Watching Eurovision 2013 with the AEGEE family

Whether you watch it with your family, with your friends or with The AEGEEan, it doesn’t matter if some songs are “ unlisteneable” or just awesome, if some performances are genious or lame, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is always a unique experience, that keeps fascinating Europeans year after year, and is always the subject of discussions and emotions.  Watching… Read more →

Charlemagne Youth Prize for Europe on Track

On May 7th 2013 AEGEE reached another milestone in its history when Europe on Track – Capture the Future of Europe won the Charlemagne Youth Prize for best European youth project. An achievement with great international significance and which, when you look at it in a broader perspective, provides us with a variety of promises and opportunities. Mathieu Soete: “Getting… Read more →

When talking about sustainability in AEGEE

What do AEGEE members understand when talking about sustainability? Where did they learn about this? And how would they like AEGEE to be involved with this topic? Finding out the answers to these questions was the aim of the survey on sustainability which was completed by almost 120 people from over 60 locals all around the network. Both multiple choice… Read more →

Youth unEmployment Team in Brussels: Fresh ideas & Enthusiasm!

The AEGEE Youth UnEmployment (YuE) Project Team decided to skip the traditional Skype meeting and instead meet up in Brussels. The team held their meeting in AEGEE head office between the 12th and the 14th of April with the project leader, Florence Franks (European School of Entrepreneurship – ESE); Beata Matuszka (Comité Directeur); FR Responsible, David García Rodríguez (AEGEE-León); and… Read more →

Setting up shop

You remember Lauren, right? Some months ago she started paying a bit more attention to the food she was eating. She found out more about our food system, like the concept of seasonality of fruits and vegetables or the way some food products travel half across the globe before landing on our plates. She also learned about alternatives, such as… Read more →

Local of the Month AEGEE-Istanbul is spreading ideas about volunteering and the AEGEE spirit everywhere

In May the honour of Local of the Month goes to AEGEE-Istanbul, an active AEGEE body, full of enthusiastic fresh and experienced members. Read more about AEGEE-Istanbul in this article… The AEGEEan: Before we start talking about your successful Network Meeting (NWM) in Istanbul, can you tell us more about AEGEE-Istanbul? What are the things well-structured  for AEGEE-Istanbul? AEGEE-İstanbul was… Read more →