SA . ▁▁ ▁The ▁International ▁Board ▁is ▁the ▁supre me ▁executive ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁association . ▁Its ▁members ▁are ▁elected ▁at ▁an ▁International ▁Council ▁Me eting ▁( IC M ) ▁( which ▁consists ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁National ▁Gr oups ) ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁period . ▁The ▁International ▁Board ' s ▁respons ib ilities ▁include ▁the ▁overall ▁co - ord ination ▁of ▁the ▁organisation ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁including ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁member ▁groups ▁both ▁locally ▁and ▁nation ally . ▁The ▁International ▁Board ▁also ▁co - ordinates ▁and ▁develop s ▁EL SA ' s ▁collaboration ▁with ▁various ▁international ▁organis ations ▁and ▁institutions , ▁govern ments , ▁law ▁fir ms , ▁and ▁companies ▁across ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Identity ▁EL SA ' s ▁ 3 5 0 ▁university - based ▁local ▁groups ▁and ▁ 4 4 ▁national ▁groups ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁international ▁board ▁are ▁entirely ▁student - managed ▁and ▁admin ister ed . ▁Similar ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁franch ise , ▁each ▁group ▁creates ▁its ▁own ▁plan ▁of ▁operation ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁overall ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁association . ▁Each ▁group ▁rec ruits ▁and ▁trains ▁its ▁volunte er ▁execut ives ▁and ▁mark ets ▁EL SA ' s ▁program mes ▁to ▁the ▁academic ▁and ▁business ▁community . ▁In ▁combination ▁with ▁the ▁university ▁curr icul um , ▁EL SA ▁prepar es ▁its ▁members ▁for ▁their ▁future ▁entry ▁into ▁professional ▁life , ▁especially ▁when ▁working ▁in ▁an ▁international ▁environment . ▁The ▁philosophy ▁of ▁EL SA ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁statements ▁regarding ▁its ▁vision , ▁purpose , ▁and