Prof.Dr. Gül Turan, Head of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of Okan University, Istanbul, opened the panel discussion of Saturday at EBM Izmir about “Non-Formal Education as a solution to (youth) unemployment”. The professor talked about the reasons of youth unemployment, its connection with education and the current situation in Turkey. Particularly, she pointed out that Turkey performed poorly in terms of… Read more →
Vishwa Yuvak Kendra and AEGEE are partners since 2010 through the Beyond Europe Flagship Project. Beyond Europe organised a series of activities tackling the Millennium Development Goals with partners from India and South Africa. One of these activities was a Case Study Trip to India. During this trip, one of the organizations that visited was Vishwa Yuvak Kendra. During this… Read more →
I remember while I was back in college I used to search for a volunteer organisation where I could use my energy and creativity to help others. Every time I tried to google any kind of non-governmental organization (NGO) I left my computer sad and unsatisfied, nothing in Armenia caught my attention or made me enthusiastic. So I quit trying… Read more →
The “Where Does Europe End” – project (WDEE) has proved to be an AEGEE success story; there have been multiple events all over Europe throughout the last years. Participants have been exploring how the European youth perceive their continent; tried to find out into which direction Europe is heading (about enlargement for example); and also discussed the development of the… Read more →
Smiles and fantastic organizers surrounded more than 250 participants who attended the EBM in Izmir 9-13th of February 2012 Three guys from Izmir, three presidents, and, most importantly, three very good friends were eager and motivated to organise an EBM that would go down in history due to its greatness. My personal judgement: Mission completed! Right from arriving in Bornova,… Read more →
The last week-end of January, the Spanish National Youth Council organised a youth meeting « Young people are looking for European program to participate », directly tackling the priorities established by the Danish presidency of the European Union under the frame of the structured dialogue process. The thematic which has been given priority in the youth field by the Danish government is… Read more →
Organising SU is not easy. It involves months of preparations, planning, excitement and fears, and above all hard work. But there is nothing more demotivating than not having enough participants. Here comes the role of PR. But where can this be more visible than in a statutory event? Unfortunately, this year the Agora dates are just after the deadline for… Read more →
Attention please! As the AEGEE world knows, AEGEE-Beograd and AEGEE-Istanbul are twins. We connected two continents and two locals and established a beautiful friendship- but it would not be possible without the help of all of us. This is our story: Once upon a time, there was an amazing world called AEGEE. The citizens of this world were … Read more →
This local is considered as one of the most hospitable locals in AEGEE, their brand drink is wine, their surnames are simply non-pronounceable for most AEGEE people. Ladies and Gentlemen, we are proud to announce our new Local of the Month – AEGEE-Tbilisi! In December AEGEE-Tbilisi successfully organised the very first Network Meeting in Caucasus “Lights, Camera, Action!” and hosted… Read more →
“Back in 2003, when I didn’t know about NetCom, when the board of my antenna didn’t have the answers to my questions, I’ve read the Members’ Manual. That was the second best thing I’ve ever done in AEGEE!”, those are the incisive words expressed by Michele Turati on AEGEE forum. Hopefully, a lot of new and old members will find… Read more →
