General Board 2008/2009

The IACES General board for the year 2009 has been elected during the ACCESS in Wuppertal in December 2008. Our main goal is to retain the regular growth of IACES also this year. The major part of our structure is to coordinate the Exchanges which are taking place in several spots throughout Europe and even Mexico and Egypt. Moreover we are supporting the Local Committees in the formal aspects and the successful organization of the Exchanges.

Providing suffi cient materials like the annual IACES reader, which you are holding in your hands right now, is another important part of our work. Cooperation with other (student) organizations, strengthening the network and linking as many students as possible are our further projects for this period. We will give our best for another successful IACES year 2009!

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General Board 2007/2008

The GB 2008 has been elected during the ACCESS in Timisoara in December 2007. As you might remember the Future Talk in Madrid in 2003, we discussed the necessity of the official structure for the IACES network. The result was the so called “new generation” characterizing the shape of IACES during the last years. The most important part – beside the network itself – became the Exchanges with everything that belong to them: lectures, technical visits, meeting people and cultures, getting to know many motivated and interested colleagues and companies from all over the world, having fun and making friends.

Helping out in realizing as well as coordinating those Exchanges is one of our tasks this year. And many more achievements we want to carry on and develop. Other projects are the cooperation with other (student) organizations, enlarging and strengthening the network, working together with as many students as possible on a high level. We give our best for another successful IACES year!

Steffen Kisseler - President


Tuba Gürbüz - Vice President


Marko Milić - 2nd Vice President


Matjaz Sauta - Treasurer


Frederic Evers - Secretary

General Board 2007

Steffen Kisseler - President


Vanja Marisavljevic - Vice President


Alexej Yarkho - 2nd Vice President


Begüm Türer - Secretary


Matjaz Sauta - Treasurer

General Board 2006

Stefan Schumacher - President
Local Committee Wuppertal, Germany

Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Civil Engineering / Management, 7th year

Why IACES?
I was convinced by the former president of the LC Wuppertal to join my first IACES activity (Berlin by the way) in the second month of my first year. Without knowing how deep the impact of IACES would be in my student life later on, I enjoyed my first exchange with getting to know civil engineering and architecture students from all over Europe, visiting very interesting construction sites and discovering Berlin. IACES is a red thread in my studies, even more: it is one of my specializations.

Why General Board?
1. The payback thought: During my studies I benefitted a lot from IACES. And now the time has come to give sth. back and contribute to the welfare and development of IACES.
2. The heritage thought: The IACES heritage and history is very significant. A lot of students have given great efforts to create a dynamic student association with a lot of activities and international relevance. Furthermore, the aims of IACES are very honourable; therefore it is necessary to care for our bequest.
3. The learning thought: By working in the board of IACES, one can learn about international cooperation and one also learns to deal with the different ways of approaching challenges in every culture.

 

Steffen Kisseler - Vice-President
Local Committee Wuppertal, Germany

Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Civil Engineering / Management, 4th year

Why IACES?
I got ?infected? during my first activity - Exchange 2003 in Madrid. I never would have limited the radius of my studies ?just? to Wuppertal (which nevertheless is a great place to be!). The IACES-package is the best: travelling a lot, getting to know a lot of wonderful people, seeing many different places, experiencing Civil Engineering how it works abroad, learning, enjoying, having fun,...

Why General Board?
Taking advantage from something means to give also something ?back?. My main interest to engage myself was the website. To be in the general board was a consequence of the last development of IACES. And of course I take that task! It‘s good to get experience in work like that, and last but not least it‘s great to work with those people in a team like we are right now!

 

Fernando José Ferreira Guedes - 2nd Vice-President
Local Committee Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto
Faculdade de Engenharia

 

Why IACES?
I could say it in many ways but I think for me it is besides the chances of travelling and knowing other cultures the personal growing that the activities of our network promote. In our personal and professional path we all must decide wheather to take the chance or play it safe. I encourage everyone to take the risks, for nothing is gained without them. That was the main reason why I join IACES and still is my biggest motivation.

Why General Board?
I strongly believe that in order to enlarge our network we have to ask ourselves what we can do to help and not what IACES can do for us. With this in mind I decided to give my contribution to our association and to share my personal experiences.

 

Simona Štraus Kavšek - Secretary
Local Committee Ljubljana, Slovenia

University of Geodesy and Civil Engineering Ljubljana
Hydraulics and waste water engineering, final thesis
 

Why IACES?
Meeting new friends, getting to know with other cultures, languages… getting closer with the whole world and finding new ways of studying, working and making projects. This and even more I find very interesting. That’s why I join to IACES with whole my heart.

Why General Board?
At first it wasn’t my own wish. My dear friends from IACES invited me and I have generously accepted. I’m not sorry for that, actually I’m glad I can help to the people who want to know more about IACES and even join us. I’m happy to see IACES growing all over the world…

Vanja Marisavljevic - Treasurer
LC Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro

University of Belgrade
Faculty of Civil Engineering, 5th year

 

Why IACES?
Because it provides a lot of opportunities such as traveling, getting to know other cultures, languages, making frienships with a lot of people all over the world...Besides all that you can gain experience how Civil Engineering works abroad, that you will be able to use in your future professional life.

Why General Board?
IACES gave me a lot and I want so badly to do something for IACES.I have the privilege to be in the general board and I think it‘s good to get experience in work like that.

General Board 2005

Stefan Schumacher - President
Local Committee Wuppertal, Germany

Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Civil Engineering / Management, 7th year
 

Why IACES?
I was convinced by the former president of the LC Wuppertal to join my first IACES activity (Berlin by the way) in the second month of my first year. Without knowing how deep the impact of IACES would be in my student life later on, I enjoyed my first exchange with getting to know civil engineering and architecture students from all over Europe, visiting very interesting construction sites and discovering Berlin. IACES is a red thread in my studies, even more: it is one of my specializations.

Why General Board?
1. The payback thought: During my studies I benefitted a lot from IACES. And now the time has come to give sth. back and contribute to the welfare and development of IACES.
2. The heritage thought: The IACES heritage and history is very significant. A lot of students have given great efforts to create a dynamic student association with a lot of activities and international relevance. Furthermore, the aims of IACES are very honourable; therefore it is necessary to care for our bequest.
3. The learning thought: By working in the board of IACES, one can learn about international cooperation and one also learns to deal with the different ways of approaching challenges in every culture.

Joost Roorda - 1st Vice-President
LC Delft, The Netherlands

Technical University of Delft
Civil Engineering / Transportation and Physical Planning (T&P), 4th year
 

Why IACES?
Traveling! Exploring the world! Meeting other people and get known to other cultures! We are young and we are in the happy circumstances that we have sooo many possibilities! Then why not grab them? And I can ensure you, every IACES-activity is really worth it‘s time! And of course you get a nice idea of the state of civil engineering projects and the way of working in other countries!



Steffen Kisseler - 2nd Vice-President
Local Committee Wuppertal, Germany

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid/Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Civil Engineering / Management, 3rd year
 

Why IACES?
I got "infected" during my first activity - Exchange 2003 in Madrid. I never would have limited the radius of my studies ?just? to Wuppertal (which nevertheless is a great place to be!). The IACES-package is the best: travelling a lot, getting to know a lot of wonderful people, seeing many different places, experiencing Civil Engineering how it works abroad, learning, enjoying, having fun,...

Why General Board?
Taking advantage from something means to give also something ?back?. My main interest to engage myself was the website. To be in the general board was a consequence of the last development of IACES. And of course I take that task! It‘s good to get experience in work like that, and last but not least it‘s great to work with those people in a team like we are right now!

 

Simona Štraus Kavšek - Secretary
Local Committee Ljubljana, Slovenia

University of Geodesy and Civil Engineering Ljubljana
Hydraulics and waste water engineering, final thesis
 

Why IACES?
Meeting new friends, getting to know with other cultures, languages… getting closer with the whole world and finding new ways of studying, working and making projects. This and even more I find very interesting. That’s why I join to IACES with whole my heart.

Why General Board?
At first it wasn’t my own wish. My dear friends from IACES invited me and I have generously accepted. I’m not sorry for that, actually I’m glad I can help to the people who want to know more about IACES and even join us. I’m happy to see IACES growing all over the world…

 

Tanja Bogar - Treasurer
LC Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Science
Architecture, 5th year
 

Why IACES?
With IACES memership I‘ve got a chance to travel, I met a lot of very interesting, good, enthusiastic people, seen lots of great architecture.but most importantly i gained a lot of friends and new experiences that i will be able to use in my future professional life.

Why General Board?
We all have to do something for IACES, at least a little, as much as we can... And I am glad that my friends from IACES trust me.