EU Careers is Looking for Student Ambassadors

Since 2010, more and more students across Europe have been finding out about job opportunities in the EU institutions. This is thanks to the EU Careers brand Ambassadors who represent us at universities throughout Europe. The scheme involves finding innovative ways to promote the great opportunities we have to offer. For starters, all of our Ambassadors receive comprehensive training to prepare them perfectly… Read more →

Civic Debate Online: Human Rights are Outdated

In order to strengthen civic competences in AEGEE, the Civic Education Working Group has been promoting debating throughout the year. Why? Debating was proven to improve academic achievements, critical thinking, mutual understanding, as well as communication, argumentation and interpersonal skills. In short it helps you to know more and form a better-founded opinion. Today we are taking the debate online… Read more →

Human Rights are Outdated: Opposing the Motion

In order to strengthen civic competences in AEGEE, the Civic Education Working Group has been promoting debating throughout the year. Why? Debating was proven to improve academic achievements, critical thinking, mutual understanding, as well as communication, argumentation and interpersonal skills. In short it helps you to know more and form a better-founded opinion. Today we are taking the debate online… Read more →

Human Rights are Outdated: Defending the Motion

In order to strengthen civic competences in AEGEE, the Civic Education Working Group has been promoting debating throughout the year. Why? Debating was proven to improve academic achievements, critical thinking, mutual understanding, as well as communication, argumentation and interpersonal skills. In short it helps you to know more and form a better-founded opinion. Today we are taking the debate online… Read more →

How to Have the SUmmer of Your Life: A Comprehensive Guide

Every year since 1988 young Europeans have been able to have the summer of their lives. All the unforgettable experiences, positive emotions, gained skills, amazing memories and discovered places are possible because of Summer University project, the oldest and probably the brightest project of AEGEE. This time it is also more possible than ever, so we decided to gather some… Read more →

ACTive Local of the Month of December AEGEE-Canterbury: “We Are Fighting for the European Vision in the Heartland of the Brexit Movement”

Drink your tea with milk today, because the next ACTive Local of the Month we want to present to you is based in the UK. Congratulations to AEGEE-Canterbury! The Contact Antenna organised an interesting debate about UK’s membership of the European Union. We spoke to James Kelly to find out more about their event. ACT: Congratulations! As we would like… Read more →

AEGEE-Wien for the Environment: Model United Nations in Vienna on Environment and Sustainable Development

Kyoto, Rio 20+, Paris 2015; there have been so many efforts to reach a common international environmental agreement and so much frustration among experts and the general population about a fair outcome. This is also what David Meinel, former AEGEE Liaison Officer to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), thought in May 2015 when he was wondering how young people would… Read more →

ACTive Local of the Month of November AEGEE-León: “To Spread Europtimism, You Have to Know What Europe Means!”

November 2015, the world was shocked by the attacks in Paris. Among others, the Spanish local AEGEE-León decided to take action and organised a session on the future of Europe and islamophobia, related to the Focus Area of Spreading Europtimism. Seeing that their current President, Marcos Mato Gonzales, is also a member of the Action Agenda Coordination Committee (ACT), it… Read more →