Have you ever seen these weird people who sometimes sit in the back of the pub during your students association’s social drink? They seem connected, however, that’s not possible, they don’t interact with the rest, not to mention they’re too old to be a member. That is to say until one of the oldest members of your association stops by… Read more →
Willem Laurentzen
How our Rocking Grandfathers are still Going Strong
This year all of AEGEE’s antennae from Helsinki to Las Palmas and from Madeira to Tyumen will celebrate AEGEE’s 30th birthday, even though none of the before mentioned locals nor most of those lying in between have existed for so long. In the last 30 years AEGEE has seen an incredible expansion of its members and its accomplishments throughout all the… Read more →
Back to the Roots by AEGEE-Paris
From 6th to 8th of March around 70 AEGEEans and alumni gathered in Paris for the “Back to the roots” event. The event commemorated the 30 years of AEGEE and has coincided with the Meeting of the Friends of Franck Biancheri Association (AAFB) Network and the 15th anniversary of Newropeans. AEGEE-Paris, the AAFB and the Newropeans network were the organisers.… Read more →
Travelling is Racist; The Horrors of Old Stereotypes
It was once said that the best way to spend your money would by travelling: for the insight, wisdom, joy and friendships you would get, experience and make is said to be priceless. While many people agree that travelling broadens the mind, it also narrows it in a certain way. For when you travel, you tend not to have enough… Read more →
Tereza Tokmajyan for Network Commission: “it can be stupid to have a boring life with no changes in it”
From the landlocked plateaus high in the Caucasian mountains, on the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Russia and the borders of Christendom and the Muslim World comes a girl with an unmatched enthusiasm for AEGEE. Now AEGEE-Yerevan’s very own Tereza Tokmajyan is more than ready to become your next Member of the Network Commission. Hailing from one of… Read more →
Salvatore Maraventano for Juridical Commission: “I think it is Important to Always be Present, Quick and Ready to solve Problems the Network presents”
Next to two candidates who already have some experience as Juridical Commissioner, Salvatore Maraventano, President of AEGEE-Palermo, decided to run for Juridical Commission too. Although he hasn’t been Commissioner yet, he was SubCom already in the past year. We spoke to him to find out more about his motivation, experience and plans. The AEGEEan: First of all, can you tell… Read more →
Glòria for Juridical Commission: “The Tasks Are as Important as the Team You Are in”
After having been Sub-commissioner (SubCom) and Commissioner of the Juridical Commission for one year, Glòria (AEGEE-Heidelberg) wasn’t finished yet and decided to run for another year as Commissioner. We spoke to her to find more about herself, her plans and motivation! First of all, can you tell us a bit more about yourself? Glòria: I come from my beloved Barcelona, I… Read more →
Claudio Gennaro for Juridical Commission: “I’m Looking Forward to Start Another Term With Even More Motivation And Enthusiasm”
After having been in the Juridical Commission (JC) for one year already as Commissioner and before that another year as Sub-commissioner, Claudio Gennaro (AEGEE-Cagliari) was not ready to leave and decided to run for another term. We spoke to him to find out more about himself, his motivation and plans! The AEGEEan: First of all, can you tell us a… Read more →
AEGEE-Delft and the Franck Biancheri Year
Between the 4th and 7th of December 2014 AEGEE-Delft hosted one event with two names: “Europe and its Identities/How Divided is Europe?”. This was part of the 2014 Franck Biancheri Year and organised in cooperation with the l’Assocation des Amis de Franck Biancheri (AAFB). Even though the event was more colloquially known as the Franck Biancheri Memorial Event, the memorial… Read more →
Action Agenda 2015 – 2016: From Drafting to ACTing
During the European Planning Meeting (EPM) in Burgos last February, attention was paid to the topic of Europe and Russia. However, another topic of this EPM was the drafting of the new Action Agenda 2015 – 2016, which will be presented at Spring AgorAsturias. An important matter, but probably also a very unknown one, since the Action Agenda is one… Read more →