“Tiene un dia? Involucrate! “ is a project that AEGEE-Las Palmas started few months ago. The antenna from the Canary Islands decided to set one day a month when they would be collaborating with one local association, in order to raise awareness of our members about different realities. It was a sunny day in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. A beautiful day,… Read more →
European Events
NWM Napoli: Staring at the Sun
It all took place in a breathtaking area of natural beauty. Suffice it to say opposite the seductive charm of Capri, Sorrento, and Vesuvio. For thousands of years Napoli has been the place that attracted a great deal of visitors to visit the imprint of the successive cultures. This year, AEGEE-Napoli made a breakthrough with its ancestors by inviting over… Read more →
Bridging the gap between Europe and the Middle East
Just one year ago I was one of the millions of Europeans that had no idea about the Arab world. I had these negative pictures in my head and was thinking in stereotypes. Then one day Shift – Euro-Arab Youth Initiative established a partnership with the European Students Forum AEGEE-Kraków and I became the coordinator of the second stage of… Read more →
RoRTC – Romanian-speaking locals gathering at Păltiniș
Last weekend, probably the first Regional Training Course with the Romanian-speaking locals in the last decade took place. The initiative came from AEGEE-Bucureşti, but what was amazing and truly AEGEE-spirited was that all the locals were involved: AEGEE-Ploieşti were the ones who applied for the financial support, AEGEE-Sibiu took care of the accommodation and logistics, AEGEE-Iasi and AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca brought a… Read more →
IPWG goes The Hague: Summary
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is dead. What should happen with Libya after that? This current topic, after serious bloodshed in the country, raised questions about the role of international community in dealing with the consequences of Qaddafi’s fall. Preparing for the event This topic was the theme of the event ‘IPWG goes The Hague’, held in Utrecht, Holland. The main focus… Read more →
Have you ever heard of the angel system or the Maslow pyramid?
Human Resources European School (HRES) – Kyiv, 1st – 8th April 2012 During one week, young people from AEGEE and other organisations gathered in Kyiv to improve their knowledge about human resources and to live through a wonderful experience together. Are you more of an implementer or a shaper? Is everything alright regarding human resources in your local? If your… Read more →
First-Time Visitor at the Agora
In my previous Agorae, visitors used to tell me how great it was to be a visitor in a statutory event, without any obligations. Late wake-up, breakfast, maybe some sightseeing, maybe a plenary, lunch, catching up with old friends, dinner, and party till the morning. It never sounded appealing to me, and I replied by saying that I would not miss… Read more →
No More Space for Alcohol
The last day of Agora Enschede was eventful. Not only because of the fact that the results were revealed but also because the diplomas were handed over to the winners of The AEGEEans Choice Awards, two new Working Groups were approved by the Agora, and the day ended quite late, maybe a bit too late in accordance with the expectations… Read more →
Get ready for Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar 2013
Some days before the Agora took place in Enschede, Comité Directeur announced the host of the Spring Agora 2013. The result is: It will not be one local, nor two… no! It will be seven locals: AEGEE-Darmstadt, AEGEE-Frankfurt, AEGEE-Heidelberg, AEGEE-Kaiserslautern, AEGEE-Karlsruhe, AEGEE-Mainz-Wiesbaden and AEGEE-Mannheim! Each one of these locals is too small and has too few members to ever host… Read more →
It’s just an AEGEE Event… what could possibly go wrong?”
The need for quality events with good thematic content has been long recognised in AEGEE and last year, the Events Committee (EVC) was created to help the event organisers achieve just that. As the next step, the EVC decided to organise a workshop at this Agora to create a discussion amongst members from different locals about what makes a good… Read more →