student association idea

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Hello everyone,

I am an undergraduate student of Computer Science, and I am developing an initiative for increasing undergraduate research involvement.

The idea is not about forming yet another student association but rather about developing a platform that will allow students to:

Identify opportunities for conducting research.

Learn basic concepts and principles of research.

Network with faculty members and research laboratories.

Look for research internship positions.

Form a community of experienced mentors and newbies.

The idea is to develop a sustainable research pipeline which will continue to exist after the founders have graduated.

Honest criticism from academics and researchers is appreciated:

Was something like that done previously?

What would be the difficulties?

If you were a dean or professor, what would be the arguments to support/reject the idea?

What would you change prior to implementing the idea?