In the north of Britain, pass the point where Wales breaks off from England and where the River Mersey makes its way to the sea, lies the city of Manchester. It’s a city that was once famous for its textile industry and its factories giving off noxious gases. However, time has changed. The textile mills don’t spin on the scale… Read more →
June the 23rd kicks off an entire new season of Summer Universities, which, this year, offer 75 SUs in over one hundred locations. A lot of creative effort has been put in some of the SU’s names, such as BarceYOLOna, Re:bRUSh it UP!, Shake it off, and, of course, AEGEE-Agrigento’s; “Yellow”. Some of these names, however, have an interesting layer… Read more →
AEGEE-Zaragoza was chosen as the Local of the Month of December. However, with so many locals to choose from, what did this enthusiastic local from the northeast of Spain do to earn it, and what are its plans for the future? AEGEE-Zaragoza explains. The AEGEEan: Could you tell us something about your local? AEGEE-Zaragoza: AEGEE Zaragoza is a very active… Read more →
Voronezh, located roughly halfway between Moscow and Rostov-on-Don, is hosting one of the ten Network Meetings this spring. The programme’s sneak peak is enticing, the members of AEGEE-Voronezh are motivated, and their mascot is adorable. For a closer look on this event from 07/04 till 10/04 we turn to former NetCommie, and organiser of this NWM, Natalia Ivleva. The… Read more →
Somewhere in Brussels, near the European Commission, you can find a house that looks just like most other houses in the city from the outside, but contains a lot of rooms, people and ideas on the inside. What house am I talking about? The AEGEE house, which the new Comité Directeur has been calling their home since the 1st of… Read more →
The city of Brno, Czech Republic, lies in the very heart of Central Europe. It was at one point home to Napoleon Bonaparte, Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics; and is now home of a small, but very active, AEGEE local. Because European interconnectedness is kind of our favourite thing at the AEGEEan, we decided to interview the PR Group of… Read more →
97% of scientists agree: climate change is the most pressing issue of our time, but now it seems that politicians unanimously agree too. Between the 30th of November and the 11th of December, representatives from 196 countries have assembled in the COP21 in Paris. There they have recently signed an important treaty to combat climate change. Here are eight things… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
