About Us

“Shape the Future of Science, Society & Technology in Europe”

The European Inter-University Association on Society, Science and Technology (ESST) is an association of universities who jointly teach and carry out research in the field of social, scientific and technological developments. Universities from across Europe are members of the association, which is registered as a non-profit organisation in Belgium. The intention behind establishing the association was to strengthen education and research within the field of Society, Science and Technology (STS).

ESST Meetings

ESST representatives meet twice a year, one in the spring (May) and one in the autumn (November).
The Board of Directors Meeting is the central platform for discussion. In the Spring Board meeting the main focus is on the first semester activities. In the autumn meeting the focus is on the selection of specialisations and student mobility. In practice this means that most representatives of the second semester universities (those who only provide a second semester) only attend the autumn meeting.

Since most representatives are present during the autumn meeting, the General Assembly is organized during this meeting. Additionally, one session is spent on research (the Workshop).

Also the members of the Bureau meet twice a year. Bureau meetings
always precede Board meetings in order to prepare these.

During the Board meeting one member of the host university will give a lecture after the lunch. This enables the visibility of research activities among the members.