Various attempts were made over the next twelve years, but no organization was able to form a sustainable structure to reconnect electrical engineering students in Europe.

They exchanged ideas with professional organizations such as IEEE, EUREL and SEFI, and in January 1985 wrote the first letter to all former EURIELEC member universities, inviting them to take part in a new international annual conference for electrical engineering students, which they later named EESTIC (Electrical Engineering STudents International Conference).

[6] The inaugural gathering was held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, between April 27 and May 3, 1986, and was attended by 50 students from 33 different cities in 17 different countries (Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, England, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, West Germany and Yugoslavia).

The official seat was assigned to Ghent, Belgium, and the concept of NatComs (National Committees) was introduced, as a single point of contact for each country.

[6] The following years saw a growth in the organization, as countries like Greece, Denmark, Bulgaria, Israel, Malta, GDR, Russia, and Romania were accepted and became active.

Although the EESTEC acronym was kept, the full name was changed to Electrical Engineering STudents European association to reflect the year-round activities.

The annual meeting was also renamed from "Conference" to "Congress", and the first international board was elected, consisting of a chairman (Peter Zijlema from The Netherlands) and one vice-chairman (Pawel Karlowski from Poland).

[8] Two new members for the third international board were elected during the following Congress in Vienna in 1991: Zsolt Berend from Hungary as chairman, and Yoed Nehoran from Israel as vice-chairman.

[10] Also in 1995, the NatComs were eliminated, giving each LC (Local Committee) direct representation at the EESTEC activities, and its own levels of engagement.

The exchange of ideas and experience among Electrical Engineering and Computer Science students is made possible through the activities of the association.

The international bureau (IB) serves as the record keeper of EESTEC and is responsible for archiving all the material data of the organization.

On each, the next is elected by the GA. As a supraorganization, the membership in EESTEC is open to electrical engineering and computer science student groups in universities, institutes, and schools of technology.

Topics for workshops are mainly chosen based on technologies in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, economics or soft-skills.

Its aim is to give students the opportunity to easily search for internships, jobs, Bachelor, Master and PhD study programs.

ECM was a meeting where the chairpersons of all LCs, JLCs, and Observers participate to share experiences, contribute to the future development of EESTEC, and be coached on how to run a Local Committee.

ECM lasts for five days, offering working sessions and discussions about organizing events and cooperation on the international level.