“I’m going on Summer University to Ukraine!” was a statement that causes a lot of raised eyebrows and concerns. With the unstable political situation, the war in the east of the country, and the downing of the MH17 a week before the start of the SU, the concerns seemed valid. Nevertheless, 18 of the bravest AEGEEans decided to not let… Read more →
Everyone returned home, feeling eventually relaxed after two crazy-rushy-hasty-HAPPY weeks, but at the same time, reluctant even to upload photos, not talking about writing stories of the week. But how different it was just a week ago! Each morning started with some person (sometimes you did not even know who he or she was) bursting into your room saying some… Read more →
Since last november Ukraine has been in the spotlights because of the happenings in the country. Protests against the government led by former president Viktor Janukovich started in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, but soon spread all over the country. In Ukraine AEGEE is present with seven locals, namely AEGEE-Dnipropetrovsk, AEGEE-Kharkiv, AEGEE-Ivano-Frankivsk, AEGEE-Kyïv, AEGEE-Lviv, AEGEE-Odessa and AEGEE-Sevastopol. Most of their members were actively… Read more →
It is time for The AEGEEan’s Choice Awards again! From March 10th until April 10th you can let us know who your favorites are in categories like Best Video, Most Original Mascot, Most Impressive Roll Call and, of course, Most Effective Recruitment. For the last category of Most Effective Recruitment, The AEGEEan has found five nominees, namely: AEGEE-Budapest, AEGEE-Gdańsk, AEGEE-Moskva, AEGEE-Kyiv and… Read more →
Yesterday marked the bloodiest day so far since the protests started in Ukraine. In one single day in Kyiv alone, more than 100 people have been killed and more than 500 people have been hospitalized according to the Maidan medical service coordinator. People were found on the streets with single gunshot wounds in the neck, head or heart. So they… Read more →
With a pack of printed out article of the AEGEEan, a nervous look and tired eyes after cycling on the hills of Kyiv, I got to meet a candidate for the Summer University Coordination Team (SUCT) – Anna Pyhktina from AEGEE-Kyiv. Most may know her as Smailikova, but do not be fooled. Her read last name is Pykhtina. AEGEEan:… Read more →
Recently it has become more and more popular in AEGEE to record high quality videos and make them go viral on the internet. Two antennae that are good in that matter are AEGEE-Napoli and AEGEE-Kyiv, and they are therefore both nominated for The AEGEEans Choice Awards 2013. The AEGEEan interviewed both antennae to get to know more about their love… Read more →
A new AGORA is approaching, a new set of candidates are preparing their speeches and getting ready to impress our AEGEEans with their ideas, perspectives and views. One of these candidates is Ilona Bogomolova, from AEGEE-Kyiv, who is aiming for a position in the Audit Commission. Besides this, there is also a new country which is anxiously awaiting to accept… Read more →
The Summer University period may be over, but the Summer University Coordination Team (SUCT) is already getting ready for the next hot season. First step – forming a team. Here is where Anna Kotovych from AEGEE-Kyiv comes in. She is this year’s candidate for the position of Project Manager of SUCT and here is what she has to say. AEGEEan:… Read more →
Summer is the time of Summer Universities (SUs) for most antennae. For most antennae, the organisation of a SU is enough to keep everyone extremely busy. This is the moment when AEGEE-Kyiv stands out from the crowd. Just in the month of August, they not only organised an incredible travel SU with AEGEE-Kharkiv, but also managed to do a… Read more →
