Patricia Anthony

Yellow shirts, Sexy Calendars and Classy Bowties – The stories behind the Nominees for the Best Merchandise Award

Different antennae in our network have different ways to promote themselves and do fundraising. Mostly used is AEGEE t-shirts of which there exist numerous different versions. Last week we heard the story about one of the most popular t-shirts, the AEGEE-Zaragoza “I love Jamón”, and this week The AEGEEan is focusing on the three other nominees of the best merchandise… Read more →

Higher Education all over Europe

The AEGEEan caught up with project manager Diana Yolova of  the Higher Education Days Project, asking her questions about why her team should win The AEGEEans Choice Awards 2012 for best project. The AEGEEan: “What was the main focus of the Higher Education Days (HED) project in 2011?” Diana: “The focus of HED from the beginning until the end of… Read more →

First Look Into EBM Valletta 2013

It was recently announced that the EBM 2013 will be hosted by AEGEE-Valletta. An event that will bring approximately 300 participants from all over Europe to the sunny island of Malta in February next year.  The AEGEEan caught up with the president of AEGEE-Valletta Chris Frendo to congratulate him with the selection as host of EBM 2013 and to get… Read more →

Best Dressed Girl Award

“Nossa, Nossa assim voce me mataaa, ai se eu te pego, ai ai se eu te pego,” If you do not know this song, then you must be living under a rock because it has been playing all over clubs and radios for some time now. And for sure, the same words uttered by Michel Telo’ may have come to… Read more →

Getting the VFWG Back On Track

Why vote for the Visa Freedom Working Group (VFWG) to win the AEGEEan Choice Award 2012 rewarding the most efficient Working Group of 2011? When the VFWG was taking what seemed to be its last breath last year, Jana Pokorna (AEGEE-Istanbul/AEGEE-Praha) and the rest of the motivated VFWG members picked it up and put it back on its wheels. The… Read more →

Success Stories, Fresh Ideas and New Opportunities

Curious about what the Youth Unemployment (YuE) Project did in 2011? Curious about why YuE should win the AEGEEans Choice Award 2012 rewarding the best project in AEGEE in 2011? You will most likely find your answers right here. What is the Youth Unemployment Project dealing with? When thinking about graduation, what pops up in your mind? The answer may be… Read more →

I like it, like it Jamón

AEGEE-Zaragoza is one of the most famous antennae in the AEGEE Network. This fame derives partly because of the highly efficient branding campaign that they have done over the past couple of years with their “I love Jamon” t-shirts and stickers.  The original idea was originated by the masterminds of AEGEE-Zaragoza. Jonathan del Castillo Gil from AEGEE-Zaragoza took the responsibility… Read more →

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Learning through sports in AEGEE

This summer more than 30 Summer Universities contaning content related to sports will be organised by young Europeans in AEGEE locals all over Europe. They include everything from rafting to canoeing, scuba-diving, bicycle trips and much more. It is not only the Summer Universities (SU) that use active activities to promote volunteering, non-formal education and learning. Sport activities in general… Read more →