Every year, on the 11th of November, the Network Commission celebrates its birthday, and this year, they turn twenty. To celebrate this special occasion, we interviewed a number of former Network Commissioners: Lia Touska, Mario Galea, Hanna Alajõe and Andrea Schmelz, to tell us about their time in the office, and to see how much the commission has changed. … Read more →
Have you been to AEGEE-Heidelberg’s Gala Ball? If not, find out in this article a few details about the event that took place on 20th February at the famous Heidelberg Castle. The AEGEEan: How many Gala Balls has your antenna organised so far? 19. What was the theme of this year’s edition? A Song of Fire and Ice. How many participants… Read more →
The famous German composer, musician and educator, Carl Orff, referred to fate as the “empress of the world”. It is the ever-changing force that lifts everyone into the light, or plunges them back into darkness. With this wisdom, let’s take a look at four things that were either lost or achieved within the network of AEGEE. Why organise just one?… Read more →
Many things have changed about AEGEE during its thirty year existence. However, instead of looking back at its rich history, this article will take a look at five things concerning AEGEE, and by extension Europe, from 2015 that you might not already know. Improbable spelling. Everyone who is participating in the Agora in Kiev in October may have noticed that… Read more →
In 1994 honorary member Michael Merker made a benediction for the future of AEGEE, saying that “hope is always on our side”. He made this statement, when he was writing about AEGEE’s first decennial anniversary that would take place one year later. When we look back on AEGEE’s history of its third decennial anniversary, it becomes interesting to see if… Read more →
In the last few years, the Dutch local AEGEE-Eindhoven wasn’t very active at the European level, but the new board decided to make a change and discover AEGEE beyond their own city again. Last November, they already organised a European event for their 25th anniversary, and now they got selected to host one of the upcoming Spring Network Meetings (NWM).… Read more →
Thirty years ago, a dream was born. A dream conceived by a man who wanted to see a better Europe for its citizens: Franck Biancheri. With this aim in mind, and after a conference in Paris (EGEE 1) about overcoming Europe’s integration paralysis, the Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l’Europe (AEGEE) was created. Up to this day, it… Read more →
The year 2015 marks the year that AEGEE-Europe turns 30 years old, although we surely don’t look that old yet! To prepare the birthday, the Anniversary Team has been created, which organises several events throughout the year to pay tribute to the history and future of our organisation. One of these events is the Night of the Seven Antennae, which… Read more →
Five years ago, four brave guys from Bilbao, namely Guillermo García, Txaber Tavera, Sara Ortega and Zulema Rebollo formed a team and all together took a step forward by creating AEGEE-Bilbao, in March 2009. It wasn’t easy, and doubts and difficulties were appearing all along the way, but thanks to the enthusiasm of so many people in the past five… Read more →
