlands〔European Commission - http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/erasmus_en.htm〕 became the first president in ESN history. By 1994 ESN had 60 sections in 14 countries and it was growing rapidly. 10 years from then in 2004 the ESN network consisted of 170 sections in and outside Europe, from Scandinavia to Morocco. ESN has been growing with an average rate of around 12% since then. New technology has tremendously improved collaboration between sections and frequent meetings strengthen the ties between ESN members as well as serve the possibility to change ideas and work together for a better future. In 2005, ESN established its headquarters in Brussels and legally registered as a Belgian non-profit organisation. By 2015, the Erasmus Student Network had grown to 500 local associations in 37 countries〔ESN Sections - http://esn.org/sections〕 and has become the largest student organisation in Europe, with more than 13,500 volunteers across Europe.〔About ESN - http://esn.org/about〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erasmus Student Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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