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Erasmus Student Network

NGO or non-profit · Democracy & civil society · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Erasmus Student Network appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

15
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
4.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Vision: Enrichment of society through international students. Mission: ESN is the key volunteer student organisation in international higher education in Europe. We provide opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of SHS - Students Helping Students. Goals: 1.”

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“ESN aims at working in the interest of students who are spending parts of or their entire formal education at a higher education institution in a country other than the one of their origin, by means of: 1.2 Improvement of the social and practical integration of exchange students at their host institutions. 1.2 Representation of the needs and expectations of exchange students on the local, national and international level. 1.3 Provision of relevant information about academic exchange programmes and ESN resources. 1.4 Reintegration of homecoming students by making them active in the network. 1.5 Contribution to the evaluation of different exchange programmes. 1.6 Motivat (...)”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party427%
Renew Europe427%
Socialists & Democrats427%
Patriots for Europe213%
Greens/EFA17%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
1
2021
1
2022
1
2023
0
2024
4
2025
4
2026
4

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Laurence Farreng
3 meetings · Renew
Annamária Vicsek
2 meetings · PfE
Evin Incir
1 meeting · S&D
Karin Karlsbro
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
29 Sep 2026Karin KarlsbroErasmus+
16 Feb 2026Laurence FarrengRé-association du Royaume-Uni au programme Erasmus +
29 Jan 2026Sabine VerheyenEducation Policy
14 Jan 2026Bogdan Andrzej ZdrojewskiStakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034
1 Oct 2025Annamária VicsekExchange of views
2 Sep 2025Benedetta ScuderiYouth
18 Mar 2025Hélder Sousa Silva1. Próximo MFF; 2. Resultados do mais recente XV ESNsurvey (Bolsas insuficientes (35,63%) e atrasadas (62,7%) e Necessidade de informações sobre financiamento, candidatura e programas).
18 Mar 2025Sabrina ReppEU youth policy
2 Oct 2024Annamária VicsekExchange of views
1 Oct 2024Ana Catarina MendesPresentation of Priorities for the new term on Youth
1 Oct 2024Evin IncirErasmus and student exchange studies
1 Oct 2024Klára DobrevErasmus Plus programme
9 Feb 2022Laurence FarrengErasmus + et mesures d'inclusion
7 Dec 2021Maria WalshErasmus+
6 Feb 2020Laurence FarrengErasmus + , ESC et Europe Créative : intégration dans le Green deal - Rencontre avec les stakeholders

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