Best Dressed Guy Award

Boys boys boys, our organisation is full of good looking boys and we at The AEGEEan had an idea to make a fun little “competition” out of it. We are in the full creation of The AEGEEans Choice Awards 2012, and since it is the first time that it is being organised we should probably explain a bit about how… Read more →

Social Innovation: An unconventional story, don’t dare to read.

(Last week I represented AEGEE-Europe in a social hearing on Social Innovation. Here is some food for thought as the outcome of couple of hours spent there.) Governments, academics, private sectors, they are all trying to survive and solve this infamous ‘times of crisis’. But there doesn’t seem to be any progress. Although politicians are trying to convince us with… Read more →

WDEE Success in Scandinavia

In the coming weeks you will all be voting for the AEGEE Award Best Project 2012 rewarding the most efficient project of 2011. So the question is who had the most effective project team last year? Over the next weeks, The AEGEEan will try to inspire you to choose a project team that, in your opinion, deserves the award.  … Read more →

ALF = AEGEE Likes Friends

Do you know what AEGEE-Riga, AEGEE-Tartu and AEGEE-Valletta have in common? In the Facebook era, we could say they have a friend in common: the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF), a network can open many doors to their members and facilitate the foundation of new projects. AEGEE-Riga were the last ones who “added this friend”, just a few weeks ago. The… Read more →

Promoting Study in Europe

On 24 February 2012 AEGEE-Yerevan together with Erasmus Mundus Association and Yerevan State University within the Mobility Action Days of AEGEE Eastern Partnership Project organised “Starting your Erasmus Mundus Event”. The aim of the event was to spread information about the Erasmus Mundus Programme around Armenian students and help them with the steps of applying to the programme. The opening ceremony… Read more →

European School 2 Castelló – Experiencing the Potential

“Can you imagine the potential of this group in Europe?” Sergio Casado, participant from AEGEE-Granada asked during the last reflection session of the week. The room became silent. We all felt the magical atmosphere surrounding us. Now, ten days later, I think I have finally found the right answer to his question: our potential is limitless. In the following paragraphs… Read more →

EDE 2012 grows a Tree of Sustainability

Spring is a time of bloom of new initiatives, ideas and campaigns. And the great time for great ideas, new projects and endless creativity is around the corner! Fortunately, AEGEE is not exception and this spring Environmental Working Group (EnWG) presents brand new concept of European Day of Environment (EDE) 2012. The AEGEEan had the chance to be the first… Read more →

Repetition is the mother of learning

”Repetitio est mater studiorum” (“Repetition is the mother of learning”), says the Latin proverb. What’s the point of repeating and how does it manifest? While some people will take this opportunity to affirm what they already know, the others will think that this is boring. But what if you can ”repeat” some things in a new and original way? Is… Read more →