Willem Laurentzen

Repeating the History of (A)EGEE with the Night of the Seven Antennae

The year 2015 marks the year that AEGEE-Europe turns 30 years old, although we surely don’t look that old yet! To prepare the birthday, the Anniversary Team has been created, which organises several events throughout the year to pay tribute to the history and future of our organisation. One of these events is the Night of the Seven Antennae, which… Read more →

Meet our new Editors on the Block!

With a new year, come new team members or roles for current members, like the two new Editors for our People and Projects and Working Groups sections! Journalist Katja Sontag (AEGEE-Aachen) will be responsible for all our interviews with AEGEE members from now on, while Larisa Smajlagic (AEGEE-Verona) will make sure you hear all the news about AEGEE bodies!  The… Read more →

Developing Yourself during AEGEE-Dresden’s RTC last December

From the 11th until the 14th of December, AEGEE-Dresden organised their very first Regional Training Course (RTC), which was also their first international event since they were re-founded. Adina Letzguβ, one of the participants, wrote a report for The AEGEEan about her experiences during her four days in the German town. What is the result of 16 participants, three trainers… Read more →

AEGEE-Warszawa brought Christmas to AEGEEans all over Europe

Last Christmas, AEGEE-Warszawa organised its third edition of their postcrossing action. 737 people joined the action and over 600 cards were sent out, bringing wonderful Christmas joy to AEGEEans all over Europe. We spoke to Marta Pąk, this year’s coordinator, to find out more about the great success!  “The first edition was organised in summer 2013 by big postcrossing fan… Read more →

NetCom Times: Introducing the new NetCom!

During Autumn Agora Cagliari six new members of the NetCom were elected, namely: Andrea Schmelz (AEGEE-Passau), Boudewijn Steenhof (AEGEE-Leiden), Mario Galea (AEGEE-Valletta), Marta Wnuk (AEGEE-Warszawa), Olga Rivero (AEGEE-Oviedo) and Tekla Hajdu (AEGEE-Budapest). The AEGEEan spoke to them to find out more about these new members and their plans for the upcoming months. Andrea Schmelz (AEGEE-Passau) Why did you apply to… Read more →

AEGEE-Groningen’s European Event on Democracy: How Should our Society be?

Do you think democracy in Europe is important? Do you want to know everything there is to know about democratic decision-making, while having a fun time with other AEGEEans? Good news, because from the 25th of February until the 1st of March, AEGEE-Groningen is giving you the chance to learn all about democracy and at the same time discover the… Read more →

Bringing Europtimism to the United Kingdom with a new contact in Manchester

After several new contacts in Russia and Belgium, on the 19th of December it was announced that AEGEE-Europe is also expanding to England with a new contact in Manchester. The AEGEEan spoke to Pablo Palazón, member of AEGEE-Alicante, to find out more about the newest contact! Pablo Palazón got in contact with AEGEE in 2013, when he became a member… Read more →

Researching the Differences in Body Perception and Attitude towards Social Nudity around Europe

Last November, Hanna Alajõe, Hendrik Roland Helm and Carmen Küdorf reached out to all AEGEEans with a survey for which they needed nine hundred volunteers in total from European countries. The results for the survey will be used for their bachelor thesis, which deals with the subject of European youth’s perceptions of their body and attitude towards social nudity. The… Read more →

Anna Gumbau: “In AEGEE you don’t know which opportunities will be knocking at your door”

In the past year, The AEGEEan was in the hands of Anna Gumbau Martinez (AEGEE-Barcelona), who was a very caring Editor-in-Chief. Although Erika Bettin (AEGEE-Venezia) was elected to take over, this doesn’t mean Anna will become inactive! While she will stay active for The AEGEEan, she is also a member of the board of AEGEE-Barcelona, the Anniversary Team and the… Read more →

AEGEE-Dresden founder Jorge Sánchez Hernández: “The most valuable thing that AEGEE has given me is all the amazing people I have met on the way”

During the Autumn Agora in Cagliari, Jorge Sánchez Hernández took the stage to present AEGEE-Dresden, which was at that moment still a contact. After his speech however, he signed the Convention d’Adhesion, transforming his contact into a contact antenna. Looking at the endless amounts of time, work and motivation he put into re-founding a local in Dresden, The AEGEEan thought… Read more →