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| File:EUROAVIA logo small.png Logo of EUROAVIA International | |
| Formation | 1959 |
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| Type | Network of European Aerospace Students |
| Legal status | Association |
| Headquarters | Delft, Netherlands |
| Location | |
Membership | 1,300 |
Official language | English |
President | Thomas P. Vermin |
Main organ | EUROAVIA Congress |
| Affiliations | 31 [1] |
Staff | 5 (International Board) [2] |
| Website | www.euroavia.eu |
The European Association of Aerospace Students is a student initiative that acts European-wide and has its roots in the studies of aerospace, space engineering and related subjects. EUROAVIA was founded in 1959 and is nowadays an association under Dutch law. At present the association consists of 31 local groups in 16 European countries - counting around 1600 members in total.[3]
Aims of all actions of EUROAVIA are to strengthen the bonds between students and the aerospace industry as well as to stimulate the exchange between the different cultures the members come from. Furthermore the association wants to create a greater awareness of the potential of aerospace students and therefore represents this society on an international level.[4][5]
History
In Aachen, back in 1956, a group of students realized the unstable situation of aerospace and astronautics industries due to the lack of cooperation with bigger economical sections.[6] A solution was found after long discussions between students from Germany, France and the Netherlands and was stated as "A good cooperation of aerospace and astronautic industries of different countries, which could result in a powerful industry." Then the vision of this group was determined: Uniting all European aerospace students could help to realize this European cooperation.
An active correspondence with aeronautical professors of Belgium, France and the Netherlands started. Following sentences were the introduction:
"The Resources which are needed to make lots of developments in aerospace and astronautic industries in the future can not be provided by the countries alone. So it is absolutely important to solve exciting problems and challenges together through a cooperation between civil and military organizations in government, research and armed forces as well as in the universities of the European countries’’.
Although the professors were asked to inform the students about the intention to establish a European association, only the students from Paris and Delft replied. Thereby the first step was done by crossing the borders! In the first half of 1958 the group of Aachen had gathered fourteen active and high-motivated students. The personal contacts started with the visit of a Dutch and a French students. New contacts were made while visiting France, Italy and the Netherlands.
During one of those meetings a [comité provisoire] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) was founded. Its objective was to organize a constituent assembly for foundation of the planned association named "EUROAVIA". Between 22–28 September 1958, substitutes of Aachen, Delft, Paris and Pisa universities made discussions about the objectives and organization of EUROAVIA. The result of this meeting was the invocation of the constituent assembly of EUROAVIA in Aachen from 9 to 17 March 1959.
The days between these two meetings were full of work, difficulties and hope. It was not easy to convince people that their help would help to design the future of the aerospace industry.
Substitutes of Aachen, Berlin, Braunschweig, Delft, E.N.S.A. Paris, E.N.I.C.A. Paris, Milan, Pisa, Stuttgart and Turin were presented at the constituent assembly. All together they were thirty students of ten universities from four countries. The statutes were presented and accepted on Monday the 16 March 1959. So the constitution of EUROAVIA has officially started on 1 May 1959.
The group of Aachen represented the international board of EUROAVIA (central committee) in the first year. Jean Roeder became the first president of EUROAVIA. His dream became true, as EUROAVIA was born. The goals of the central committee were to create contacts to industries and general public, and to carry the aims of EUROAVIA to other European countries.
Membership
EUROAVIA has 31 official members (Affiliated Societies) from 16 different countries. The members are from Aachen, Ankara, Athens, Belgrade, Braunschweig, Bremen, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-Napoca, Covilha, Delft, Dresden, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul, Kiev, Leuven, Lisboa, Milano, Munich, Napoli, Palermo, Paris, Patras, Pisa, Rzeszów, Sevilla Stuttgart, Terrassa, Torino and Zagreb. [7]
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 Romania
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 Serbia
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Joining EUROAVIA
When a group intends to join the organisaton, that group is called Possible Prospected Affiliated Society (PPAS). After that group applies EUROAVIA to be a member, the application is voted in the congress. If the application is granted, the group becomes a Prospective Affiliated Society (PAS). A Prospective Affiliated Society must organise an international event within the year of its acceptance to remain as a PAS. At the next annual congress (AMEAC), the membership of the PAS is granted as an Affiliated Society. [8]
Structure
The structure of EUROAVIA nowadays features three main columns: The International Board, Affiliated Societies and Working Groups. The International Board (IB) represents EUROAVIA on European level. The IB is nominated during the yearly EMEAC (Electoral Meeting of the EUROAVIA Congress), which is usually held in April or May. The nominees form the Designated International Board (DIB) preparing a Business and Financial Plan before they take over their predecessors' job at the AMEAC (Annual Meeting of the EUROAVIA Congress) in October. Local Groups' students participate to form these two congresses. For specific long term projects, several Working Groups have been established. They have financial and decisional autonomy and report to the EUROAVIA Congress. Some of them are founded on a permanent basis.[9]
International Board
The International Board is the leading part of the association on the European level. It supervises the international activities of the associations, coordinates the working groups, controls the budget and is responsible for all external relations of the association on the international level. The International Board usually consists of 5 members. It is led by the President, who is supported by a Secretary, the Treasurer and two Executive Members. Currently Thomas P. Vermin is the president of the organisation[10]
| Former and Present International Board Members [11] | |||||
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| Period | President | Secretary | Treasurer | Executive Member(s) | |
| 2010 - 2011 | Thomas P. Vermin
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Matteo Laterza
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Ricard Vila
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Stefan Zuleger
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Eric Pucciarelli
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| 2009 - 2010 | Marco Lo Cascio
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Christoph Gärtner
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Maksymilian Czubak
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Krzysztof Pietraszek
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Attila Pop / Yavuzer Karakuş
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| 2008 - 2009 | Dimitris Gouskos
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Ümit Ergin
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Miriam Abdelmoula
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Miloš Drašković
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Iulian Juhasz
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| 2007 - 2008 | Jozef De Moor
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Donald Riedeberger
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Artur Pekalski
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Andrea Münzing
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Sebastian Rothammel
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| 2005 - 2006 | Thomas Fesich
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Dean Smolar
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Heidi Hynynen
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Goran Ivetic
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Milos Stankovic
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| 2004 - 2005 | Vjola Ristori
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Bartosz Gierasimiuk
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Jan-Thijs van Wijnkoop
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Johan Van de Velde
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Karen Geris
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| 2003 - 2004 | Nuno Maia
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Diego Vanelli
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Pedro Geraldes
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Jessica Volterrani
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| 2002 - 2003 | Carlos Figueiredo
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Gürkan Çetin
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Christophe Naessens
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Estefania Matesanz
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Mario Mihalina
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| 2001 - 2002 | Elvis Breda
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Joao Henriques
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Marijn Jansen
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| 2000 - 2001 | Alexander Ktenas
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Carlos Ribeiro
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Nicole Schmidt
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Biagio Ancarola
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Affiliated Societies
The 31 local groups in 16 European countries[12] are acting independently on their local affairs and are mostly connected to their University.
The local groups in Madrid and Berlin[13] currently carry the status of Prospected Affiliated Society, which means that it is in the process of joining the association.
Former local groups include Berlin, London, Southampton, Haarlem, Stockholm, Vienna, Haifa, Warsaw, Madrid and Toulouse.
Workings groups
To assure the functions within this large association, the Working Groups of EUROAVIA serve in different areas.
EUROAVIA News WG
EUROAVIA News Working Group (abbr. EA News WG) is mainly responsible for editing, printing and distributing the EA News. The main purposes of
Newsletter
This internal communication instrument is published monthly and provides all the members with ongoing internal topics and news on the status of the local groups, Working Groups and the association in general. It is distributed digitally and gives also room for every member to express themselves individually.
EUROAVIA Young Engineers (EYE)
With EYE the association has a Working Group that permanently collects internships and educational possibilities and prepares them in a database accessible for visitors of the webpage. Furthermore it is expanding to give a full possibility in presenting CV and applications so companies can see it as a source of recruiting with benefit for both sides - the users have a concentrated pool of aerospace related education and working-possibilities and the companies get a focussed peer group of well educated and interested engineers.
EUROAVIA Alumni Network (EAN)
This formed Network assembled by proactive former members of EUROAVIA is in contact with the association via the Alumni Working Group who creates and stays in contact with the graduated and former members of the association. Different concepts on how the alumni can contribute and the association can offer are in evaluation and are going to be set in near future to assure that the 50 year capacity of members creates fruitful networks further to the time of study.
Public Relations (PR)
Public Relation Working Groups task is to maintain a corporate communication within the association as well as with third parties e.g. associated and supporting companies, institutions, universities, other NGOs and the media. PRWG is the youngest Working Group of EUROAVIA, only being founded during EMEAC 2008 in Rzeszów.
Air show
With EUROAVIA being traditionally present at both leading European Air Shows, Paris Air Show in Le Bourget and ILA in Berlin, the Air Show Working Groups task is to organize the organizations appearance at those events including aspects such as the stand and the coordination of all present members.
In 2009, EUROAVIA for the first time participated in the AERO in Friedrichshafen.
Information Technology (IT)
A group of motivated and expert members assure that the website of the association is always up to date and the digital communication means (forum, mailing-lists) are working properly. After a decision of the AMEAC 2009 in Aachen, IT Working Group is also in charge of the Central Archive of the association.
The Central Archive consists in all the printed and digitally published documents of the association. It is both on paper base, stored in Aachen, and digitally, on a server hosted in Delft. The accessibility of the digital hosted version of the archive gives all the members the possibility to exchange and use all files vital for their work on local, international and private level.
Activities
Constantly the members of the association organise international gatherings, workshops and symposia. Furthermore the members of EUROAVIA also meet regularly on their two general meetings and an annual workshop. The most recognized event of the association however is the Design Workshop.
Congresses (EMEAC and AMEAC)
Twice a year the association assembles on internal general meetings. Those usually take place within a one week event offering four days of plain business meetings.
The EMEAC (Electoral Meeting of the EUROAVIA Congress) is held in spring by one hosting Affiliated Society. Next to current topics and decisions within the association the agenda also contains the discussion and election of the Designated International Board (DIB) that will work on the top of the association from autumn on.
The AMEAC (Annual Meeting of the EUROAVIA Congress) in Autumn builds the hand-over of the International Board and also gives the opportunity to discuss and vote about all open issues within the association's work.
Both Congresses are set points during the business year of EUROAVIA and it is the task of the International Board to find hosting AS and to prepare and lead all the business meetings and discussions.
Design Workshop (DeWo)
| EUROAVIA Design Workshops | |
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| Year | Industrial Partner |
| 1991 | Dornier |
| 1992 | ESA/ESTEC |
| 1994 | Aerospatiale |
| 1995 | ESA/ESTEC |
| 1997 | Rolls-Royce |
| 1999 | British Aerospace |
| 2001 | Carlo Gavazzi Aerospace |
| 2004 | British Aerospace |
| 2005 | AgustaWestland |
| 2006 | ESA |
| 2007 | Rolls-Royce |
On a biannual basis a team of members from the association creates, together with a supporting company and optionally a university host create a three-week workshop that aims on a preliminary design. A few months prior to the event that usually takes place in summer a Design Contest is opened for all interested students - whether they are members or not. In this contest a short paper on a given subject needs to be handed in that will be evaluated by a jury related to the subject of the workshop - both university professors and professionals from the company). After the contest closed the successful members are invited to participate in the workshop and get guided by experienced lecturers to be prepared for practical design work on the topic given. In the end one or more preliminary designs are presented and build the base for further proceeding of the company host. In addition to the technical expertise the participating students also get to know each other as well as the surrounding of their city. Normally this event, organised by a Working Group (WG) of the association is able to offer its participants not only the workshop and a scheduled three-week programme but also a financial vocering of most of the expenses (except journey).
Formation Workshop
The Formation Workshop is EUROAVIA's internal training event with the main goal to increase the quality of EUROAVIAn operations. Whether in organising international events, maintaining a local board, or even motivating members to be more active. The Formation Workshop is the proof that EUROAVIA is a solid association with a tradition since 1959 but determined not to fall asleep on this.
Symposium
Compared to a Fly-In a symposium which also lasts one week with around 30 participants, focusses more on a technical subject. On this topic lectures will be given and hand-on workshops help the students to widen their experience. Also cultural trips and field visits fill the schedule.
Air Cargo Challenge
Air Cargo Challenge is a Portuguese born european competition aimed at university students doing Engineering and Science courses or Engineers and was created to stimulate the interest in the fields of aeronautics and as a means to test their skills. To participate in the Air Cargo Challenge Competition, a team with 3 to 6 members, a pilot and a professor in charge should design, document, build and fly a radio controlled aircraft with the maximum payload possible. The Air Cargo Challenge offers higher education students the unique opportunity to develop a multidisciplinary and challenging project from its beginning to the end, to test their knowledge and, at the same time, it involves a wide range of challenges that students will find in their future professional career: technical, interpersonal, financial and strict deadlines.
Fly-In
The gatherings of around 30 members of the association at one local group are called Fly-In. They take place several times a year and usually last one week. The responsible Affiliated Society (AS) uses such an event to show the participants what their city can offer and what industrial sights in the surrounding are worth visiting. In addition to field trips the intercultural exchange and the team-building among the students are of core focus.
Cultural Exchange (CE)
A Cultural Exchange wants to give a small number of members (10-20) from one local group the opportunity to visit another Affiliated Society that is in near reach. A program focussed on mainly cultural events fills a time of not more than 4 days.
Partner Organisations
In the frame of the Informal Forum of International Student Organisations (IFISO) EUROAVIA cooperates with other students organizations in various fields concerning the management and development of students associations.
References
- ^ EUROAVIA-Contact
- ^ EUROAVIA-Contact
- ^ EA Today
- ^ EA Today
- ^ EUROAVIA Aachen
- ^ European Commission Transport Research
- ^ EUROAVIA-Contact
- ^ Join EUROAVIA
- ^ EA Today-Structure
- ^ EUROAVIA International Board
- ^ EUROAVIA International Board-Former Boards
- ^ EUROAVIA Affiliated Societies
- ^ Business Plan 2010-2011 p.64