Since only ten days, the carnival season in Germany is over. Many people went crazy, celebrated for days without a pause and of course, a lot of carnival parades took place. In Aachen, one of the most western cities of Germany, 35 AEGEEans took part in the three-hour-long procession and spread Europtimism throughout their motto “Europe is colourful, and it’s… Read more →
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Repeating the History of (A)EGEE with the Night of the Seven Antennae
The year 2015 marks the year that AEGEE-Europe turns 30 years old, although we surely don’t look that old yet! To prepare the birthday, the Anniversary Team has been created, which organises several events throughout the year to pay tribute to the history and future of our organisation. One of these events is the Night of the Seven Antennae, which… Read more →
Eins, Drei, Zwei! – SU “Get trashed the green way!” by AEGEE-Aachen
“If you do not know what Flunky Ball Game is and did not visit a German wedding, you wasted your summer” – SU “Get trashed the green way!” participants AEGEE-Aachen Summer University “Get trashed the green way!” was organised as a rare combination of three types of SUs – a Language Course for those whose passion was the German language,… Read more →
AEGEE-Aachenawa: Two Locals, Two Beary Mascots and One Twin Antennae Contract to Sign
In less than two months, the Autumn Agora in Cagliari takes place and all participants will have the chance to see how AEGEE-Aachen and AEGEE-Warszawa will become twin antennae. To find out more about this German-Polish friendship and the apparent love between their mascots, The AEGEEan spoke to Joanna Pankowska, president of AEGEE-Warszawa. It all started as a classic twin… Read more →
NWM Aachen: “It’s going to be BEARtastic!”
One of the goals of the former board of AEGEE-Aachen was to have a Network Meeting taking place in their beautiful city. Their plans became more concrete during the Spring Agora in Patra, where they told the former NetCom Holger: “Yes, we will do it!”. Anna Isabel Ramones, board member of AEGEE-Aachen, was in the well-known Agora ‘I can do… Read more →
Six Locals Meeting at the Back of Beyond
On the last weekend of June, six German and Dutch locals met in a small and completely unspectacular town in the Netherlands. There was no hosting local, there were no organizers and, officially, there was not even a program. Although the motivating title of this event was “Six in the Shitty City”, it was still the second time that this… Read more →
The awesome adventures of the AEGEE-Aachen Bear
One of the most known mascots in the AEGEE Network is probably AEGEE-Aachen’s Bear. Recently, this adorable mascot even got the chance to meet Joachim Gauck, who is the current President of Germany. The AEGEEan spoke to Katja Sontag and Dominik Stengele, who was wearing the polar bear outfit at the time of the meeting, to find out more about… Read more →
7 Highlights for the 7th Edition of the Charlemagne Youth Prize
As every year, the European Charlemagne Youth Prize (ECYP) took place in the city of Aachen, under its 7th edition. After Europe on Track’s major success last year, some AEGEE members gathered in Charlemagne’s city in order to know which project would be its successor. Youth unemployment, selfies, remarkable guests, journalism and the situation in Ukraine have just been some… Read more →
AEGEE-Lviv goes to Aachen!
Between 7th and 12th of March the members of AEGEE-Lviv visited AEGEE-Aachen. Along with being a cultural exchange event, it was also held within the framework of Eastern Partnership Project. Fellow members got to spend a few days filled with activities aimed at discovering the German culture and exploring the charming city Aachen and it’s surroundings. Next to that, members… Read more →
The AEGEEan’s Choice Award 2014: Most original mascot
It is time for The AEGEEan’s Choice Awards again! From the 10th of March until the 31st you can let us know who your favourites are in categories like Best Video, Most Active Working Group, Most Impressive Roll Call and Most Original Mascot. For this last category, The AEGEEan has found five nominees, namely: Orestios Mesemvrios (AEGEE-Kastoria), Gorm Jr. (AEGEE-København),… Read more →