Organization
STAR is the largest student-led organization in Europe and the organization is extensive. STAR organizes 52 activities throughout each academic year. An extensive organizational structure has grown over the past decades.
The organization applies an hierarchical structure in which the STAR Board holds executive power. The STAR Board is responsible for the continuation and daily operations. The STAR Board consists of 8 to 9 full-time members, which are newly recruited every year around August on the basis of competence and excellence. Because members of the Board are students of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, they receive a 12-month scholarship for their full-time input. A General Assembly of Members (GAM) is in place on a semi-annual basis, where the STAR Board reports its status on various topics. Reports include the association's financial and strategic position.
Long-term strategy is closely guarded by the STAR Supervisory Board, an entity consisting of prominent senior members of the organization of prior years. Whereas the financial health of the organization is closely monitored and audited by the Verification Committee (VeriCo), consisting of 3 former treasurers of the STAR Board and 2 professional accountants, which is deemed necessary with its €1.5 million revenue per year.
STAR consist of 32 committees that fall under 6 strategic pillars. The 6 strategic pillars give form to the mission of STAR, which are:
- Academic
- Community
- Publishing
- Recruitment
- Research
- Social
The Committees and Master Study Clubs embody more than 220 students that are dubbed 'active members'. Together, they represent 29 different nationalities.
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