ESN UEK Cracow (Erasmus Student Network - Cracow University of Economics) is a part of a Europe-wide student organisation. Its goal is to support and develop student exchange on a local, national and international level. It is composed of around 13,500 members in over 530 local sections in 40 countries in Higher Education Institutions, including universities, polytechnics, and university colleges. The network offers its services to around 160,000 international students. ESN facilitates the social and personal integration of international students. The local ESN sections offer help, guidance and valuable information to both exchange students and students doing a full degree abroad. ESN provides information about academic exchange programmes and student mobility in general. In a wide variety of its volunteer work, ESN UEK Cracow works to improve the soft skills of its members by participating in training meetings and taking part in webinars.