Academy – The AEGEEan – AEGEE's online magazine – AEGEE-Europe ../../.. AEGEE's Online Magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2017 17:40:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.7 ../../../wp-content/uploads/cropped-The-AEGEEan_logo-FBprofile-32x32.png Academy – The AEGEEan – AEGEE's online magazine – AEGEE-Europe ../../.. 32 32 TNT Cluj-Napoca: How to Become a Future Trainer with AEGEE-Academy ../../../2017/01/31/tnt-cluj-napoca-how-to-become-a-future-trainer-with-aegee-academy/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 06:00:03 +0000 ../../../?p=38642 In the heart of Romania, in Cluj-Napoca, an educational event called TNT or Training new Trainers was organised from the 7th to the 14th of December 2016, in collaboration with AEGEE-Academy. For this article, we talked to organisers Antonis Triantafyllakis (AEGEE-Cluj Napoca) and Marina Muşetescu (president of AEGEE-Cluj Napoca), trainers Antonis Triantafyllakis (The AEGEE-Academy) and Danny Memarpour (IFMSA-International Federation of Medical Students Associations) and participants Alejandra… Read more →

]]>

In the heart of Romania, in Cluj-Napoca, an educational event called TNT or Training new Trainers was organised from the 7th to the 14th of December 2016, in collaboration with AEGEE-Academy. For this article, we talked to organisers Antonis Triantafyllakis (AEGEE-Cluj Napoca) and Marina Muşetescu (president of AEGEE-Cluj Napoca), trainers Antonis Triantafyllakis (The AEGEE-Academy) and Danny Memarpour (IFMSA-International Federation of Medical Students Associations) and participants Alejandra Piot (AEGEE-A Coruña), Anna Ziętkiewicz  (AEGEE-Wrocław) Petra Buruzs (AEGEE-Budapest), Markella Moraki and Melissa Carreres (AEGEE-Alicante). Cluj-Napoca really fascinated all of them.

trying not to look coolThe Training New Trainers (TNT) was an amazing event for young Europeans, through which they learned all the necessary qualities for holding a training in front of an audience. It fulfills the needs of our network: having good and highly motivated trainers who will help our members develop themselves and their skills.

The main aim of the event was to develop the necessary skills of the participants in order for them to be successful trainers in the future, proficient in using non-formal education methodologies to make their sessions memorable, fun and interactive. Since active participation is at the very core of non-formal education, organisers tried to involve the participants through learning-by-doing, one of the pillars of The Academy.

The organisers wanted to bring non-formal education in a students city like Cluj-Napoca, and it was also a good start for the newbies to see how it is to organise an AEGEE event.

Some participants and Ioana at the street of Cluj

In the streets of Cluj-Napoca

The sessions were meant to develop the skills of the participants, or better put, future trainers and some topics were: Non-Formal Education, Training Design and Delivery, Learning Styles, Group Dynamics, Public Speaking, Self Sense, Facilitation, Giving and Receiving Feedback and Evaluation.

Thanks to the help offered by the University of Babes-Bolyai, some meals were served in the canteen, while others (mostly traditional Romanian meals) were home-cooked by the organisers, new and old members of AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca. On its side, AEGEE-Academy was responsible for the sessions, the educational part of the event.

At the university cafetery, main sponsor

At the University cafeteria

There were also some leisure activities like the city tour, a visit to “Samsara Teahouse” and a Medieval show with local dances and sword fights, although participants did not have a lot of free time.  “It was really nice to have two trainers from outside our AEGEE world; the trainers were there for us, whenever we needed them. The programme was full, the timetable was more or less  strict, but we were there to learn, so mostly we did not mind staying there till 2am and work” says Petra, from AEGEE-Budapest. Some words that can describe the session time, according to the participants, could be: inspiration, creativity, methodologies, brainstorming, sharing and “bullshiting”.

Medieval show

Medieval show

The highlights, also according to attendees, were various: the TNTx session,  to see themselves as trainers and reach their own limits, to handle their expectations and fears and share, give feedback, go with the flow.

Participants learnt a lot of new methods, techniques and theories as a trainer, new ways of approaching future students, to raise their creativity skills but also developed themselves as people. They fell in love with the concept of training, and they discovered that everyone of them has so many things to teach, in every type of learning and every aspect of life. They found a place where they can open their hearts and share their fears, thoughts, happiness.

The trainers were two AEGEE members from AEGEE-Academy, Antonis Triantafyllakis and Ioana Duca, and two from other NGOs, Danny Memarpour from IFMSA (The International Federation of Medical Students Associations) and Zeynep Bostan from EFPSA (European Federation of Psychology Students’ Associations).

At the univesrity, one of the sponsors of the event

Outside the University

The goal of the trainers was to equip the participants with enough knowledge, skills and attitudes for their future as trainers in non-formal education, but also to keep practicing, to learn from new co-Trainers and participants. According to Daniel and Antonis, the greatest thing about being a trainer is observing the self-development of others in real-time and feeling you are somehow contributing to that.

After TNT, AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca adquired more active members. These kinds of events are perfect for newbies to understand what AEGEE is all about and how much you can learn -no matter if it is a soft skill or a hard one. Also they had the opportunity to experience a European event in their home town. As a specific outcome for the Romanian local, most of the organisers are now part of the core team for AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca’s Summer University 2017.

 

Written by Matteo Lai, AEGEE-Cagliari

]]>
Workshops and Progress Meeting II: Be Water, My Friend! I Was Killed by PowerPoint and Peace It Up! ../../../2016/05/12/workshops-and-progress-meeting-ii-be-water-my-friend-i-was-killed-by-powerpoint-and-peace-it-up/ Thu, 12 May 2016 12:46:57 +0000 ../../../?p=35257 Whether you are a delegate, a visitor or an envoy, you are definitely going to love the workshops planned for the upcoming Spring Agora Bergamo! They are new, they are fresh and interactive, aimed for new members coming as visitors, some of them being for the first time at an Agora, eager to learn valuable things, AEGEE related or not,… Read more →

]]>

Whether you are a delegate, a visitor or an envoy, you are definitely going to love the workshops planned for the upcoming Spring Agora Bergamo! They are new, they are fresh and interactive, aimed for new members coming as visitors, some of them being for the first time at an Agora, eager to learn valuable things, AEGEE related or not,  from trainers and members with experience. Three of them will briefly be presented in this article and are the following: “Be water, my friend!”, “I was killed by PowerPoint” and last, but not least, “Peace it Up!”. Read more to find out about each one of them and don’t forget to join one during Agora Bergamo! See you there!

 

Workshop I-A: Be water, my friend!

Held by the Speaker and Vice-Speaker of the Public Relations Committee (PRC), Gerardo Garcia Diaz (AEGbe-water-my-friend-bruce-lee-quoteEE-Oviedo) and former Comité Directeur (CD) member, Mayri Tiido (AEGEE-Tallin), the workshop will take place on Thursday, 19th May at 12:45 and will end at 14:15. This workshop encourages you to refresh yourself and teaches you how to adapt to different situations, to be like water, as the name suggests, through improvisation theater and role-playing. Although this workshop will be a lot of fun,  a decent level of English is required, so if you are having trouble with that, start revising!

 

Workshop I-B: I was killed by PowerPoint

uIdyti--

As the name suggests, we are all sick and tired of PowerPoint presentations and dull speeches. The means used to spread education & knowledge have changed a lot, the best example for that being TEDx, with events taking place all over, featuring worldwide known trainers, experts and great leaders that inspire us with their speech and stage act. Why shouldn’t you try to be like them? Through tips and tricks presented during this workshop, you will learn how to keep the participant’s attention, leave them speechless and falling in love with your presentation. The workshop will be held by Academy trainer, Ana Potocnik (AEGEE-Ljubljana) and will take place on Thursday, 19th May between 12:45 and 14:15.

 

 

Workshop I-C: Peace it Up!

So far, the year of 2016 wasn’t too great when it comes to democracy and peace-making, considering all the terrorist attacks that happened in Paris, Brussels, Istanbul and Ankara. However, it definitely brought us together and motivated us to take our own actions to contribute to a better and more peaceful Europe. The collaboration between the “Democracy in Practice” and the “Your Vision for EUrope”
projmake-room-for-peace3ect has resulted in an interactive and meaningful workshop called “Peace it Up!”, which will offer you this great opportunity to come, share and support your thoughts and feelings about the current situation. It will be held by Noemi Lowy (AEGEE-Debrecen) on behalf of the “Democracy in Practice” project and Adonis Meggos (AEGEE-Peiraias) from the “Your Vision for EUrope” project and it will take place on Thursday, 19th May from 12:45 until 14:15.

For more information you can download the Agora Agenda and the Workshops and Progress Meetings booklet.

 

Written by Gabriela Geană, AEGEE-București

 

]]>
Working Groups’ Monthly Newsletter – September 2012 ../../../2012/10/17/working-groups-monthly-newsletter-september-2012/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:35:53 +0000 ../../../?p=13219 + Do you know what the Working Groups did in September? + Are you aware of what kind of tasks they develop and which topics they are tackling? + Do want to know more about them but actually you never had the chance to do so? Here you are with Issue 8 of the Working Groups’ Monthly Newsletter – September 2012. You… Read more →

]]>

+ Do you know what the Working Groups did in September?

+ Are you aware of what kind of tasks they develop and which topics they are tackling?

+ Do want to know more about them but actually you never had the chance to do so?
Here you are with Issue 8 of the Working Groups’ Monthly Newsletter – September 2012. You can have a brief update about what’s going on in most of our WGs, get to know their work better, and, if you want, be part of them in the future. Now it could not be easier, do not wait anymore and select the page of the Working Group that fits you the best.

You can check the document on the Issu down here, or download from here http://goo.gl/KfQ0g

Enjoy it!

[issuu width=420 height=297 embedBackground=%23000000 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=121015235317-53854a9ecbd84ee18e4f38ccb45d6c3c name=wg_newsletter_sept2012 username=aegee-europe tag=aegee unit=px v=2]

]]>
Who is behind the Academy? ../../../2012/01/17/who-is-behind-the-academy/ ../../../2012/01/17/who-is-behind-the-academy/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:03:40 +0000 ../../../?p=3076 Here they are back again! The AEGEE-Academy board is more motivated and active than ever and has decided to give the AEGEE-Academy (ACA) a 180º turn in order to ensure its correct functioning and maximum contribution to the to AEGEE’s network. With the aim of bringing the ACA closer to the network and making the most of AEGEE’s potential, we… Read more →

]]>

Here they are back again! The AEGEE-Academy board is more motivated and active than ever and has decided to give the AEGEE-Academy (ACA) a 180º turn in order to ensure its correct functioning and maximum contribution to the to AEGEE’s network.

With the aim of bringing the ACA closer to the network and making the most of AEGEE’s potential, we decided to meet in order to draft the strategy for the upcoming months.

During our meeting in Brussels, in AEGEE-Europe’s headquarter, we discussed, planned, argued, debated, and brainstormed for long hours to bring the ACA to its best shape, just like in its glorious years.

Get ready for many new trainings full of skilled trainers, inspiration and lots of passion which will for sure bring many unforgettable memories and will change you for better to become those skilled and efficient youth activist we want you to be.

And now…

 

 

Meet the people who are making this change possible:

Miguel Gallardo Albajar- Speaker

Miguel was elected for a second term as Speaker of the AEGEE-Academy and he will do his best to lead this amazing team until the Spring Agora Enschede 2012.

He has been actively involved in the local and European level since 2007. He was President in his antenna and still has an advisory role there. He founded the Environmental Working Group at the Agora Valletta with some crazy friends, with whom he also participated actively in all steps of the Flagship Project 2008-2009 Sustaining Our Future. He also contributed to publications like the Members’ Manual and several Key to Europe editions. He has also been Subcommie of the NetCom for 2 years.

In the training world he is a great fan of SUPS, a training course which has been a great pleasure for him until now. He has also been involved in PRES2, ES1 and provided the content for several NWMs and LTCs. As he said during Agora Alicante: “AEGEE has given so much to me, that I will never be able to give back enough”. But he tries hard by sharing his experience and motivating new members to pursue their dreams!

Edouard Mougin – Secretary

Edouard is one of the most recent Academy members, but he has lots of motivation to be the new secretary of this inspiring board. He started on the local level by being the secretary of AEGEE-Lyon in February 2010, then became President and now he is External Relationships Responsible. Eager to discover the European level, he started by being Juridical Commission subcommissioner and later was elected JC President.
Always looking for more experiences and news things to learn, he also recently joint several projects about developing HR in AEGEE with the NetCom and the newly created Human Resources Committee. In this field, he will also be the contact person for the upcoming HRES Kyïv 2012.

Esperanza Rodríguez – Treasurer

Espe is the new treasurer of the Academy, ready to study the numbers and any other challenge that may come up!

She is not a really old member in AEGEE, but she climbed the career ladder rather fast. She is very involved on the local level and has organised many kinds of events, including an ES1. She has also been in the board of AEGEE-Las Palmas as a treasurer, fundraiser and she is the President right now. She got really inspired during the ES1 and decided to become active on the European level too. She has been the President of the Audit Commission since Alicante, and was re-elected in Skopje.

 

Miroslava Garzarcikova – Human Resources Manager

Mirka has been an active AEGEE member for several years already. First on the local level (board member and later President of AEGEE-Bratislava) and then also on the European level – she was a project manager of “YOUrope needs YOU 2” and trainer for the Academy.
Last year, she was in the Comité Directeur 2010/2011, in charge of Human Resources.

Outside of AEGEE, she is working full-time in an international recruitment event agency, so she’s fully dedicated to the world of HR management.

 

Luis Alvarado Martínez – PR Manager

Luis Alvarado comes from AEGEE-Las Palmas and is a hyperactive AEGEE addict. After trying AEGEE out for the first time, he could not stop, and ever since he has been looking for more. He has been, and still is, active both on local and European level of AEGEE.

Throughout his AEGEE career, he has been the President of AEGEE-Las Palmas, advisory board, and currently he is External Relations responsible. He has also been Subcommie of Sara Vierna, and at the moment he is Network Commissioner for Spanish, French and Portuguese locals. He has also been involved in projects and in the training world. After having attended several AEGEE trainings  like LTC’s, being an ES1 participant and coordinator, attending an ES2 and external tranings (like Leadership Summer School by IFISO, or International Work School by Spanish Youth Council and European Youth Forum), he has become addicted to them, and is always looking for an excuse to attend a new one.

At the moment he is also involved in the Spanish Youth Council, working in the International Relations Committe. He has been trainer at SUPS, Manager of ES1 Passau and he is contact person for ACA for the next Traing 4 Trainers.

Florence Franks – Projects Responsible
Flo has been an AEGEE-addicted since 2008 and has participated in several European events within and outside AEGEE. Currently, she is also involved in other international project teams. She is a member of the Culture and Education Working Group. Of course she loves travelling, exploring ,and meeting cool people. She likes people that “read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do.”
She believes in the AEGEE motto: “We Make Europe Happen!”, for this reason she is an enthusiastic volunteer, addicted to trainings, and projects.
She started the AEGEE adventure being Vice-President of her first local, now she is enthusiastic member of AEGEE-Siena. She has been PR responsible in the Culture Action Days project and AEGEE25 project.She was part of the coordination team of Leadership Summer School 2011, organized within IFISO platform, and she is looking forward to contribute to the 2012 edition. In the Academy she will take care of the projects, ensuring a nice, smooth, and proper communication with hosting locals, trainers and ACA board. She will support PR and the implementation of new projects.
As if all this was not enough, we also count on the endless suport from Guillermo García Tabarés, HR Director of Comité
Directeur 2011-2012! Thanks to him once more.

Academically yours,

The AEGEE-Academy Board

Miguel, Edu, Espe, Mirka, Flo and Luis

Written by Luis Alvarado, the Academy

]]>
../../../2012/01/17/who-is-behind-the-academy/feed/ 1