Just close your eyes for a few seconds and think about nature on our planet. Do you see the glistering of the oceans in the sun, the colourful flowers in the fields and can you hear the birds in the forest? Amazing, isn’t it, what our planet looks like today? A source of life and diversity on all different levels… Read more →
European Events
Spring NWM Alicante 2014: Let’s do it, do it, do it!
I must confess, I kind of love Network Meetings (NWM). From my very first one in Gijón (which really motivated me to become the AEGEE freak I am today) to the last one hosted by AEGEE-Alicante, my beloved antenna (which nearly killed me of exhaustion but also of satisfaction). This one has been even more special to me as I… Read more →
Model European Union Simulation in Mainz-Wiesbaden this summer
AEGEE Mainz-Wiesbaden will organize a Model European Union Simulation event this summer and it is already possible to apply. For this reason, The AEGEEan took the opportunity to interview Rene Schroeder from AEGEE-Mainz-Wiesbaden about the antenna and the event itself. The AEGEEan: Can you tell us a bit more about your antenna? When were you founded? How many members… Read more →
Let’s talk about Summer University…
The 23rd of April is approaching, which means that the chances to apply for a Summer University are getting smaller. This year there are 81 SUs, organised by 115 locals with a total of 2286 free spots all around Europe. As this article is being written, the favourite SUs will take place in Greece, Italy and Germany, but the situation… Read more →
Don’t miss the chance to discover Belarus
Even though AEGEE-Minsk is only a contact antenna they are already very active and now working on being upgraded. Moreover, they are also organising an event later this year giving AEGEEans a chance to take part in an international event and get to know their city. The AEGEEan interviewed Alesia Vorobyova and Nadezhda Fomenok about their antenna AEGEE-Minsk and their… Read more →
AEGEE-Patra and AEGEE-Cagliari on organizing an Agora
This year AEGEE-Patra and AEGEE-Cagliari will organise the Spring Agora and Autumn Agora respectively. Why did they decide to take up this big task, and what makes the Agora in their city special? The AEGEEan spoke with Aris Konstantinopoulos (President of AEGEE-Patra and Incoming Responsible for the Spring Agora) and Damiano Deidda (President of AEGEE-Cagliari) to ask them these questions… Read more →
YVote 2014 Convention in Wien
Earlier this month, 32 young people from all around Europe gathered in one of Europe’s economic, political and cultural capitals, Vienna, to participate in the sixth Y Vote 2014 Convention, the topic of which was about the role of the EU in the world. A very important subject since, in the context of eurocrisis and rising euroscepticism we are facing… Read more →
YVote2014 Convention on Research, Education and Mobility in Kraków
These are days of uncertainty. The crisis threatens to make Europe a smaller and darker place. What is the future of education in Europe? What can we do to improve it? In the Y- Vote Convention on Education, Research and Mobility organized by AEGEE-Kraków (from the 4th to the 9th of march0) some responses were given. Erasmus + The convention… Read more →
YVote Convention on Gender Equality in Paris
Do you believe in coincidences? Well, at least we believe it is very coincidental that we are writing this article about the Y Vote 2014 Convention on Gender Equality precisely on the 8th of March – International Women’s Day, the day chosen by the United Nations to vindicate Women’s rights across the globe. It has been a few weeks since… Read more →
Workshop: Branding nationalism the American way
During the last Agora in Zaragoza, ‘Nationalism‘ was elected as the topic for the upcoming EBM in Lublin. Different thematic sessions workshops have been prepared to give a deeper insight to EBM participants about it, such as the workshop ‘Branding nationalism the American way’ that Réka Salamon (AEGEE-Aachen/AEGEE-Debrecen and Speaker of the Public Relations Committee) will give. The AEGEEan: How exactly do… Read more →