The Action Agenda Coordination Team (ACT) is working to show the Network that the Action Agenda (AA) and the Strategic Plan (SP) are not enemies and each month choose an ACTive local. The local of July was congratulated for organising Local Training Course (LTC) and workshops that contributed to the AA. We interviewed the President, Erald Aga, to know more… Read more →
As any experienced AEGEE member might know, the Mediation Commission (MedCom) of AEGEE-Europe, besides mediating in disputes within our network, also acts as an ombudsman when it comes to data privacy. As for many people this might seem quite faraway from their daily AEGEE life and perspectives, or it might be difficult to grasp all the technical details of it,… Read more →
Ladies and gentlemen, the ACTive Local of the Month of May is AEGEE-Zagreb. Are you ready to meet the local that is full of young, motivated and hard working people? Let’s look at their story, at how they managed to organise a Network Meeting (NWM) and turn it into a success. We spoke to Marina Klanjčić,Vice-President & HR responsible of AEGEE-Zagreb. Congratulations! As… Read more →
As a small local, as many of you probably know, it’s not always easy to find a sufficiently stable members’ base. This seemed like AEGEE-Leuven’s destiny, until Heleen Yu, their previous President, suggested creating a Tinder dating profile for the local. AEGEE-Leuven was quickly convinced, and so it happened: “Hi there! My name is AEGEE-Leuven, and I am (pardon my… Read more →
During Spring AgorAsturias, five new members of the Network Commission (NetCom) were elected, namely: Danae Matakou (AEGEE-Athina), Hanna Alajõe (AEGEE-Tartu), Jovana Trajković (AEGEE-Beograd), Orkhan Babayev (AEGEE-Bakı) and Tereza Tokmaiyan (AEGEE-Yerevan). The AEGEEan spoke to them to find out more about these new members and their plans for the upcoming months. The AEGEEan: Why did you apply to be a NetCom?… Read more →
AEGEE-Passau is the Local of the Month (LoM)! Founded in 1990, it celebrates this year its 25th anniversary, and of course the LoM nomination. This is the reward for the great job it did with the European School 2 (ES2). But the antenna is not only about that event. Its members will help us to find out more. We spoke… Read more →
Back in April, a new contact was created in Gaziantep, in Turkey. The city is rich in history and has both a traditional and modern look. The AEGEEan talk to Tuğba Abacı, Secretary and External Relations Responsible of the contact antenna, in order to learn more about their story. The AEGEEan: What’s the story behind the contact antenna in Gaziantep?… Read more →
“It is more or less common ground that one of the weakest points of AEGEE is its internal education. In all levels of the association, active members are expected to bring results virtually without any training at all”. Although this might sound familiar to many AEGEEans, these words were taken from AEGEE’s draft project on internal education back in 1999.… Read more →
As Ireland’s citizens were voting to legalize gay marriages in a what has been called a historic referendum by international media, a group of students from AEGEE-Frankfurt flew over to Dublin to show their support of LGTB rights on this politically significant day for Ireland. “It was definitely a highlight to be in Dublin at the time of the referendum.… Read more →
April was a very busy month full of different events, from Agora Asturias to the N7A. This month’s winner for the the Most ACTive Local of the Month is AEGEE-Sofia! Sofia was one of the 7 antennas that has organized N7A and proved, yet again, that they are an awesome antenna. They have contributed to the two Focus Areas: Spreading… Read more →
