The BEST, as an organization, was created by a group of students in Berlin, Germany in March 1989. The idea! The creation of an organization "by students for students", which will offer them the opportunity to enter Europe, promoting communication, cooperation and exchange of ideas among European Students. Soon, the idea of BEST was spread and in Greece. A year later the first Greek Local Group was created in Patra. In Greece until now there are four groups in four local polytechnic schools:

Faculty of the University of Patras (BEST Patras)

Technical University of Crete (BEST Chania)

National Technical University of Athens (BEST Athens)

Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (BEST Thessaloniki)

BEST Thessaloniki was created in spring 1999 by motivation of the Polytechnic School students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It is aimed at students engineers of the Polytechnic School and all students studying science and technology in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, while members are undergraduate and postgraduate students of A.U.TH.

The Group of Thessaloniki, despite the fact that it is the latest one, is not lacking  in activity than the other Greek groups.

Let us make a brief flashback:
 

• Autumn 2000: it was successfully organised the first annual meeting of the Greek groups BEST (Greek Meeting I)

• Spring 2001: The "It's All Greek To Me" was the first international seminar of the group with the support of the Greek Language School in which 20 students from across Europe made... their first steps in Greek language.

• Summer 2002: The first cultural exchange of the group took place with the local group of Warsaw, on the "industrial production of wine".

• Autumn 2002: It took place the second International seminar of the group on "Have you ever put your life in hot water?", with the support of Hydraulics and Environment Faculty of A.U.TH.

• Spring 2003: The fourth annual meeting of greek local groups in Thessaloniki (Greek Meeting IV). The "Imagine a modern-BEST City" was the third International Seminar of our group, on current trends in urban planning.

• Winter 2003: Cultural Exchange with the group of Leuven in Belgium, with  topic "Exploring the Wetlands of Macedonia".

• Spring 2004: Trainshop "beRICHER", international training seminar for students-members of the organization regarding methods to identify and manage financial resources of local groups.

• Autumn 2004: "Applications in Information and Communication Society". International and educational seminar of the group on telecommunications and new technologies.

• Spring 2005: Perhaps the biggest event in the history of the local group. With the local groups of Chania and Athens the general assembly of the organization was organized for about 300 students-members in Georgioupolis Chania.

• Autumn 2005: A Local Meeting of the Greek and Italian BEST teams was organised . (Regional Meeting 05)

• Winter 2005: Participation for the first time in the Money Show as a non-governmental organization and presentation of our activities.

• Spring 2006: Spring seminar on urban planning in connection with the aquatic element "Re-Design your city: Learn how to live with water!". The seminar was held with the cooperation of the faculty of Architecture and the Thessaloniki Port Authority. Local engineering competition with the participation of students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki  during the ''Student Week''. Cultural exchange with the group of Gothenburg, Sweden on "Gender equality in technical professions." The second part of cultural exchange was held in August of 2006.

• Winter 2006: Participation in the second Money Show as a non-governmental organisation with a workshop on "Technical Education in Greece". The workshop was attended by the chairman of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Mr Angelidis and the chairman of the Electrical and Mechanical Association of Northern Greece, Mr Chomsioglou.

• Spring 2007: Academic seminary entitled "Home ... Smart Home!". The seminar was organised in collaboration with the departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Civil Engineering with the participation of 30 European and 20 Greek students. Organizers of the second local engineering competition for students of A.U.TH. on renewable energy. The competition was held during the ''Student Week''. Cultural exchange with the local group of Brussels, Belgium on the historical and cultural interest of coastal Greek cities.

• Spring 2008: Engineering competition entitled ''Can you survive...the competition?'' on solar energy with the participation of 20 European and 20 Greek students. Cultural exchange with the local group of Riga during the August of 2008.

Today BEST Thessaloniki is among the most active groups in the Local Region, while tending to be established in the Community of the Polytechnic School as one of the largest student bodies aiming in  European Guidance.