Dear AEGEEans! Here is the bi-weekly newsletter of AEGEE-Europe, full of
news, opportunities and AEGEE Spirit!
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Dear AEGEEans, it's a pleasure to introduce you to *AEGEE Discounts: the
platform for discounts for AEGEEans!*
Did you forget the link to the FlixBus discounts? You want
to ship something but don't know the discount code for Eurosender? Just go
to MyAEGEE <https://my.aegee.eu/discounts/> and enjoy all the discounts
that are for AEGEEans!
OPEN CALLS
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*Call for hosting local - Under Pressure Training for Trainers!*
AEGEE-Europe is currently looking for *a local to organise the Under
Pressure Training for Trainers Event*! Under Pressure is a methodology
developed to help young people navigate the media landscape and counter
disinformation. This event will be *fully funded by the Erasmus+ grant for
the organisers and participants*, which gives the hosting local many
opportunities to organise a spectacular event!
As hosting local, you will be responsible for the logistics of the event,
such as the accommodation, venue, food and social programme. The content of
the training will be provided by external trainers in cooperation with
AEGEE-Europe.
The Under Pressure Training for Trainers Event is *aimed to take place
between the 21/05/2020 and 24/05/2020*, but the dates are negotiable. The
hosting local will be working closely with AEGEE-Europe and two other
project partners for the organisation of the event.
Click here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2kQ9Mkeu8GqPjRu9NpWryaCS8Ol2RQUV_gEamoD85tPW-nA/viewform>
to
find the *application form*!
*Do not forget to apply until 13/03/2020!*
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Daniël Amesz,
President of AEGEE-Europe ([log in to unmask]) and Marie-Céline Falisse,
Project Officer at AEGEE-Europe ([log in to unmask]).
We are looking forward to your applications!
*RTC Krakow - Open Call!*
We are happy to invite you to the Regional Training Course in Kraków.
During this event, you will have the opportunity to* learn more about how
to build and coordinate strong teams*.
Do you ever wonder...
- How do I get people to join my antenna?
- How to encourage someone to keep going?
- How to cooperate with other people?
Don’t leave it over and come to the heart of southern Poland in April
to *strengthen
your team spirit!*
We’re waiting for your applications on *MyAEGEE* till the *4th of March
2020 at 23:59 CET*.
You can find more information here
<https://www.facebook.com/events/249105712750717/>!
AEGEE NEWS
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*GENDERS E-Learning Platform*
Would you like to make your activities and structures more gender-friendly,
but you are not sure how? Through the GENDERS e-learning platform, you
can *evaluate
the level of gender-friendliness of your local* through *a self-assessment
tool* and follow a *free online course on gender mainstreaming*. This
platform was developed by AEGEE-Europe together with Futuro Digitale, UNSA
Spain and E-Romnja.
Click here <https://www.gendersproject.eu/moodle/> to find the platform!
*Survey on Mental Health in AEGEE*
Policy Officer on Youth Development is planning to write a *policy paper on
Mental Health* in volunteering and your input is highly needed. For this
reason, please fill out the survey on the current state of the Mental
Health and Wellbeing of AEGEE members. The survey is anonymous and all the
information shared will be treated confidentially.
You can find the survey here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLKw-l1EpaNr4HspWFO7TyKfCSsD9Sn8bcUofFFYGrtWkYbA/viewform>
!
If you have any questions on the policy paper or on the survey, feel free
to contact [log in to unmask]
*Action Agenda Input*
EPM Barcelona is over and at StC we all putting your work together!
If you want to give input for the new Action Agenda, *between the 14th and
the 22nd of March a series of opportunities to provide it will be available
through AEGEEans *and the various communication channels.
Stay tuned and keep shaping our Action Agenda 2020-2021!
If you already have input to give feel free to write an email at
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POLICY SPOTLIGHT <http:>
*Civic Education News *
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Finland was recently rated as Europe's most resistant nation to fake
news due to their extensive media literacy, which is even taught in primary
school. Read more here
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/28/fact-from-fiction-finlands-new-lessons-in-combating-fake-news>
about
Finland's best practice to tackle disinformation and fake news.
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Recently, the European Commission released a new report about the
progress made in developing and implementing policies fostering learning
mobility. The majority of European Education systems are rated positively
in regards to foreign language preparation and the recognition of learning
outcomes through ECTS. However, many countries still need to improve their
education system in regards to supporting the disadvantaged learners.
France, Belgium and Finland scored particularly well while Bulgaria,
Albania and Serbia have a significant need for further policy development.
Read the complete Mobility Scoreboard Report here
<https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/sites/eurydice/files/mobilityscoreboard_2018_19.pdf>
.
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In a public hearing held by the European Economic and Social Committee,
its members urged the EU "to adopt a much bolder stance on what it takes to
make EU democracy resilient", following the increasing exposure of
Europeans to fake news, poor quality journalism and social media content
filtered to suit various commercial or political interests. They especially
demanded to regulate social media, to develop media literacy and to support
independent quality journalism. Read more here
<https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news/eu-should-get-tough-fake-news>
about
the demands of the EESC.
*Equal Rights News *
- On the 14th of February, the 2020 edition of One Billion Rising took
place. One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence
against women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities
that are subject to gender-based violence) in human history. The campaign,
which launched on Valentine’s Day 2012, began as a call to action based on
the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or
raped during her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this
adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. Check out here
<https://www.onebillionrising.org/category/blog/> to see what happened
this year!
- In a report published on the 19th of February, the Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, calls on the Turkish
authorities to restore judicial independence and stop the practice of
targeting human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists and silencing
them by using administrative and judicial actions. The report is based on
the Commissioner’s visit to Turkey carried out in July 2019. Read more
here
<https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/turkish-authorities-must-restore-judicial-independence-and-stop-targeting-and-silencing-human-rights-defenders?fbclid=IwAR1jfEcEPY-305gLg9Jvu4i0aUXhMqFZr7SzDO70heb9tWLravKpNZ3hRrA>
.
- On the 9th of February, voters in Switzerland gave a clear message to
their government and Europe that they will not tolerate hate by voting to
extend the current anti-racism legislation to cover protection based on
sexual orientation. This will hopefully pave the way for marriage equality
and gender recognition based on self-determination in the country. Read
more here
<https://contre-les-discriminations-oui.ch/news/un-signal-fort-contre-lhomophobie-la-suisse-dit-clairement-oui-la-protection-contre-les-discriminations?fbclid=IwAR1J2gEbnfN6N_HbPEw0hqT_2RrQsvEfG-jriOOyt0Z_B_A3KtOgX9EMF7Q>
.
- On January 22 High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina
Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece's first female president by
parliament. Read more here
<https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/22/europe/greece-president-katerina-sakellaropoulou-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1flgB7rdgam3FOQw-xQfMSqinGowOp915CvOYwwWryWnAG9TQt8UpMmLc>
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*Environmental Sustainability News *
- The European Central Bank (ECB) was urged by the European Parliament
to make climate change the center of attention for its review of the
monetary policy strategy. Even though the resolution is not binding, it
sets a landmark of what the ECB should take into account. Read more here
<https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/parliament-urges-ecb-to-put-climate-at-heart-of-strategy-review/>
.
- The EU heads of states and governments are currently trying to reach
an agreement on the next seven-year EU budget. As the European Green Deal’s
idea is to allocate more budget to the topic of carbon neutrality, European
lawmakers now have to decide how much money should be dedicated to it. The
initial 20% of climate funding could go up to 27-30%. Read more here
<https://meta.eeb.org/2020/02/27/eu-leaders-fail-to-agree-on-climate-spending/>
.
- According to FIFA, the next World Championship should be
carbon-neutral. Given the fact that the next World Cup takes place in Qatar
where at least eight stadiums are built from scratch, it seems like an
almost unmanageable task. Taking these adverse circumstances into account,
FIFA published 22 sustainability-related objectives. One aspect is going to
be the construction of the stadiums according to the Global Sustainability
Assessment System (GSAS) which is a performance-based green building
certification system. Read more here
<https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/fifa-commits-to-carbon-neutral-2022-football-world-cup/>
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compare the options and book the perfect room for your studies, that will
match your criteria.
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Check their website here
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and
book accommodation with them through that link to get a special discount!
AEGEE / European Students' Forum
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has
signed another partnership! This time with A&O HOTELS and HOSTELS
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a&o
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accommodation has created a perfect environment for both short and
long-term relocations for students and young professionals. Stay with
like-minded people as part of AEGEE’s membership, with a 10% discount on
all our locations, including Europe’s top cities Amsterdam, Berlin &
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Are you a group bigger than 9 persons from AEGEE? Tell them that you are
part of our organization and you will get great discounts!
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We would like to introduce you to the newest partner of AEGEE-Europe:
Booking.com <http://booking.com/>!
We've partnered up with Booking.com <http://booking.com/> to offer AEGEEans
an automatic Genius update when booking short-term accommodation (hotel,
hostels and private housing as well)! The Genius status grants you 10%
discount in all the "Genius" marked locations in Booking.com, and also some
other perks ranging from a free snack or cocktail on arrival, to free
shuttles to the airport.
Simply go to the link
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and
sign up with your @aegee.eu email!
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Catchbox — The World’s First Throwable Microphone provided AEGEE-Europe
with 4 catchboxes!
AEGEE-Europe already successfully tested them out in 7 different
conferences/big events. Catchbox is great to efficiently interact with your
audience, by throwing the microphones. If you would like to lend one for
your conference/big event, contact [log in to unmask] asking at least 1
month in advance!
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