When someone goes to a Summer University, has some expectations. The 28th July, 30 participants full of expectations arrived to Brescia to know more about the culture, history, people, food and language of this region, located in the north of Italy. Finding out the hidden jewel of Brescia was the opportunity to discover a beautiful place, full of history, in the… Read more →
Summer Universities
SU Story of the Week: Breaking the Astureotype
On 17th July, a group of 29 young Europeans was heading to Spain. Not to Barcelona or Mallorca, and not even to Madrid, but to Asturias – a region that seems to be missing on Spain’s touristic map. Our intention was to prove that this is just a disappointing mistake. In other words, we were looking forward to breaking the… Read more →
SU Story of the Week: Smells like pushing limits spirit
It is often said that what makes a Summer University a successful event is the group of participants more than the program and organization. Well, this is true, but what if 26 awesome people were gathered and guided through an unforgettable adventure that would tour some of the most attractive spots of northern Europe? The answer is that it already… Read more →
SU Story of the Week: Bring the Action for SUtisfaction – SU Eskişehir
From the 2nd of July till the 16th, it was time for 26 participants to embrace the Turkish way of life and go to the extreme! AEGEE-Eskişehir was the organizing local of this SU, with a program full of amazing activities that would make participants as well as organizers push themselves to their limits, all of it adding up to… Read more →
The Fantastic Five of Summer Universities
This year, a total of 3312 SU applicants made their choice amongst the 80 available Summer Universities. Among those, five of them stood out, having far more than 100 applications. It won’t be a surprise that we are talking about AEGEE-Cagliari & AEGEE-Napoli’s ‘La vita è bella: Mediterranean coast to coast’ managed to gather 184 applications, but AEGEE-Peiraias’ ‘Sea Wars:… 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 →
AlicanteSULoff – Yellow SUnmarine Vol. II
Time is ticking out and summer is over but I cannot feel bad, thanks to good memories, I enjoyed the summer while it lasted. Well, actually I’m still tangled up in Alicante. I don’t know where to start. I can say my travel ritual is to get lost so I didn’t want to break with tradition. I called the organisers… Read more →
AEGEE Summer University Napoli – a must go!
This was my first AEGEE event away from Malta, therefore I had no idea what to expect besides a fun experience! I chose the Summer University (SU) of Napoli as I hadn’t visited that part of Italy, and also because I had heard that the organisers were quite entertaining! Every SU has a theme, mine was to fight the prejudices… Read more →
My Czech adventure
Live. Travel. Learn. Life is to live the way you want it. Time is to take the way you need it. Imagination is to explore the way it expands. Czech Republic is the place to be. My summer did not go the way I expected, not even close to what I had imagined. It was just perfect! I blame it… Read more →
Let’s become ‘HungaRoManiacs’ together
This year, AEGEE-Debrecen and AEGEE-Sibiu joined forces to organize a unique joint Traveling Summer University (TSU), The HungaRomanian Adventure. Participants were offered a unique chance of getting familiar with the antennae’s surroundings in Hungary and Romania. In the end, 25 brave AEGEEans participated, teaming up with 30 organizers and helpers. Participating in this TSU gave everyone the opportunity to get… Read more →