Few weeks ago, The AEGEEan family saw Marije Arentze (AEGEE-Leiden) resigning for her role of Editor of the Network section. After an internal open call, Svenja van der Tol was elected as the new Editor. To keep up with the tradition, she is from the Netherlands too, being a member of AEGEE-Nijmegen.
The AEGEEan: Svenja, describe yourself!
Svenja: I’d love to! As you probably already guessed, my name is Svenja, and I am a 21-year old member of AEGEE-Nijmegen. Currently I am studying Dutch Language, but I prefer to spend my time on AEGEE-related business, writing, being crazy and other fun things. I started at AEGEE-Nijmegen as the Secretary of the board, and it was during this year that I fell in love with the organisation. Therefore, after my boardyear, I stayed active within AEGEE-Nijmegen (being a member of the advisory board and president of two committees) and started to get more involved with the European level by applying as a journalist for the AEGEEan. And I don’t regret a single moment.
The AEGEEan: Why did you apply for the Network section?
I wanted to contribute even more to the AEGEEan than I already did as a Journalist and Proofreader and I got the trust to do it from my lovely teammembers. So, I decided to just go for it and apply – and the rest is history as they say.
The AEGEEan: What is the Network to you?
The Network is like Neverland, where everybody stays young and has the time of their life. On a more serious note: it’s a collection of the most awesome students groups Europe has to offer, and I want to discover all of the cities and countries that are part of it!
The AEGEEan: What do you think can be improved in your section and in The AEGEEan in general?
I would like to have more regular articles within my section, but this will also depend on what the locals are organising (hint, hint: just contact me if you have an awesome activity coming up!) of course. For The AEGEEan, it would basically be the same. Right now, we have great articles with a lot of variety, but I’d love to read even more articles – and I’m sure this counts for all AEGEEans.
The AEGEEan: Are you planning to introduce any changes to your section?
For now, I would like to pay more attention to the Summer Universities, since they are one of the most well-known activities AEGEE organizes. After that, I’ll have to see what good things can be continued and where there is room for improvement – in my opinion there always is.
Written by Erika Bettin, AEGEE-Venezia