Tag Archive for Summer Universities

AEGEE-Salerno: Summer University Non solo Sole XVI Edition “the never-ending story” seen through two different pairs of eyes

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 →

We know what you will miss this Cretan Summer!

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 →

A Dutch-Deutsch AdvenTSUre Vol. II: TSU AEGEE-Köln and AEGEE-Eindhoven

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 →

Eins, Drei, Zwei! – SU “Get trashed the green way!” by AEGEE-Aachen

“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 →

SU Story of the Week: Out of the box! Can you handle it? – AEGEE-Brno’s Summer University

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 →

Are you a good lobbyist?

“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 →

Get hired to organise Summer Universities!

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 →