The European Association of Aerospace Students (EUROAVIA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1959^[1] by a group of European students and governed by Dutch law.^[2] The main goal of the activities organized by EUROAVIA is to create connections between students and the Aerospace Industry and to stimulate its members to familiarize themselves with the different cultures of the countries^[3] that are part of the association in the fields of aerospace and engineering. As of 2023, EUROAVIA counts 43 Local Groups (Affiliated Societies) in 17 different countries from all over Europe, India and Africa, reaching up to more than 2000 members in total. ^[4] By the end of the 90’s, EUROAVIA became an affiliated member of the European Space Agency (ESA), which opened a lot of opportunities to its members. The Local Groups host a series of events; some examples are the Air Cargo Challenge, the Rocket Workshop, the Leadership Workshop, and the Train New Trainers (TNT).

In 1956, a group of students in Aachen, Germany, was inspired by the idea of founding an association that could gather all the European Aerospace students together. In 1958, they came together with students from Delft, Paris and Pisa and decided to make a call for other students for a general meeting. In this meeting, there were 30 students from 10 universities in 4 different countries. The official statutes were presented and accepted on 16 March in 1959. EUROAVIA began its work officially on 1 May in 1959.^[5]

1960 marked the first business year of the association, under the guidance of the first International Board represented by the Local Group of Aachen. The first president, Jean Roeder saw his dream brought to life with the birth of EUROAVIA. The first year brought together students from several countries in Europe and managed to bridge a gap with the industry.

In 2013, EUROAVIA geographically expanded its borders outside Europe when Adjunct Member Kourou joined the association. Furthermore, in September 2016, the association welcomed a new Prospective Adjunct Member from Egypt, Zewail City, connecting Aerospace engineering students from all over the world.

EUROAVIA today is composed of three fundamental pylons: the International Board, the Affiliated Societies and the Working Groups.

The International Events of EUROAVIA are generally organized by a Local Group in coordination with the other organs of the association. All members are invited.

• Airbus
• IFISO^[8]
• UIA
• IT Aerea
• CEAS
• UKSEDS
• NEREUS