On T-shirts of this Travelling Summer University (TSU) we put bullets on the back which say: 1 summer, 5 cities, 25 bikes, 150 km of cycling and unlimited fun. Most of these turned out accurate, especially the fun part, but apparently we have cycled more than 200 km and saw dozens of additional villages and small towns in the South Netherlands. It… Read more →
Travelling Summer Universities (TSU) are considered to be very common and entertaining, and almost all AEGEE members intend to try them at least once. After several Summer Universities (SU) made by AEGEE-Voronezh it was clearly understood that participants needed more travelling and more experience. AEGEE-Voronezh is popular with its language course, while the newborn antenna AEGEE-Rostov-na-Donu may offer a great… Read more →
In Agora Enschede many proposals were made on enhancing the Summer University Project. It is no different for this Agora, and yet somehow it is. Because this time, on behalf of the Comité Directeur (CD) Pavel Zbornik proposes to remove the Summer University (SU) booklet from the CIA and to open up SUs for non-AEGEE members. The latter proposal especially… Read more →
The Drielandenpunt, at the summit of the mount Vaals, is the place where three wonderful countries merge into one spot. It was also the starting point of one of the most exciting TSUs in AEGEE, as the locals of Aachen, Maastricht, Leuven, Brussels and Amsterdam joined forces to bring the participants the most enlightening trip of their lives… On debate: EU,… Read more →
Hmmm! Let me think… July 2012 was a difficult month for several countries because of natural conditions. But there were also good ones, for example Spain lifted the trophy of EURO 2012 (football) in Ukraine, which they in my opinion really deserved. I remember that time as great furthermore because of Spain being visitors of my country and later that month I… Read more →
81 summer universities in more than 20 different countries… it was very hard to decide where to go this summer. Then a friend of mine contacted me and said: ‘I know a place, where should we go’ and then the summer dream started.. I am talking about a Balkan dream which started in beautiful Serbia and ended in crazy Croatia.… Read more →
An SU is what you do with it, as it happens with many other things in life. Almost a week has already passed since the “Yellow SUnmarine” finished in Alicante, and now every SUnmarinist is safe and sound at home, sharing pictures and miss-you feelings on Facebook. In the middle of this lovely storm, I will try to condense in… Read more →
The journey of brave AEGEE members from eleven different countries around Europe started on August the 2nd. During two weeks they were travelling through the west of Romania, discovering the enchantment and hospitality of the people, and enjoying the beautiful landscapes of the mountains and the cities from this country. This trip started in Timisoara and passed over Oradea, the… Read more →
Two weeks to discover the heart and soul of Transylvania, with great organisers and participants, a lot of parties and AEGEE spirit? Too short! We started our awesome adventure in the beautiful city of Cluj-Napoca, a historical city and an old fort, the cultural capital of Transylvania. Almost all of us met at the welcome party and began to know… Read more →
The sun burns everything: bushes, asphalt, skin. “C”mon guys, only five minutes walking!” Soon everybody knows that in Greece time flies different. Those five minutes suddenly became 35, under the sun, with our luggage. Arriving to the gym, a bunch of participants are already there, staring at the new ones. Slowly, we start to sniff each other, talk to each other.… Read more →
