Tag Archive for workshop

NWM Aachen – “It Takes Two Bears to Tango”

From the 24th till the 27th of November, AEGEE-Aachen is hosting a Network Meeting (NWM). They will have a panel discussion within the context of Brexit, an education in cooperation talk, two days in the Eifel Mountains and a Christmas Party in November. To know more about this fantastic NWM, we interviewed Leonie Riebesam of AEGEE-Aachen   The AEGEEan: What is the… Read more →

Workshop: Branding nationalism the American way

 During the last Agora in Zaragoza, ‘Nationalism‘ was elected as the topic for the upcoming EBM in Lublin. Different thematic sessions workshops have been prepared to give a deeper insight to EBM participants about it, such as the workshop ‘Branding nationalism the American way’ that Réka Salamon (AEGEE-Aachen/AEGEE-Debrecen and Speaker of the Public Relations Committee) will give. The AEGEEan: How exactly do… Read more →

Workshop: In the Name of Nation

Aren’t we all a bit nationalistic? Nationalism in Europe is getting stronger again, they say. Is that true? Where can we see it? And is it just “the others” who are getting more nationalistic? Are we, young, educated and tolerant people, really as liberal as we believe? This is why former member of the Comité Directeur, Thomas Leszke, decided to… Read more →

Improve yourself again and again

A multi-time AGORA visitor, an even more-time workshop presenter, Fabian Brüggemann is at it again. Get ready to join his “Improve yourself” workshops among the possibilities at AGORA Zaragozaaaaaaa. Just as the ideas he presents, Fabian also never stops improving himself. With 11 AGORAE behind him and 12 workshops done, he keeps learning something new. All this started with a… Read more →

Honest disagreement is a sign of progress

“Honest disagreement is a sign of progress” – that’s what Ghandi said. Among all the interesting workshops that will be held at the Zaragora, we focus on “The art of constructive disagreement , that will be held by Ivan Bielik (AEGEE-Brno) on behalf of the International Politics Working Group (IPWG), whom we interviewed for you. The AEGEEan: The expression “constructive disagreement” may… Read more →

International Politics or Culture: Different manners to taste the European feeling of AEGEE

These days, all the Working Groups of AEGEE are in the middle of elections for new boards. The Sports Working Group (SWG) reflected on their year as the board of the SWG, and in this interview the Culture Working Group (CWG) and International Politics Working Group (IPWG) also look back at their time as board members since Agora Budapest. During… Read more →

Are you a good lobbyist?

“Are you a good lobbyist”? This was the central question to a simulation played at the Summer University of AEGEE-Delft, “Create your own world”. More than 20 participants and some of the organisers took part in this interactive workshop on European Union sustainability policy, getting a hands-on grip on the mechanisms of lobbying at the European level. In order to… Read more →

Visa Freedom Workshop Full of Participants

During Agora Rhein-Neckar, the Visa Freedom Working Group (VFWG) organized quite a successful workshop! The main leader and speaker of the workshop was an American citizen living in Germany and the Czech Republic, Mrs. Kimberli Jo Lewis, who has a certificate from the London Coaching Academy. Kimberli Lewis, International CEO, executive coach, and mentor, talked about transitioning and being culturally… Read more →

Fresh, local, seasonal, and cheap?

Monday afternoon, the first class of the week is over. Lauren leaves the lecture hall and crosses the street to another university building. She’s excited, because today she will pick up her first vegetable bag. Like hundreds of students in Antwerpen and other cities, she can’t wait to discover what vegetables will be on the table this week. Will it… Read more →