Patricia Anthony

General Assembly of Les Anciens with the focus of connecting different generations of AEGEE

Recently the President of AEGEE-Europe, Luis Alvarado Martinez, traveled to Malta to take part in the General Assembly (GA) of Les Anciens (LA). This interview with Luis gives you an insight to what Les Anciens is, what their General Assembly was about and how they work together with the Comité Directeur (CD).   The AEGEEan: You travel all the time,… Read more →

NetCom Telegram June 2013

Following the NetCom meeting in Brussels, The AEGEEan introduces a new initiative: the NetCom Telegram. Every month it will bring you closer to the Network Commissioners and the work they do. First up we have Inez, Dominique, Patricia, Claudio & Anna informing you about the work they have done with the antennae of our Network since April. Inez Wenta “Another… Read more →

How running a marathon can help people

-or another example of impressive power of AEGEE SPIRIT!   There were 42 students. There were 42 kilometers. And there were 42 thousands Zlotych to be collected. All to help the girl named Asia, whose unfortunate accident caused her to lose a leg. The admirable idea was born in AEGEE-Kraków and was called “42 km to happiness”. All thanks to… Read more →

AEGEE-EUROPE Policy Consultation Meeting On European Integration Shaping Unified Europe

On 10-12 May 2013, an AEGEE Policy Consultation Meeting  (PCM) was held in Krakow (Poland) devoted to the European integration. The Policy Consultation Meetings are a totally new type of events, whose main goal is to assist the Policy Officers/Comité Directeur Assistants in the drafting of a document -AEGEE /European Students’ Forum official position papers on respective fields, which later on… Read more →

A tale of two young entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur [ˌɒntɹəpɹəˈnɜː] n., a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Such says the Oxford Dictionary, but what exactly are these people? And are they only in it for the money? More in general, an entrepreneur is somebody who takes advantage of a gap in the market. These gaps occur… Read more →

Youth unEmployment Team in Brussels: Fresh ideas & Enthusiasm!

The AEGEE Youth UnEmployment (YuE) Project Team decided to skip the traditional Skype meeting and instead meet up in Brussels. The team held their meeting in AEGEE head office between the 12th and the 14th of April with the project leader, Florence Franks (European School of Entrepreneurship – ESE); Beata Matuszka (Comité Directeur); FR Responsible, David García Rodríguez (AEGEE-León); and… Read more →

Setting up shop

You remember Lauren, right? Some months ago she started paying a bit more attention to the food she was eating. She found out more about our food system, like the concept of seasonality of fruits and vegetables or the way some food products travel half across the globe before landing on our plates. She also learned about alternatives, such as… Read more →

Local of the Month AEGEE-Istanbul is spreading ideas about volunteering and the AEGEE spirit everywhere

In May the honour of Local of the Month goes to AEGEE-Istanbul, an active AEGEE body, full of enthusiastic fresh and experienced members. Read more about AEGEE-Istanbul in this article… The AEGEEan: Before we start talking about your successful Network Meeting (NWM) in Istanbul, can you tell us more about AEGEE-Istanbul? What are the things well-structured  for AEGEE-Istanbul? AEGEE-İstanbul was… Read more →