Coming from AEGEE-Tilburg, we are pleased to present to you this new Member of the Month: Melissa Boom. Part of AEGEE since 2018, she knows very well what this association is — a huge family of course! — and its many possibilities. If you want to know more about Melissa’s journey (and her words of wisdom), this article awaits you! … Read more →
Disability Awareness Campaign: TS Awareness Week
On the occasion of Tourettes Awareness Day on 7th June and as a part of “Disability Awareness Campaign ”, Social Equity Working Group of AEGEE Europe decided to raise the awareness of challenges that young people with Tourette Syndrome tackle on a daily basis through interview with one of the members of European organization that focuses on Tourette syndrome, European… Read more →
Disability Awareness Campaign: Epilepsy Awareness Week
On the occasion of Epilepsy Awareness Week from 18th till 24th of May and as a part of “Disability Awareness Campaign ”, SEWG (social equity working group) of AEGEE Europe has decided to contribute to making the marginalised voice of our society heard. We are presenting you the interview with Lorraine Lally, a young person with epilepsy, who is also… Read more →
Zero Waste Approach
The Zero Waste Approach points at the conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health. The amount of waste generated per year is estimated at around 2.2 billion tonnes worldwide. It is… Read more →
Local of the Month, April 2021. AEGEE-Gdańsk: “Adaptation to a new reality is difficult but really important for success.”
Dear Aegeeans, you didn’t need to vote that strongly, but you did anyway (AEGEE Spirit right there)! And with a landslide victory – really, sooo many votes – here you have your Local of the Month: AEGEE-Gdańsk. Their victory is well deserved, for they truly fought until they were down to their last men – literally, they were at the… Read more →
Member of the Month, April 2021. Iulia Simion: “Dare to try everything that AEGEE can offer”
And this member sure stuck to her word. An Aegeean for 6 years, she really has had the time to try everything: from Summer University and Agora organising to being president of her Local, and still with time for a bachelor thesis in the middle! Without further ado, let’s meet April’s Member of the Month Iulia Simion from AEGEE-Buçaresti! Question:… Read more →
AEGEE INSPIRE! Online Event
To this date AEGEE had a huge impact on many generations of young Europeans. But what happens when these people grow up and leave AEGEE? In the online event AEGEE-Inspire, co-organized by the areas Wild East, Teddybearea and Rainbow area, members of AEGEE’s alumni organization Les Anciens d’AEGEE (LA) explain how AEGEE has impacted their lives and still does today.… Read more →
Where does Europe End? An interview with the project team (WDEE 2.0)
With the pandemic and events like Brexit, Europe is certainly going through some troublesome times. We probably all asked ourselves the question “Where does Europe end?” at least once. We had a chat with the team from the project Where Does Europe End? 2.0 (WDEE2.0) who tries to find an answer for exactly that. Hello everyone and thank you so… Read more →
Member of the Month, March 2021, Anastasia Sidiropoulou: “AEGEE was the perfect place for me to grow as a volunteer, develop myself and find the Trainer that exists within myself.”
This election of the member of this month was quite a roller-coaster – we had so many incredible candidates. But we unfortunately could choose one just and that one is Anastasia Sidiropoulou from AEGEE-Academy! Member for two years, her AEGGE story is as amazing as she is. Because what can be better than it being about her developing and discovering… Read more →
Local of the Month, March 2021, AEGEE-București: “Each of us is equal and each opinion is important.”
Hello dear AEGEEans! Another month and another ‘local of the month‘ we proudly present to you! And what a local! With an awesome team of 20 active and energetic members, more projects than one can count – Urban Jungle, Foreign Voices, PR Masters project, one that’s a secret but that you’ll discover if you read the article shhhh – and… Read more →