Every month, many antennae around the Network organise activities that are related to our Action Agenda and Strategic Plan. Some of these locals become ACTive Locals of the Month, but often there is more than one outstanding activity taking place. One of these activities is the project “If I were in your shoes” by AEGEE-Kyïv and AEGEE-Berlin, which took place… Read more →
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Local of the Month of November: AEGEE-Manchester “It Is Really a Family Feeling”
The month of November brought us a new Local of the Month: AEGEE-Manchester, a new local, managed to do beautiful things in the past year. We talked to Bryn, one of the founding members and the Human Resources Responsible, and asked him to tell us how few people can accomplish what they want if they have will. The AEGEEan:… Read more →
AEGEE-Napoli: “We Are a Group of Friends That Enjoy Working Together”
You might have noticed people from this local during Agoras, because they always prepare something choreographic for their roll calls. We are speaking about AEGEE-Napoli, an antenna located on the South of Italy. The local is 24 years old and in its history counts several events, including an Autumn Agora in 2006 and a NWM in 2012. We had a… Read more →
ACTive Local of the Month of September AEGEE-Baki “If we Need to Improve Together, we Need to Act Together”
Last September, AEGEE-Baki organised a Model United Nations (MUN) about Human Rights. It was directly connected with the Civic Education Focus Area (Aim 1, Objective 1) and the Spreading Europtimism Focus Area (Objective 3). For this reason, they were chosen as ACTive Local of the Month. We spoke to Vazifa Khalilli, PR Responsible of AEGEE-Baki, to find out more!… Read more →
Local of the Month of October – AEGEE-Chișinău “Hard Work Pays Off”
October passed so fast, it is like it lasted only a week, but if we look back we can see that it was nothing like that – just look at AEGEE-Chișinău. Not such a big local, but united, open minded, full of hard working people. A happy family that managed to do a great job and got voted as Local… Read more →
Local of the Month of June AEGEE-Utrecht: “As a Local We Stand for Equal Rights For Everyone”
AEGEE locals are very sensitive to LGBT+ issues, so much that Equal Rights is going to be one of the focus areas in the upcoming Strategic Plan 2017-2020. Out of all the countries where AEGEE has antennae, The Netherlands is definitely one of the most active in promoting LGBT+ rights and Dutch locals are actively organising events on the topic.… Read more →
Welcome to Sunny Southern Spain, Welcome to Málaga
During the Network Status Update at Autumn Agora Chisinau, Network Director Tekla Hajdu, gave everyone during the plenary some good news: a new city joined the AEGEE-Network: Málaga. Situated on the Costa del Sol in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia in Spain, it is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded as Malaka by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC. We… Read more →
AEGEE-Ploieşti, Local of the Month of September: “Dare to Think Big”
AEGEE-Ploieşti, Local of the Month for this September, is a small, but strong antenna who is proving that dreams can come true if you dream big enough. This fall they organised a Network Meeting (NWM) called Racking up milestones, that was a big success among participants and they do not seem to want to stop. AEGEE-Ploieşti is filled with AEGEE… Read more →
AEGEE-Samara; A SU is What You Make of It
What do you do, if you don’t have many fancy monuments in your city? What do you do, if you don’t have many participants for your event? Do you try to cram your Summer University with parties and cheap liquor, or will you be like AEGEE-Samara? Capitalise on the beautiful environment surrounding your city, heavily invest on interpersonal connections with… Read more →
ACTive Local of the Month of June AEGEE-Moskva “We Need to Act Together in Order to Have Visible Impact”
Last June, AEGEE-Moskva organised The Soft Skill School, where everyone could learn more about conflict management, time management, event management and public speaking. Events were directly connected to the Action Agenda. For this reason, they were chosen as the ACTive Local of the Month. We spoke to Ekaterina Popova, the main coordinator of The Soft Skill School, to find out… Read more →