For the first time in AEGEE history, the Pool of Representatives (PoR) that can speak on behalf of the Comité Directeur and represent AEGEE externally has been created. The PoR consists of 17 AEGEE members who share motivation, significant experience and sufficient knowledge about the organisation to be capable of giving a proper image of AEGEE towards various external stakeholders. As… Read more →
The pan-European news portal Presseurop.eu said goodbye on December 20th after the decision of the European Commission of ceasing the fundings addressed to this project. Presseurop has probably been the most relevant information point about the European Union, and by shutting it down, we are not only losing a brilliant media source, but a meeting point for us to read,… Read more →
Babbo Natale (the Italian name for Santa Claus) arrived a little late for AEGEE–Salerno. On December 29th, Network Commissioner Mattia Abis (AEGEE-Cagliari) sent an email to the Rainbow Network (Italian-speaking, Maltese antennae and the Contact of AEGEE– Europe in Lugano) announcing that the Southern Italian antenna was chosen to host the Spring Network Meeting in 2014. It was not an easy decision for Mattia… Read more →
Armenak Minasyants (AEGEE-Yerevan) has done many things in AEGEE and recently was re-elected as Policy Officer on the topic of European Integration. The AEGEEan interviewed Armenak to hear more about his time in AEGEE and his interest in the Eastern Partnership Project and more. Why did you join AEGEE? Good question! In the mid of 2010 I was looking for… Read more →
The AEGEEan’s Choice Awards is returning for the third time in connection with Agora Patra and lucky number three is the overall theme for the exciting times that all will end in a magnificent award ceremony at the big statutory event taking place in Greece later this year. Honouring 10 antennae for being outstanding in different matters. The team behind… Read more →
A conversation with rootAbility about the Green Office model and their work. Hey Felix Spira and Arian Meyer, together with two friends you established rootAbility. You were also behind the creation of the first Green Office, at Maastricht University. For those who have never heard of it, can you introduce rootAbility and the concept of a Green Office? Felix: The Green… Read more →
What about the proposals’ process? Do you know the final result, but not what happened in between? Is what was obtained exactly what the proposers wanted to? If you wondered about at least one of these things, then keep reading the interview. 1. Change of the Visitors’ selection procedure What actually changes with your proposal in the visitors’ selection process?… Read more →
Halfway December a group of AEGEE members gathered in Utrecht for the Network Meeting (NWM) ‘Key to your AEGEE future’. It was a weekend full of brainstorming about AEGEE and developing your personal skills: two aspects you need in order to work on the key to your AEGEE future! The amount of sessions and social activities were well balanced, resulting… Read more →
The first Network Meeting (NWM) «Find your inSPIRITation», organised by the young and promising antenna AEGEE-Rostov-na-Donu, has embraced the territory between Spain and Russia! So, how wide did you say a NWM usually spreads? From the 29th of November to the 1st of December AEGEEans could recharge their spirit, take part in seminars, workshops and of course entertainment programmes. Expectations… Read more →
You might have seen this smiling AEGEE-Mainz-Wiesbaden member during the Agora Rhein-Neckar where he was super busy with dealing with different problems, waking up participants early in the morning and partying with them at night. If not, you might notice him relaxed during the Agora in Zaragoza, where he was enjoying his delegate position and representing EurStory Project. Finally, you… Read more →
