The aim of Zaragoza Summer University was to get to know a different Spain. Yes, we know: Spain is synonymous with sun, beach, flamenco, bullfighting, paella and fiesta. But we wanted the 26 participants to meet the Spain in the “hole of the donut”, so to speak. The most important piece of survival kit in this SU was provided the… Read more →
The ancient legend says that once the angels asked God for a gift. He promised them to give a piece of land where men loved each other, respected each other and lived happily: the angles just had to find it. So they came down to Earth and started travelling all over the planet. Everywhere they went they found war and… Read more →
The travelling summer university Transsiberian Dream (TSU) started on July 28th, and the participants visited Moscow, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, and the Baikal lake. Old and new AEGEE members came together to enjoy the hottest TSU of this summer. The participants arrived on Saturday, July 28th, and spent four amazing days and nights in Moscow doing sightseeing, having ice-breaking games, a… Read more →
Summer University is the main event which allows Europeans to feel the AEGEE spirit and to spend the summer holidays with participants from other AEGEE locals. This year AEGEE-Bakı and AEGEE-Sumqayıt decided to co-organise this project to show the beauty, the culture, the language and the history of Azerbaijan, which is why it was divided in two parts (Baku and… Read more →
AEGEE-Maribor organised a special Travelling Summer University (TSU), Blau University, with the support of AEGEE-Ljubljana from the 4th July to the 18th July . 30 amazing participants were a true inspiration and the ones who made a true and diverse creative experience in Maribor and Ljubljana possible. We had joy … “We want to make a Summer University which will stand out, inspire people… Read more →
On T-shirts of this Travelling Summer University (TSU) we put bullets on the back which say: 1 summer, 5 cities, 25 bikes, 150 km of cycling and unlimited fun. Most of these turned out accurate, especially the fun part, but apparently we have cycled more than 200 km and saw dozens of additional villages and small towns in the South Netherlands. It… Read more →
As many board members already know, each local has to submit an annual report about the events that they organised, as required in the antenna criteria. But what about the plans for the future? The General Subvention from the European Commission represents around 40% of AEGEE-Europe’s annual budget, and the application for this grant has to include the activity plans of locals… Read more →
Travelling Summer Universities (TSU) are considered to be very common and entertaining, and almost all AEGEE members intend to try them at least once. After several Summer Universities (SU) made by AEGEE-Voronezh it was clearly understood that participants needed more travelling and more experience. AEGEE-Voronezh is popular with its language course, while the newborn antenna AEGEE-Rostov-na-Donu may offer a great… Read more →
In Agora Enschede many proposals were made on enhancing the Summer University Project. It is no different for this Agora, and yet somehow it is. Because this time, on behalf of the Comité Directeur (CD) Pavel Zbornik proposes to remove the Summer University (SU) booklet from the CIA and to open up SUs for non-AEGEE members. The latter proposal especially… Read more →
The Drielandenpunt, at the summit of the mount Vaals, is the place where three wonderful countries merge into one spot. It was also the starting point of one of the most exciting TSUs in AEGEE, as the locals of Aachen, Maastricht, Leuven, Brussels and Amsterdam joined forces to bring the participants the most enlightening trip of their lives… On debate: EU,… Read more →
