:: AEGEE "Welcome New Europe" Action Week :: | ||||
The 1st of May 2004 was a historic day for European Integration, with the enlargement of the EU from 15 to 25 states. AEGEE, the European Students' Forum, celebrated this great occasion all over the continent! AEGEE members have not only been enjoying this experience, but have been at the forefront in promoting a larger, enriched EU. It remains our mission to live and act upon our vision of European Integration. This is never easy, but as young, active citizens we will continue doing our best to live out our dreams... AEGEE "Welcome New Europe" Action Week took place from the 1st till 9th of May. |
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AEGEE "Welcome New Europe" Action Week press release can be viewed here. All "Welcome New Europe" Action Week events can be viewed here. | top |
:: AEGEE seminar at the European Parliament :: | ||||
On the 26th of May, at the venue of the European Parliament and under the patronage of Mrs Lissy Groener (Member of the European Parliament), European Students' Forum AEGEE organised a seminar entitled "Views on New Generation of Community Education and Training Programmes after 2006". AEGEE took the opportunity to present its proposal of "blended learning", receiving encouragement from the European Commission and valuable comments from the representatives of numerous NGOs dealing with education and training issues. EURACTIV was an official partner for the seminar. |
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Press
release with the results of the seminar here. Press release anticipating the seminar here. To learn more about the program and participants of the seminar click here. |
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:: Discover your neighbours! – “Future of Europe” conference in Athens :: | ||||
On the 14-16th of May, in the framework of the EU&EUROPE yearplan project, AEGEE-Athina, in cooperation with AEGEE Europe's IPWG and JEF, organized a conference entitled the "Future of Europe". Its aim was to shed more light on two of the hottest issues concerning the European Union and Europe nowadays - the European Constitution and the EU after the Enlargement. |
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Press release concerning the Conference can be viewed here. | top |
:: Summer University Project triggers off this month! :: | ||||
Summer University
project, successfully operating for 16 summers now, is still developing
and the number of courses is increasing year by year. The numbers speak
for themselves: 100 Summer Universities 127 participating locals (64% of the whole AEGEE Network) 138 Organizing teams (for SUs with more than one local) 2738 total places offered 39 SUs can host the disabled (both motorial and sensorial)... Mobility that SUs offer to students enables them to overcome physical borders as well as broaden their horizons by achieving a higher level of intercultural understanding. |
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Find out
more about the project: www.aegee.org/su Find out more about AEGGEE-Europe projects: www.aegee.org/projects |
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:: Congress "Size Matters" in Maastricht :: | ||||
From the 27th to 30th of May 2004, under the title "Size Matters",
AEGEE local branch in Maastricht organized a simulation of a session of
the Council of the European Union after its enlargement to 25 Member
States, gathering 40 students from all over Europe. |
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See the press release from the Congress here. | top |
:: AEGEE Internal Education events in May :: | ||||
Internal Education forms the backbone for human resources
development strategy of AEGEE-Europe. In May two important training events
took place - Information Technology European School in Zielona Góra
(Poland), and European School in Nijmegen (Netherlands). European Schools
offer to our members comprehensive lectures to enlarge their knowledge,
interactive simulations to enlarge their soft skills and a demanding case
session to enlarge their competency in a multicultural
environment. |
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To learn more about Internal Education go to www.aegee.org/academy | top |
:: Up-coming events :: | ||||
The up-coming events in the next weeks are: * Shalom in
Krakow (Jewish Culture Festival) - Krakow (Poland) -
27 June - 04 July 2004 |
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AEGEE Calendar of events click here. | top |
:: AEGEE-Europe communication partners :: | ||||
Euractiv.com - our official media partner FATF - AEGEE Trust Fund Foundation - is an official AEGEE supporting partner - www.fatf.info. |
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More information about AEGEE partners here. | top | |||
:: Contact :: | ||||
If you have any questions concerning AEGEE activities or you wish to be unsubscribed from this list, please don't hesitate to contact: AEGEE-Europe www.aegee.org Rue Nestor de Tičre
15 In order to
receive an AEGEE-Europe information package containing our publications
(Key to Europe and The Gazette), contact Ewa
Solarczyk, Public Relations Director. |
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For more information about AEGEE click here | top |