NetCom Times: Meet the New Faces Behind Network Commission

by Lia Tuska on December 21, 2015 in Network

During Autumn Agora Kyїv, six new members of the Network Commission (NetCom) were elected, namely: Lavinia Ţole (AEGEE-București), Lisa Gregis (AEGEE-Bergamo), Loes Rutten (AEGEE-Utrecht), Malwina Zielińska (AEGEE-Toruń), Mareike Wegener (AEGEE-Aachen/Köln), Melissa Carreres Candela (AEGEE-Alicante). Their term started on the 1st of December and they have already had a meeting in Brussels to discuss about their future plans. Let’s find out what they are preparing for the upcoming term! The AEGEEan:… Read more →

Faces of Agora Kyïv: Alya Vykhodtseva and Viktoria Leonenko

by Gabriela Geana on December 20, 2015 in People

Alya Vykhodtseva and Viktoria Leonenko are just two of the most active members during Agora Kyïv. Alya was in the PR team and Viktoria was external communication and University team leader. They both learned a lot from this experience and enjoyed it while doing so. Naturally, because they did an amazing job, they were also nominated for Member of the… Read more →

Local of the Month AEGEE-Aachen: “We Really Are a Group of Friends”

by Katja Sontag on December 19, 2015 in Local of the Month

Surely all of you have already encountered the famous mascot of AEGEE-Aachen somewhere in Europe. Now, the German local became the Local of the Month. The AEGEEan talked to two of AEGEE-Aachen’s new board members, Leonie Riebesam and Malte Berrenberg, about the antenna, their recipe for success and their potential plans for an Agora application. With around 120 members, of… Read more →

Why same-sex marriage does matter

by Ander Guerrero Ruíz on December 18, 2015 in Beyond AEGEE

Ten years ago, Spain became a pioneer in human rights and broke with many former types of being a conservative and closed minded country. Ten years ago, the Spanish government approved same-sex marriage and adoption. And, everything changed… for a better society. Many arguments and positions were raised during the campaign for the approval of same-sex marriage for many months.… Read more →

Meet the Mediation Commission 2015-2016

by Erika Bettin on December 17, 2015 in European Bodies

One of the elections that took place in Kyiv was the Mediation Commission. In a twist, four people decided to run on the last minute, but their gamble paid off since they got the trust from the Agora. We asked some questions to know them better. Ana Gancearuc (AEGEE-Chişinău), apart from AEGEE, she likes running, hiking, swimming, photographing, reading and… Read more →

EPM Leiden 2016: A Meeting Filled With AEGEE Spirit

by Theodora Giakoumelou on December 16, 2015 in EPM, European Events

As February is getting closer, everyone is getting more and more excited for the upcoming European Planning Meeting (EPM) 2016 hosted by AEGEE-Leiden. With a very hot topic as the “Refugees in Europe – Europe vs. the Rest: Change of Perspective?” the Core-Team in Leiden is almost ready to present their participants with an unforgettable experience including some very important sessions… Read more →

Meet AEGEE-Bakı: “There is No Distance When it Comes to Co-operation”

by Willem Laurentzen on December 15, 2015 in Network

One of the AEGEE locals that lies furthest to the east is AEGEE-Bakı, situated on a small peninsula in the Caspian Sea. You might think of them as a remote or different local, but nothing could be more wrong. If you spoke to them, you’d meet nothing but the most kind, open, and, above all, enthusiastic members, who organise the… Read more →

4 Things You Didn’t Know Happened in AEGEE’s History

by Willem Laurentzen on December 13, 2015 in Funny, History

The famous German composer, musician and educator, Carl Orff, referred to fate as the “empress of the world”. It is the ever-changing force that lifts everyone into the light, or plunges them back into darkness. With this wisdom, let’s take a look at four things that were either lost or achieved within the network of AEGEE. Why organise just one?… Read more →

Local Training Courses Among the Network

by Raluca Radu on December 12, 2015 in Network

New AEGEE members need to be motivated in order to get active and discover everything that the association has to offer them and what they can offer to, in order to both develop. That’s why, there is Local Training Course which is designed for locals that want to train and motivate their members. A weekend long training will combine the acquiring… Read more →

Meet Emily Zerling Who “Always Felt Very European”

by Willem Laurentzen on December 11, 2015 in People

Do not be afraid, the isle is full of noises, sounds, and students, that express their delight for AEGEE. Sometimes a thousand young people in Britain will speak about Europe, and sometimes these voices will form an antenna that seems so natural that it looks like it had been awoken from a long sleep. After being founded almost half a… Read more →