Less than a month ago, a new AEGEE Contact was born. This time in Sheffield, the UK. Four girls are behind this, they dream big and have already done some things with the brand new contact. We asked them a few questions so we can find out more about them and their plans.

The AEGEEan: Tell us a little bit about yourself.

AEGEE Contact in Sheffield: We are four girls from different corners of Europe – Hanna from Finland, Anne-Sophie from the Netherlands, Chiara from Italy and Oksana from Ukraine. We are all students at the University of Sheffield, which is offering us a lot of support. We are all here only for either a semester or a year, which is not ideal but we will hand over our antenna to the future generation with pleasure!

What other people are behind this new local?

Hanna, Anne-Sophie and Oksana have already been active in AEGEE – in Helsinki, Maastricht and Kyiv respectively. So we met through common friends – AEGEE networking does work in reality! Chiara is new to AEGEE and is inspired to experience Summer Universities. Although we all met less than two months ago, it already feels like a great team. We have also found enthusiastic new members who are eager to help us out, which is fantastic!

Why a contact for AEGEE in Sheffield even if it had struggles in the past?

Well, we felt like this city fits AEGEE perfectly! The students’ community is great here with lots of people from all around the world. We knew about struggles in the past of course, but we have gotten many positive reactions so far, so we feel like we can definitely make it. The good thing is that three of us were already quite experienced in AEGEE, so a lot of things were easier for us like presentations and promotion.

How many members do you have now and how did people in the city react to the association?

Last week, we had a meeting promoting Summer Universities and recruiting new members. It went even better than we expected, so by now, we have 14 members! There is a lot of activity besides AEGEE in Sheffield, as the Students’ Union here is exceptionally active so people never get bored. However, we do have something special to offer, so our aim is to expand and to prove that we can be a successful local!

What is your strategy to get the contact known in your city and get more people involved in it?

For now, we are focusing on the promotion of Summer Universities as we were lucky enough to jump onto the AEGEE boat when our fresh members can still apply for this great project. Therefore, our aim is to make new members that apply for Summer University and also are enthusiastic about becoming active locally. The strategy which worked best so far is to share stories about AEGEE among our friends in Sheffield, which motivates them to join and experience it all themselves!

What are your plans for the near future?

During the last weekend of March, we had a party to celebrate the birth of our contact – with the birthday cake of course! Some members from the UK antennas came as well, so it was a great chance to bring some AEGEE-spirit to Sheffield! Other than that, the next step is to get upgraded to Contact-Antenna at Agora Enschede and we are working hard on it!

We wish them all the best of luck!

You can find them on Facebook here!

Written by Raluca Radu, AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca

During the Network Status Update at Autumn Agora Chisinau, Network Director Tekla Hajdu, gave everyone during the plenary some good news: a new city joined the AEGEE-Network: Málaga. Situated on the Costa del Sol in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia in Spain, it is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded as Malaka by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC. We asked some questions to two of the founders, Natalia Torres and Rafael Adrián Garcia Martin, after their participation at NWM Barcelona.

Natalia and Adri

The AEGEEan: What’s the story behind the contact in Málaga?

Natalia: We were just two young people interesting in travelling cheap and meeting other people from all over Europe. So we went to the Summer University (SU) in Bulgaria. There, we realized that AEGEE was much more, and we loved it. So we decided that we wanted a local in our lovely city. In fact, three weeks later I went to the event of University for Youth Development in Mollina (Málaga), which was tremendously inspiring, and this just reaffirmed that our decision of creating a local in Málaga was great.

How did you discover AEGEE?

Adrián: A friend of mine from the university told me in class what AEGEE was and all the possibilities that this organisation offered to students. Then I told Natalia and it seemed to us a really interesting way of discovering Europe cheaply. Our priority was just that, and we kept in mind the idea of taking part in a Summer University. But once we discovered what AEGEE actually was, it impacted us and we decided to create a local in Málaga.

How is your local doing so far?

Adrián: We are somehow shocked and surprised of the quick growth of our contact of AEGEE-Europe in Málaga. Since we received the university support, we started to give informative sessions, which have been a success, having more than 20 applicants on the intranet and almost 40 people interested in joining the association. At the moment, we are finishing the statutes in order to accomplish all the requirement for being upgraded to contact-antenna, keeping in mind our objective for being an antenna in a mid-term period.

What makes you, as a contact, unique from any of the other student organisations in Málaga?

Adrián: Even thought there are nearly 100 young organisations in the university, only a few of them have an international scope. We feel unique in the sense that not being an official association yet, we have received the university support really quick, letting us to communicate with the student community and offering us all the help that we need. Besides, the contact of AEGEE-Europe in Málaga is in partnership with the Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs of the University of Málaga. We cooperate to organise events and communicating them to all the students. We are different from the rest of the associations, because we can offer all kinds of events, giving all the students the possibility of travelling abroad and enhancing competences in our courses.

What are your future plans?

Natalia: We are already planning a Local Training Course (LTC) in December, so new members can know each other and we are looking forward to organise an event about gender equality in collaboration with our university. In our planning report, we have also emphasised the possibility of organising and exchange with another local. But our real objective is achieving the status of antenna as soon as possible.

Describe your local in three words.

Natalia: Potential, enthusiastic, energetic

Malaga Mirador

Describe your city. What is the most special thing about it?

Adrián: Málaga is just wonderful: 300 sunny days per year, calm beaches, and a lively nightlife (and of course fresh barbecue sardines, our typical dish). The most special thing about Málaga in our opinion is its people. Los Boquerones, [The Anchovies, ed.] is how they nicknamed us. We are kind, charming, lovely and likable people. You are all invited to Málaga, you have to visit it [He smiles, ed].

Written By Erika Bettin, AEGEE-Verona

Announced just few days before Spring Agora Bergamo, we have a new member in the AEGEE Network: the contact of AEGEE-Europe in Vigo, Spain. All the members of the current board lived far from the Galician city and belonged to other locals, but now that they are back in the city, they decided to refound an antenna there. We asked some questions to the board, which consists on Judith Sandin, president; Flavio Junio, vice president and PR responsible; Marcos Lois, secretary; and Silvia Muñoz, treasurer.

The AEGEEan: When and how was your contact established? Was there already a local that was eventually deleted?

Judith: We started having meetings and working on it in February. We sent a request to become a contact in March, and we were finally admitted a couple of days before the Agora Bergamo. There was an AEGEE-Vigo in the 90s, and we have been in contact with its last president. We sent him an email without any hope he would reply, but he did. It was a large email full of details and explanations about how they worked, why did they “close” it and how the Agora and the SU worked on that time. When I how happy he was because of the idea to have AEGEE back in Vigo, I couldn’t believe it. Now we have each other’s number and from time to time we talk about AEGEE.

Why did you decide to create a contact in Vigo?

Flavio: The idea was on the founders since a long time ago. People from different antennae were thinking about founding a local in Vigo, we were all planning about it but the idea came up when one of us decided to text to all the interested people have a meeting in a bar. We did not know each other but the first contact was incredible. We all had had the same dreams for a long time and when we met that day, we realized we were a really good team: all experienced in our own areas and ready to develop our dream.

Silvia: There is no just one person who decided to refound AEGEE-Vigo; all the founders (Marcos, Judith, Flavio, Kateryna, Noelia, Alejandra and me) we were already active members in other antennae. However, living away from your local sometimes makes it difficult to get as involved in its activities as you would wish. It was that mutual feeling what encouraged us to start this adventure.

Who is in the board? How many people do you have already?

We have the following people in the board: Judith Sandin, president; Flavio Junio, vice president and PR responsible; Marcos Lois, secretary; and Silvia Muñoz, treasurer.

After only three months we have 27 members already, practically all of them newbies, hungry to know AEGEE by wrapping their spirit, meet other members and share experiences!

What did you achieve so far?

Judith: We got to gather almost 27 members, become a family and introduce AEGEE in their daily lives and mentality, which is really gratifying. During this summer we have sent our members to the fantastic Summer Universities and now in our meetings we clearly see how motivated they have came back and how many things they are willing to do.

What are your future plans?

Judith: The biggest plans are never said … but we can say that now we are preparing a LTC full of surprises, organising talks at the university and many meetings with our members. Hopefully we will also sign the Convention d’Adhésion in Chisinau, where at least 8 of our members are planning to go.

Describe your local in three words.

Motivated, familiar & wild.

Describe your city. What is the most special thing about it?

Silvia: Vigo, known as the “Gateway to the Atlantic,” is the largest city in northeastern Spain. Have you still not visited the beaches of Vigo? They will surprise you. Its beaches have fine white sand and clear water. Eating in Vigo is like diving into a sea of unique flavours. Its gastronomy is much more than a gourmet experience or an opportunity to taste the best seafood from the Vigo estuary at affordable prices, it’s a true ritual. The urban area of Vigo is built over a hill-fort (O Castro). If you’re interested in archaeology, the lower slope of the mountain has acastreño (Celtic) site where you see what life was like in Vigo between the third and first centuries BC. Nowadays this hill with a fortress is one of the preferred spots for people to take a walk in Vigo, because of its beautiful gardens, open spaces, fonts and also the privileged views. Based around the original fishermen’s houses the cobbled streets, bustling port atmosphere… make it a small treasure. Vigo is also a short train ride away from Portugal and Santiago de Compostela, the third most important pilgrimage in Christendom.

Marcos: Those who want to visit us here in Vigo will be surprised by the hospitality of the people, always ready to make your visit such an incredible experience. The second reason is the food, forget everything you expect when you visit Spain. There is no place here for paella, this is the land of the best seafood in the world, the wine, the meat….. so come here to taste it and discover our rich gastronomy. The third one is our paradise, the Cíes Islands with “the best beach in the world” as it was called by The Guardian newspaper. These islands are part of a National Park and if you visit our city you have to take a ferry and spend a day there, you will remember it forever.

What are you waiting for?? Stay tuned to our next events to visit us in paradise.

Written by Erika Bettin, AEGEE-Verona

We have got a new Contact in town; its name is Muğla, in western Turkey near the island of Rhodes. Its board is a well collected group of highly motivated students with the drive to make Muğla into all that it can possibly be. The AEGEEan had a talk with Müge Güner, the founder of Muğla, and got to hear this fantastic story:

Volkan, Merve, and Müge

The AEGEEan: Could you introduce yourself and your contact?

Müge: My name is Müge Güner and I study at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University. My major is Political Science and International Relations. My nine other friends; Merve, Hüseyin, Volkan, Yunus Emre, Yeliz, Nuriye, Erol, Ömer Faruk and Tufan are in the Faculty of Economics And Administrative Sciences like me, but they study at different departments. One other friend of ours, Eda, studies Nursing.

Merve and I are the oldest members, because, while I was building my team, I wanted younger friends who will have enough time to learn and teach about AEGEE. I mentioned AEGEE first to Merve and she wanted to be a part of it, therefore she quit her association to make more time for AEGEE. Then I invited two of my friends whom I really trust, Yunus Emre and Hüseyin, to be my co-workers and they introduced Tufan, Eda and Ömer to me.

After that, I found Yeliz and Nuriye, I mean I met them on purpose during the career days at the University. They are both working for the Career Community -I noticed them because of the uniform they were wearing- but they were not in the board of directors. This was a good thing for me, because I could make my move to include them into my board. I went to them, we had a small talk about the event, how bad and useless it was for the youngsters who came to the lecture hall to listen to the speakers and how it could be better. Then we exchanged numbers and I invited them to a few social activities, which some of my friends and I organised to make a bond of friendship.

Top: Tufan and Eda; Bottom: Ömer Faruk and Erol

Meanwhile, I met Erol, during an activity which was organised by Youth Center to put youngsters and old people in the senior centre together. We were going to watch a movie and spend time with them, so we went to Youth Center early to make preparations. Erol was the only one among all those people, who was not playing with his phone and I thought I found a potential friend who has not become a Robocop yet.

Volkan was the last person who joined us, because the birdies told me that he was going to take part in a different project and his hands would be full of work. I did not tell him about AEGEE earlier, which was a mistake, because when he finally found out what we were up to, he did not even have a second thought about joining us!

How did you get to know about AEGEE?

I first heard of AEGEE in 2013 when I was in the prep-class. A two-day workshop called Developing Job for Youngsters and Employment was organised at the university, and the founding chairman of AEGEE-Eskişehir, Onur Metin, was one of the trainers. Başak Uslu, another trainer, was also from AEGEE. At that time, I wanted to join AEGEE, but there was no local in Muğla and I did not have enough courage and motivation to found one as a freshman, I guess. Besides, I was one of the board of directors of International Relations and Strategical Researches Community at school and did not have enough time to take another responsibility, but being a part of AEGEE was on my mind since then.

Why did you decide to found Muğla?

Last autumn, I decided to leave the school community, because I realised I wanted to do something different. It was not for me anymore so I handed in my resignation. After a while, I decided to found an AEGEE local one night when I was in bed, and then I could not sleep, because of the excitement, so I started to research how I could do it. I texted other locals on Facebook and asked them if they could help me with the process. Taha Korhan Salan from AEGEE-Hatay replied to me first and he was always there for me whenever I needed help with anything. Now he is our twin president.

Have you already hosted events or activities?

We have been announced as a contact in July and have not hosted any events or activities yet, but we have some future plans of course. First of all, we need to learn more about AEGEE and join LTCs, meet other locals and learn from their experiences. Therefore, we will try to learn and promote AEGEE at University this autumn.

Top: Yunus Emre and Hüseyin; Bottom: Yeliz and Nuriye

What makes you, as a contact, unique from any of the other student organisations in Muğla?

Firstly, I can say that I honestly have the most unique team, because they are like my family members rather than a board and we are very proud of being a part of AEGEE. It is a whole new level of vision for us. Some of my board members and I have been in other student organisations and we all preferred AEGEE amongst them, because unfortunately, student organisations are being restricted by school management. They do not have enough opportunities and a space to express themselves freely. And, according to our experiences, there is always a competition between the board of directors which is not a good thing in a place where there must be cooperation and tolerance. We think we have a bigger objective and we are all motivated, young people and ready to do whatever it takes to make at least a small change together, to make the world a better place.

Written by Willem Laurentzen, AEGEE-Nijmegen

We are proud to announce that we have established a new contact of AEGEE-Europe in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Vinnytsia is a city situated in the Western Centre of Ukraine, the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. The city exists since the Middle Ages and it is now known for its industrial centre, particularly for the Roshen company and the headquarters of the Ukrainian Air Force. We talked with Oleksandr from the newly-formed contact in Vinnytsia to tell us more about the tourist attractions and the story behind this new contact in Vinnytsia.

Oleksandr is a student in the sixth year at Vinnytsia Institute of Trade and Economics, the Department of Management. He is also a member of the Students’ Parliament of Vinnytsia Region, where he is responsible for development of international cooperation.

“Our city is considered the “European capital” of Ukraine, and of course we have a lot of foreign students here”, he says. But when he started work in the Parliament, it appeared that they had “only a few international organisations”, the best of which, “AIESEC and BEST are well-functioning”, he further adds. When asked about his story, Oleksandr told us that he had heard about AEGEE before and he knew that it will enable him to discover a lot of great opportunities, as this was also the reason for initiating the creation of a new contact in Vinnytsia.

Moreover, he told us about their future plans for the newly created contact. Being at the moment only “a small team of three people”, all of which are members of the Parliament, their future plans include organising a Local Training Course (LTC) in their city to recruit new members, inviting “our friends from AEGEE-Kyïv, and also members from other locals.”

At the end of the interview we asked Oleksandr to tell us a few things about the city of Vinnytsia that would make us want to visit it, and he said that considering the fact that Vinnytsia is considered the “European capital” of Urkaine, “it’s the place where Ukrainian traditions and European tolerance meet. We don’t have a big city, but it is beautiful with its own spirit. And, of course, we have here the biggest floating fountain in Europe”, he concludes.

Written by Gabriela Geană, AEGEE-București

Back in April, a new contact was created in Gaziantep, in Turkey. The city is rich in history and has both a traditional and modern look. The AEGEEan talk to  Tuğba Abacı, Secretary and External Relations Responsible of the contact antenna, in order to learn more about their story.

The AEGEEan: What’s the story behind the contact antenna in Gaziantep?

Tuğba: Gaziantep is very big city and there are a lot of students, but not enough NGOs. Actually I asked myself: “What can I do in this town?” And I started to do some research on the internet. I found AEGEE  and I started to search about it in detail but I saw that there was no AEGEE antenna in Gaziantep. Then I found other antennae and I became a member. I think that the best way to communicate with other countries is to share our culture with them. I want to have more opportunities as a student and I want a better future in order to reach all the people. We started to negotiate with AEGEE because of all these reasons. We created this contact antenna in our own way and we are very happy with it.

How is your local doing so far?

We are always working because our dream is to be the best local. We had many meetings, we organised a party and we talked about the future a lot of times and we do have plans. In addition, we talked with the others local’s board members. We are meeting new people and we are telling them about AEGEE. So we did some extra efforts for the contact in Gaziantep and we hope to have a nice future.

Are you planning to organise a Summer University?

We appreciate the Summer University as a project, it’s a very successful one. Therefore we do want to organise a Summer University maybe next year. We want to do at in the earliest, because Gaziantep University is suitable for a Summer University.

How do you see the future projects, that you are so close to Syria and there is still a conflict?

There is still an ongoing battle in Syria. What will happen in the future to the region? This is not very clear. Turkey and Syria are neighboring countries and Gaziantep is one of the citiest nearest to the Syrian border. Refugees who come to our country are part of the city now and they live in a camp open for them. Of course there are exceptions.

Our city is tidy, quiet, comfortable. People are happy, safe and peaceful. We are trying to help those living in camps and people from the urban area as much as we can. The city grew, cultural diversity and trade further increased. The state has allocated a huge budget for these refugees and is looking out for them.

If we look at the situation in terms of projects, Gaziantep is a very normal city and the projects will have their normal course. We like this city.

What are your plans as a future antenna?

We will go to the Agora because it is very important for a local to participate and in the nearest future we want to be antenna. Actually, we’ll do many activities in the meantime. For example, recruiting new members, meetings, talks about AEGEE, projects.

Final thoughts. Do you think that the contact will survive, considering the history of the local?

I hope that this contact will grow and it will bring together different people. This city needs an AEGEE antenna, I do believe this. Therefore, the contact in Gaziantep will grow and more than that, it will become a big family.

We wish them all the best of luck!

Written by Raluca Radu, AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca

Canterbury is ready to make its entrance in the AEGEE’s Network. Here the story of the new Contact since the first steps, told by Emily Zerling, one of the founders.

The AEGEEan: Please, introduce yourself.

Emily: My name is Emily Zerling. I’m 20 years old. I’m from Paris in France. As the daughter of a French father and an English mother, I feel very European myself. I’m a student in my second year studying at the University of Kent (Canterbury) doing a five-year course in Politics and International Relations in partnership with one of France’s “Grandes Ecoles” called Sciences Po Lille. At the end of these five years, I will have spent two years in Canterbury and three years in Lille and I will receive a double degree. I would like to work if possible in the European Union institutions.

How did you hear about AEGEE?

I first heard about AEGEE last year when I was studying in Lille. I was one of AEGEE-Lille’s first members and coordinated the society’s communication and advertising through its Facebook and Twitter pages.

Why did you decide to create your own Antenna?

I really enjoyed being part of AEGEE-Lille, so I wanted to continue the AEGEE experience in Canterbury by creating my own. With some friends, we decided to create a new contact based at the University of Kent where we all study. The University of Kent describes itself as the UK’s European university but there wasn’t any European society we could join so we decided to set up an AEGEE on campus.

The main motivation and the main reason why me and my team decided to create a contact of AEGEE Europe in Canterbury was to raise awareness about the EU in the UK and challenge preconceived ideas, especially the rise of Euroscepticism which the UK is facing at the moment. We are therefore mainly addressed towards British students who take an interest in European projects.

Was it difficult to start?

It wasn’t easy at the beginning because we first had to get the university’s approval which took quite a long time. But once, we had their approval, everything went quite quickly. Experienced AEGEE members also helped us to get everything started so it wasn’t too difficult.

How many people are currently involved?

For the moment, six people are involved full time and all come from different European countries, but we aim to target many more members in the following weeks.

Do you get any support from other AEGEE-locals?

We don’t but we are going to try to establish a contact very soon with all the other UK AEGEE-locals.

Is there something you need?

We need to find as much members as possible who are interested in helping us setting up our contact.

How would you describe Canterbury?

Canterbury is the ideal place for setting up AEGEE because it will provide our antenna with many opportunities such as the fact that the city is well connected to other important European cities like London, Lille, Paris and Brussels. The town is also a very popular tourist destination and a historical city with a wealthy legacy.

The city is full of students who come from all over England and from all over Europe and the rest of the world. It appears to be a very dynamic town with an important student life with many bars, clubs and events for all occasions. Kent Union, the University of Kent’s student organisation, looks after more than 200 societies and gives each and every society the possibility to develop itself, providing them with facilities and equipment.

What are your plans for the new Contact?

Our plans are to organise many events, conferences at the University of Kent where we could discuss European issues with students studying in Canterbury. We would like to put in place many debates where we could invite British MEPS or MPS to talk to students about European issues, objectives and especially engage a discussion about a burning issue at the moment which is the UK’s tricky relationship with the European Union. During the following year, we intend to run a campaign called “UK stay in the EU” if the EU referendum was to take place.

Are you already organising something?

Our first project will be to take part and support an Election Observation Mission focusing on the 2015 General Elections in the UK, that will be held in Canterbury in May.

How do you imagine your Contact in a year?

We hope that in a year’s time, we will have been able to expand greatly and many UK students will have joined us and taken part in our European projects.

Written by Karina A. Silivas, AEGEE-Udine

London: city of the Big Ben, Buckingham’s palace and since recently… AEGEE! London is one of the youngest contacts within our network. Youngest in its current form that is, because AEGEE-London actually existed before; it was already founded in 1995 but unfortunately died a silent death. Luckily, Eszter Bango (President and Project Management Director)  and Maarten Veldmans (Foreign Relations and European Questions Director ) revived it! AEGEE London is back and stronger than ever, promoting multiculturalism in one of the liveliest cities in Europe.

The AEGEEan: How was the Contact in London initiated?

Eszter: I was looking for an AEGEE local in London when I came to live in London, but to my surprise it didn’t exist. I sent e-mails to other AEGEE-contacts asking why. I met with network commissioner Wieke van der Kroef and AEGEE-Sheffield to get more information about establishing an AEGEE-Contact. Things really started to get rolling when I met with Stefan Nikolic (Vice President, Secretary and Human Resources Director) and Maarten. They helped me get a support letter from the local University, which I could not do myself because I am not a student (I work in London).

Maarten: I am Dutch but I study in London. When I came here in September 2012 I got the same idea as Eszter: starting an antenna here. I checked out the conditions, made a plan and e-mailed the CD. Luis brought me into contact with Wieke, who in turn connected me to Eszter, making the circle round again. We had some difficulties, like the University not granting us the needed support letter. Luckily, my school (London school of economics) did express their support so we could start working. Stefan van Hult helped us get enough board members and from then on we really made progress. We have a great team with a common goal: esthablishing a great antenna and keeping it alive and kicking. The biggest challenge for us is to find Brits in their bachelor studies willing to contribute.

Eszter: indeed, there are not too many British people in London: according to the latest researches only 40% of the london population actually is British. But what does ‘’British’’ means exactly? Coming from a British father and mother? British grandma and grandpa? What about bbc (British born Chinese)? Are they British? We are talking about London her: one of the most international cities in Europe. Perhaps in the whole world as well…

Where do you guys stand at the moment?

Eszter: we are a Contact, we need to sign the statue at Agora in Mannheim and then we are in!

What are your future goals and plans?

Eszter: we really want to get the right people on board. Also, in autumn we are doing a project called Euro scepticism. This is a project that deals with scepticism people might have about Europe and multiculturalism. We will organize discussions, offer a platform for exchange of opinions and host a training course to raise awareness on active European citizenship. We dicuss for example what kind of scepticism there is (hard versus soft, policitical versus economical etc). We also look at the influence of media, economic insecurity, cultural treat and much more.

Maarten: We would love to organize events on the European level in the near future, but for now we focus on mobilising people on the local level. We are still in the start-up phase of course but we are optimistic about the future of the Contact in London. After all: we live in a beautiful, lively, diverse and geographically ideal city.

What makes AEGEE London different from any other AEGEE local?

Eszter: London’s universities have a very diverse student body. This gives us a unique opportunity to not only connect the different London students but also connect London’s student with the rest of Europe.

Stefan: What also makes us different is that we work together with human rights organisations from the Hult business school. We have a great balance between an professional and educational character on the one hand and an informal and fun character on the other hand.

Anything else we absolutely must know about the new AEGEE-Europe Contact in London?

Eszter: The AEGEE-Europe contact in London has an extraordinary strong multicultural character which gives us a unique position in Europe. And London is the heart of Europe and economically flourishing so everybody comes here: “the capitalism  really can live and raise in London”, giving our Contact a great chance of being a strong local!

Maarten: and… we wil most likely organize an introduction party soon, so keep an eye out for that!

Written bij Maartje Natrop, AEGEE-Utrecht

Featured image source: London SNAP