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4-7th April 2024

Seville, Spain

From the first day I landed in Seville, the ESN Spirit was there, and I started finding ESNers everywhere. With over 1500 members attending the EGM, it wasn’t surprising to encounter each other in the beautiful streets of Seville. Once we settled in the hostel, we began a social program with ESN Sweden and ESN Latvia. Then we started the amazing Flag Parade. Imagine 1500 members with ESN flags and country flags, all with the ESN Spirit. That is a moment you will never forget, meeting your friends from all over the ESN countries and making new friends as well. All you need to say is “Hi” and “Hello.” After that, we joined the opening ceremony, where we had the official welcome from the international board and enjoyed a lot of cultural performances.

I attended three sessions, which were very insightful, not just personally but also ESN-wise. I was able to learn and devise plans along with highly enthusiastic people to bring the National Organizations and National Agencies together. Then I attended another session about the European degree with the Ministry of Education of Spain (if I remember correctly). I met many people from CEP as well, made some new friends and connections. Sadly, I couldn’t explore Seville, but we had a great closing ceremony and an amazing gala to finish off the EGM.

As we concluded our joint and final National Assembly for this academic year at Balatonszemes, we expressed our gratitude to the outgoing National Board for their dedicated efforts and warmly welcomed the incoming board, along with their fresh ideas for their upcoming mandate.

The outgoing board provided updates on their action plan, highlighting the progress achieved during their term between the last two NAs. We’ve organized a panel discussion focused on student mobility, emphasizing the significance of maintaining Erasmus+ opportunities, followed by a roundtable discussion joined by two young MEP candidates and JEF Hungary’s
President, emphasizing the importance of protecting and promoting student mobility programs as part of the EGiA Project’s National Dialogue Policy.

After these sessions, we moved on to the SSO changes we wished to make and listened to our Treasurer Candidate, Péter Granc. Later on, we heard a panel discussion on other organisations introducing themselves and their work to a broader audience. DAAD Hungary, the National Youth Council, and AIESEC Hungary had an insightful panel on how to work hand in hand for better student representation.

Our last day has started with updates from the previous
National Coordinators before the newly appointed Coordinators introduced themselves and their plans for the upcoming year.

Additionally members from our NO, shared their experiences from several international ESN events.The sessions were followed by workshops on CV building and preventing burnout.

We also elected our National Treasurer and approved the new action plan. The day concluded with open space discussions on SSO Review and AC reports, and a “Meet Your Colleague” session, bringing the National Assembly to a close.

OUTCOMES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Accepted the updates of pervious National Board.

Péter Granc has been elected as the National Vice-
President for Finances.

Accepted the Action Plan of the National Board
2024/2025.
The SSO Changes and a New SSO has been
accepted.

The first National Assembly of the 2024/25 academic year was held in Budapest. The Organising Committee and the National Board warmly welcomed all attendees, introduced the event’s organisers, and shared the agenda.

ESN Corvinus did an outstanding job ensuring every part of the National Assembly ran seamlessly. From beginning to end, they planned an impressive line-up of social programmes that kept the energy high throughout the event.

We started Saturday with international guests from Germany, Romania, and Estonia delivering presentations about their respective NOs. Afterwards, the National Board gave interactive updates on their roles, current projects, and ongoing work, engaging the audience in a question-and-answer session. Treasurer Péter Granc provided a detailed overview of the financial situation of the NO and presented the budget update and proposal for 2025. Later, Vice-President Karina Dorka Tóth, along with International Projects Coordinator Blanka Kuti facilitated a workshop designed to strengthen collaboration between local volunteers and the National Board.

The event proceeded with a session regarding the SSO, where the NB, the AC, ESN Pécs, ESN ELTE, and ESN BME presented proposals for potential SSO modifications.The National Board then discussed their amendment proposals, which were scheduled for a vote the following day. Lastly, on Saturday, President Noémi Papp and National Representative András Szepes held a session introducing the National Youth Council(NIT), highlighting the benefits and potential drawbacks of joining.

On our second and final day, the National Board gave a presentation on how they are progressing with their Action Plan, followed by the introduction of some new support structure members. Treasurer Péter Granc held a short session raising awareness of the fact that the position of Partnership Manager is still vacant, and the open call is ongoing. Additionally, President Noémi Papp led a workshop on the future of ESN, exploring new ideas and ongoing projects, where participants could directly contribute to the new long-term strategy of ESN. After a short SSO brainstorming session, the NA continued with the voting. Later in the afternoon Vice-President Karina Dorka Tóth presented the findings and feedback from our first Local Boards’ Training. We heard some experience reports from participants of this year’s CEP and SEEP, followed by a session focusing on how the Audit Commission can help the sections. The National Assembly concluded with a reflection session.

OUTCOMES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

The Budget of ESN Hungary for 2025 was accepted

The NB’s SSO proposal and amendment were accepted

4 out of 6 amendments/proposals by the AC were accepted

The SSO proposal of ESN Pécs, ESN ELTE, and ESN BME was accepted

The NA accepted ESN Hungary joining the National Youth Council