European student think tank
The European Student Think Tank[1] is an International NGO dedicated to involving young Europeans in the European policy-making process. It is based on the belief that students, by applying their academic skills and knowledge, can meaningfully contribute to this process. The European Student Think Tank won the 2011 European Charlemagne Youth Prize,[2] awarded by the European Parliament, and has since then expanded to host a network of ambassadors in EU member states. The European Student Think Tank principally functions as an online journal of international affairs, through the publication of academic articles, blogs, and opinion columns. The European Student Think Tank annually publishes an academic journal, "The European Policy Review",[3] in which students and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy and academia review European affairs. The EST also hosts a series of events in international institutions, such as the International Criminal Court, in which students are invited to learn about the work of the institutions and discuss with policy makers.[4]
Structure
The European Student Think Tank is structured hierarchically into a Directive and Executive Board, composed by a President, Secretary, Treasurer, Editor-in-Chief, Director of Communications, International Officer and Events Manager, in charge of the executive decisions of the organization. The International Office is composed of a team of ambassadors, representing EU member states. The Editorial Office is composed of a team of editors and writers, which develops web content and edits the European Policy Review.
EST Board
2016-current
- President – Carlota Nunez Strutt
- Secretary – Jonne Kamphorst
- Treasurer – Laurens van der Sluijs
- International Officer – Johannes Tropper
- Editor-in-Chief – Suzanne Van de Beek
- Events Manager – Cecilia Passaniti
- Director of Communication: Head of Social Media – Jonas Fritz
- Director of Communication: Head of Press – Tanith Lee
2015-2016
- President - Kate Roux Perdikis
- Secretary / Vice-President - Sietse Blom
- Treasurer - Swiss Juriens
- Editor-in-Chief - Enrike van Wingerden
- Director of Communication / Spokesperson - Carlota Nunez Strutt
- Events Manager - Tamira Vossen
- International Officer - Rebecca Fobbe
2014-2015:
- President – Marten Kooistra
- Secretary – Rebecca Fobbe
- Treasurer – Erik Merkus
- Editor-in-Chief – Dimitris M. Perdikoulis
- International Officer – Etienne Verschuren
2013-2014:
- President – Remco Zwetsloot
- Secretary – Rianne Keeler
- Treasurer – Gina Plat / Leander van Splunter
- Editor-in-Chief – Katrien Volleman
- PR Officer – Nicolas Castellon
- International Officer – Samira Gonsalves
- Event Manager – Yanís Pelinski
2010-2012
- President - Eline Bötger (Co-Founder)
- Treasurer - Charlotte Baarda (Co-Founder)
- Secretary - Sari Nijssen (Co-Founder)
International Office
The International Office of the European Student Think Tank is the body with representation from ambassadors in EU member states. The current International Officer is Rebecca Fobbe. In 2016, Austrian Ambassador to the EST Johannes Tropper organized a delegation visit to the OPEC [5] Austrian Ambassador to the EST Hester Mennes lead a policy working group on the European migrant crisis with the collaboration of Job Cohen, former mayor of Amsterdam, and Professor Hein de Haas, former co-director of Oxford’s International Migration Institute.[6] Irish Ambassador to the EST Jason Deegan, and President of the INGO Anti Corruption International,[7] coordinated and invited the European Student Think Tank to Participate on Anti Corruption International's "Clean Vote" project founded in Oslo, Norway. The project campaigns for voting transparency and clean elections, through the monitoring of electoral corruption.
European Student Think Tank in Brussels
In June 2016, EST President Kate Roux Perdikis was invited by the BBC to give a radio interview about the European Student Think Tank and European affairs. EST Secretary Sietse Blom represented the EST at the European Parliament's European Youth Event. EST Director of Communication Carlota Nunez Strutt represented the European Student Think Tank in the European Parliament's School of Democracy conferences hosted by the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in Reggio Emilia.[8] EST Events Manager Tamira Vossen hosted a meeting with President of the EU 2016 Project in the Europagebouw, building for the Dutch Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Union.
The European Policy Review
The European Policy Review is the journal for and by students published by the European Student Think Tank. It contains papers on a wide range of topics related to EU policy and European affairs. The European Policy Review has three editions to date. The third edition was published in July 2016 by current Editor-in-Chief Enrike van Wingerden, student at the London School of Economics.
Founders
The European Student Think Tank was founded by three students linked to the University of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam University College in The Netherlands in 2010:[9]
- Eline Bötger - President (2010-2012), Co-Founder
- Charlotte Baarda - Treasurer, Vice-President (2010-2012), Co-Founder
- Sari Nijssen - Secretary, Vice-President (2010-2012), Co-Founder
References
- ↑ https://europeanstudentthinktank.com
- ↑ http://www.charlemagneyouthprize.eu/en/previous-laureates/pre_winners_2011/national_winners_2011.html;jsessionid=0E10FED71178530400C2828967FFB8C9
- ↑ https://europeanstudentthinktank.com/european-policy-review/
- ↑ https://europeanstudentthinktank.com/events-callendar/
- ↑ http://www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/publications/OB032016.pdf
- ↑ https://europeanstudentthinktank.com/working-groups/
- ↑ http://anticorruption-intl.org/press/
- ↑ http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/events/sd-conference-school-democracy-20-22-april-2016
- ↑ https://europeanstudentthinktank.com/about-us/the-board/