A Summer University has two sides, two views: participants and Local Organizers… I was ready to meet new people, visit new places and experience all sort of things. Not knowing anything about AEGEE, I started looking for options. After an hour of google-ing I stumbled across AEGEE. And my oh my, did I hit the jackpot! Eighty Summer Universities to… Read more →
36 people, 16 nationalities, high expectations and a lot of question marks in the back of our heads. That’s how it started. After eleven days soaked with cretan sun and history, new friendships, amazing experiences and a confidence that this story is going to be continued, appeared… Imagine a group of young, crazy people from different parts of the world,… Read more →
Have you ever thought you can get to know one culture by experiencing its dark side? Have you ever thought you can learn so much about something by being evil? Have you ever wanted to be bad for at least a moment, to escape everyday life and go crazy, and that nobody would know? Well, we had a chance to… Read more →
If people start thinking about travelling there is always a question that comes to our mind: which is the best way to travel? This Summer University gave us opportunities to try several different types of travelling. Arriving in Eindhoven was easy, we got picked up by organisers who drove us to the scouting place that would be our home for… Read more →
“If you do not know what Flunky Ball Game is and did not visit a German wedding, you wasted your summer” – SU “Get trashed the green way!” participants AEGEE-Aachen Summer University “Get trashed the green way!” was organised as a rare combination of three types of SUs – a Language Course for those whose passion was the German language,… Read more →
My story will begin slightly differently than other Summer University stories. I have been an AEGEE member for over 2.5 years and despite being very active in the association and participating and organizing different events, I had never attended any Summer University. Up until now. I have just returned from the most amazing event I have ever been to, both… Read more →
The 23rd of April is approaching, which means that the chances to apply for a Summer University are getting smaller. This year there are 81 SUs, organised by 115 locals with a total of 2286 free spots all around Europe. As this article is being written, the favourite SUs will take place in Greece, Italy and Germany, but the situation… Read more →
There is a very good proverb almost in every language which in English sounds like «repair your cart in December; in July your sledge remember», meaning if you want to get the result in the nearest future you have to start working on it now. The best result and a lot of improvements are the aims of the new Summer… Read more →
“Are you a good lobbyist”? This was the central question to a simulation played at the Summer University of AEGEE-Delft, “Create your own world”. More than 20 participants and some of the organisers took part in this interactive workshop on European Union sustainability policy, getting a hands-on grip on the mechanisms of lobbying at the European level. In order to… Read more →
Who would not have ever heard about Michele Turati or Mickey (AEGEE-Brescia)? That person probably has not been active in AEGEE for a long time, as otherwise (s)he would have already met this enthusiastic Italian whose AEGEE life started back in 2003. Continuing our series with AEGEE members and Summer University (SU) impact on them, this time we interviewed Michele. Michele, the… Read more →
