The Summer University application is open; all the member of AEGEE can apply until 3rd of May via the SU web page www.aegee.org/su. This is the most famous and successful project in AEGEE, which started in 1988, takes place each year and involves more than 150 cities and 6000 students in 30 different European countries. This project has been developed by AEGEE-Europe as the main tool to promote European Integration among young citizens.

A Summer University is usually a two-week event organized by an AEGEE local when about 20 to 60 students come together from all over Europe. One of the project’s keys to success is its effort to involve as many people as possible in a multi-cultural environment. For approximately 120 euros, a student can attend a 14 days Summer University event in a foreign country. The activities organised during a Summer University are so diverse that hundreds of pages have been written to describe the impressions of the participants, after a SU full of unforgettable experiences. The event, where they have the chance to meet more than 30 different nationalities, offers the chance to practice language skills, experience traditional food, learn about other cultures and even discover themselves. It includes workshops on different topics such as history, literature, culture, art, cinema and much more. All these factors enable our members to overcome mental borders as well as to broaden their intellectual mobility by achieving a higher level of intercultural understanding.

The project has been several times nominated as NGO example of Student Mobility across Europe. One of the most successful cultural exchanges organised in the Continent has influenced the life of young Europeans for 18 years now.

This summer experience opens the perspectives of the participants over the multicultural dimension of the European continent, promoting understanding among students, removing national divisions, overcoming prejudices and upholding a European feeling. The project seeks to involve of the participants in an integrated environment.