At EBM Izmir, remember The AEGEEan interviewing locals at the AEGEE Fair? First up were AEGEE-Beograd and AEGEE-Istanbul and for the second round Stephanie Müller, our editor-in-chief, interviewed AEGEE-León and AEGEE-Peiraias, as these antennae are twin antennae, they have been for quite a while, and are setting a good example of why the twin antenna program works. This month, one of… Read more →
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SU story of the week 10 Tips: How to Get Excited (Recipe from AEGEE-Tbilisi)
1. Keep calm and follow the ‘‘Rules’’! The key to fun and excitement is the discipline and the rules that are recognised and obeyed by everyone. Traveling Summer University “GandaGana” had its own codex of rules that were hung in the TSU house. To make them more memorable and enjoyable we styled them up in a classic “Keep Calm..” phrases… Read more →
Neverending changes in cultural differences
One should never underestimate the impact of intercultural dialogue in the life as soon as one is in contact with people from foreign countries. Even travelling abroad irregularly reveals some cultural differences. In AEGEE (and other international organisations) we are going further. I have been AEGEE member for six years and I have learnt something new every year. In fact,… Read more →
SU Story of the week – Visa fun? The impossible made a reality with AEGEE-Paris
Let’s face it. Borders do exist, otherwise we would not be fighting so hard to bring them down. It is nice to know that some people continue fighting this battle even on their vacation. This year’s Parisian Summer University took place in cooperation with the Visa Freedom Working Group and broadened the horizons of all of their participants. The charm… Read more →
SU Story of the week: Mythology Road on the Turquoise Route
After 4-year long break, in 2012 AEGEE-Eskisehir had organised a Summer University, which has a unique Mythology concept. Seven months of preperation, which were long and tiring, came to an end on 23rd of June 2012. We started to wait for our lovely participants with excitement. The arrival of our first participant meant that our Summer University has officially started… Read more →
Not So Sorry for Party Rocking
“Let’s create the Party Hard Working Group” was the Facebook Status update from AEGEE-Oviedo member Gerardo García Díaz, and in the blink of an eye the “(Unnofficial) Party Hard Working Group” was created! This Working Group (WG) was started by Gerardo García Díaz from AEGEE-Oviedo, Zoi from AEGEE-Athina and Beata Matuszka from AEGEE-Budapest who all took part in the AEGEE-Oviedo… Read more →
Local of the month: AEGEE-Brno is getting serious!
Maybe you have heard the name of AEGEE-Brno in connection with Summer Universities (SU), New Year events, Spring Universities or local events, but in any case in connection with fun. However, in April they took the challenge to organise the first Network Meeting (NWM) in their and in Czech history, showing that they are able to organise serious events, too!… Read more →
14 ways how to spend your summer
In AEGEE, April is one of the hardest months of the year. You not only have to decide what to wear, drink and for whom to vote at the upcoming Agora, but also for which Summer University (SU) you want to apply. In 2012, 82 teams of SU organizers are fighting for your attention. They have already been planning for up to half… Read more →
1000 days of summer
Explore. Dream. Discover. 1000 days of summer. These words are something that you have probably seen a lot during the last couple of months in the context of the Summer University Project. The Summer University Coordination Team of 2012 chose this as the motto for the Summer University (SU) 2012, this year’s edition. But you may ask why? To explore, according to… Read more →
Motivation writing for newbies
“Can you write me my application for this event?” – this is a strange question that a friend asked me. The explanation was sophisticated and convincing but the point was that it is not easy to write an application. The reason why it is so difficult is that it has to be original but at the same time – giving… Read more →