Erasmus Student Network

Erasmus Student Network
AbbreviationESN
Formation16 October 1989
TypeINGO
Legal statusAISBL
PurposeEducational
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Location
  • Rue Joseph II 120
    1000 Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′54″N 4°22′18″E / 50.848256°N 4.371761°E / 50.848256; 4.371761
Region served
Europe (41 countries)
West Asia (3 countries)
Central Asia (1 country)
Membership
Student organisations
Official language
English[1]
President
Ana Rita Dias
Main organ
General Assembly (GA)
AffiliationsYFJ (full membership)[2]

LLLP (full membership)[3]
European Movement International (full membership)[4]
ECAS (full membership)[5]
GCE (full membership)[6]
IAU (affiliate member)[7]
EAIE (courtesy member)[citation needed]

Council of Europe (participatory status)[8]
Staff5 International Board Members, 9 employees, 5 trainees
Volunteers
519 local sections, about 15,000 volunteers (June 2024)
Websiteesn.org

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a Europe-wide student organisation.

The organisation supports and develops student exchanges, both inside the Erasmus+ programme and outside of it. The local ESN sections offer help, guidance and information to both exchange students and students doing a full degree abroad – by informing them, but also providing them with different trips or events. National and international level support the local level by providing necessary tools, as well as communicating with national Erasmus+ organisations or the European Commission in general.

The goal of the organisation is to support and develop student exchange on the local, national and international levels. It is composed of around 15,000 members distributed across 519 local sections in 45 countries in higher education Institutions, including universities, polytechnics, and university colleges.

  1. ^ Statutes are both in English and French. Local languages are used by countries and local sections.
  2. ^ "Our members - ESN". YouthForum.org. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Members - ESN". LLLPlatform.org. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Membership - ESN". EuropeanMovement.eu. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Members". ECAS.org. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Our Member Organisations". GCEurope.org. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ "ESN, the first student organisation to become IAU Affiliate". ESN.org. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Implementation of Committee of Ministers Resolution (2003)8 on participatory status for international non-governmental organisations with the Council of Europe". COE.int. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2024.