NetCom Telegram June 2014

In Agora Patra we saw some changes to the Network Commission. Goodbyes had to be said to Antonija Parat, Dominique Lenssen, Holger Schmitt, Kristóf Papp, Meltem Darakcı, Patricia Anthony and Vira Kakhnych. At the same time, the Network Commission gave a warm welcome to Ana Potočnik, Balázs Kovács, Burak Topaloğlu, Lia Tuska, Maria Arends, Natalia Ivleva and later to Julia… Read more →

Introducing our new Comité Directeur

After two years with the same Comité Directeur, the Agora elected on the 3rd of May the six people who are going to live in the CD house and work for the association for the next 12 months. Paul Smits (AEGEE-Enschede), Antonija Parat (AEGEE-Zadar), Aleksandra “Ola” Kluczka (AEGEE-Kraków), Holger Shmitt (AEGEE-Berlin), Ivan Bielik (AEGEE-Brno) and Mayri Tiido (AEGEE-Tartu) are our new… Read more →

The recipe for a successful Network Meeting according to AEGEE-Leiden

They were recently chosen as Local of the Month and for a good reason. AEGEE-Leiden is going strong and what they are in particular good at is hosting events! The AEGEEan interviewed Marije Arentze from AEGEE-Leiden about the details behind their antenna hosting the spring Network Meeting (NWM) earlier this year.   The AEGEEan: Why did you apply to organize… Read more →

NetCom Times: New members of the Network Commission

During the Spring Agora Patra, six new members of the NetCom were elected, namely: Ana Potočnik (AEGEE-Ljubljana), Balázs Kovács (AEGEE-Debrecen), Burak Topaloğlu (AEGEE-Eskisehir), Lia Tuska (AEGEE-Sofia), Maria Arends (AEGEE-Groningen) and Natalia Ivleva (AEGEE-Voronezh). After the resignation of Holger Schmitt, newly elected member of Comité Directeur, Julia Fuss (AEGEE-Mannheim) got assigned the job of NetCom Assistant until the next Agora. The… Read more →

To Royal or not to Royal?

With the recent announcement about the abdication of Spanish king Juan Carlos I in favor of his son Crown Prince Felipe, the reoccurring debate about monarchies in Europe was stirred up again. The main question for all countries with a royal family is: Monarchy or Republic? In other words: to royal or not to royal?  Currently, there are twelve sovereign… Read more →

Luis Alvarado Martinez is the Young European of the Year 2014

Every year a young European, between the ages of 18 and 28, is awarded with the prestigious title of Young European of the Year by Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa. On June the 5th our current President Luis Alvarado Martinez was announced as this year’s winner for his engagement and contribution to building a different Europe and for being “a true European… Read more →

AEGEE-Leuven, Local of the Month of March: “Good teamwork and knowing each other’s strengths is our advantage”

These past days, The AEGEEan has got to know better the local that was elected as Local of the Month of March – AEGEE-Leuven! They organised a brilliant exchange between European and Palestinian students in the framework of the EuroArab Project last February, which was the reason for their nomination.  The antenna, located in the famous Belgian student city, was… Read more →