A couple of days ago, we published an opinionated and argumentative article on the benefits of censorship. We hoped you liked, and, to follow it up, we have another one for you right here. Use it in every group, in which you find yourself in AEGEE, or even in your personal life, because you should not take what you adore… Read more →
Willem Laurentzen
SUmmer Story: CrEATe the Peace with your heART
So, it’s holiday; you could work a lot to earn some extra money, you could stay at home and be bored all the time, you could book a ticket to a lame, sunny, touristic destination; lying on the beach, eating ice cream and staying in your comfort zone. But for AEGEEans, there is an extra opportunity: Summer University! What else… Read more →
SUmmer Story: 12 Pints and Some Blarney
Googling about Ireland for days, waiting at the airport for hours, experiencing turbulences during the flight for minutes, that’s how the journey of my first SU started. The first sign I saw at Dublin airport was “Tá cuid de na málaí an-chosúil lena chéile”. Yes, I asked myself “Where the hell am I?”. Excited, a bit scared, and full of… Read more →
Touring SUs with Interrail, Pt. 1
Do you remember that feeling, from when you were a kid, and you were looking forward to something so much? Well, that was me, waiting for my Interrail ticket to appear in my mailbox and to start my summer adventure. Article sponsored by Interrail. My name is Lucia and I am member of a youth organisation called AEGEE, which… Read more →
Ten Things CD Members Never Say, Part Two
They’re our favourite busy bees, pollinating information and support between various antennae, projects, working groups, NGOs and more. As a CD Member you have a lot to say, both literally and figuratively, but curiously there are some things they never seem to say… The AEGEEan decided to make a list of ten of these oddly missing phrases. If you missed… Read more →
SUmmer Story: the Mystery of Transylvanian (K)nights
On the other side of the forest -God knows which forest- lies the historically rich region of Transylvania. It is nestled cosily between the horseshoe-shaped Carpathians on the one side and the Apuseni Mountains on the other. This Summer, participants from all over Europe ventured there to uncover the mysteries of this amazing place. The city of Cluj-Napoca is… Read more →
Democracy, Where Are You Going?
In early July, AEGEE-Madrid organised an event about two important pillars in many, if not all, countries in Europe; these being ‘democracy’ and ‘equality’. The event got a special dimension by also including LGBT rights in the discussion. This further underlined the idea that there should be equality between both majority and minority groups. To know more, please continue our… Read more →
SUmmer Story: The Dark Side of the Boot
“The Dark Side of the Boot” has been a great adventure, it has been a bet, a dream come true, but above all, it has been a lesson for all of us. The topic of our Summer University (SU) was self-development and the refugees’ crisis happening right now all over Europe. We wanted our participants to go back to their… Read more →
From The Aegean to The AEGEEan, Our New Contact: Muğla
We have got a new Contact in town; its name is Muğla, in western Turkey near the island of Rhodes. Its board is a well collected group of highly motivated students with the drive to make Muğla into all that it can possibly be. The AEGEEan had a talk with Müge Güner, the founder of Muğla, and got to hear… Read more →
In Defence of Censorship
During some of our earlier years, we used to publish some opinionated and argumentative articles. Starting today, we are back with a brand new series of such articles with a topic that cannot but catch your attention by virtue of its controversial statement coming from a magazine; in defence of censorship. And yes… at times we have to censor things; sometimes necessarily,… Read more →