In the occasion of the Youth Development month, the Youth Development Working Group reached out to four AEGEE alumni and interviewed them, with the intention to connect past, present and future of AEGEE. Here’s the fourth and last interview of the series: Maria Nomikou (formerly) from AEGEE-Athina and AEGEE-Zaragoza. YDWG: Hello Maria, can you introduce yourself a bit? Maria:… Read more →
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ACTive Local of the Month of February AEGEE-Zaragoza: “We Strongly Think that AEGEE Members Are Active People Who Are Involved in What Is Happening in the World”
Last February, AEGEE-Zaragoza organised “DISCUSSION- Facebook Campaign about Sexual Health Day”, which was directly connected to the Action Agenda (Civic Education Focus Area). For this reason, they were chosen as the ACTive Local of the Month. We spoke to Celia Riveres, president of the local, to find out more! ACT: What emotions did you feel when you found out… Read more →
AEGEE-Zaragoza: “Everything Members Are Willing to Do is Valid, Everybody Can Propose Ideas!”
Lying in the middle of Aragon province, there is a city called Zaragoza. There, in 1998 AEGEE-Zaragoza was born, with a “long and a vibrant history” as the board said, having organised countless of events including two Agoras (2003 and 2013), NWMs, Summer Universities and so on. Currently, they have 158 members who meet regularly and they organise both fun and… Read more →
Celia Riveres López: “Teamwork is the Key to Success”
In AEGEE-Zaragoza you can meet Celia Riveres López, a member who is very active in her local (she is the President), but also on the international level with the Netcom of La Nave (Spanish, French and Portuguese speaking locals), Alejandra Piot. In this interview, she tells us also something about the Renove, an event that takes place every summer in… Read more →
Local of the Month AEGEE-Zaragoza: “A Perfect Cocktail of Fun”
AEGEE-Zaragoza was chosen as the Local of the Month of December. However, with so many locals to choose from, what did this enthusiastic local from the northeast of Spain do to earn it, and what are its plans for the future? AEGEE-Zaragoza explains. The AEGEEan: Could you tell us something about your local? AEGEE-Zaragoza: AEGEE Zaragoza is a very active… Read more →
Ander Guerrero Ruiz for Financial Director: “It is the Perfect Timing, I Feel Prepared and Motivated”
Since a few weeks ago, Ander Guerrero Ruiz, AEGEE-Zaragoza, is living in the house of the Comité Directeur (CD) in Brussels as an assistant. Apparently, he likes it so much that he now will run for the position of Financial Director (FD) for the next term. The AEGEEan talked to Ander about his candidature, his qualifications and his future plans.… Read more →
Autumn Network Meeting Zaragoza: Winds of change!
Due to the fact that NWM in Zaragoza took place only a few weeks after Agora Cagliari, it was mainly organised by former NetCom Carmen María and her team, although some members of the new team (Olga Rivero’s Tripulación) were also involved in the programme preparation and presentations. Another Network Meeting (NWM), another pleasant and different experience with the members… Read more →
The story of Zaragoza’s SU – Kingdom of Dragon vol.3: ART – ATTACK
“When I came to Spain and I saw people partying, I thought to myself: ‘What the f***?!’” The lyrics of the song by Sak Noel, also often called ‘the most annoying song of all time,’ are a very precise description of the first feelings of many of the participants of AEGEE-Zaragoza’s Kingdom of Dragon vol.3: ART – ATTACK. Thanks to… Read more →
Next Challenge for AEGEE-Zaragoza: Autumn NWM 2014
Less than one year after the closing ceremony of Autumn Agora-Zaragoza took place in Palacio de Congresos in the capital of Aragón, another important AEGEE event is approaching in Zaragoza. Combining the expertise of “oldies” together with the motivation of the “newbies” AEGEE-Zaragoza is taking up the challenge of hosting the Autumn Network Meeting (NWM) Zaragoza 2014. As announced recently,… Read more →
The AEGEEan’s Choice Awards – Adding the ‘Thematics’ To Events!
Three Spanish and two Polish locals compete for the award to the Best Thematic Event of The AEGEEan’s Choice Awards. All of them have cooperated with several projects and organisations in order to bring a thematical taste to their events, which have proven to be a great success. You will hear the final result in Agora Patra – meanwhile, we… Read more →