A small and beautiful town called Ogre is located almost in the middle of Latvia. Ogre? Yes, you understood correctly. But nothing to worry – there are no monsters or cannibals in the town as you could misunderstand by the name. On the contrary, it is a very peaceful town. The only thing that could give a cause to think… Read more →
At The AEGEEan we often hear that members of AEGEE feel intimitated to approach “famous” AEGEEans. These people may have so much fame because they are active members, working on the European Level, such as in the Comité Directeur, or in the Network Commission, being there to serve and protect antennae across the Network. The AEGEEan is trying to break… Read more →
At EBM Izmir, remember The AEGEEan interviewing locals at the AEGEE Fair? First up were AEGEE-Beograd and AEGEE-Istanbul and for the second round Stephanie Müller, our editor-in-chief, interviewed AEGEE-León and AEGEE-Peiraias, as these antennae are twin antennae, they have been for quite a while, and are setting a good example of why the twin antenna program works. This month, one of… Read more →
Marko Grdošić – President July made Brussels quite calm, and the level of meetings went down. The last one happening was with the Coalition of Civil Society organizations on the Erasmus for All proposal. From the beginning of the year, we have been working a lot on lobbying for our space inside of the proposal, stronger youth inclusion, recognition of… Read more →
AEGEE- Utrecht has its very own local event committee: MestadCie (which translates to something like ‘my own little city’), which regularly organises local events that are not only fun, but also often have a deeper meaning behind them. Maartje Natrop, President of the Mestadcie: “In this way, we keep members of our antenna entertained but also inform them about… Read more →
1. Keep calm and follow the ‘‘Rules’’! The key to fun and excitement is the discipline and the rules that are recognised and obeyed by everyone. Traveling Summer University “GandaGana” had its own codex of rules that were hung in the TSU house. To make them more memorable and enjoyable we styled them up in a classic “Keep Calm..” phrases… Read more →
One should never underestimate the impact of intercultural dialogue in the life as soon as one is in contact with people from foreign countries. Even travelling abroad irregularly reveals some cultural differences. In AEGEE (and other international organisations) we are going further. I have been AEGEE member for six years and I have learnt something new every year. In fact,… Read more →
In most of the booklets, documents and presentations we are proudly saying that AEGEE has a participatory status at the Council of Europe. Have you ever wondered what it actually means? The Council of Europe is an institution that has for sure marked AEGEE the most on our road. The Council of Europe strives for human rights, democracy and participation… Read more →
He is one of the best known faces in AEGEE. No matter if you were a newbie or an oldie at the Spring Agora Enschede , he is one of those people you have heard about thanks to his many accomplishments. He is the founder of AEGEE- Düsseldorf, former president of the Members Commission, active member of the Academy; you… Read more →
Let’s face it. Borders do exist, otherwise we would not be fighting so hard to bring them down. It is nice to know that some people continue fighting this battle even on their vacation. This year’s Parisian Summer University took place in cooperation with the Visa Freedom Working Group and broadened the horizons of all of their participants. The charm… Read more →
