For the first glance and encounter, Patricia Anthony (AEGEE-København) might seem a quiet Northern European, but those who have got to know her better – or even exchanged e-mails with her – know how passionate she is about the things she believes in. Our interview is also a proof to this, as Patricia could continue answering the questions for hours… Read more →
Only a few days after coming back from the EBM, I already look back at the intense months of preparation before the event. Since December 2012, CD members Miguel Gallardo and Lucille Rieux, together with Sandra Oborska and me Lucia Sobekova -the content team managers-, have been working hard to develop the concept of the EBM Valletta 2013. Indeed, EBM… Read more →
Can you imagine doing a world tour by bike? Perhaps you use your bike to go to your classes, or to the supermarket. Or maybe you made a cycling tour for a few days in your own country. The bicycle is an ecofriendly, cheap, fast (especially in big cities) and healthy way of transportation. But doing a world tour by… Read more →
Last week, AEGEE-Europe was invited to join debates taking place in Grenoble, France. The event aimed to gather politicians, young people, citizens and experts on the topic of youth. In this context, I was invited to moderate a panel discussion on the topic of Higher Education in Europe, in which the Minister of Higher Education and Research of France was… Read more →
This is the slogan of a big group of Italian young people all over Europe who decided to protest against the negation of the vote abroad. They can’t vote on the Italian General Election 2013 (which is taking place on the 24th and the 25th of February 2013) because they are abroad, taking part in mobility programmes such as… Read more →
The first social Skype meeting and online discussion of the Environmental Working Group (EnWG) in 2013 was about sustainable food production. Now you are wondering perhaps, what exactly is sustainability? We used the following definition of this term: sustainability is development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.… Read more →
This Telegram is not only special because it is a true new year edition, but also because it was written in the new house (even though half of the videos were shot in the old house, the other half in the new one already). Even though it can be frequently heard at the beginning of our videos that “it was… Read more →
Each of us has a story about how we joined AEGEE. Whether it was for a Summer University (SU), a local event, a conference, even an Agora or anything else – we have all ended up in AEGEE. For some of us, it has completely changed our lives. One of these people is Astrid Schrader from AEGEE-Passau, and this is… Read more →
Who would not have ever heard about Michele Turati or Mickey (AEGEE-Brescia)? That person probably has not been active in AEGEE for a long time, as otherwise (s)he would have already met this enthusiastic Italian whose AEGEE life started back in 2003. Continuing our series with AEGEE members and Summer University (SU) impact on them, this time we interviewed Michele. Michele, the… Read more →
Youth in Action is one the most important programmes which supports a variety of AEGEE activities and helps us make Europe better. Let’s look at how to increase our chances to get a project funded? Before sending an application to any grant programme it is important to know what the project is about and what kind of activities can… Read more →
