During the first weekend of February, the Tripulación 4.0. (team consisting of Luis Alvarado and his subcommissioners who are the ones responsible for Portugese, Spanish and French locals) met in Madrid for a weekend of hard work and some donuts. What the team did during two whole days, was to shut away in a room of the Spanish Youth Council… Read more →
If somebody tells you that organising a Summer University (SU) is like organising any other ordinary event – don’t believe it! Organising a SU binds you way more and is a lot more interesting and, make no mistake, more difficult. Organising starts in the autumn of the previous year, but the efforts will be rewarding as SU’s are the most… Read more →
We are happy to introduce you the Academy’s newest members, Katre Helena, Hara Kogkou and Kathrin Renner. Katre Helena I am Katre-Helena from AEGEE-Tartu and I have been an AEGEE member already for quite a few years. AEGEE has changed me in many ways and I have never regretted joining it. Now being in Academy will give me finally a… Read more →
There are seven billions inhabitants in the world, seven billions definitions of a woman. Motherhood, caregiver, fragile, sexy, femininity, guilty, purity and many others… Sadly, majority of these seven billions forget a very basic reality; above all, she is a human. She breathes, she feels, she loves, she hates, she cries, she protests… She is not a material he or… Read more →
It is no secret that because of the revolution of Facebook we sometimes stumble upon seeing friends congratulating another person because of his/her birthday. This is normal, but what might seem less normal is when the same people post a “happy birthday” message on the wall of a stuffed animal. However, that is exactly what is happening on more and… Read more →
Today was a very special day for me. No, I didn’t get married, neither did I give birth, the graduation is not the case either. “So what happened?” the reader would ask. My blindness is gone. And I am not talking about physical abilities here. What I am referring to is much bigger and more important, something that can’t be… Read more →
+ Do you know what the Working Groups did in February? + Are you aware of what kind of tasks they develop and which topics they are tackling? + Do want to know more about them but actually you never had the chance to do so? Here you are the Issue 2 of the Working Groups’ Monthly Newsletter – February 2012. You… Read more →
The challenge was given: 10 months to raise 20 000 €. Following the official announcement from the Comité Directeur on 20th January 2012, AEGEE-Budapest set to work as the official organisers of Agora Budapest that will take place between 31st October and 4th November 2012. As with every event, raising a sufficient amount of funds is crucial. After a brainstorming session… Read more →
Quite some time passed since the EBM, or at least it seems like that to me. I was thinking about the EBM, the people there and my mind stopped for a moment that I considered very significant. It was during the “Freedom of Speech: activists or militarists” workshop: Gizem stands there, goes to the center of the room and starts… Read more →
Over the years the flag stealing game in AEGEE has developed to a battle in between locals in stealing not only flags, but also mascots and toilet paper belonging to other locals or their members. If you ever consider taking the risk of stealing a flag or another valuable item from another antenna, there are a few things to consider… Read more →
