Summer Universities

SU Story: AEGEE Soldiers in the Land of Vampires and Palinka

The journey of brave AEGEE members from eleven different countries around Europe started on August the 2nd. During two weeks they were travelling through the west of Romania, discovering the enchantment and hospitality of the people, and enjoying the beautiful landscapes of the mountains and the cities from this country. This trip started in Timisoara and passed over Oradea, the… Read more →

SU Story: Discover Undiscovered

“Im anune Hayastan e” or in English “My name is Armenia!” Funny to say, but this short sentence in Armenian, highly promoted by Alberto Lenza from AEGEE-Firenze, has easily become one of the official slogans of AEGEE-Yerevan  Summer University (SU) in 2012, entitled “Discover Undiscovered” and for sure, it will stay in memories of all participants and firstly organisers. There… Read more →

SU Story: Where is Moldova?

Moldova is not a well-known country, but one would regret not to explore this country with its culture, cuisine, people and places. Just ask the young people from seven European countries who participated in the Summer Course “Smile – Don’t worry, be happy” of AEGEE-Chişinău, which can be summarised with: cultural exchange, unique places, surprises, adventure, fun and smiling people!… Read more →

SU Story: »From Madrid to the Sky«

 »De Madrid al cielo (From Madrid to the sky)« is the official slogan for the Spanish capital. However, for us, participants of the SU “Waka Waka Madrid Waka,” it should be renamed to »From Madrid to heaven!« Because… those two weeks in Madrid were nothing, but paradise. In two weeks’ time we have not only had the opportunity to discover every bit of… Read more →

SU Story: AEGEE-Athina Summer University 2012: Like there, nowhere!

Hello my dearest readers, and welcome to my article about my experiences participating in the AEGEE-Athina Summer University. In a minute I will tell you all about my time in Greece, visiting the cities of Athens and Nafplion and the beautiful island of Lefkada, but before I continue I would first like to state something else. I could have written… Read more →

SU Story: Lost in the Hungarian “Puszta” – a Survivor Guide for Beginners

One week before our European School Summer University (ESSU) had started, a strange thought occurred to me; are we really ready to face this challenge? I heard our last Summer University (SU) took place years ago (ending in a scandal!) and now not only I do not even know everyone in the team, but also we are planning to implement… Read more →

SU Story: Portugese summer

The biggest event of a small antenna –  AEGEE-Porto Invicta Summer University. 22 participants from León to Helsinki came to Porto and enjoyed the diverse program. After months of preparation, the day has finally come. Participants arrived during the afternoon of the 27th July at the hostel were the group stayed for three nights. The crew started to feel Porto’s… Read more →

SU Story: Akragas in the Kingdom of SEAcily

Agrigento, Summer University 2012 Fifty participants from all corners of Europe – Spain, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, above eighty applications for this Summer University, more than three months of organisers’ hard work, and we arrived in the Kingdom of SEAcily. Akragas is the ancient name of Agrigento, one of the oldest… Read more →