Discussion Groups IOutcomes

by Elisa Vola

List of discussion groups

• New ways of developing students (i) -> Tassos• New ways of developing students (ii) -> Xavier• Out-of-season events & 4/8 season rules -> Nuxa• How to use the budget? -> Seger• Support of the LBGs in FR -> Miha• Cooperation with alumni -> Zurro• Visa troubles -> Mickhai• Knowledge management in BEST -> Fabio• To vote or not to vote... in VIP –> Diana

New ways of developing students (i) • Conferences on new ideas• Soft skills training for students– By BESTies, alumnae or companies

• Career related skills events• Projects around Europe• Courses around Europe– Courses organised by 2-3 LBGs– There is a general topic– Each University gives lectures according to their

specialization

Tassos

New ways of developing students (ii) • Lots of ideas, many wheels reinvented• Project-based courses: achieving something together• Short courses, more focused, or pre-events• Short internships in companies: another way of

discovering the grown-up life• Build your own course: share responsibilites

between organisers and participants• Supporting start-up companies as new way of doing

career support

Xavier

Out-of-season events & 4/8 season rules

Pros for OoSE: Cons for OoSE:•More External Events•Easier to prepare

•Promotion•Caos, nobody following DLs•DLs are useful for planning in advance

Nuxa

Out-of-season events & 4/8 season rules

• Make OoSE count if not consecutive• Max number of OoSE• Guidelines for OoSE

- Follow Viv HB rules & Guidelines- Confirmation DL to avoid Visa problems- LBG organizing OoSE shoud provide promotion

materials- Anounce the event at LBGadmins@BEST.eu.org

Nuxa

How to use the budget? • Free marketing materials• LBG foundation

- Internal Events: IPF, intl. working meetings, RMs- External Events- Loan or Grant?- Who governs the foundation?

• GM facilitation system - Buy or rent?

Seger

How to use the budget? • Funds for nursing LBGs

- Observers, Babies, LBGs under monitoring• Mobile internet for frequent travelers• www.BEST.eu• Increased promotion to the external world• Increased services for our partners

Seger

Support of the LBGs in FR • The new BCS LBG Area which will be online soon;– The Statistics– How to browse CV’s– Career Newsletter

• BCS Regional Responsible• How to promote career events• Tips and Tricks for FundRaising• Sharing FR process between delegate

Miha

Cooperation with alumni • Career Opportunities for Alumni– BCC Offers for alumni besides the NL and the

participation in the CPY Day Jobfairs

• Local Level Cooperation– Mainly used as FR Contacts, Trainers, Advisers.

• Alumni Ballbreakers: – Keep them busy with something…events for alumni,

some kind of responsibility.– Transform their “motivation” in the will to help.

Zurro

Visa troubles• Reminder about invitation issue(collecting

data for invitation and sending it)• Creation of Working Group:– To make a Handbook about "How to make

invitation";– To organize a Helpdesk;– To organize a Wiki page(cooperation with AEGEE);– Gathering a feedback about getting visa;

Mickhai

Visa troubles• Optionally:– Make a visa-responsible inside sending LBG (to

help participants from sending LBG)– Inform students about visa stuff when promoting

events

• Don't be afraid to call embassies! ;)

Mickhai

Knowledge management in BEST • Have a common space (wiki) for LBGs where to

share Knowledge (towards more “international minded” LBGs)

• Tagging system for documents • A performant search engine for archives• Comments (stars) on documents for a “quality”

evaluation• “Knowledge Nurse” between LBGs• MultiMedia content for KT (e.g. Tutorials)

Fabio

Knowledge management in BEST • We should ask Input from Companies, Alumni and

other NGOs• Final probe: (present) LBGs are good at:

- HR, Social Activities, parties- Jobfairs- Team Spirit- 3 External events per year- Mass media Contacting- Recruiting females- BECs- Contacts with University- Group Cohesion

Fabio

To vote or not to vote... in VIP • made a list of proposals that should definitely

stay in GMs• gathered ideas of topics that should be

discussed and voted in VIP• discussed many other suggestions for

improving the virtual plenary working procedures and the on-line voting system

Diana

To vote or not to vote... in VIP • Follow up:– some of the ideas need more input and opinions

(e.g. from board or CMTs)– the detailed outcomes of this DG will be probably

discussed in the virtual plenary, because they need feedback from all LBGs

Diana

Thank You!