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National Coordinators

National Coordinators (NCs) are motivated students or recent graduates who represent the EAS Student Group in their country. They act as the main link between local students and the wider EAS-SG community, helping to strengthen aquaculture education, research, and networking across Europe and beyond.

What National Coordinators Do

  • Encourage participation by motivating students to join EAS-SG and take part in events, workshops, and conferences
  • Share opportunities including courses, internships, job vacancies, and research projects
  • Support students interested in studying or working in their country by offering guidance and local insights
  • Build connections between students, researchers, and professionals at national and international level

Becoming a National Coordinator is a rewarding way to contribute to the aquaculture community, develop leadership skills, and support fellow students.

 

If you would like to promote EAS and EAS-SG in your country and your country is not yet represented, please contact us at eassg at aquaeas.eu.

Our Team:

  • EAS Students Representative - Group Coordinator: Silvia Natale 🇮🇹 (LinkedIn profile)

Membership Support Team

📌 What We Do:
The Membership Support Team is dedicated to growing the EAS Student Group while ensuring that students receive clear guidance, useful information, and access to valuable opportunities in aquaculture.

  • Monthly Catch Newsletter
    We curate and share a monthly overview of aquaculture related courses, job opportunities, internships, and research news for EAS student members. Launched in February 2023 and redesigned in 2024, the newsletter is published as a visually engaging PDF with direct links, deadlines, announcements, and sponsor highlights. It is released on the 20th of every month.

  • Student guidance and support
    We provide direct assistance to students who contact EAS-SG with questions related to studies, career development, mobility, or aquaculture opportunities, helping them find the right information and contacts.

  • National Coordinator recruitment
    We identify and recruit National Coordinators for countries that are not yet represented, strengthening local engagement and expanding the EAS-SG network across Europe and beyond.

  • Promotion of EAS student membership
    We actively promote EAS and EAS-SG across universities and research institutions, encouraging students to register with EAS and benefit from events, resources, and networking opportunities.

  • Map of universities and research centres
    We maintain and regularly update the interactive map of European universities and research centres involved in aquaculture. This resource is available exclusively to registered EAS members on the EAS website.

🤝 We work closely with all EAS-SG teams to ensure a supportive, well connected, and growing student community.

Content Creation and Design Team

This team shapes how EAS-SG communicates visually and creatively.

📌 What We Do:

  • Content and design development for EAS social media and the EAS website, including National Coordinator introductions, Monday Motivation posts, conference promotion, and short articles about EAS-SG activities

  • Merchandise design in collaboration with the Funding Team, from concept to final visuals

Our goal is to communicate clearly, creatively, and consistently across all platforms.

Events Organisation Team

The Events Organisation Team brings the EAS-SG community together in person.

📌 What We Do:

  • Student events at EAS conferences, including the Student Workshop, Student Reception, and social activities

  • Annual in person meeting, supporting the organisation and smooth running of the EAS-SG Annual Meeting

Have ideas, suggestions, or want to get involved? Get in touch, we would love to hear from you. Stay tuned for our next update where we introduce the final team.

Funding Team

The Funding Team ensures that EAS-SG activities are financially supported and sustainable.
📌 What We Do:

  • Sponsorship and funding acquisition for the annual workshop and other EAS-SG activities. We are proud to collaborate with long term sponsor Sparos and to welcome our new sponsor PannoniaBio.

  • Merchandise management together with the Content Creation and Design Team

  • Engagement activities at EAS conferences, connecting National Coordinators with companies and supporting networking opportunities

Past Leadership: