European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management


ESTIEM is a non-profit, non-governmental and non-political student organisation that connects European students that combine technological understanding with management skills. The goal of this organisation is to establish and foster relations between students across Europe and support them in their professional and personal development.
As of November 2016, the ESTIEM network counts over 8.000 members that are registered in 81 universities of 31 countries.
ESTIEM's has its seat in Eindhoven, Netherlands

History

The idea of the network was created during the WIFO 1990 seminar that was held in Darmstadt in January 1990. During the mentioned meeting participants from Darmstadt, Dresden, Graz, Helsinki and Karlsruhe decided to integrate a network of IEM Students and graduates to "enhance communication and co-operation". This network was called EAIM. In November 1990 the statute of ESTIEM was signed in Berlin by representatives of 14 student groups from 6 countries. ESTIEM is an official student organisation registered in Eindhoven, since 1995.

Today

Annually, ESTIEM delivers over 150 European wide events to its membership of over 8.000 students. These events aim to support students in their personal and professional development by educating them in: Soft skills, IEM Seminars, Case Study competitions and Entrepreneurship. ESTIEM publishes two Magazines annually that claim to provide insight into "forward-looking topics" in Industrial Engineering and Management, the print run is approximately 3000 copies.

Structure

The network consists of its Local Groups, which function as independent entities connected to IEM study programmes at universities over Europe. The purpose of the central level is to support the Local Groups in their activities.

The central level

The decision-making body of the network is the General Assembly, which meets twice a year in autumn and in spring at the Council Meeting. Each university, represented by its so called "local Group", sends two student representatives.

Benefits for students

ESTIEM offers students opportunities to develop themselves, including seminars, case study competitions, summer academies and training. These activities are set in an intercultural context, where individuals may find that different mentalities challenges their way of thinking. Making friends and exploring Europe by participating in European wide events that encourages open-mindedness, paving the way for friendships and a network of future colleagues across borders.

Local groups

CountryCity
Graz, Vienna
Minsk
Brussels, Liège
Sofia
Zagreb
Famagusta
Tallinn
Helsinki, Lappeenranta, Oulu, Tampere, Vaasa
Auvergne, Grenoble, Lyon
Aachen, Berlin, Braunschweig, Bremen, Darmstadt, Dortmund, Dresden, Hamburg, Ilmenau, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Munich, Paderborn, Siegen
Piraeus, Xanthi
Budapest
Calabria, Milan
Skopje
Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen
Ås, Trondheim
Gdańsk, Kraków, Poznań, Warsaw
Aveiro, Coimbra, Lisbon, Minho, Porto
Bucharest, Târgu Mureș
Moscow, St. Petersburg
Belgrade, Novi Sad
Barcelona, Madrid, Seville
Gothenburg, Linköping, Luleå, Lund, Stockholm, Karlstad
Lausanne
Ankara-Bilkent, Ankara-METU, Istanbul-Bogazici, Istanbul-ITU, Istanbul-Yildiz, Izmir-DEU, Izmir-Economy
Kiev

Local Groups are being divided into Regions in ESTIEM, every Region has a Regional Coordinator that is responsible to ensure the communication and cooperation among the members.

ESTIEM Board

PositionNameLocal Group
PresidentLuis ViudezSeville
Vice President of FinanceMerve AksoyIstanbul Boğaziçi
Vice President of AdministrationElif Nur AkyildirimIstanbul ITU
Vice President of EducationMaria SerodioPorto
Vice President of ActivitiesUwe JohannsmannBerlin
Vice President of Public RelationsTrajko KrstićBelgrade

International projects

The ESTIEM network created and supports 9 international project. These projects aim to train and educate students via international events that take place in ESTIEM's Local Groups, or by providing services such as the ESTIEM Magazine - Student Guide.
In September 2014, ESTIEM counts three collaborations with Student Organisations:
Other collaborations with ESTIEM: