Terms and Conditions of INNOTECS Membership
Agreement Upon Registration: Upon registration, your institute agrees to:
Support the INNOTECS network as a member. Pay the entrance and annual membership fees upon receiving the initial invoice. Acknowledge that your organization's website will be featured on the INNOTECS website.
Definitions:
Board Members: Group responsible for ensuring the continuity of the network. Members: Schools joining the INNOTECS network. Technical Education/Studies: Studies encompassing engineering, construction, carpentry, mechanics, metalwork, electricity, energy, chemical and process, woodworking, graphics, design, ICT, computing, and other applied sciences and modern technology. Membership Accessibility: Membership is open to any public, semi-public, or private school at VET or higher education levels offering a variety of programs in technical studies. Representation at INNOTECS can be by the principal or a board member/director of the technical studies department. No limit on members/schools per country.
INNOTECS Platform Offers:
Information sharing on technical education. Addressing common future needs in European education. Connecting the technical industry and stakeholders with European schools. Facilitating new activities among members (students, teachers & management) via the website and annual conferences. Each member can add their website link to the INNOTECS website. Focus of Board Members:
President: Presides over the network, general assembly, and board debates. Vice President: Assumes the president's role during their absence. Secretary General: Manages the network's administration. Treasurer: Handles the network's finances. Responsibilities of All Board Members:
Effort towards enlarging and representing the network. Organization of annual conferences on technical education. Keeping the website up-to-date. Focus of Members:
Representation at conferences and the general assembly. One vote per organization at the general assembly. Active participation in discussions and future projects. Willingness to engage in international projects in technical education. Recruitment of project partners among INNOTECS members. Sharing information about internships, study visits, or exchanges. Serving as a point of contact for INNOTECS members organizing internships or exchanges. Interest in participating in or offering study programs in technical industries for other INNOTECS members. Actively seeking new members. Approval of INNOTECS Membership: Applicants will be approved by the INNOTECS board.
End of Membership:
Resignation by a letter to the secretary-general before July 1st of the next academic year. Termination or bankruptcy of the school. Following a period of non-payment of 2 years.