STEP 1. Team

For creating a section you first need a group of enthusiastic people who wish to work on the ESN idea offering services and taking care of international students at your university. A good way to find interested people is by engaging your friends, placing an advertisement in the university newspaper or distributing flyers. Another source of contacts is the administration at your university and especially the International Office and Student Union. They know the names of the outgoing former exchange students and can help you with recruiting members.  After gathering members for the new section, the next task would be to register the organisation legally in your country.  

STEP 2. Cooperation with your university

It is much more easier to work as a section in ESN, when you have the support from your universities International Student Office. Usually, they are willing to put you in contact with visiting international students, to help you with financing, office and place to host the activities.

STEP 3. Principles of ESN

We would expect that the sections joining the ESN work in accordance with our official principles. 

STEP 4. Help and support from our National Representative

The person who can help you in creating a new section is a National Representative ( Email: nr@esn.sk). He will give any needed advice, put you in contact with already existing sections and help you to become formally a member section of ESN. So, do not hesitate to contact your National Representative!

All new sections in a country have to be approved on the National Platform, which is the meeting of all sections on the national level. This is also a reason for contacting the National Representative in advance! 

STEP 5. Application

For applying for the membership in ESN you should just fill in the application form ask National Representative on nr@esn.sk