Before anything, I feel like I need to introduce myself. I am Pablo Palazón, Network Commissioner (Bergamo 2016-Enschede 2017) and this article is to express my very own and personal opinion about AEGEE. Many of my colleagues in the Network Commission, as well as many fellow AEGEEans, will disagree with me, and I kind of like that. That is what,… Read more →
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Lights, Camera, Action! Luca Giazzi Presents His Film: “The Art of the Possible”
Multimedia in AEGEE has been wide explored: we have an annual publication, we have, and had, several magazines, a TV channel and a radio channel. In every Agora, there is some time reserved for promotional videos, and after every Agora and EPM in the past few years we can watch and rewatch the aftermovie. How is it possible, then, that… Read more →
Youth Mobility in Europe After the Friday 13th
AEGEE has been one of the first Pan-European associations that supported Youth Mobility in order to empower students and young people in Europe to take an active role in society. ”After the attacks in Paris, Europe increased the level of controls, mostly on the borders,” says Afredo Sellitti, Policy Officer on Youth Mobility, which might cause some problems with travelling.… Read more →
4 Things You Didn’t Know Happened in AEGEE’s History
The famous German composer, musician and educator, Carl Orff, referred to fate as the “empress of the world”. It is the ever-changing force that lifts everyone into the light, or plunges them back into darkness. With this wisdom, let’s take a look at four things that were either lost or achieved within the network of AEGEE. Why organise just one?… Read more →
5 Things You Didn’t Know About AEGEE (and Europe) During its Anniversary Year
Many things have changed about AEGEE during its thirty year existence. However, instead of looking back at its rich history, this article will take a look at five things concerning AEGEE, and by extension Europe, from 2015 that you might not already know. Improbable spelling. Everyone who is participating in the Agora in Kiev in October may have noticed that… Read more →
All you need is volunteering
I have frequently been asked why I find volunteering so important and why I´ve made it such a huge part of my life. Most people expect me to give them a short answer, something along the lines of “I do it because it makes me feel good”. Certainly, none of them expect me to look at them with bright eyes… Read more →
Encouragement for Collaboration between ESN and AEGEE
Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and AEGEE are two abbreviations that are usually mentioned together in a rather negative context. The competition between their local branches in countries like Spain, Italy and surely more has been increasing for a while, but in Brussels, both the Comité Directeur of AEGEE and the board of ESN are asking for a change. The Erasmus… Read more →
The story continues for Comité Directeur 2012 – 2014
Now that the Comité Directeur 2014 – 2015 has been elected and was already introduced to you, it’s time for the Comité Directeur 2012 – 2014 to make new plans for their future. The AEGEEan spoke to Luis, Lucille, Anna, Miguel, Pavel, Kathrin, Beáta and Pavel to ask about these plans, but also to give them a chance to reflect… Read more →
Smailikova aiming for SUCT
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 →
Improve yourself again and again
A multi-time AGORA visitor, an even more-time workshop presenter, Fabian Brüggemann is at it again. Get ready to join his “Improve yourself” workshops among the possibilities at AGORA Zaragozaaaaaaa. Just as the ideas he presents, Fabian also never stops improving himself. With 11 AGORAE behind him and 12 workshops done, he keeps learning something new. All this started with a… Read more →