Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
16.5 Fte (17)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
10
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
EU Transparency Register
45445593026-68 First registered on 14 Jan 2010
Goals / Remit
Vision:
Enrichment of society through international students.
Mission:
ESN is the key volunteer student organisation in international higher education in Europe. We provide opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of SHS - Students Helping Students.
Goals:
1. ESN aims at working in the interest of students who are spending parts of or their entire formal education at a higher education institution in a country other than the one of their origin, by means of:
1.2 Improvement of the social and practical integration of exchange students at their host institutions.
1.2 Representation of the needs and expectations of exchange students on the local, national and international level.
1.3 Provision of relevant information about academic exchange programmes and ESN resources.
1.4 Reintegration of homecoming students by making them active in the network.
1.5 Contribution to the evaluation of different exchange programmes.
1.6 Motivation of students to spent a period of their higher education in another country.
1.7 Social and practical preparation of students on the brink of their mobility period.
2. ESN aims at concerning itself directly or indirectly with these goals, defined as broadly as possible.
3. ESN aims at creating conditions for the better understanding of each other’s cultures between students of different origins.
ESN is a non- political organisation, and works without:
- Connection to political parties or systems
- Commitment to specific political thoughts or ideologies
- Connection to any religious or confessional groupings
Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is the biggest inter-disciplinary European student organisation in the field of mobility. We are a non-political, non-profit and non-religious organisation with over 15.000 volunteer members from local student groups (so called sections) in 520 Higher Education Institutions in 40 countries. Our network provides its services annually to about 150.000 international students in Europe and beyond, at a local, national and international level.
The local sections support educational, social and cultural integration of exchange students, as well as provide practical information for incoming and outgoing students about the exchange programmes and about the possibilities of the reintegration.
The international level of ESN (especially the International Board based in Brussels and the Council of National Representatives) brings all our members, sections and countries together, thus creates one common voice representing mobile students on the European continent, in Azerbaijan and Turkey.
Since 1989, Erasmus Student Network works for the creation of a more mobile and flexible education environment by supporting and developing the student exchange from different levels, and providing an intercultural experience also to those students who cannot access a period abroad ("internationalisation at home").
ESN also represents needs, rights and expectations of international students in the fields of higher education and mobility towards policy- and decision makers.Main EU files targeted
Europe2020
ET2020
Erasmus+ Programme
Youth Strategy
EP elections
Several other ad hoc initiatives related to education and youthAddress
Head Office
Rue Joseph II, 120
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
17
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 16 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
16.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Jul 2019
Name Start date End Date Ana Rita REIS SOARES DIAS 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024 Mr Konstantinos GIANNIDIS 24 Jul 2019 24 Jul 2020 Ms Tajana MOHNACKI 10 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020 Mr Joao Vasco Baptista DE OLIVEIRA 10 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020 Ms Sabina ACHIM 10 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020 Mr Kaspars ABELNICA 10 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020 Ms Angela RUSSO 16 Apr 2019 01 Apr 2020 Mr Jeroen van Lent 31 May 2018 31 May 2019 Mr Joao Carlos Mourato Pinto 31 May 2018 31 May 2019 Tijana Stojanovic 31 May 2018 31 May 2019 Mr Tim Bastiaens 31 May 2018 31 May 2019 Mr Kacper Michal Olczyk 31 May 2018 31 May 2019 Mr Morais Da Costa JOAO PAULO 23 May 2018 23 May 2019 Mr Carlos Miguel GARCIA CAIADO DE MOURA 23 May 2018 01 May 2019 Mr Abdul Gaffar bin Abdul Gani 12 Jan 2018 19 May 2018 Mr Jeroen van Lent 09 Jun 2017 25 May 2018 Mr Joao Carlos Mourato Pinto 09 Jun 2017 24 May 2018 Tijana Stojanovic 09 Jun 2017 24 May 2018 Mr Tim Bastiaens 09 Jun 2017 24 May 2018 Mr Kacper Michal Olczyk 09 Jun 2017 24 May 2018 Mr Thomas Pappas 19 Jul 2016 12 Jul 2017 Ms Jovana Stankovic 19 Jul 2016 12 Jul 2017 Mr Clemo Matthew 30 Jun 2016 29 Jun 2017 Mr Abdul Gaffar bin Abdul Gani 30 Jun 2016 29 Jun 2017 Ms Safi Sabuni 30 Jun 2016 29 Jun 2017 Mr Jérémy Apert 15 Dec 2015 10 Dec 2016 Mr Clemo Matthew 10 Jul 2015 30 Jun 2016 Mr Abdul Gaffar bin Abdul Gani 10 Jul 2015 30 Jun 2016 Ms Jovana Stankovic 10 Jul 2015 07 Jul 2016 Ms Safi Sabuni 10 Jul 2015 30 Jun 2016 Ms Noora Löfström 03 Jul 2015 13 Apr 2016 Mr Thomas Pappas 03 Jul 2015 01 Jul 2016 Mr Stefan Jahnke 04 Nov 2014 24 Oct 2015 Brikena XHOMAQI 04 Feb 2014 02 Feb 2015 Mr Dominique Montagnese 04 Feb 2014 02 Feb 2015 Mr Stefan Jahnke 03 Dec 2013 04 Nov 2014 Complementary Information
At the ESN international headquarters we have 5 full-time volunteers, 12 staff (including interns), one of which works half-time. We also have a volunteer liaison office and International Committee of Education following the European education agenda. In addition, we have about 15.000 volunteers working for ESN at the local ESN sections.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Joao Pinto (President)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Kostantinos Giannidis (President)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
- Member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ)
- Participatory status with the Council of Europe
- Courtesy member of the European Association for International Education (EAIE)
- Member of Informal Forum of International Student Organisation (IFISO)
- Member of Lifelong Learning Platform
- Associate member of the European Students' Union (ESU)
- Member of EMI International (European Movement International)
- Member of European Citizens Action Service (ECAS)Member organisations
ESN Austria (16),
ESN Azerbaijan (1),
ESN Belarus (1)
ESN Belgium (17),
ESN Bosnia and Herzegovina (2),
ESN Bulgaria (11),
ESN Croatia (6),
ESN Cyprus (1),
ESN Czech Republic (18),
ESN Denmark (6),
ESN Estonia (4),
ESN Finland (16),
ESN France (36),
ESN Georgia (1),
ESN Germany (3),
ESN Greece (22),
ESN Hungary (16),
ESN Iceland (2),
ESN Ireland (2),
ESN Italy (53),
ESN Latvia (5),
ESN Liechtenstein (1)
ESN Lithuania (10),
ESN Malta (1),
ESN Netherlands (16),
ESN Norway (8),
ESN Poland (41),
ESN Portugal (14),
ESN Romania (11),
ESN Russia (5)
ESN Serbia (3),
ESN Slovakia (10),
ESN Slovenia (6),
ESN Spain (36),
ESN Sweden (14),
ESN Switzerland (15),
ESN Turkey (40),
ESN United Kingdom (18) -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
590,000 € (Source: European Commission, Council of Europe)
Other financial info
The numbers are not audited yet; they are based on an estimate at the time of updating this form (7 January 2019).
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Several annual research studies:
ESNSurvey
Erasmus Impact Study
Visas and Resident Permit Research Study
Erasmus Voting Assessment study
Student Guidebook for Study and Training Abroad
Policy Paper on ET2020Other activities
European Commission:
DG EAC:
Education
- Representation of international students
- Academic recognition
- Mobility of students
Youth
- Various- Meetings
Meetings
10 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 06 Dec 2023 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting w new President Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Attending - Catherine Sustek (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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Date 07 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Final report of the ESNsurvey - XIV edition Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Maria Koleva (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Final report of the ESNsurvey - XIV edition Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Maria Koleva (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Sep 2021 Location Brussels Subject Presentation on Communicating Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Catherine Sustek (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2021 Location Brussels Subject Erasmus Student Network Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Catherine Sustek (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2021 Location online Subject Courtesy call with the Outgoing and Incoming president DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 23 Nov 2020 Location virtual meeting Subject Erasmus+, European Education Area Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Catherine Sustek (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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Date 20 Jul 2020 Location Video-conferencing Subject ESN's future priorities and the European Education Area Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 20 Jul 2020 Location Video-conferencing Subject ESN's future priorities and the European Education Area Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 02 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject EU youth strategy post 2018 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings