In May 2014 a new tool to rank universities got published, under the name U-multirank. With seed funding from the European Union, a consortium headed by Dr. Frans van Vught of the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) and Dr. Frank Ziegele of the Centre for Higher Education (CHE) developed a tool that covers more than 850 higher education… Read more →
The Ukrainian crisis has dominated the news in the past months. In order to show a European perspective on the situation, AEGEE-Nijmegen organised a debate night, with a broad panel of academics, policy makers and of course AEGEEans from Ukraine. The debate, titled ‘Ukraine Rising: perspectives of a European (r)Evolution’, took place on May 14th and was the kick-off for… Read more →
During Spring Agora Patra two new Contacts were announced to the Network, namely the Contacts in Dresden and Podgorica. The AEGEEan spoke with the founders of the new Contacts, Jorge Sánchez Hernández and Filip Rasovic to find out more about these new additions to the AEGEE network. Jorge Sánchez Hernández became a member of AEGEE-Alicante in April 2013 to go… Read more →
Taking into consideration that the total of the AEGEE-Europe Network consists of more than 150 locals, it is no surprise that amongst these locals differences can be found. A good example of this is AEGEE-Nijmegen, which is the only local with a drama group that writes, prepares and performs their own plays every year. The AEGEEan talked to one of… Read more →
As always, there will be different proposals discussed during Agora Patra 2014. This year, there are ten of them (and one motion). Especially for all the delegates and other interested AEGEE-members, the AEGEEan has created a ‘Proposals for Dummies’ edition, where the proposals will be shortly summarized and – if needed – explained. What are the ideas, who suggested them,… Read more →
As in every Agora, there will be different proposals discussed during Spring Agora Patra 2014. This time, there are ten of them (and one motion). Especially for all the delegates and other interested AEGEE members, The AEGEEan has created a ‘Proposals for Dummies’ edition, where the proposals will be shortly summarized and – if needed – explained. What are the… Read more →
During the Agora in Patra there will be elections held for not only new Network Commission and Juridical Commission member, but also for members of the Comité Directeur and the more specific functions of Financial Director, President and Secretary General of AEGEE-Europe. Mayri Tiido from AEGEE-Tartu decided to apply for the function of member of the Comité Directeur, where she… Read more →
During the Agora in Patra there will be elections held for not only new Network Commission and Juridical Commission members, but also for the members of the Comité Directeur and the more specific functions of Financial Director, President and Secretary General of AEGEE-Europe. Matthijs Overhaal from AEGEE-Tartu decided to apply for this last function, which means that if he gets… Read more →
It is time for The AEGEEan’s Choice Awards again! From March 10th until April 10th you can let us know who your favorites are in categories like Best Video, Most Original Mascot, Most Impressive Roll Call and, of course, Most Effective Recruitment. For the last category of Most Effective Recruitment, The AEGEEan has found five nominees, namely: AEGEE-Budapest, AEGEE-Gdańsk, AEGEE-Moskva, AEGEE-Kyiv and… Read more →
This year AEGEE-Patra and AEGEE-Cagliari will organise the Spring Agora and Autumn Agora respectively. Why did they decide to take up this big task, and what makes the Agora in their city special? The AEGEEan spoke with Aris Konstantinopoulos (President of AEGEE-Patra and Incoming Responsible for the Spring Agora) and Damiano Deidda (President of AEGEE-Cagliari) to ask them these questions… Read more →
