User talk:Argovaerts/Board of European Students of Technology

The Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit student organisation. BEST is supported by around 3,800 volunteers who are members of local BEST groups in 95 technical universities in 33 countries.

Activities

 * Providing complementary education
 * Providing career support
 * Increasing educational involvement

Structure
The structure of BEST is divided into three different levels: local, regional and international. Each one of the 95 Local BEST Groups (LBGs) represents the organisation locally in the University they belong. In order to have a more effective communication between LBGs and the international BEST, the 95 LBGs are divided into 11 regions which are coordinated by the Regional Advisers. Finally, there is the international team of BEST which consists of 10 different departments. The whole organisation operates under the International Board of BEST.

Local BEST Groups
A Local BEST Group is an association of BEST members at the same university. These groups are responsible for promoting and organising the activities of BEST at their university.

Partner organisations
BEST collaborates with four other student organisations:
 * bonding-studenteninitiative e.V. (from Germany, since 1997)
 * Canadian Federation of Engineering Students, starting with 2010
 * Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l'Europe (AEGEE) (since 2010)
 * European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management (ESTIEM) (since 2011)

BEST also represents its students in some thematic networks. For example:
 * Sputnic
 * VM-Base
 * TREE
 * EIE-Surveyor

BEST collaborates with the following organisations involved in Engineering education:
 * SEFI,
 * IFEES
 * FEANI.