European student think tank

The European Student Think Tank (abbreviated EST)[1] is an International NGO dedicated to involving young Europeans in the European policy-making process. It functions as an online journal of international affairs and annually publishes an academic journal, "The European Policy Review".[2] The European Student Think Tank won the 2011 European Charlemagne Youth Prize,[3] awarded by the European Parliament, and has since then expanded to host a network of ambassadors in Council of Europe member states.


The European Student Think Tank currently hosts debates across EU institutions in which young people engage with policy-makers, having hosted in 2016 debates in the European Parliament on Gender equality and youth participation in European Politics.[4] Members of the European Parliament and representatives of the European Commission participated in these debates, as well as academics. European Student Think Tank President Carlota Nunez Strutt was a panelist in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Europe Together conference, in which other speakers included European Parliament President Martin Schulz and Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini.[5]

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. The International Office is composed of a team of ambassadors, representing the EST in 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.

Vision and values

The European Student Think Tank stands for its core values of: integrity, we are committed to honesty and transparency in all our activities; inclusiveness, working for non-discrimination; professionalism, and team work. The European Student Think Tanks fosters the exchange of information and peer-learning through research from a young perspective of the most current topics in the European context. It looks to provide the space for young Europeans to promote a more active youth involvement in the political debate.

EST Board


2020-Present

  • President - Marina Navarro Montilla
  • Vice-President for Partnerships - Julia Blanken
  • Vice-President for Events - Christos Tsagkaris
  • Treasurers - Erdal Fere & Sofia Morch
  • International Officers - Victor González Tapia, Pierfrancesco Maria Lanza, Carmen Murgu, Enrique Fernández
  • Editors-In-Chief - Đăng Đạo Nguyễn & Luke Cavanaugh
  • Deputy Editor in Chief - Kaitlyn Green
  • Directors of Communications - Magdalena Malinova & Hande Yetkin
  • Head of the International Office - Reinder de Vries
  • Working Group coordinator - Oshin Behl

2019-2020

  • President - Stefan Pfalzer
  • Secretary - Nieves Delgado Berenguer
  • Treasurer - Erdal Fere
  • International Officer - Marina Navarro Montilla
  • Editors-In-Chief - Christos Tsagkaris & Loyle Campbell
  • Director of Communications - Sofia Morch
  • Campaign Manager - Elodie Arpa

2018-2019

  • President - Aurélien Pommier
  • Secretary - Nieves Delgado Berenguer
  • Treasurer - Chaima Nbigui
  • International Officer - Stefan Pfalzer
  • Editor-In-Chief - Tawanda Munyuki
  • Director of Communications - Mirjam Müller

2017-2018

  • President - Angelique Truijens
  • Secretary - Marlene Simran Straub
  • Treasurer - Joris Heuker
  • International Officer - Aurélien Pommier
  • Editor-In-Chief - Cindy Langer
  • Director of Communications - Moïra Tourneur

2016-2017

  • President – Carlota Nunez Strutt
  • Secretary – Jonne Kamphorst
  • Treasurer – Laurens van der Sluijs
  • International Officer – Johannes Tropper
  • Editor-in-Chief – Tanith Lee
  • Events Manager – Cecilia Passaniti
  • Director of Communication - Jonas Fritz

2015-2016
  • President - Kate Perdiki
  • 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)

The European Policy Review

The European Policy Review is the peer-review 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.

Campaigns

The European Student Think Tank launched its first campaign in September 2016 named "Empow(h)er". The purpose of this campaign is to empower young women to "empower women's rights across the world."[6]

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:[7]

  • 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
  1. https://europeanstudentthinktank.com
  2. https://europeanstudentthinktank.com/european-policy-review/
  3. http://www.charlemagneyouthprize.eu/en/previous-laureates/pre_winners_2011/national_winners_2011.html;jsessionid=0E10FED71178530400C2828967FFB8C9
  4. "Prof. Dr. Maria Martin de Almagro speaks at the European Parliament - Vesalius College". Vesalius College. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  5. "Europe Together | Socialists & Democrats". socialistsanddemocrats.eu. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  6. "The EST Launches its Gender Equality Project "Empow(h)er"". European Student Think Tank. 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  7. https://europeanstudentthinktank.com/about-us/the-board/
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