Good times to improve yourself in the “yim” in Santander

Imagine all the people living in the “yim” (the organizers’ way of pronouncing “gym”), sharing life in harmony and providing a balanced place to start improving ourselves. Extraordinary Me: SU Santander started on the 17th of July, although for all participants arriving a day earlier, the organizers provided accommodation and all the help needed. After the first ice-breaking games, 23… Read more →

AEGEE-Salerno: Summer University Non solo Sole XVI Edition “the never-ending story” seen through two different pairs of eyes

A Summer University has two sides, two views: participants and Local Organizers…  I was ready to meet new people, visit new places and experience all sort of things. Not knowing anything about AEGEE, I started looking for options. After an hour of google-ing I stumbled across AEGEE. And my oh my, did I hit the jackpot! Eighty Summer Universities to… Read more →

Travel Summer University Tilburg & Maastricht: Burgundian Bicycles

From the 20th of July untill the 3rd of August, 25 participants embarked on an epic bike journey through the beautiful, and sometimes surprising Dutch countryside.  This journey brought these brave participants to the most beautiful spots around The Netherlands and let them experience the Dutch way of living. This Summer University (SU) was organized by two locals, AEGEE-Tilburg and… Read more →

The title of a spy story movie: Sankt-Petersburg

I just feel that I have woken up from my dream and all the memories are flashing in my head… The epic, beautiful buildings, the endless twilight, the colorful programs, the marvelous nightlife, the wonderful city lights and of course the most important thing: the unforgettable people I met there. Same old story… if you want to experience the full… Read more →

Member of the Month of October Sabina Guja: “The most difficult thing is trying to hold on to a high standard”

Like every month, The AEGEEan elects a member who stand out for his or her contribution to our association. In October this person was Sabina Guja from AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca, rewarding her for being the Public Relations (PR) responsible of the Culture Working Group (CWG) and having been part of two proofreaders team (The AEGEEan and the Key to Europe), a job… Read more →

We know what you will miss this Cretan Summer!

36 people, 16 nationalities, high expectations and a lot of question marks in the back of our heads. That’s how it started. After eleven days soaked with cretan sun and history, new friendships, amazing experiences and a confidence that this story is going to be continued, appeared… Imagine a group of young, crazy people from different parts of the world,… Read more →

Boudewijn Steenhof for NetCom: “Being SubCom was like a first peek into AEGEE-Europe, and I would love for that window to become bigger!”

After having been a board member of AEGEE-Leiden, main organiser of two Network Meetings in a row and last but for sure not least Subcommissioner to Lia Tuska for the Dutch-speaking locals, Boudewijn Steenhof (AEGEE-Leiden) decided to take the step and run for NetCom himself. Read on to find out more about him, his motivation and plans! The AEGEEan: First… Read more →