From 12 to 14 September, I had the opportunity to represent UNIgreen at the European Student Ambassador Forum (EUSAF) 2024. Organised by the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), the forum brought together students from across Europe, creating a dynamic platform to exchange visions, experiences and views on higher education and the workings of the alliances we all represented.
During the forum, we took part in various workshops, including brainstorming sessions in small groups, discussions in large teams and debates in lecture theatres. One of the main activities was a poster competition where each participant had to present their alliance. I won third place, which gave me the chance to take part in an additional debate. This opportunity allowed me to speak in more depth about UNIgreen and to defend the values of sustainability that our alliance supports in front of the whole assembly.
Beyond these structured sessions, the forum was an incredible human adventure. I met over 50 students from countries as diverse as Iceland, Estonia, Croatia, Norway and Portugal. We shared our ideas, compared our values and often discovered that, despite our different backgrounds, we had similar convictions.
I would like to warmly thank the ESN Erasmus student network for all their work in organising this event. The forum added another stone to the edifice of creating a European identity, reinforcing the importance of unity and common purpose among students.
Simon HOUDOUIN
UNIgreen Ambassador – SupBiotech Engineering School of Biotechnology
