EESTEC Magazine Vol 34 2014/1 | Page 13

International Projects LC Banja Luka LC Banja Luka joined EESTEC family at Congress in Belgrade in 2004. From that time we had organized 6 Workshops, 3 exchanges and this year we have the honor to organize ECM 2014. Beside international activities, we have put a lot of effort   in local ones such as ‘’Soft Skills Academy’’ and ‘’Open day’’. We have already organized SSA for past   3 years and since it was very successful our plan is to continue and make it a traditional event of our LC. Open day is a new, baby event, which has been organized last year. The aim of Open day is to connect employers and our students, their potential employees through presentations and discussions. Motivation of older members and number of new members has risen since we had organized these local events.  Motivated by the desire and commitment of everyone involved in the organization of previous events  we decided to bring EESTEC community to our city. Being in a heart of EESTEC world, we expect a great number of EESTECers from all around Europe to come and witness the awesomeness of Banja Luka firsthand. On previous ECM in Tallinn these working sessions were covered: International Awareness, Training sessions, Best Practices for FR, Best Practices for HR and Event Organization, Best Practices for PR, Lykeion, IT Session, Open Space Technology and LC Hangout. All participants gave their best effort to make them very productive. The goal was that the LCs had the chance to talk with each other about topics in order to exchange ideas, give advice, improve International projects and their LCs with  new knowledge. As you can see participating on ECM requires a lot of work, involvement and energy, but you don’t have a reason to worry.  We will make sure that you have enough time to recharge your batteries and blow off your steam. You will have a chance to get in touch with our customs and culture, as well as to experience Banja Luka’s exciting nightlife. What makes this years ECM special is the fact that LC Banja Luka is celebrating it’s 10th bi