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IEEE Region 8 Student Branch Congress
WELCOME!
IEEE Student Membership&
Region 8 Student Activities
Who is talking to you?
Başak Yüksel
IEEE Region 8 Student Representative
Ankara/Turkey
e-mail: [email protected]
Why Do We, Students, Join IEEE?
Why Do We, Students, Join IEEE?
• Perceived value of local community experience
• Function of student branch leadership and continuity
Why Do We, Students, Join IEEE?
• Underclassmen:– Sense of community– Advocacy – Local issues
• Professor involvement• Credits• Programs
• Upperclassmen:– Career/Leadership opportunities– Networking with professionals/potential employers– Resume enhancer
• Graduate Students:– Technical Societies– Review/acceptance of research
Why Do We, Students, Join IEEE?
What else?
IEEE Global
The IEEE is truly global…(‘transnational’ in IEEE terms)
Are we taking the advantage of being GLOBAL?
Region 8: Europe, Middle East & Africa
1-6
7788
1010
99R8 –
~12,500
R10 - ~15,50
0
R7 - ~3,500
R1-6 ~30,00
0
R9 - ~4,500
Non-US - ~36,000
TOTAL – ~66,000
IEEE Region 8 Student Membership
Do you know …?
… that there are more than 12.500 Student Members in Region 8?
… that there are >150 Student Branches in Region 8?
IEEE Region 8 Student Membership
That means:
… that Student Members represent 26% of all our Members in Region 8!
… that every 4th Member of IEEE in Region 8 is a Student!
…BIG FAMILY…
Student Membership
Increase the student membership value in IEEE…
HOW?
IEEE
• IEEE is GLOBAL – take advantage of being a member of a global organization!
• IEEE is a BIG FAMILY – student members: 12.500 in R8, 66.000 totally – we have the potential!
• We want to increase the VALUE of student membership in IEEE – How!
Other Student Organizations
Let’s look at their aims & activities...
JADE – European Confederation of Junior Enterprises
• Aim: To encourage students to gain INTERNATIONAL practical experience in management, leadership and professional work at an early stage.
• Activities: To consult projects (technical, IT, …) for companies in various sectors that integrates state-of-the-art knowledge from universities with practical business experience.
AEGEE - Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de
l'Europe• Aim: To promote INTERNATIONAL
cooperation and avoid creating any physical or mental borders within Europe.
• Activities: Action days, case study trips, projects, summer universities, trainings.
AIESEC - Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et
Commerciales
• Aim: To facilitate INTERNATIONAL traineeship exchanges and supporting activities that provide: – practical learning experiences for
trainees,– and that facilitate the learning of the
members and other stakeholders.
EESTEC-Electrical Engineering Students' European
association • Aim: To promote and develop
INTERNATIONAL contacts and exchange ideas, as well as improve the technical knowledge of electrical engineering students. – so introduce students to the industry and the
educational system of other countries.
• Activities: Workshops, exchanges and conferences.
BEST- Board of European Students of Technology
• Aim: To promote communication, INTERNATIONAL cooperation and exchange between students of technology throughout Europe and to make technology students more international minded by encouraging their mobility and intercultural communication.
• Activities: Organizing academic and non-academic courses and involvement in the European educational system.
ESTIEM – European Students of Industrial Engineering and
Management• Aim: To increase communication and
INTERNATIONAL cooperation between students and institutions of technology in Europe within the field of Industrial Engineering and Management.
• Activities: Exchanges, conferences, case competitions, lectures and workshops.
IAESTE - International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical
Experience
• Aim: To operate a high quality practical training exchange programme between members in order to enhance technical and professional development and to promote INTERNATIONAL understanding and goodwill amongst students, academic institutions, employers and the wider community.
IEEE Global
What are the common aims of students to join all these student
organizations including IEEE Student Body?
IEEE Global
• Mobility• International cooperation• Improving personal skills• Technical and professional development• Get to know people from other countries• Learn about different universities • Learn about different companies for our
future career• ...
IEEE Global
What “Internet” and “Information Technology” can NOT achieve to do is “mobility” of students.
IEEE Global
The most important thing at that point is to take the advantages of being a part of an INTERNATIONAL organization:
SO?
IEEE Region 8 Student Activities
Let’s turn back to IEEE Region 8 Student Activities and look
at FUTURE…
IEEE Region 8 Student Activities
• Local Activities• Section/Country Base Activities
– Country-Base Student Branch Congresses (Czech Republic, Spain, Turkey, …)
• International Activities – Student Branch Exchanges, – Intl. Competitions
(Chess Contest, Student Paper Contest, …)– IEEE SPAC/SPAV– IEEE Student Exchange Program– IEEE Job Site/Internship
IEEE
• IEEE is GLOBAL – take advantage of being a member of a global organization!
• IEEE is a BIG FAMILY - student members: 12.500 in R8, 66.000 totally – we have the potential!
• We want to increase the VALUE of student membership in IEEE – How!
R8 Student Activities
What else we can do?
R8 Student ActivitiesWe can extent our current local activities to an international level slowly and gradually:– First, invite other student branches in your
local region or country to your ongoing activities
– Then, invite one,two or more foreign IEEE student members to your activities depending on your budget
– Lastly, extent your activity to an international level…
R8 Student Activities
How to reach others and announce our activities?
R8 Student Activities• Go to GOOGLE and search for the
student branch web pages... Better to have a web page and update the contact information...
• R8 SAC Web Page (Send an e-mail to me to update your
student branch info on R8 SAC Web Page…
• Student Web PORTAL
R8 Student Activities
WHAT ELSE?
R8 Student Activities
R8/Global Competitions and Activities that are organized by voluntary student branches…
Coming Soon…
Robotics Competition
For details: Workshop 2Tomorrow, 9.00 AM
IEEE Global- Key Words
• Mobility• Sharing knowledge, ideas and
experience• Networking• Share problems we faced in our
student branches• International Cooperation• Organizing Joint Events
Last Words…
Improve your relations with your section:– Learn more about IEEE, its entities and
the existing opportunities– Organize joint activities with your
section– Get personal contacts from your section– Career guidance
After Graduation…
To continue IEEE life you have as a student, JOIN/ACTIVATE GOLD in your section after graduation:
- IEEE GOLD –… connecting young professionals…
Why are we here?
Just For FUN!
